Sunday Washington globe., 1901-12-29
OH! RETIRE HIM!
The Secretary Of Agriculture
and His Record.
IOWA MEN HOLDING OFFICE
And a Critical Review Of the Agri-
cultural Depart Under the
Wilson Family-Names Nationali-
ties Inside OmciaI" Dishes Up
Some Cloudy Records


ties Inside OmciaI" Dishes Up
Some Cloudy Records
It is not the fact of Governor Shaw enter
ing the Cabinet, that will retire James
Wilson, but facts that even Presiden Roose-
welt mast yecogRise. Mr. Wilson is Scotch.
man by birth, he is now sixty-six years old
very hard and thick headed He is one of
the few Cabinet members who have EN-.
ployed two of his own sons, this has had
its effect even in Iowa. The state of Iowa
is too well represented at the National
Capitol
Hon. John Henry Gear, American Re-
publican.
Hon. William Boyd Allison American,
Republican
Hon. Thomas Hedge. American, Repub
lican
Hon. Joseph R Lane, American, Repub-
licau.
Hon David Bremner Henderson, Scotch
man, Republican.
Hon. Gilbert n. Haugen, American, Re
publican
Hon Robert G. Cousins, American, Re-
publican
Hon. John Fletcher Lacey, American, Re
publican
Hon John A. T. Hull American, Repub-
lican
Hon William Petey Hempburn, Ameri-
can, Republican.
Hon. Smith Mcpherson, American, Re
publican.
Hon. Jonathan P. Deliver, American, Re
publican.
Hon, Lot Thomas, American, Republican
James Wilso.-, Secretary of Agriculture,
Scotchman, Republican.
Governor Shaw, elect Secretary of Treas
ury, Republican.
Figures by way of comparison always
base a better opinion than most anything
else. Governor Shaw makes fifteen repre-
sentations from the state of Iowa. all Re-
publicaus In an editorial of the Star Iowa
is compared with New York, which is
foolish in the extreme, as New York state
has thirty-fOur Representatives here in the
Senate and House, only eighteen of that
number being Republicans. So in the
opinion of many somebody from Iowa
ought to 60 Wilson is about the easiest
one 10 remove as there are grave charges
checked up against his name
Ambassadorships against New York is
foul play as they are out of this country
and have not the many wires at their com
mand that a cabinet member has Again,
shortly after the new year when an inves-
tigation is called for, will the Secretary
of Agriculture face the music or retire?
Will Senators Allison and Gear still
insist that Andrew Geddes be re-
tanned as chief clerk? Will Speaker Hen
derson still insist the one Andrew Geddes
be given a pension? Let it be said of
Thomas B. Reed, ex-Speaker of the House
of Representatives, that no such charge as
the Geddes case can ever be laid at his door
David B. Henderson tried often to get the
speakers ear on that subject but he failed
as he should have done, so then he tried
sending others, but old Thomas B. shut
them off so short that no one ever tried it a
second time but Henderson, the present
speaker, and about one other knows what
followed Not until the last day and the
eleventh hour was Goddess bill brought
before the House In the reading of the
whole bill the name Andrew Geddes" was
mentioned once and only once. Why was
thise Because if it had been mentioned
somebody would have defeated the bill,
sleepy as they all were.
Now, in the face Of this bodily protection
of Speaker Henderson, Secretary Wilson,
Senator Allison for Andrew Geddes, will
they be willing to still back Geddis on an
Investigations Secretary Wilson has placed
himself in rather a grave position in the
eyes Of the public, despite what the Wash
ington Star may say to the contrary. There
are other newspapers, as we'll as men, that
do not like TO hear the truth.
If it is a fact that a certain employe of the
department has been writing articles for
the papers to the effect that Secretary Will
son will remain at the head of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture then it is a sure sign
that something is doing. Secretary Wilson
is a very poor man, and at his age il would
no doubt be hard for him to get another
paying position, but that should have been
considered some time ago. Let us hope
something can be found for him in some
one Of our new possessions; anything is
better than going back to Iowa.
INSIDE OFFICIAL.