The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-19
L00PH0LE IS LEFT
FOR BIC "SnAkEUP''
President Taft Has an Ex-
cuse to Clean Up Agri-
culture Department.
palladium Specially

WASHINGTON, d. c., OCT. 19.-"If
Secretary Wilson's qualifications for
domestic science are to be judged by
his recent attempt at housekeeping,
they fall short. Sweeping the dust un-
der the bed and into the corners is too
| indicative of shiftlessness to satisfy
the exacting householder. The place
must be thoroughly cleaned and the
dirt and rubbish removed before the
coming return Of the man of the fam
lily or the keys are likely to be given
to a new steward" is the open threat
heard in Washington.
Even while curtailing McCabe's &C
tivities and turning over to the re-or
ganized board of food and drug inspec-
ton some Of the power formerly exer-
cised by him, the Secretary took &C.
casion to re-assert his perfect conf
dence in his solicitor.
Still Likes Mccabe.
1t may be surmised that this conf
dence is based on the energy, and abil-
| ity displayed by McCabe in devising
ways in which to carry out what he
had reason to believe were the wishes
of his superiors. That he organized
and conducted the anti-Wiley cabal
without being reasonably certain that
he had the sympathy and support of
Secretary Wilson is extremely improb-
able McCabes record of loyalty to his
chief refutes such a preposterous sug-
gestion.
Equally, it would be a severe ref1ec-
ton on Secretary Wilson's intelligence
| to presume that he did not know what
he was doing when he played into the
hands of the anti-Wiley forces at the
Denver convention, in the Indiana
case, and in giving HIS tacit approval
to the attempt to railroad Wiley and
his chief supporters.
McCabe remains. and through his
hands must pass all cases referred to
act as the intermediary between Wiley
and Wickersham. who has not yet
| withdra wn his expression that Wiley
deserved "condign punishment"
Wilson also remains and in his
hands the veto power. Not to exercise
it means an exchange of domination
by Wiley for that by McCabe, while to
override Wiley will fan the embers Of
the fuel into flame.
Wilson Needs McCabe.
The close bond between the Secre-
tary and the solicitor has been streng-
thened by the events of the past six
months. Now that Jaspeh Wilson, his
son and former private secretary, has
gone, the Secretary must more than
ever lean on his trusted confidant and
legal advisor, and Wiley's work must
pass inspection by them before reach
ing Wickersham.
Small wonder the public is dissatis-
fed with the job to date!
That Secretary Wilson suspects his
efforts have not met with appreciation
from President Taft, is indicated by
these halfway measures were taken
without orders or consultation with
him. This leaves the President in a
position to make thorough cleanup
when he returns and it is generally
believed it will be done. Otherwise his
enemies in Congress may be counted
upon to make it decidedly uncomforta-
BILE for him. 1t is unfortunate for the
aspirations of ex-representative Scott
of Kansas, to succeed to Wilson's port
folio, that he slipped into the annual
, appropriation bill the paragraph I'M
der which McCabe's powers were so
greatly extended.
Wilson's successor must not be
tarred by the same stick, friends of DR..
| Wiley insist.