Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-06-12

There ID restiveness II not resent.
ment evident among the Democratic
ohicials who think they ought to have
something coming to them In the way
OF patronage with no sharp Ques-
tions asked" They trudge the Va
rious ways to the cabinet members
omces day after day with the names
on their tongues tips OF favorite Dem.
ocrats seeking preferment The names
In only q few cases thus far have fall.
en- on readily receptive ears. The
members Of the presidents omciai
family seemingly know how useless
It ID for them to 20 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 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. ap-
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 10
square" In what it says aLJut fitness
Tor preferment. and that none but the
Mt need apply or be applied for.
Some Leaders Are Caustic.
Occasionally the Democrats. OF au-
thority and place who seek ofice for
others get a trifle caustic in their
comments on the administrations at.
utude toward them and their friends.
They say 1t may be only an accident,
out that most OF the men already ap-
pointed to Offices are Original VIII
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
pTOnOuncement.
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 IL
doing Its work hemmed In and In part
regulated by hold-over Republican ofii.
cials. 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-
tion. which has just celebrated its NTH
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 X. 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 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. II has bal
ance in the bank and 1t Is looking for.
ward to the day when II can build a
home of Its own.
The writer and compiler II the at
tractive year book probably does not
overstate matters when he says: "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 participat
cd in the Hobby Night" discussions
at the Press club are President vii
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
I, III T.