The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-26
CABINET RESERVATIONS

The resignation Of Bryau on accom-. of his disieF- euces w.sb the Presdca, has caused many compari. sons of che incidea, with the resignation oi Blame from the head of tAe Cabinet of President 8eniamin Harrison It is more neary compa-aoie however With che resignation of cass as President Buchanans secre arv oi State Tho differences between Blaine and Harrison were oyer .act,ona pary politics more than anything ese They also differed widely as 10 theis attitude on the Mckinley tariff bM Blaine opposing tls high schedules Of that Both differences how eyer were purely domcs tie matters t'a did mol eon' corn the departmental affairs the cabinet member In the case o cas and Buchanan however. the differ enees wore purely matters or governmental policy and at leas, indirectly she Department or State was nsols ed csss qui. the cabiae- after the teieat Of Doug las for President and the election l.ncon when tte southern States began seceding from the Union coss favored he employment og strong measures to suppress the rising tide Of disnon and out Q, patience ~'.A Buchaaaas decsration at he found warrant in che Constitution tba would authorize the President 70 co cree a sovereign State. he quit Che Cabinet
 There was wide difference bec@cen the ssaes that rose lu cass' time ana Bryaas and marked var lance in che ott.tude of .se two men on the question of warfare but in both instances the cause of disagree men, involved. least potentially Che question ol re- sort to arms and ia neither was there anything ap proaching personal politics.
 Webster resigned as Secretary of State from the cabne, of President Tyler but he did it to become 8 Senator from Massachuset,s knowing that luis res ena,ion would be asked for sooner or later because ryier. elected as vice-peosaen the ticket with VII. liam Henry Harrison. was really Democrat and not wmr Tyler had been deealed follower of Calhoun and opposed Jacison and consequently was opposing ,as Buren Jacsons sreatos supporter a tle Dust ma his personally selected successor as President He was placed ou the ticket wl.h Harrison 10 draw oo,iae min.stre,iou Democratic votes Harrison died monta sfier inauguration and Tyler retained Webster n his Cablnet for two years after all Che other Cabinet mem bers and an others high office had been replaced by Democrats at the personal request # is soid oL Cal houn. who. thoush radically differing with many Wen steran theories O, government was close personal friend and admirer c Che great Mas aehnsets orator Jacksonlaus have alleged that Calhoun desired oe re ien.ion of Webster o tie Cabinet to spite eas eh' was websser's rival for whs leadership honors an' whom Calhoun both hated and despisea However Webster found bis place ia Demeeratie administers ton irzsome aua becoming convinced that it could no continue much longer he resigned when he was sFe am opporluuily to return 10 Che Senate
 All four of the Secretaries of State who have re sienea 5n account of differences of one kind or anotl er with he President Webster. cass Blaine and Dry an-were men of the first magnitude in Inc potea affairs of their day and a had been candidates to Presden, and defeated at Che polls