The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
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FL, DICKINSON OUT, STIMSOS IL.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson has resigned his
! portfolio in the Presidents Cabinet,
and Henry l.. Stmson VIII reign In his
| stead. The former is Democrat In
politics and Southern man by birth
and tradition: the latter is Northern
man by birth and Republican by
choice Both arc very good men. Dick
/! inson has filled all sorts of high POSI-.
! tons In his state Crenncssee) and In
| the Federal service. knows about the
] Alaskan boundary, has steercd the II
| linois Central Railroad out OF some
rather choppy sens OF litigation and
| raises horses OH the Belle Meade Farm
near Nashville. Stimson is also a law
| yer OF unusual gifts, has practiced with
| Elihu Root. was educated at Yale, nm
| ishcu his professional training at liar
ward. has represented the Government
on the prosecuting Side. belongs 10 the
Skull and Cross Rones Club Of Yale,
! is Presbyterian In religion and was
Slaughtered iii tho race for Governor
OF New York last November because
he was frightfully overloaded with
principles
Everybody was as much surprised at
Dickinson's resignation as was Navarro,
who swore that he would die With his
boots on. when Garibnldi and his com
radcs-in-arms Walked into Juarez the
other day. Many persons do not yet
understand why Dickinson let go: per-
! haps lie was tired. may be he was a.
feared Of Knox, probably he did not
like The way the other members of the
Cabinet looked guilty and quit talk
ing whenever he came into the council
| room. It IS not impossible TINT Mir. Tatt
! Mexico, and nj the same time the war
| in Kew York, as effectively with
| Stmson as he could have hoped To do
with Dickinson. However this may be.
| the President and the Secretary parted
! on the frirndlicst terms, tile Secretary
regrcttinG that his affairs required
personal attention in Tennessee and
the President expressing much sorrow
! that these personal considern lions left
! him no alternative and required him
| TO accept the resignation. So convinc-
( ed WAS the President as to his duty on
( this point that whom the Secretary
signiiied his willingness to hold on
until the situation in Mexico improved.
he was glad to say that recent DC
vclopmcnts Indicate that no crisis is
likely To arise, making your With
!. arawal now not any more Of an en-
Iharrassment than at the later date,
7 or justifying my asking from YOU such
/ n sacriflce.'' There Is no doubt that
. Mr.. Dickinson made q most crcditabl
department. I'm every way SAYS Tho
I president. "your work has been adj
mirahle and entities sou to the graft
tlnc of your countrymen." and so it
Is that the Secretary retircs with the
conidence OF his chief ana with honor.
Stlmaons appointment has caused
some Of the brethren to say that il is
political Most APRON tments OF lie
sort are political. and there Is no
political harm in that How much il,
Will strengthen the Administration in
X Sew York Is still 10 be seen: IL is
hardly 10 be expected That il will ar
ILL., ."s s''""'''h IN Mexico to any ap-
'N'e''' We nave never re-
I ~ '''''',soh as = man OF war; hut,
even when ne was running for Cover
nor OF New York last year under par
Il ticularly distressing circumstances
here was never any charge VIC bc-
lleve. cxcept tic one charge Of unfoir
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