The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-29
new ROLE OF
BIG STICK
PRESIDENT WILL NOW
TAKE Up NEP
OTISM
NEW PHASES OF GRAFT
Which VIII be Taken Up
BY Administration.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Washington. o. c., Aug. 2s,-
Sons Of great men an remind MS,
We may make orr lives sublime
And with Fathers push behind us
We can get there every time.
The next role essaycd by the Big
stiek" win be to chastcn those in high
onicial places who have been rractcins
nepotism.
one phase of the recent "Enft' re-
closures IA the agricultural department
WAS thai Secretary Wilson had retained
in the position OF private secrcafy for
nine years. his son. Jasper Wilson. and
that last summer he sent INC lTttar pu q
mission tC Alaska. ostensibly go inve9ti-
elie certain alleged Violations ot the
eanie laws. but when ono considers ihai
ii was delightful sunmer uin lt epv-
eminent expense. ana that Jasper wits
enabled thereby SO give personal aten-
tion "a private Investment in minlnr
properly, an the while drawing bis sdlua
is private secretary for duties supposed
to be performed in Washington The con-
chsion IS inevitable tha. Fith'r Wilson
WIS good 10 son Jasper Tire cNp,use Of
Young Wilson's junke wts about S5oe.oo-
which the government paid.
Nepotism. although petty speeches of
"erafting." IS the comy4orest kind in
Washington, II has grown 10 be some
thing al once ridiculous and dcponhlc
President Roosevelt is gong 70 have ~
llctp Investigating Commi,tec look into
il and see if che Bie suck can NOS y"
hroarht into play Ia every branch cf
the government service The Sous. daugh-
tefs and other relatives 81 muE innuen-
tiai IN ofiical lfe mss be found safeiy
es,onced 10 paying jobs IN some M
stances as many as i've relatives of one
Department hcief have be,n pun upon
the pay roll in cheerful disregard Of tre
alleged limitations OF tile slsii service
rules. q
cne prominent foremah IN the govern
msnt tfiane odice-a not bed of graft--.
nas three relatives nppointed rsd'r ntt
Ceneress car hircly be expected TO cor
iect the evil. for nepotism ~ more pfeVa-
LEM on Capitol liin. on as much so aa
iu the executive Departments President
Roosevelts Investigation can not reach
congress II he did. he would read some
interesting disclosures
NNl FA4lillFf INV hAhN itiNNfAfiiA ~ ~
United States. Charles w farbanlss
sgnalized his Introduction into office BY
appointing his son as his private secretary
al Se.220 year The son was sworn
IN three hours after his fathcr 50 'ha,
no time was lost in ctar,ins ths salary
he has been travelling oyer the country
with the vice president while ,be iaiter
has been campaigning for the presidency,
and messenger 20 the vice president
AZ si.llo year has been doing the work
OF The ONCE
The vice president has had Two OF the
members Of his household stan on the
sosemment pay roll one a woman
from southern Indiana. Who draws , SAL
AIRY in the war department secured for
her by tie vice president ana who pcr-
forms the stunt Of social secretary
mornings ana EVENINGS. outside of oGicc
horrs for Mrs Fairbauks and receives
no private compensation; the other rs tho
case Of a negro ln the pistriot OF Col1m-
bia Who enjoys messenger 4ulr2- So
iM bureau of engraving aud printing.
SECURED for him hy the vice president
iDd who acts as a serNAnt in The vice
drfldrnfs household nights monhgs
td eDcninls
pu, this article is tn dell "
ana tle prcsidents h' -sn ncpo' lHn
fnn The go .pcndns invest s'
.f.s- -srcssicnsi directory als
ga part die pleNalcnce ~ th
graft of uerousm ln he capitol 10
seAmple. prcsidsat pro. Gem FNc of ih
senate had his nephew as private seorc
niy wheI hc presided Oyer Wg senate
Ser ator Ggiiinger. 90
mad ht- N"" h'''i
SON as clerk mtl freen'N
atnr Cockleu had two SONS "h re p
roIl ut ore tlmc and wnsn ne i''' "
scnate to go 90 thc iri'ls''i' '""'''''i
Commission. he took one of ihen "'
hin as private secreiat. If'le ''ll
oulv one arpuiaument ai Mr N"tN
disposal iu iho cpmrissioH Hn" 'i
tors had 90 return to private ie
Vuman. d., a-ts as committees eir'N
B b 1liman. sr- senoi'r ir'n 0o'
Carolina senWor Lodges roA Nrh
C,noi Lodge is assistant eietk "i