Show FRANCIS ACCEPTS ITS WILL BE THE NEXT SECRE TAlLY OF THE EXTERIOR Considers It a High Honor to BeAked Be-Aked to Be a Member ot jklr Clevelands Cabinet CINCINNATI O Aug 26 ExGov error David R Francis of Missouri passed through Cincinnati last evening on his way home To a reporter he saidYes Yes the secretorytSHp of the Interior Inter-ior was very unexpectedly tendered tome to-me lass Saturday and after conferring with my wife who with five of our sons is spending the summer at Jamestown James-town R I and after communicating with my business partners and other friends I yesterday advised the president presi-dent by wire of my acceptance I consider con-sider it a high honor to be in the cabinet cabi-net of Mr Cleveland and think I place 4 at least an approximate upon the labor la-bor and responsibility of the position to which I have been called but I should have cheerfully responded toY to-Y request to assume less honorable and more irksome duties if by so doing do-ing I should feet I could in any degree aid an administration which has been able faithful courageous and patriotic patri-otic I am now en route to St Louis and hope to arrange my business alI al-I fairs and return to Washington on or before September 3 No I have not been to Gray Gables nor have I seen Mr Cleveland Did the president exact any politi cal pledge of you Of course not I take it for granted however that he would not have appointed ap-pointed me if he had not known I was in political accord with his administra thIn nor would I have accepted if I had nor been What are your political views on the pending issues I As is well known in my city and state I am a sound money Democrat I have never endorsed the Chicago platform nor said I would support the nominees Governor Francis announces his Intention In-tention of immediately severing all his business relations in St Louis as far as practicable 4 |