Tarbell on Otto Eisenschiml

[JMadonna]

(11-05-2012 02:12 PM)william l. richter Wrote:  He can disagree off the record but if he cannot carry out his boss' policies, an honest man resigns. Stanton was anything but honest.

Stanton did resign after the Union took Richmond but Lincoln begged him to stay through reconstruction so that Lincoln could avoid short-sighted decisions like this one.

I disagree with your statement that "Stanton was anything but honest". Considering that he took a significant pay cut to serve his country and returned millions to the treasury without benefiting himself or members of his family like is so often the case today (ex: Harry Reid), I'd say he was honest. Brutally honest to be sure but I can't think of anyone who claimed that he cheated anyone for his own benefit.