Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-28
AS TO FEDERAL PATRONAGE.


al pie, and seeing that some of the most
eminent men Of this state have advised
the president to prefer original VIII
son men" in making his appointments,
when qualified as other applicants
have aroused me to write this article and
request that you publish il, not that |
seek newspaper notOTicty. but it does
seem to HE those who have at all times
and under all circumstances stood by and
fought for the democratic party and its
principals should have some voice in
the distribution Of public patronage
whether they were original Wilson men
or not. | see that these eminent men. and
they are eminent, some of the greatest
men i'm this state, have suggested, if not
advised. President Wilson TO appoint to
Office only original Wilson men" when
they can be obtained. should he be sat
iSfcd that thcy are equally qualified;
that progrpsSiycS and not rccationarics
should have the preference the meaning
Of which two terms | confess | have new
cr seen any satisfactory definition, but
we would presume that a rcactionarv
is not in harmony with the political
IDEAS Of the president. | Sc about all. if
not all. of those who signed that advice
TO the president are prohibitiOnist and
possibly some are in favor Of woman stuff
rage. | am opposed to both principals.
Must | believe III these To be Il democrat
and in harmony with the Wilson admin
istration? If SO, then ] am not 4 demo
crat. These are not in our democratic
platform. and never were and hope new
"r will be. | have stood on and defended
every democratic platform, national and
state, from the time | cast my first
vote in 1876. | have never affiliated with
independent. socialist or any other party
from that time to this date, and yet the
president is advised 10 make men Of my
class second choice iii making his ap-
pointmentS to office, possibly because I
was Il Harmon man before the Balti
more convention. / had my reasons.
like many of the best men and democrats
of our country. to he for Harmon. But
when the Democratic party spoke at
Baltimore and nominated Wilson | Weld
Cd my private preference 70 the voice Of
my party. Ny private opinion was that
Harmon, by reason Of his well known
ability and experience was better quail
iflcd to have enacted into law and i'll
force the principals Of our party than
either Of the other three candidates. but
Ihn D,ltr-,, .--
Wilson and thus informed me. as n dem
Ocrat that | was i'm error as To The man.
but not in the fundamental principals
Of the party. for. aS 10 these. | did not
slider well four important facts: is the ap
there was any difference between two
men. Now, Mr.. Editor, ! 10 not propose
to advise but ! feel that | have thr right
20 suggest what ! think ii Just to demo
traits who seem To Ne placed for second
consideration for office because thcv were
aot original Wilson men, In making
appointments to Office the president aud
his appointecs should consider and con
slider well four important facts: is the an
plicant qualified; has he worked jim hal-
mony with the party in national. state
county and city clcctionS; is he now 4
democrat, and from his past record can
he be relied upon tO bc 4 democrat.
might add Il fifth, that his character.
standing and influence should bc such
with his party that he can lead the
people to the party and not drive them
from it. Then he should have n clean
NpCOrI as a man a4f1 A,Ifti.,lI, nh,
pcachahlc. If an independent i'm any
state, county or city election he should
be looked upon with suspicion. | contend
that no man can affiliate with rcpubli-
cans socialist or amy party ana ~ 4
'ruc democrat NY such 4 party win take
any man into III, regardless w hlS nat
ional or state politics. and would nomin-
ate and run for office Il republican 0r
socialist and all those mixed un i'm such
i combine. intending men who claim t0
be democrats, will support such men.
Knowing At the same time that they will
use al their personal and official power
md influence to control the votes in the
national and state elections, ana thus ~
Me means Of defeating the democratic
party. Now, suppose such 4 man, u man
who has been mixed up Ill Such i ON
binc. declared himself for Wilson. was 4
Wilson man and still a Wilson man. and
even proclaimed a. an "original Wilson
man" should he appointed to some office
The political record Of such a man is
well known AT over the country under
his jurisdiction and while that man NAV