The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-23
has TO SPEAK BECAUSE SALARY
IS LESS THAN EXPENSES
REPUBLICANS EXPLODE
Senator Bristow Introduces Resolu-
ton to Determine Proper Remune-
ration to Secretary of State
Bryan Replies to Criticism, Which
He Says He Welcomes.

William Jennings Bryan, Secretary
Of State, declared at Hendersonville
Saturday that his salary as member
of President Wilson's Cabinet was not
sufficient to meet his expenses. He
gave this as an explanation Of why he
expected to continue his work as a
lecturer.
GAS this is my first Chautauqua
lecture since becoming a member Of
the Cabinet" said Secretary Bryan,
cit may not be out Of place to say
that I find it necessary to lecture in
order to supplement the salary which
I receive from the Government. AS /
have lectured for eighteen years, this
method Of adding to my income Is the
most natural one to which to turn and
regard it as extremely legitimate.
"I did not think it improper to 60
from the ChautauQua platform into a
Presidential race, and II had been
elected I would have thought it no
stepping down to return to the lecture
platform. These meetings enable me
to keep in touch with the people"
Washington Tuesday was interest
ed chiefly in developments following
Secretary Bryan's statement that he
had to spend his vacation on the lee
ture platform, because he could not
live on the secretary Of states salary
Of $4,000 a year. The lobby inves-
tigation, the tariff and the Mexican
situation were forgotten temporarily,
at least, while everybody talked
about the resolution introduced by
Senator Bristow calling on the presi-
dent to "advise the Senate what
would be a proper salary to enable
the present secretary Of state to live
with comfort and enable him to give
his time to the discharge Of his pub
lie duties"
When the Bristow resolution was
read amid Republican laughter, DEM
ocratic Leader Kern and other sena-
tors Immediately objected to its con-
sideration and after a few brief ex-
changes It went over. It was fully
discussed, however, in the lobbies
and cloak rooms at both ends Of the
capitol. Later Secretary Bryan is
sued this statement:
:."I am glad to have the criticism
brought to my attention. I believe
in criticism of public officials. Crit
icism is helpful. If a man makes a
mistake, criticism enables him to cor
rect it; if he is unjustly criticised the
criticism helps him. I have had my
share of criticism since have been
in public life, but it has not prevent
ed my doing what thought proper
to do.
''In devoting a part of my vacation
to lecturing I am doing what be-
lieve to be proper and I have no fear
whatever that any unbiased person
will criticise me when he knows the
facts.
"For seventeen years the sources
of my income have been writing and
lecturing, but each year have made
more public speeches, without COM
pensation and where have paid my
own travelling expenses, than I have
| where compensation was received.
Ny earning capacity has been large
and have made not only an income
sufficient for my immediate needs,
but have saved, on an average, some
thing more than $4,000 a year.
"In accepting the office which l
now hold, I gave up the opportunity
to add to my accumulations, for l
do not expect to increase, during my
term, the amount have laid aside
that Is, am willing to foTego what
advantage I might derive from the
acquiring of $4,000 more for the
privilege Of serving the country in
this office during the coming four
years. l will do more If necessary,
but I do not believe that fair minded
people will ask 1t Of me.
Therefore, until see some rea-
son for changing my purpose, I ex-
pect to lecture enough to bring my In
come I'D to my expenses, these lee
lures to be delivered during the time
| that other officials give to their vaca-
tions. In addition to supplementing
nv salary, 1 hope that my lectures
do good-people who attend them
would not do so If they did not think
they received their moneys worth
but I would be glad to spend my va
cations resting instead Of lecturing II
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