Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1885 — Cabinet Changes. [ARTICLE]

Cabinet Changes.

It is a somewhat natable fact that, 'with the exception of Franklin Pierce, no President has served oat his term without an unchanged Cabinet. \V ashington served eight years. He had three Secretaries of State, two Secretaries of the Treasury, three Secretaries of War, three Postmasters General, three Attorneys General. John Adams served for four years. He had two Secretaries of State, two Secretaries of the Treasury, three Secretaries of War, three Secretaries of the Navy, and two Attorneys General. Jefferson served eight years. He had two Secretaries of War, two Postmasters General, and four Attorneys General. Madison served for eight years. He had two Secretaries of State, four Secretaries of the Treasury, four Secretaries of War, two Secretaries of the Navy, two Postmasters General, and three Attorneys General. Monroe served eight years, with three Secretaries of the Navy, two Postmasters General. John Quincy Adams served for four years. He had two Secretaries of War. Jackson served for eight years. He had four Secretaries' of State, four Secretaries of the Treasury, two Secretaries of War, three Secretaries of the Navy, two Postmasters General, and three Attorneys General. Van Buren served for four years. He had two Secretaries of the Navy, two Postmasters General, and three Attorneys General. Harrison died a month after his inauguration, March 4, 1841. Tyler served for nearly four years as the constitutional successor of Harrison. He had four Secretaries of State, four Secretaries of the Treasury, three Secretaries of War, three Secretaries of the Navy, two Postmasters General, and three Attorneys General. Polk served four years. He had two Secretaries of the Navy, and three Attorneys General. Taylor died in sixteen months, with no changes, Fillmore served the remainder of Taylor’s term as his constitutional successor. He had two Secretaries of State, two Secretaries of the Navy, and two Postmasters General. Pierce served for four years with an unchanged Cabinet throughout his term. Buchanan served for four years. He had two Secretaries of State, three Secretaries of the Treasury, two Secretaries of War, three Postmasters General, and two Attorneys General. Lincoln served for four years and a few weeks. He had three Secretaries of the Treasury, two Secretaries of War, two Secretaries of the Interior, two Postmasters General, and two Attorneys General. Johnson served nearly four years as the constitutional successor of Lincoln. He had four Secretaries of War, two Secretaries of the Interior, two Postmasters General, and three Attorneys General. Grant served for eight years. He had two Secretaries of State, four Secretaries of War, two Secretaries of the Navy, three Secretaries of the Interior, three Postmasters General, and five Attorneys General. Hayes held office four years. He had two Secretaries of War, two Secretaries of the Navy, and two Postmasters General. Garfield held office little more than six months, and made no changes. Arthur, as the constitutional successor of Garfield, served the remainder of the latter’s term. He had two Secretaries of State, four Secretaries of the Treasury, two Secretaries of the Navy, two Secretaries of the Interior, three Postmasters General, and two Attorneys General.