Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-30
MREYNOLDS AND WICKERSHAM
{Sioux City Tribune.l

lSioux City Trioune.1
One Of the things that helped to pull
the Taft administration down into dis
credit was the general impression that
started with his going into the White
House and continued until his going
out, that the prosecuting department
of his administration was not square
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
and almost hysterical energy OF Wick
ersham at the last, he never got the
confidence of the public. Whatever he
did or undertook seemed like a grand
stand play. He promised so much
flourished his department before the
country with the beginning OF things
the pretense of what he was going to
do. and did so little to make the law
feared by the violators of law that the
public had no faith in his sincerity
1t is time Of readjustment OF things.
Of the righting Of long tolerated wrongs
in the public service, time when the
aroused public looks to the operators
Of the law machine, at the national
capitol. at the state capitol. at the
court house, wherever 1t is. and wants
conscience, energy and legal action
that means business,
And now with Taft and Wickersham
out and with Wilson and McReynolds
in. the public expects to see reversal
Of the Wickersham attitude toward the
prosecution of criminals And so this
sudden calling of of the white slave
prosecutions at San Francisco is more
| or less Of a sensation.
/ Is there to be another series of dem
onstrations Of personal favoritism in
| which personal influences Will pull
| prosecution down here and there to
delay and to finally shield guilty men
who have personal friends at court?
This is the question raised on At
torney General McReynolds. He had
made good impression up to the Cali
fornia incident. That has a human and
personal side that may soften judg-
ment on the awkwardness of his posi-
| ton.
District Attorney McNab was not
careful Of the attorney generals posi-
, ton or reputation He was doubles.
expecting the appointment Of sue
cessor and felt none too much kindnes.
for the administration, but he presented
a condition which has struck the at
tention Of the whole country and
aroused apprehension.
| 1 HS dllOIIey general 3 dCLlOIl III Lnls
case is not to be compared to one in.
volving great financial situation, such
as the settlement of the tobacco trust
and Standard Oil combination SO a!
to enhance the value Of their stocks
after the court has rendered judgment
against them. 1t is not even such 6
dereliction as Alexander Hamilton wa.
forced to confess Of himself, but the
attorney general can not afford to bt
considered a weakiing on the senti.
mental side any more than Alexander
Hamilton could afford the weakness III
exposed.
1t is DELEGATE thing, this public con-
iscience movement agaist the prowlinl
white slave procurers. It Is a battle
Of men for women There will be nj
surrender in that battle on the part o
the manhood Of this country. Thu
Caminettis have no claim upon thu
. people OF this country. They do not ap
pear before it now In q favorable light
II the president has made mistake II
selecting one Of them for office; that il
enough. A cabinet officer should no
thereby be pulled down. The admin
. istrat;on should not be made to lool
with favor upon white slavery.