The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06

istrator is an idealist and Penrose, is materialist Hoover is not ''party" man. and Penrose is. The President elect is aware of this situation, and his course of action will be awaited with in- terest
 NO SUPERMAN APPEARS
 While Mir. Harding has said nothing about his cabinet, negotiations have gone to such an extent that one can easily observe that the next official family will not be one of "supermen." Another republican promise, it appears, cannot be made good. The most notable of those discussed are Hughes and Hoover While Hughes is a distinguished man, he was miserable failure before the people in capacity as candidate. and by the people
 was repudiated. Repudiation. while sui fered by worthy men, is not an attribute of supermen. Hoover, prior to his eleva- tion by President Wilson, was practically unknown. He proved his executive ability in transforming American money, Of which there was the greatest abundance, into food, and in feeding the starving of
 Europe, acquired grasp on the imagi- nation of the world. Then he proved that his ethereal nature was somewhat contaminated with clay by flirting with both political parties in the hope of be- ing President, and after careful dehpera-
 tion embracing that one which he dio not regard as better, but which. even
 then, was obviously stronger.
 TO REWARD POLITICIANS
 Mir. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee. whom MT. Hardhs
 will probably make Postmaster General
 is an intelligent and unusually astute poll
 tician. He is an executive, an orsanizer and pleasant fellow entitled to reward. r,.- ,t1ta t1d not a superman. It would embarrass Hays were either of his more enthusias- tic cronies to impute.
 Harry Daugherty of Ohio may go into the cabinet. He is a politician, essen tially, despite his ability at law His fame prior to the nomination of Harding never extended beyond the borders of the
 Buckeye state. His appointment will be
 in the nature of a reward for very meri- torious services rendered MT. Hadng, personally, while a candidate for the presidency.
 It is understood that Mir Harding's Sec retary of War will be neither General Pershing, General Wood nor General Dawes, but A. T. Hert of Kentucky. Mir.
 Hert is a republican politician in a demo- cratic state, and with the exception Of
 his attendance on republican conventions,
 in which he always played part, never
 attracted the attention of the world at
 large Senators Sutherland of Utah and
 Weeks of Massachusetts are slated for
 berths, it is said. Both are able men, but both were defeated for the Senate
 by democrats running in normally repub- lican states.
 retary of Agriculturee edits rarm jour- nal.
 WILSON'S FAMILY PLANS ,harx nf
 Wilson cabinet, whom the republicans declared to be pygmies in intellect. are
 preparing to depart. While all of them,
 as is natural love the gamor of official life and power, no public tears have been shed that they must yield their offices.
 Some of them. possibly, welcome an op-
 portunity to recoup their fortunes after having existed for eight long years on a paltry salary of $12,000 per annum. President Wilson will remain in Wash ingtcn, Vice President Marshall will seek rest. Secretary Colby will resume the practice of law in New York, and Secre- ltary Baker will practice law in Cleve- land, Secretary Daniels will edit the News and Observer in Raleigh.
 Secretary Meredith will return to Iowa to edit his farm journals. Attorney Gen cal Palmer will go to extensive business interests in Stroudsburg. Secretary Hous- ton yearns for the farm but is giving attention to financial offers from New York and Chicago.
 JOBS FOR TWO Only one member of the cabinet is ex- pected to re-enter politics. Secretary
 Burleson will go home and run for Con eress, it is understood. Secretary Will son has made no definite arrangements | for the future
 | Two members of the cabinet are men, tioned as possible democratic appointees l to the shipping board. The two are Jonn | Barton Payne and J. w. Alexander. MT. | Payne was former head of the shipping 1 board and MT. Alexander a member oi I Congress. Pending the developments oi l this angle of the situation, MT. Payne contemplates the resumption of law in | Chicago and MT. Alexander plans re- l turn to his farming enterprises near Gal l latin, Mo.
 I President Wilson will lead very quiet l life in Washington. His sole effort will | be given to literature. If his health will 1 permit, he will write the story of tn- stirring days of his two administrations. He does not contemplate the preparation I