New-York tribune., 1905-08-01

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thing that is being done by the employees OF
a great government department after Office
hours Tn swfully sorry that Moore didn't let
VI. know about that business offer he had
ceived when IL first made. Then might
have been able to put him straight. But he
probably thought that there VAS nothing wrong
in having that block of stock reserved for him
until he made up his mind. It's bad business.
A in the government service ought TO de-
vote his time 10 that service or get out and at
tend 10 his private affairs. He can't do both
and 90 the right thing by each; one of the two
has got to suffer if he tries it
At this point Thomas Lightfoot. one Of the
colored messengers attached TO the White House
force. handed the Secretary two kilograms. He
tore open the envelopes and read them slowly.
''Now there are good many persons pretty
badly stirred up over the cotton business" he
went and ! suppose they think they have
q grievance Whenever there is anything i'm
portant happening I'm the government depart
nents IL is rather likely TO hit some gambler.
There two classes Of them-the bulls ana
the bears-and. no matter how anything turns
out one or the other is sure to feel that he is
getting the OF f. Some members OF the
organization known the Southern Cotton
Association seem TO be stirred up: least its
president Harvie Jordan has fit to ex-
press himself about me. / think he has said a
good deal about what he thinks ought 10 be-
OF me but 1 do not care say a word
about him one way the other. I have Just
this moment received telegram from the vice
president OF the same association, r. S. Peters
in which he assures me that the language OF
President Jordan does not express the senti-
nnents of the association"
The dispatch reads follows:
In reference TO the interview Of President Harvie
jordan pgbshee This unoFnlns would say that
growers of the South have implicit confidence in
Your honesty and ability 10 purge the department
win not Interfere with the great work you
doing for them.
WILL NOT RESIGN UNDER FIRE.
Are you going TO resign TO please Mr. Jor-
dam" the Secretary was asked.
Il viii not resign" he replied. IT would be
cowardly for me to leave under fire.
DO you remember the story of Andrew Fair
service in Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy?' An
dreN's master going 10 discharge him. In
fact he told him go. Andrew said: I won't
go
Why not% inquired the master
Because / won't replied Andrew
Well. you are discharged declared the mas
ter.
II won't go. retorted Andrew. If you don't
know when YOU have a good servant. l know
when ! have a good master
Mine is not precisely parallel case con-
tinued the Secretary. but it 10 illustrate
The situation / haven't been asked TO go. and
DO not intend TO resign. / am going TO stick
10 my post and continue 10 build up that great
department You viii recall that when l went
There l found practically nothing but few
rolltop desks and a half dozen half starved
scientists. Since that time have built up an
improved branch OF the government service.
The Agricultural Department to-day is a great
department. and I may say is sound
nut We are trying every day 10 make il bet
ter. Since took charge of il 279 persons have
been let out OF its service for various reasons,
many Of them charges of kind other
We make il a point 10 keep only frst-class men
and women. The purpose Of the Investigations
nov in progress is 10 purge the department of
all selfshness and corruption, and that end will
be accomplished II is my purpose, and il is
the purpose of the President
BLUNDER IN TOBACCO FIGURES.
After The Secretary had described the compost
tion of the new board which is 10 handle the
crop statistics, he admitted that at the outset
or the order q things since Hyde and
Holmes left the department q blunder had been
made in the tobacco figures.
But il IVES made With any wrong intent"
he said. and though II put the department in
a hole, ] do not think the evil effects will be far
reaching. Under the new order of things that
We will establish the department will be pro-
tected. matter what happens. When Hyde
and Holmes left the state II disturbance that
was caused showed what a weak system was in
vogue"
The second telegram received by Secretary
Wilson was from William II Harvey Of the
Merchants Association. Of New-York and was
follows:
Have Presidenr telegram 50 he n,ay know
about your department anS work
Mr. Harvey's dispatch 70 the President was not
made public.
NJ Nitte viii he accompanied II Oyster Bay
by Ambassador Rosen. They viii he the guests
of the President ard Mrs Roosevelt at luncheon
and viii have opportunity 10 discuss the
peace negotiations
Baron Rosen returned 10 New-York with Sec
retsry Wilson the train leaving Oyster Bay
at z.2o n. IN. He declined TO discuss his inter
view with the President. saying that II would
be improper for him make any diplomatic
matter public
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