The Washington times., 1905-07-29
Wilson Will STAY.

In view of persistent reports that
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son was likely soon TO resign from
the Cabinet, it is an occasion of sat
isfaetion to be able TO state. without
qualification and on the highest au-
thority, that the Secretary has no in
tention or thought of resigning, and
that there is not the slightest chance
that he viii change his mind. Secre-
tary Wilson intends and expects to
remain in the Cabinet; the President
expects and desires him to remain;
and the country occupies the same
attitude {
Mr.. Wilson has been for eight years
and five months a member of the
Cabinet-longer than any other man
in the country's history. He has
served with distinction. No Cabinet
minister from washington 10 Roose-
welt has done more to make his own
particular department of administra-
ton popular, useful. and successful.
He has been exactly the right man in
the right place.
There were not wanting. when If
was established. people to sco1 at
the portfolio of Agriculture and to
assume that It was a political sop
to the farmer The number of these
critics was still very large when
James Wilson was named as a mem
Der of the Mckinley Cabinet.
What has been done by the depart
ment In the eight and a half years
since that time is known to the whole
country The achievements which
have been wrought under James vii.
sons direction for the cause OF better
husbandry. for Improved live stock
for scientific development and culture
of plant life. for truer. conception
Of the place of the farmer in so
ciety. for the betterment Of his con
dition, the extension of his outlook
upon affairs, the broadening and up,
lifting of his opportunities along every
material and intellectual 1ine-thest
things make up the only eulogy thai
need be paid to the work of the pres
ent Secretary.
Secretary Wilson has been accused
of being more a scientist than an ad
ministFator, and critics have mad
this basis Of complaint against him
They do not know thar as a matte
of fact, during the more than eigh
years of his service, 291 employees O
the department have been dismissed
for disqualification of the service
and that Of these 107 were dismissed
under charges. The truth IS tha
there has been a continuous investi
CATION, continuous effort for weed
ing out undesirables and substituting
the right kind OF people. There hal
never been a scandal till now, be
cause of THIS constant, progressive
process of publication. The discovery
of a nest of traitors has been fol
lowed by prompt action
Other departments have had thei
troubles. their scandals, and they ar,
accepted as inevitable in so great al
organization as the Government sery
ice. AS administrator and as scientis
alike, Secretary Wilson's success i.
attested by the results he has ac
complished
Nobody has suggested a suspicion
against the Secretary, and nobod.
will. The country stands back 0
him. The President. Congress, tn
farmers. the planters, the industria
concerns. the scientific interests, ar
all aligned with him. He has don
g monumental work: he is still doini
it; he has long years Of usefulnes
before him; and it would be an out
rage. no more against him thai
against the vast interests for which
he is working, to permit him to b
driven from his post at this time.