Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08


fairs and instituted certain additional inn
provements and reformations.
Jewell Agreed With Bristow
What probably brought the resignation
episode to head was JEWELS righteous dis
agreement with the president on his policy
regarding the notorious and infamous "Whis-
ky Ring" frauds that scandalized the admin
istration, like the Teapot Dome has affected
the present administration.
Regarding JEWELS businesslike manage
ment Of the postoffice department a prom
inent Republican official said: They didn't
care much for Jewell in Washington; why he
ran his office as though ittwas factory"
Jewell was largely interested in various man
ufacturing enterprises, hence the significance
Of the use of the word factory" Jewell had
formerly been governor of Connecticut and
minister to Russia. He was strongly opposed
to Grant for third term, and as chairman
of the Republican national committee con-
Quoted the campaign which resulted in the
election of Garfield to the presidency. Jewell
at one time telegraph operator in the
south. When boy, he learned the tanning
business in his fathers betting factory,
Grant had five attorney generals, e. r.
Hoar Amos T. Alderman, George H. Williams
Edwards Pierrepont and Alphonso Taft; sew
eral more than were in the cabinet of any
other president.
Resigned Though Uniustly Accused
Edmund Randolph, of Virginia, was Wash
ingtons first attorney general, having been
appointed in 17S9 and continuing in this Of
flee until 1894, when he was appointed sec
rotary of state, succeeding Thomas Jeffersons
Randophs subsequent action in resigning
from the cabinet was altogether different from
the course pursued by Attorney General
Daugherty. Here is the story, as to Randolph:
lie was the only member of Washington's
cabinet who opposed the celebrated Jay treaty
between the United States and Great Britain.
Before the famous document was ratified it
was Randolph's delicate task to keen mr.
friendly diplomatic relations with France Tt
was charged that home dispatches of the
french minister Joseph Fauchet, interce1ted
by British man-of-war and sent to the Rr;t
ISM minister to the United States accused Ran
dolph OF asking for money from France to in
1luence Washington's administration against
Great Britain. The accusation was ungrouded
1t is recorded that although this charge
was demonstratively" false Randolph, when
confronted with it, Immediately resigned, and
subsequently secured retraction from Eau
chet." Later Randolph published "A Vindica-
ton of Randolphs Resignation"
Lincoln Quoted Scripture to Him
According to published accounts, numerous
persons have complained to President Coolidge
regarding Attorney General Daugherty, and
severely criticized his management of the de-
pol IhIeut VI justice. InlS prompts me. to
late the following story of Lincoln, as told by
F. B. Carpenter:
leading American citizen called on the
president one day and made a bitter denuncia-
ton of Secretary Stanton and his manage
ment OF the war department. during the con-
fllct between the north and the south Lin
'oIn replied as follows: Go home, my friend
md read attentively the tenth verse of the
,h1rtieth chapter of Proverbs" Here is the
verse: Accuse not servant to his master.
lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty"
1t is further related that few days before
Lincoln was assassinated, Secretary Stanton
personally handed his resignation, in writ
ing, to the president, accompanied by few
oral remarks of friendship and loyalty. and
that now he felt his work was done, and his
duty was to resign Lincoln was greatly
moved by the secretary's words and tearing
in pieces the paper containing the resignation
and throwing his arms about the secretary. he
said; Stanton, you have been a good friend
and faithful public servant and it is not for
you to say when you will no longer be needed
here"