Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20


ment evident among the Democratic
officials who think they ought to have I
netting coming to them in the way |
of patronage with no sharp CUES |
tons asked" They trudge the va |
rious ways to the cabinet members
Offices day after day with the names
on their tongues tips of favorite Dem
ocrats seeking preferment The names
in only a few cases thus far have fall
en- on readily receptive ears. The
members OF the presidents Official
family seemingly know hew useless
it is for them to go to the White
House as the sponsors for men whose
ability and character records cannot
stand scrutiny. and 50 they are sitting
out the names of men before their
Judgment seats.
Here 1t is nearly into the fourth
month of the present administration
and barely a bakers dozen of the
great offices have been filled through
appointment by the president Of the
United States. The leaders in con-
gress have given over all through, APP
parently. that Mr.. Wilson is holding
up nominations until he finds
out how the senators intend to
vote on the tariff and the currency.
They say that they have come to the
conclusion that the White House is
square in what it says about fitness
for preferment, and that none but the
nc need apply or be applied for
Some Leaders Are CaustIc.
Occasionally the Democrats of au-
thority and place who seek ONCE for
| others get q trihe caustic in their
comments on the Administrations at
| itude toward them and their friends.
They say it may be only an accident,
but that most OF the men already APP
pointed to offices are Original VIII
son" men, It remains, however, for
the critics of the presidents course to
point out more than one or possibly
| two original Wilson men who have
been given preferment and who have
not been able to qualify under the
ability clause of Mr. Wilson's private
pronouncement.
/ The Democrats say that with spring
crowding hard on the heels Of sum
mer, all the big offices shorld be held
by Democrats, but that as things are
now the Democratic administration is
doing its work hemmed in and in part
| regulated by hoId-over Republican Off
Gals. The Democrats do not like it.,
but their resentment is not likely to
take on an aggressively severe form.
Washington Press Club.
President Woodrow Wilson has &C
cepted honorary membership, as have
most of the presidents before him. in
several Washington clubs. The only
club in this city to which the president
belongs and in which he pays dues like
any other member is the National
Press club. He is eligible as an au-
thor to membership in this organiza-
ton, which has just celebrated its fifth
anniversary and has published its
sixth year book
There are no honorary members OF
the National Press club. Secretary
of State william Jennings Bryan, Sec
rotary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
and Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane are dues-paying members
of the club, and they have secured
membership in it because of theil
editorial experiences. Washington
newspaper men feel rather proud Of
their press club and they have sci
forth some of its merits as they view
: them in the year book which has just
come from the press. This newspaper
mems organization is a financially
successful institution. 1t has bal
ance in the bank and it is looking for
ward to the day when it can build {
home of it's own.
The writer and compiler of the at
tractive year book probably does no
Hobby Night discussions in which lit
erary light, scholars. scientific ant
: celebrated professional men of differ
ent spheres have participated on invi
tation, have proved to be not onl.
highly entertaining. but educationa
9 for the country at large. A great east
. ern newspaper recently said editoriall
q that the National Press club, through
: the Hobby Night innovation. ha
!. done the people of America and tn
= world of notable service"
. Some Hobby Night Speakers.
: Among the men who have participat
. ed in the Hobby Night" discussion
at the Press club are President Wi
: son. who spoke on his hobby to tn
newspaper men while he was sti
governor OF New Jersey; James Bryce
former British ambassador to the Uni
. ed States: former Secretary of tn
Treasury Franklin MacVeagh: Ma
> Gen. Leonard Wood, Joseph G. Car
: non, Champ Clark, DR. Harvey w. w
: ley, Admiral Peary. the discoverer c
- the north pole; Count Won Bernstorf
a the German ambassador to the Unite
States: John Phillip Sousa, and man
: others of national and world fame.
= There are no CLOSED sessions"
the National Press club. Men VIII
are invited to express their view o
Hobby Night" or any other night, ar
told in advance that they must sa
a. nothing which they are not wtllin
n shall be published. Thus warned
ut advance no speaker ever yet has mad
IS a break" and he has been able
re give to the newspapers of the countr
or his views upon major subjects of nj
It. tional interest.
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