The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-10

en- on readily receptive ears. The
members of the presidents official
family seemingly know how 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 so they are sitting
out the names of men before their
judgment Seats.
Here it 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
fit need apply or be applied for.
Some Leaders Are caustic.
Occasionally the Democrats of au-
thority and place who seek Office for
others get a trifle. caustic in their
comments on the administrators at
dtude toward them and their friends.
They say it may be only an accident,
but that most of the men already ap-
pointed to Offices are original Will
son" men. 1t 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
announcement.
The Democrats say that with spring
crowding hard on the heels of sum-
mer, all the big offices should be held
by Democrats, but that as things are
now the Democratic administration Is
doing its work hemmed in and in part
regulated by hold-over Republican Off
Gals. The Democrats do not like 1t,
but their resentment is not likely to
take on an aggressively severe form.
There are dozen places in the at
Democrats would like to give to the
faithful, but as yet there is no ITO
Let sign hanging above the desks of
the men who were appointed under a
previous administration. Before Dem
ocrats can get these assistant attorney
general jobs the Republican lawyers
and the few Democrats who were ap-
pointed by a Republican administra-
ton and therefore are considered
proper subjects for removal, must be
separated from their jobs.
Washington Press Club.
President Woodrow Wilson has ac-
cepted honorary membership, as have
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 it's 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 their
editorial experiences. Washington
newspaper men feel rather proud OF
their press club and they have set
forth some of it's merits as they view
them in the year book which has just
come from the press. This newspaper
mems organization is a financially
ance in the bank and it is looking for
ward to the day when it can build a
home of its own
The writer and compiler of the at
tractive year book probably does not
overstate matters when he says: 1.-THE
Hobby Night discussions in which lit
erary light, scholars, scientific and
celebrated professional men of differ
ent spheres have participated on invi-
tation, have proved to be not only
highly entertaining, but educational
for the country at large. A great east
ern newspaper recently said editorially
that the National Press club, through
the Hobby Night innovation. has
done the people of America and the
world of notable service"
Some Hobby Night Speakers.
Among the men who have participate
ed in the Hobby Night" discussions
at the Press club are President Will
son, who spoke on his hobby to the
newspaper men while he was still
governor of New Jersey; James Bryce
former British ambassador to the Unit
ed States; former Secretary of the
Treasury Franklin MacVeagh; Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood, Joseph G. Can
non, Champ Clark, DR.. Harvey W. Wi
ley, Admiral Peary, the discoverer OF
the north pole; Count Won Bernstorff
the German ambassador to the United
States; John Phillip Sousa, and many
others Of national and world fame.
In the course of the year the Press
clubs quarters are visited by news
paper men of prominence from all
over the world. Its nonresident list
includes the names best known to
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