The Yale expositor., 1912-12-19

civil service executive order of Presi
dent Taft as soon after March al
possible. A good many of the Repub
licans are willing to confess that il
would have been a hard blow to theil
party organization II years ago al
the postmasters Of the country haG
been removed from the field OF poll
tical appointments. They say they
would have resented It and that they
cannot honestly complain because
the Democrats now are seeking to pre-
pare to have the order rescinded. The
Republicans of course say that the
postmasters ought to be kept on the
civil service list. but that this fact
naturally does not prevent Democratic
resentment because the order was is-
sued just at time to do damage to
the faithful who have been waiting
long for preferment.
For years labor has asked that a new
department of government should be
4 created to deal alone with labor prob
lens. with labor member In the
presidents cabinet as it's presiding
chief. Not long before he set sail for
Bermuda, President-elect Wilson ex-
pressed desire to have labor chief
In his family circle. The Republicans
In the past have not been averse to
the establishment of labor depart
ment. The Democrats In the main
seem to be for 1t, and so it is probable
that one of the legislative acts of mo-
ment Of the present session will be to
establish such a department and to
give Mr. Wilson the right to name an
additional member of the cabinet.
Moving Day Approaches.
To great many people Wash
ington will not be Washington aft
er March 4. The day following the
inauguration, or at any rate some
day not far removed from it will be
moving day" for hosts of long time
Washington residents, calling them
selves temporary residents, but hop
ing that as the years went on they
finally might write the adjective per.
manent" before the noun.
What changes will take place in
Washington in the personnel Of the
existing office forces? Well, of course,
first and foremost there is the presi-
dent who must move with his family
and his law library to the old home
on the banks of the Ohio river. Prior
to the day of moving from the White
House Mr.. Taft will entertain for two
days his coming successor as chief
executive, and the successors good
wife.
Philander Chase Knox, the secre-
tary of state. on March will give
way to William Jennings Bryan pos
sibly, or certainly to some other
good Democrat Of the country. Mr..
Knox has been In Washington In one
official capacity or another for good
many years, and he has fine old
home on X street where with Mrs.
Knox he entertains In hospitable
spirit Republicans, Democrats, Pro-
gressive-Republicans and Progressives
alike, to say nothing of foreigners and
the casual American visitors to Wash
ington. 1t is said that Mr.. Knox will
move only from the state department
and that he will keep his street
house for nine months a year and VIII
spend the other three months in the
state Of Pennsylvania which, after he
had been attorney general In the
Roosevelt cabinet sent him to the SEN
ate.
Macveagh viii Not Depart.
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary OF
the treasury. is the only other cabi-
net officer who will not move from
Washington when some good Demo
cratic financier takes his seat In the
big building where Uncle Sans money
Is kept. Two years ago next Christ
mas day Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh
presented her husband with house
on Sixteenth street. Mr.. MacVeagh
from the windows of his residence at
the time saw the Christmas gift build
ing rising stone by stone only block
or two away, but he had no idea who
was building 1t or who was TO live in
It, Finally 1t was completed and, as
the children say. the secretary of the
treasury found the new residence I'm
his stocking" on Christmas morning
with the Merry Christmas card" OF
his wife attached. Mr.. MacVeagh. it
is understood. will not return to Chi
cago but will continue to live in
Washington in his holiday gift house.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel will return to st. Louis
to take up the practice Of the law.
Secretary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher will return to Chicago to con-
tinue the course Of court pleading and
of closet counseling which he followed
before Mr. Taft called him to Wash
ington.
Attorney General George w. Wick
ersham also will return to the law
and probably will become a member
again of the old established New York
firm with which he severed his con-
nection when hidden to come to Wash
ington.
Hitchcock May Enter Business.
Frank H. Hitchcock. postmaster
general, IL is currently reported, has
been offered eight different business
positions from time TO time II he
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