The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-20
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By. JAY E. HOUSE,
tFron Philadelphia Pshiic Ledssr.l
Mr. Jennings Picks 3 Cabinet.

Mr.. Jennings Picks q Cabinet.
. Sir--In your whimsical column you
have delegated to me your authority
to pick Mr. Hardings cabinet Just
what you had in mind is beyond me,
but If you have really delegated me
can furnish you with what my idea
of MIR. Harding's cabinet should be
and whom 1 would appoint if / were
in his place:
Secretary of state, Eiihu Root. New
York. -
Secretary of the treasury John H.
Mason. Pennsylvania.
Postmaster general. Julius Rosen-
Secretary of war, Julius Kahn, Cali
forpia-
Secretary of the navy. George e.
Chamberlain. Oregon.
Attorney general, Charles E. Hughes.
Secretary of labor. Gov. H. J.. Allen,
Kansas.
Secretary of Commerce, Henry
Hoover, United states.
Secretary of the interior, Will H.
You think any csbinet Mr.. Harding
may select win not affect the fortunes
of affairs of any reader of the column.
differ think the men md women
of the country should not leave the
matter of the cabinet to the office
d
! Woodrow Wilson. president-elect. let
, it be known that he would welcome
suggestions as to the makeup of his
cabinet and as ! personally know. he
found it helpful,
Mr.. Jennings communication pre-
! sents so many openings for the thin
wedge OF .retort that we are 10th to
select the spot at which we shall first
rfx.or - H. L..
! Wilson accepted Mr.. Jennings sug-
gestion as to the makeup of his eabi-
! net, but 1t is a known fact that he
never afterward accepted anybody's
suggestions on any subject whatso-
/ ever. And so the conclusion is that
and undesirable. We pass over Mr..
fJennings' charge that the column Is
whimsical" He can't insult us, nc
matter what he says.
In some respects Mr.. Jennings cabi-
net is a humdinger. No other presi-
| dental adviser would have picked it
Take his. tentative Secretary of Labor
Governor Allen, as an instance. II
| Mr.. Harding wants to 'biff'' the labor
unions he doubtless will select a nice
round hickory stick>as his weapon
He will not swing upon them with the
fat and .pulpy Governor Allen. Al
shillelah, Governor Allen is made.
quate. On the other hand, the seleci
ton of Henry Hoover will Sect witt
approval. Henry is q sreaf fsvorfte
Since Mr.. Jennings has forced eui
hand, we herewith do little suggest
ing On our own account and presen
to readerSeof the column our idea o
what a cabinet should be:
Secretary of State, Arthur S. Kane
New Rochelle n Y.
Secretary of The Treasury, Joel r
Burrpw, Topeka, Kan.
Secretary of War. P. c. McClain
Canton, o.
Secretary of the Navy. Dr. d. NJ
Hitch, stone Harbor, n. j.
Secretary of the Interior, c. w
Hight, Harrisonville. Mo.
Attorney General, George p. Hay
den, Los Angeles, Cal,
Postmaster Generala Robert
Smith, Minneapolis, Minn.
!. Secretary of CommeFee, James J
Feeley, chicago, III
Secretary of Labor, Charles Il
: Browne, Cody, wyo.
Secretary of Agriculture. j. e. Jun
kin. Miami, Fla.
There is tentative cabinet made u
of clean cut Americans, well balanced
geographically speaking, and impecca
BILE in all of the attributes of citizen
ship Every individual on the list ha
; won success and prominence in a
executive capacity. = Who shall say
would not function as well and eff
! GENTLY as anye cabinet Mr.. Hardin
.. could pick? Certainly not Mr. Jen
nings. He tacitly admits having as
i. txisted Mr.. Wilson in the selection of
cabinet. Everybody knows the Wilso
= cabinet was the greatest 'flivver" il
history.
, Mr.. Jennings believes the men an
, women of the country should have
! voice in the selection of the cabinet. N
gentleman lacking wholly the sense o
humor will be permitted to represen
: the column in a matter of nationa
. significance. The authority hithert
conferred on, Mr.. Jennings is hereb
revoked.
my reading of the works of Harol'
, Bell Wright" proudly boasts E. Ellis
! worth Kelly, began and ended will
: That Printer of Udelfs'"
When it comes to boasting of a lacl
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