First Aaron Burr, Now Jack Lew

Alexander Hamilton, the man who made America’s money, is losing his place on it. That’s a fine thank you for the first Treasury secretary.

The first report was that the Treasury Department was planning to take Alexander Hamilton off the $10 bill, replaced by an as-yet-unnamed woman. Later stories suggested that his image won’t entirely disappear from the bill when the change is made in 2020. Either way, the man who made our money is losing his place on it.

Hamilton, who died in 1804 before he was 50, packed a lot into a relatively short life. He was a journalist all his mature life, beginning with youthful pieces written in his native Caribbean, continuing until...