New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
GARFIELD TO CABINET.
MOODY TO BE 4 JUSTICE
Vr H1chcock 10 Retire on March 4,
after Eight Years SerTice.
rFror he rrlhune Ru-eau.l !


r4--r7cock who expects 70 retire 10 private life.
-.s~.ng declined the Presidents invitations 70
-sEe the important post Of Ambassador 10
---s-,e or 10 remain longer at the head Of the
---e--o~ Department
r1-fBa-n Il Moody now Attorney General, is
.-,ofrted Justice OF the United States Su-
,-e,e Court. succeeding Justice Brown His
-o-7ina-an VIII 90 70 the Senate soon II
converes IT December.
ANNOUNCEMENT By PRESIDENT
-be changes We're made known at the White
House today in the following statement:
The President announces the appointment %
A-rorneE General Moody as justice Of the Su-
rrsr7e Court. TO succeed Justice Brown
TIE Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Hitchcock.
- ir-o--7-d rne President that he would be
--~sbre 70 stay after March 4 NJ. Hitchcock
- Tor some time felt rha1 ta= very eEhausting
,-ors he has been engaged in for over eight
--aa-s NJ -he Interior Department was wearing
on r.1 So as 70 make II impossible Tor MN
much longer 70 rernai-- At the Presidents
es-resr request he consented 70 accept a reap
,o~rrgert March 1. 1901. g; the time OF tEs
p-asder-'s trarigUrario1: but then stated
--sr he could not say how long he would stay
80 rA feels -hat now he must insist uPor being
-arie-a7 after March The President urged
- - accent The Aubassa Gorship 70 France,
~ NJ hitchcock feels thar he - entitled %
absolute res and was obliged 70 refuse the Of
@sr TIE President went carefully over VIA
~ FirchcoCk the choice g successor who
--o,,1f ha 6epe-5eE upon 70 carry or WIKI a bSo-
- e6a1-v ire present policies Of tie depart
--4r- and agreed with NJ Hitchcock THAI ths
bes- man 70 carry on The exc so31gly onerous,
difficult and responsible work Of rAe department
was James P Garfield AZ C-tsent Commissioners
of Corr0-arl0rs Mr.. Garfield has accordingly
beer r1r.se6 trat he VII te appointed on March
4 --e- Nrr Hitchcock -e-@-es
ro----fevt,re- 2il-s-ce has informed the
President -ra- f- aO,a5-ds1se with hls intention
expressed 20 Secretary Hitchcock last Nay, he
vi resign ms resignation 70 he erectlVe Ma-cn
r< II
rhe s~S Office four wears as Assistant Com
missioner and four years as Commissioner his
successor has NOT ret been determined upon.
The Assistant Commissioner 81 Corporations.
Eze~-e-- Knox smith will succeed Mr.. Garfield
as Commissioner 0s Corporations
APPoTN-8IEN- NOT 4 SURPRISE
--e appointment % Nl- Garfield 10 the Cabinet
does not come as surprise, as the Presidents
desire n include II his Official family this COM
pa-surelv young attorney. who has made 50
c-e6IrahIe record as Commissioner Of CORPORA
-lons has lorE been known. bur his selection as
Secretary o7 -r- Interior had not been fore
shsd0VeG
7 IS however an appointment likely u COM
za15 wide approval As Commissioner OF Cor
poraro1s M Garfield has made an excellent
record. and has demonstrated that he possesses
those qualifications which VIII stand him Il
s9od syeaG the arduous work v-Hion Ices be
fore him portfolio Of The Interior is notable
not only f0- rhe immense amount Of hard work
which IL carries bur FOR The almost ceaseless
warfare against graft which the Secretary Is
compelled m wage The public lands have long
been the prey of The UnPrincipled, and, despite
ne efforts cf many able Secretaries OF The IN
terror gga-ri0 frauds have thrtved almost under
ne very dome oe the Capitol L remained for
Secretary Hitchcock 10 couduc- an Investigation
So fa- reaching and fearless as 70 expose the
naletac-0rs IN astounding numbers and in
Vulnerable indictments and a large percentage OF
-o-Flctlons. including one United States Senator
end one member Of The House. have resulted
To continue The great work which Secretary
Hitchcock has Instituted and prosecuted with
suc1 ability VIII require z man OF untiring en-
ersy ard absolute fearlessness. coupled with m
Isua- ability, and in the Bureau Of Corporations
NJ GARFIELD has shown that ne possesses these
qls.iacallons IN q conspicuous degree One ad-
vantage which The new Secretary will possess
II Undertaking The strenuous post 10 which he S
70 o assigned rests II the fact that he enjoys
ne absolute confidence Of The President II mas
eFe- been ne aim os certain rner more or less
influential IN public lie 70 create differences Of
oL---a- and r-isunCersJanciCgs between the Fx-
e---'- slc MS Secretary of the Interior anc il
: pionane t1a- previous 20 ne advent OF M
il----coc6 efforts ii this direction proved
-1-1or II ha-nDerinE rhe work OF The heads OF
-s IN -por'ant department Since The coming
o. Say. 1i. Acock these e-.or-s have increased
-et l-aa diminished. and have bea, even
80 Ds members Of Congress. who acted
-- el---ec representations Of constituents
ess worthy motives. but President
-.-, 7'7--s-s. recognized from the first
S-i---s honesty. the sincerity Of rr,-nose and
me accuracy OF view ~ his c.--.--- :
interior and ne Unsatt-g r,,-7-,~-- ,g ~ D,
-.-- 1as made possible the magnificent rsoora
VIII ~. tl--1Acock will leave behind him.
MR. HITCHCOCK.s spp7-,r-
On February 20 1907. Secretary Fzitcbcoc,, will
~ - - 60 7-E-l-year Term as Secretary
So '''' l- winch pos-. AFTER serving as
-s--.., 49,. - 7aoor 70 Russia he was
7- 2y President GcK.nley --le g.. -
o- --s t1cuabe1cy AIr Fss-,..--- 90
mastering the almost Haiyless 5a-a,, -. - ~
s-- ---e'i and 70 pe-fecr.ug a s,e,s- -, =,
0-= remain monument 70 his o-a-.-
- Al ne same time he was ,,,+.--.- 80,
51.-E certain alleged frauds ana a-.,-l-. -
-----ts and with the begirrfro - - -
l-'i--ey second term he was mr..
-1A -te FAR reaching 5-zg-a, -, - -
20 lhe lar q justice many - --'-7
~ -@llened by their dishonss-- -
49,. number r their unear-r,~a., -.
4-..s...- --s----fs q long -is- OF in5io-s- 49,.
"----s mere
- result of sec-e-s-y r4t-,,--.- '-ors that
VII. Re further aevelorrae-.s 4.t-e loFk here
a. hose already disclose a'.onal
-1at the Pres.cer- sb,,--
se reta~- Fs.--.,,,+- ai-l--- E7st have urged
and then have -. 20 remain 'H the Cabinet
son 20 France. IN place q -, -'--'.r'4ll mis-
a.aS who .s soon 20 retire f---- 4ecor-
service 1L- be apg-eciata5 ii ----. ''ol-Atic
Ee" q re devoted and sf-e 60 n.-ng IN
has rendered 70 -a4 as7-j7,.,~s+-n- -''-'
,-....-,. i. 97.T-ta-s.s determination 20 rert-e -
----- ---7 ana rake a mucl reeded res. stso-ds
-.-t.s -- -~ 1---puS Character OF fha