The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
PREPARING FOR PRIVATE LIFE.
Members of Wilson's Cabinet Known
Vigorous Workers.

lStratlOn barely TWO months away,
members of the cabinet are making
arrangements for their return to pri-
vate life, and most of them are under
stood to have found the task easy.
For despite the frequent criticisr'
of the Wilson cabinet, it is fact that
It's members were vigorous workers in
one line or another before they were
called to portfolios. There is not one
who was a rich idler and political
dilettante. And all of them are suf-
ficiently valuable in their own lines
to be under no necessity of asking
favors of anyone on their return to
private life, says Washington spe-
cial to the Baltimore Sun.
Six of the ten are lawyers and four
of the six have given the better part
of their mature years to their profess
sion and have attained such success
and distinction in it THAT they are
welcomed to many opportunities in
that strictly legal field in which abili-
ty alone counts. They are Secretary
of State Colby, Secretary Of War
Baker, Secretary of the Interior Payne
and Attorney General Palmer.
Successful Lawyers.
Mr.. Colby has been a conspicuous
figure in his profession in New York
for years, and the understanding is
that he plans to resume work there.
Mr.. Baker, who was city solicitor of
Cleveland under the. late Tom john
son and handled the legal fights con-
nected with Johnson's turbulent
career, especially those growing out
of the Cleveland street railway situa-
ton, already has formed a partner
ship with the two lawyers who served
the city. after Mr.. Baker succeeded
johnson as mayor.
Judge Payne, long powerful figure
in the legal and civic affairs Of Chi
cago is expected to return to that city
and to engage in active work to what
ever extent he is pleased to. Mr.
Palmer, it is generally thought will
practice law in Philadelphia, although
it is stated that he has been offered
an excellent connection for practice in
New York and Washington.
Burleson and Alexander.
Of the two lawyers who were not
actively engaged in their profession,
Secretary of Commerce Alexander and
Postmaster General Burleson, both y
whom have been in the House many
years before being called to the Cab
met, it is understood that Mr.. Alex
ander will open law offices in Wash
ington, while Mr.. Burleson, man OF
indepent means has not disclosed
what he will do. There is a possibility
that before Mr.. Alexander gets his
law office started he will be named on
the Shipping Board.
He knows much about its affairs,
having been chairman of the Merchan!
Marine committee of the House for
several years, and President Wilson
wanted to name him on the board.
Inasmuch as the nominations made
lately by Mr.. Wilson to the Shipping
Board will not be confirmed by +
Senate, Mr.. Harding will fill the
places, and as there must be minority
representation, he must name four
Democrats. Mr.. Alexander is quite
likely to be one of them.
Secretary David F. Houston =
There is one other man in the cab
met who is lawyer without being a
lawyer, SO to say, and has been count
ed an educator. He is that most in
teresting of cabinet figures in the
last few months, David F. Houston,
secretary of the treasury. The coun-
try has learned lately what many
PEOPLE around Washington have
thought for several years-that Mr..
Houston, is very much of a man, with
a will of his own and large supply
of what is vulgarly known in politics
as "guts."
Since last summer, he has been
bombarded by various interests, not
ably the farming interests, for help
from the government, and when ne
has believed these appeals unsound
he has refused them with a simple
steadfastness and a clarity of state
ment that have been notable. With
out heroices of any sort, or fireworks,
and without regard to campaign or
political exigencies of any kind, he has
stood by the positions taken after due
thought, and it may be said, he gen
orally has had the approval Of those
best qualified to pass impartial Judg-
'nent.
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