The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
SOME COMMENT ON DIR. WILEY.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The question is not how does 1t look
for Wiley? but how does it look for
Wickersham?
From the Boston journal
II 1t were left to the country to de-
eide, there Is not one chance in million
that Wickersham would be spared and
Wiley dropped overheard. For II there
is one man in the government service
whose work has appealed directly and
constantly to the people, and command
ed their hearty backing, It is the work
DR.. Wiley has done to increase the pur-
ity Of the things the people eat and
drink.
From the Cleveland Leader.
The country likes DR.. Wiley. the head
Of the pure food crusading organization
in the Federal government, because II
knows he is brave and knows he is hon
est. He has proved both Of these quail
ties beyond doubt
From ths Providence Journal
1t Is idle to pretend that those who
have brought the charges and demanded
the dismissal Of DR.. Wiley are moved
solely by zeal for the good Of the serv-
ice. They represent the element in the
Department Of Agriculture that has per-
sistently opposed DIR. Wileys methods.
Their action has the sympathy Of those
whose private interests have been injur-
ed by his energy in remedying grave
abuses. y
From the Kansas City Star.
Wiley has given no quarter to the
quacks and the food adulterators. 1t is
not possible that President Taft, remem-
bering CLAWS and Pinchot. will permit
the chief of the Bureau Of Chemistry to
be sacrificed to a pack Of greedy cheats.
From the Ptttsburs Sun.
The people will not tamely submit to
seeing DR.. Wiley hustled out OF the de-
partment he has practically made. To
dismiss him would be retrogression and
give courage to the dishonest and lying
makers and dealers in impure drugs and
food stuffs.
From the Boston ADVERTISER.
II he has done nothing worse than ts
reported in the current dispatches, the
public will regard the effort to turn him
out as a trick exactly on a par with
earlier and unsuccessful efforts emanat-
ing from those who have been hurt by
his aggressive campaign in protection OF
the public health.
From the Indianapolis Neva
There will be a disposition to regard
with suspicion this effort TO oust Dr.
Wiley. It is known that the big inter-
ests'' are after him; that they hope by
removing him the pure food and drug
laws will become dead letter-wnich
is hardly likely, however. 1t VIII De
the opinion Of many that II this Ii the
worst that can be unearthed from ten
years administration of ofice. the de-
mand for resignation on 1t alone is
rather extreme and that there must Dc
some Interior motive.
From ths oharieston Nsws and oourix.
We have no special admiration for DR..
Harvey w. Wiley. He loves the lime
light. He likes to see his name In the
headlines. He IL forever saying freakish
things IN order to attract attention to
himself. It IN entirely possible, however.
that he II doing ussfui work.
From the Brooklyn KanA
The Presidents course In the Pinchot
case revealed him a. o considerate SUI
perior Of restless and headlong subor-
dinates. II may be doubted that he Will
ceai as drastically with DR.. Wiley ~
Mr.. wickersham advises him to do. II
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