Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-31
of Course He'd Turn Out
Office-HOlderS.
CUESSES AS TO SUCCESSORS
There Would be a Clea Ming Up
Down At Washington
And Elsewhere

The following special correspon-
dence from Washington ID. c., to the
Portland Telegram is of general in.
terest now because of the speculation
as to what Mr.. Bryan would do in
the event of his election:
There will be big crowds around
the "pie counter" in Washington next
March-if William J. Bryan is elected
president. The election of Bryan
would mean the wholesale cleaning
out of public officials, not only in
Washington, but in all the states and
in the diplomatic and consular service
as well. II elected. Bryan would
begin by naming a new cabinet, aud
would quickly follow with SO bordinate
officers in the departments in Wash
ington; com plete overhauling of
postmasters in every state; new dis
trict attorneys and msrshals; new
collectors of customs and internal
revenue; new ministers and ambsssa-
dors and consuls abroad, and little
later. perhaps, new judges on the
supreme bench. Every republican
office. holder, not In the classified
service, who was appointed by either
Mckinley or Roosevelt. would be
turned out, and democrat appointed
in his place.
1t has developed clearly during the
last few months and particularly dur.
ing the last few days, that Bryan in
tends to divorce the eastern wing Of
the democratic party, that part Of
the organization which has been called
the Cleveland democrats. - His
comments upon Colonel Guffey, of
Pennsylvania, and other democrats
whom he classified with Guffey, all
of them eastern men, clearly indicated
that he had done with them. His
choice of John Worth Kern, of In.
diana, as his RAINING mate, is the
f final evidence that Bryan intends tC
make his fight in the west, middle
west and the south. Since this is so,
+ undoubtedly if Bryan comes into
power he will continue his policy Of
ignoring the east, and the plums will
fall to the west and the south. Their,
is a suspicion slowed away in the
breasts of some of the southern demo
Gratis that should there be division
of the spoils they would not far,
so well as their brethren of the west
They say Bryan has. figured it ou
that they must vote the democrati,
ticket under any circumstances, an'
that he would distribute AS few favor
among them MS he could with safet.
and still poll the Southern vote for
second term in the White House.
Bryan, it is said, is imbued with tn
spirit and the idea of the west aud a
far ss possible he would make thi
spirit OF the west paramount through
out the government of the country
The : lection of his cabinet probabl
would show hi- clearly, and it is as
sumed thai in the event of HIS cleo
tion al least six of the members o
his Official family would hail iron
the west and middle west, two fror
the south, and perhaps one from tn
Empite stat The forecast of cabi
net for Bryan could therefore be mad
largely by elimination. The member
of the Cleveland Cabinet who ar
still alive would be out Of the run
ming with Que exception. They be
long TO another school of democracy y
Thev do not approve Of BTyau, an
Bryan does not approve Of & en-
Carl l., Who served ~ secretary {
the treasury uuder Cleveland, hs
gone on record ute plainly Wit
regard to Mr. Bryan. Olney is nC
TO be considered HIKE Smith, {
Georgia, has baen 50 showed Gndt
by his own party in that state this
there is little chance that Brya
would take him up. In the ever
of democratic success, the stat
portfolio, the most important in tn
Cabinet would present a difficu
proposition. Gray could probsbl