The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-28
HALF MILLION READY
TO help WILSON
WASHINGTON, d. c. svecial.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special.
"A oeluge Oh demands for Oppor-
tunity 40 serve the Government-
with proper emoluments - Ia
sweeping over the advance guard
of Democratic congressman In
Washington. Thousands OF letters
asking for Government employ
nent have been received, ana the
Senate and House pOstofices are
working overtime handling the
mail.
speaker Champ Clark Is keep
Ing four StenOgpraphers busy die
tating replies TO applications for
positions under the Incoming ad-
mtnistration. The Speakers clerks
say that during tile brief time
since his return TO Washington ne
has answered several thousand
such letters,
While the Speaker has received
a greater number of applications
than any one else, there has been
no lack OF letters to other menu
bers of Congress who have
reached Washington.
PATRIOTS AT WILSON'S SER
VICE.
Nearly half a million ''Iife-Ione
Democrats" throughout the
United States are not going to- see
Woodrow Wilson fail In his ad-
mtnistration of the affairs OF the
United States If they can help it.
They are willing to sacrifice
themselves upon the altar of pa
tr1otism, even IL they are COM
PEELED TO accept Jobs at salaries
ranging from 500 10 $4,000. I'm
order to help him out of the tight
hole he Is in.
There are several hundred
thousand Democrats distributed
throughout the various States.
who, like Barkis. are "wiIIin',''
although they are not going after
JOBS with spurs In their boots.
But there are more than 200. 900
VINO intend to serve the country
or die i'm the attempt, and the re-
suit is that some OF the leaders of
Congress are bordering on pros
tration.
After sixteen years of political
fasting the Democratic party has
developed an appetite that would
make healthy farm hand, after
hard days work. seem like a
dyspeptic OF the John ID. Rookie
feller brand. In thousands of
quiet homes, I'm every State I'm
the Union, the ''life-iong" Demo-
crat Is taking his pen I'm hand TO
write TO his representative I'm
Congress, volunteering his service
10 Uncle Samuel.
Today w. X. Smith, repreSen-
tative from EI Paso and other
towns embraced i'm the western
part OF Texas. received a burning
letter from one of his constituents.
saying:
Dear Representatives think
that IL Is n good time for Demo-
Gratis to be loyal TO their party.
even though IL involves some per-
sonal sacrifice. I have n good bus
tness, and am in good circum-
stances, but I am willing TO GO the
limit TO serve the party. II YOU
want. 1 will be willing to accent
position as Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury. or something like
that: Waiting 10 hear krom You.
NEARLY f.1OO APPLICANTS
TOR 81 PLACES.
.Represctative Smith will have
AZ I'm his power TO recommend the
appointment OF thirty-scven post
masters I'm his district. For the
thirty-seven positions lie has on
file exactly 1904 applications,
This means that there will be
1857 disappointed citizens who
will not be boasting that they are
lifelong Democrats shortly after
March 4th.
Texas was one OF the original
and most steadrast Wilson States
I'm the primaries, and that Is why.
probably, there are so many pat
riots i'm that State. Representa-
tive Henry, who represents Waco
and other cities I'm central Texas.
VIII have the power of recon-
mending the appointment of eigh-
teen postmasters, and he has re-
ceived 1,IOO letters of appIica-
ton.
Morris Sheppard, the newly
elected Senator from Texas, has
been compelled to put one secre-
tary, an assistant and four stem
ographerS 10 work answering the
apple ationS for jobs that have
come from his constituents who
arc willing to serve the country
and break a leg trying TO do IL.