The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-20
GARNET TROUBLE.

Mr. Wilson s. cabinet tfOuDleS Ieeaii y
memory the days of Presidents JONI
TYLER and Andrew Jackson. Ihes'
presidents were victims OF circumstance
in the selection of their cabinet mem
bers.
Tn the ease of Mr.. Tyler, president
William Henry Harrison died one month
after his inauguration, whereupon, Mr.
TYLER. his vice president, took the oatl
of office as president of the United
States and retained Mr.. Harrison.
cabinet. Mr.. Tyler was Wing In
political principles but had been n
democrat Mr.. Tyler was not wholly
in sympathy with the ideas OF the
Whip party. Mr.. Tyler disagreed with
his cabinet on the measure OF recharter-
ing the bank of the United States. His
actions brought about a final rupture Pc
tween the president and the Wings,
which resulted in the resignation of the
entire cabinet except Daniel Webster,
secretary of state, who remained in of
flee long enough to straighten some af-
fairs Of state and then followed the ex-
ample of his former colleagues.
President andrew Johnson took the
oath of office the day following the
death of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Johnson retained Mr.. Lincoln s cab
met. A disagreement arose between
Mr.. johnson and congress over the
question of reorganizing the southern
states. The controversy grew and fin
ally found it's way into the cabinet.
Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war,
became Mr.. johnson IS chief opponent.
Mr.. johnson dismissed Mr.. Staunton.
For this act Mr.. Johnson was Jim
peaehed but was acquitted by the mar
row margin of one vote of the two
thirds required for conviction.
Unlike the former presidents, Mr..
Wilson IS trouble has been with the
cabinet of his own selection A con-
troversy arose between Mr. Wilson and
Mr.. Bryan over affairs of state, where
upon Mr. Bryan voluntarily rendered
his resignation as secretary of state.
Mr.. Bryan was severely criticised for
leaving the old "Ship Of State'' while
it was facing what was destined to
be the greatest storm of its voyage.
But had Mr.. Bryan remained on board
there is no doubt but that Mr.. Will
son would not have hesitated to have
tossed him to the whales.
Mr.. Wilson IS dismissal of Robert
Lansing, secretary of state, did not
meet the approval of the entire public
There is no doubt that Mr.. Lansing
was acting in good faith when he
called the president IS cabinet into in
formal sessions. The public was clam
oring for executive guidance during
Mr.. Wilson s illness and the informa
cabinet meeting had n quoting effcct
upon the restless citizens The ex
change of letters between Mr. Wilson
and Mr.. Lansing shows that these two
gentlemen did not make good bee
mates during their stay in France, ant
Mr.. Wilson did not hesitate to cal
Mr.. Lansing's attention to their cove
pullings during those chilly night
abroad.
The tone of Mr. Wilson's letter
would lead one to believe that TIL
president had been brooding over tn
past and was ready to magnify the leas
pedagogue of the old school and ha
incident in order to be able to Civ
vent to his feelings. Mr. Wilson i
not dropped the ancient idea of cor
sion generally brings about a breal
poral punishment Corporal punish
ment administered during fit of pas
between the teacher and the patron
of the school,
BY his domineerinp attitude towar,
his associates. Mr.. Wilson has great,
embarrassed his party.
MI. bryan and Mr.. lansing hold
high place in the minds of all wei
thinking democrats for the servic
they have rendered the party and TO
their liberality and the great patienc
they have experienced in dealing witt
President Wilson.
1t would be interesting to know MI
Lansing's opinion of Friday Februar,
13th
Tugg Wilson an employee on TIN
Great Western railroad is confined t,
his home with sickness this week.
Mrs. Lena Johnson Wilson has re
Gently been employed as stenographe
in the Historical building.
Mrs. Jno. w. Wilson who has beel
i'll the past two weeks. is somewhat i'm
proved at this writing.