The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-03


country for bis official family"
. Where was he born" asked Ruth
aHe was born" answered Uncle
! Ted, @at Glens Falls. New York
! April n. 1862. He first went TO col.
! lcge az Colgate University from 1876
10 1873 and received his first degree
q A. y from Brown University in
J 1881 Since that time he has received
degrees from practically every great
university in the United States. He
, WIS governor Of New York state for
two terms and member Of the
, United States Supreme Court, the
! highest court in the country. from
which position he resigned when he
was nominated on the Republican
ticket for President in June, 1916. At
that election he received PAS electoral
votes while Woodrow Wilson received
PIT. In addition to these important
Offices he has held, aud honors which
have been bestowed upon him, he has
been attorney in some Of the most i'm
portant cases in the history Of the
country.
an a boiled-down way, that shows
you how big a man Mr.. Harding has
picked TO hold the highest post in his
cabinet"
"What do you mean by highest
post ?" sked Jack
"You see Jack, according to law il
anything happens to the President OF
the United States, if he dies or is
f assasinated as was the case with
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and Nc
Kinley. the Vice-President becomes
President for the remainder Of the
term whether il be two days or two
yesrs."
what would happen If the Vice
President should die after that ?" was
Ruth's quick question.
"Just what was getting to-" said
Uncle Ted. "If the President dies and
then the Vice President dies during
the came term the Secretary Of State
is the next man in line for the Presi- |
6lncy So you see it is important
to have a big man for the job. But
that is a small reason compared with |
the actual duties Of a Secretary Of |
State He conducts our correspond
enc with all foreign countries. Large
" upon his recommendation ambas-
sailors, ministers and consuls are APP
pointed. His department handles all
passports for those who wish 20 travel
in foreign countries and his is a most
responsible position requiring at all
times not only the best brains but tact
and resourcefulness.
"Now | want to tell you little in
cident that happened when Mr.. Hard
ing told the newspaper men down in
Florida that Mr.. Hughes would be his
Of State It shows so well
that Mr.. Harding has gone slow inI
picking big men for his cabinet and
h wv he intends TO have those men run
their own departments and not to be
echoes of his own wishes and slaves
Of his every within, as we have seen
for the last eight years from Wood
row Wilson and his so-called cabinet
OF course the newspaper
men, as we'll as others who have kept
I'D with the news, were not surprised
when Mr. Harding made this an
He simply told the
group of news writers that he had
asked Mr.. Hughes to Florida TO offer
him the cabinet post and that he was
lcppy to say Mr.. Hughes had accept
ID. Someone then asked Mr.. Harding
what the two men had talked about in
heir conversations. This was be-
,ause it will depend great deal on
he Secretary Of State as TO just how
We will bring about actual peace with
Germany Mr.. Harding said, Cover
Tor Hughes can tell you himself And
hen went on to say that would be the
policy of the Harding administration.
Cabinet officers will run their depart
nent5 in cooperation with the Whlte
House. They will not be run by dicta-
Jon and fat orders from the White
House
"Now a lot of people who are
.gainst the world club plan think Mr..
hughes is in favor of it. They are
realty mistaken. He has always
cen absolutely opposed to that dan
-erous part, Article X, ard a strong
Importer Of the Monroe Doctrine
which | explained to you long time
90. could read you statements Of
is from a dozen different speeches
howing that he is not for the world
lub. Here is one strong one:
81 believe that Senator Harding's 4
lection will afford the surest way Of II
ecuring our proper relation 20 inter-
ational cooperation. The essentials
+ any really effective plan can Be-