The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-18

SPECULATION AS TO.
CABINET PLACES
GOES ON
rN'VATE sECRETARYsHIP ALSO A
PROBLEM OF THE FIRST
WATER.
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
IS THE FIRST PICK
Portfolio Secretary OF State His If He
would Accept, Which Appears In
pr0hable-others Who Led in The
Wilson Fight Mentioned.
tBy Walter Cain.)

Wy waiter Cain.)
Washington, Nov. 1S.-The Intense
iy speculative era in national politics
has arrived
A great many charming positions
ornamental likewise and influential
and lucrative-are to be distributed.
Those first to be filled are the cab
met places and the secretaryship to
the President.
This last, though 1t pays only half
the salary that is allowed a member
Of the cabinet. is one of much i'm
portance. Dan Lamont, Cortelyou.
Loeb and Hilles came to fame and
fortune by virtue of holding 1t.
There are four probabilities in the
fmehght. One Of these is Cover.
nor Wilson's present secretary. Mr..
Tumulty, whose name is rather NAL.
portentous, but who is highly accom-
phshed. The other is the President.
elects political secretary, Walter
Measdale, who knows the routine and
personnel Of politics thoroughly; an.
other is Frank B. Lord, a newspaper
man, who served in the campaign as
active, and very active, head of the
publicity bureau; and last. but far
from least, Is Thomas J. Pence of
North Carolina, a newspaper CORE
spondent, and one who knows national
LEGISLATION as an expert and has the
affect'onate personal esteem Of every
public man in Washington City.
Pence will he awarded the place un-
less some other one Is more pleasing
TO him, in which event. he will he
given what he wants and Mr.. Lord
viii he rendered the secretarvship.
Either viii make abundantly good
wherever placed.
5rVsn For Cabinet.
Orlv one name has been mentioned
In connection with the leading nosi-
tior IN the cabinet. II. Mr. Rrvan
win aocent the spcretarvehin OF state.
Mr. Wilson will he more than hannv
10 have him. He is widely trained
and trows like hook the politics Of
the varIous nations Of the world. He
world he an ideal secretary. He Is
a orronk Mama aduooota or,ou,,,A ~ n
nations and the distinguished nos'tion
worid enable him to most forcefully
lndoctr'rote the world with his views.
He would a'ao mt an end an em-
phatic and decisive end. to what IS
known "a dollar dlnlomacv. This has
been fastened under the shadow of
the Monroe doctrine into an interna-
tional scandal and a source OF con
scienceless loot by our American
buccaneers Of industry. Under It the
poor devils of Central and South
America have for a generation been
robbed Of all they have been able to
produce: revolutions have been
brought forth and encouraged to pro
tect American invaders In their finan-
sial schemes for self-enrichment; the
American flag has been degraded to
their villianous service and the shame
Of It all has been a splotch upon our
Governments record.
do not believe Mr.. Bryan will ac-
cept the place unless the fact can be
borne in upon him that he can better
than any other render the government
services that are needed. Mr.. Bryan
could add nothing to his great pres
tige by holding any office and his
tenure OF the place might make it
easily possible for the politicians of
the party to embroil him with the
President by charges of disloyalty or
attpmptlne to use the place to out
shine the President.
Mr. Brvan is a sincere well-wiBher
NJ Mr.. Wilson and un1uestionahlY be-
Heves that he can best serve thef ia<,
ter and the people by holding afopf
from office. M
Active Factor In Election.
One Of the active factors In the nom.
nation and election OF Mr.. Wilson HRs
Josephns psniels. owner and editas e
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