The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-21

| office for years and who, unless the
executive order be set aside, will con-
tinue to draw their pay from Uncle
Sam for the years to come or until
death or misconduct removes them
from their delivery windows.
There are few Republican leaders
who find any fault at all with their
Democratic colleagues for urging that
| President-elect Wilson set aside the
civil service executive order OF Pres1-
| dent Taft as soon after March as
possible. A good many of the Repub-
licans are willing to confess that 1t
would have been a hard blow to their
| party organization if years ago all
the postmasters of the country had
been removed from the field OF poll
teal 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pare to have the order rescinded.
Moving Day Approaches.
To great many people WASH
ington will not be Washington ait
er March 4. The day following the
Inauguration. or at any rate some
day not far removed from 1t 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 4 will give
way to William Jennings Bryan pos
sibly, or certainly to some other
good Democrat of the country. MIR,
Knox has been in Washington In one
Official capacity or another for good
many years. and he has a fine old
home on X street where with Mrs.
Knox he entertains in a 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 X street
house for nine months year and will
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.
MacVeaoh Will 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 a 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 in
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. It is currently reported. has
been offered eight different business
positions from time to time IL be
would consent to give up directing
Uncle Sans mail matters and would
return to business life. 1t is not known
whether Mr. Hitchcock will accept one
of these former offers or will wait
a new and more attractive one, bu,
the confirmed word is that he is to
enter business in New York city
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
and the Secretary Of the Navy George
Won L. Meyler will go back to the law
in the one case and to business in the
other. 1t is possible. however. that
| Mr. Meyer still may have political am
billions and that he may strive one
day to be made United States sena-
tor from Massachusetts,.
James Wilson, who has been secre-
tary of agriculture since the year 1897
and has broken all records Of continu-
Gus cabinet service. finally Is to go
back to private life. Mr.. Wilson will
move. II is sand, to an Iowa farm.
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