Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-08-01
THE SECRETARY OF STATES Lee.
TURES.

The newspaper comment on Mr..
BRYAN S announcement of his rea-
sons for deciding to do Chautau
qua lecturing during the time that
other Washington officials spend
at their summer homes on va
cation, isSyaried and voluminous.
Mr.. Bryan says that his dates
are subject to cancellation at any
time and engagements are not
filled when to do so would be to
neglect public business in his de-
partment. The only question
then is: Should public officials,
and especially the secretary OF
state, be precluded from appearing
before the masses on the Chautau-
qua platforms in the roll of lectu-
rers:?
An examination of the attacks
upon Mr.. Bryan for giving few
lectures indicates that the opposi-
ton is largely political. 1t is re-
cognized that the secretary OF state
can hardly live and entertain rs he
should without considerably oyer
reaching his regular salary. If he
can increase his annual receipts BY
addressing the American people on
timely topics which they are glad
to listen to him discuss. it appears
that is better than serving private
interests on the side. And to call
it undignified to speak to the
masses in this way is either re-
Election on the intelligence of the
masses who hear him, or a denial
OF their right to see. hear and dc
nlalld explanations from their pub
lie servants.
Mr.. Bryan s great personal fol-
lowing has been secured largely by.
his constant mingling with and
speaking to the great middle class.
The opposition to his continuation
of this work in a limited manner
and when not incompatible with
his official duties, is due largely to
those who dislike to see him keep
intact that great following, which
the lecture field enables him to do.
1t appears from the reports Of
the widely advertised republican
"harmony' meeting at Sioux Falls.
that it was largely stalwart affair.
The letters of Senator Crawford
and Governor Ryrne advising the
rank and file of their element Of
the party that the calling of the
meeting was move on the part of
the defeated sta!warts to get con-.
troll OF the party machinery again
evidently had the desired effect.
1T is evident that before the next
state campaign the two elements of
the party should try to get togeth-
er but any move OF that kind, in
order to be successful, can not
show insincerity on its face. The
Sioux Falls meeting looked too
much like scheme to get the lion
and the lamb to lie down together
with the lamb inside.
There IS a resurrection of the
,century-old subject. that OF build
ing tunnel under the English
channel so as to connect by rail
road the two great cities of Lon
don and Paris. 1t appears that
France has been in favor of the
undertaking for Il long time but
England has heretofore regarded
her isolation big defense in the
event Of war with any of the near
by European powers. The under ,
taking would be second ONLY, if,
not equal to that of the Panama
canal as an engineering feat. The
cost would likewise be enormous
but when completed electrically
propelled trains would shoot back
and fourth under the ocean bot
tom between Paris and London in;
three hours time, whereas it now
requires about seven hours to make
the trip