Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-22
Secretary Of State in Jetfer-
son Banquet Talk Lauds
Progressiveness OF the
Present Administration.
TAKES VIEW OF HIS
PARTY CHlEFTAlN
interviewed About Chinese
Loan He Reserves Crltl-
cism of Assistant Secre-
tary; Is With President.

Des Moines, March 21.-Stanopa''
ism is Dead" declared w. >. Bryan
secretary of state, before the aniiua'
hannuet of the jefferson club mere
last night. The statement came cary
in his speech, and the orator speaA'
ing before a crowd which filled the
large coliseum here, dwelt long upon
+ne fact that he believed the hlghest
accomplishment of the present ao-
ministration would be restoration OF
the spirit of the forefathers to the IN
stitutions of the United States.
"You cannot cross the United
ststes" declared Mr.. Bryan, "Wlthout
nassing through state which ls gov
erned by a progressive democrat.
Illinois has lust placed one IN o11lce'
ohio elected a progressive at the lass J,
election as did Nebraska, Kansas anu
Missouri, and you came very near W
Wiling out the list Of states ny elect-
ing one here in Iowa. Just Gay =.
two before came away new onl.eu
I states senator reached washington H.
80 was a progressive democrat from ron
New Hampshire.
Senate 10 Progressive.
"A1l the members of the cabinet are
rroeressiyes and the leader OF the
domocrats in the senate is John w.
Tarn from whom six million pro-
rrasa;va democrats cast their votes
for vice president snort tliie az. ~
More than this, the senate ol tne
limited States has been made prosrse-
s,ve and the new rules OF tnat. pouy
enable the majority OF the party ~
control" -
Secretary Bryan was in humorous
vein during large part OF tne ao-
dress and insisted that he made me
onnointments In the west because ne
had "a do something to prevent people
from believing he would be memDer
- tha cabinet. He exhorted the ofllce
seekers to remember that every plat
form Of the party for the last twenty
years had placed principles before
office holding. but that the fact Which
APPALLED, him was that he was not aple
r. anpoint all of his friends to Office.
viii Use Common Sense.
He also declared that he had no
doubt of his ability to perform the
nuhlic duties of the office to which
the president had called him as he ex-
nected to use the principles OF com
mon sense necessary in every day life
solving the problems of office.
"The same principles which enable
two men to live together as nelghDors
for a term Of years will enable TINS
nation to live on terms of peace with
every other nation
Secretary Bryan also stated that he
had discovered that one Of the duties
he would be able to perform Wnlle
secretary of state was the announce
ment Of the direct election of sena-
tors by the people, "a plank put IN
nv platform twenty-three years ago.
This alone is worth accepting the
office for
Other speakers of the evening were
Claude r. Porter of Centerville, Jerry
q. Sullivan of Des Moines, and ex-
Congressman Martin J. Wade of Iowa
City.
Mr.. Bryan will return to Lincoln
from here for few days rest.
Agrees With President.
w. J. Bryan secretary of state. was
reading the published reports of the
letter of resignation of Assistant Sec
retary of State Huntington Wilson
when found by representative of the
Associated Press and asked to make
a statement concerning the resigna-
ton.
81 cannot, of course, agree with the
assistant secretary said Mr.. Bryan,
.in what he says concerning the six
power agreement. The representatives
of a group of bakers were heard and
the matter was considered by the
president. The principles involved
were such that 1t did not require any
great length Of time for the president
to understand and act upon them.
Had Different View Point.
secretary Huntington Wilson
handed in his resignation when Presi-
dent Wilson took the oath Of office
and expected to sail for Europe last
Tuesday. Having to leave the city for.
q few days I asked him to delay his
departure until I returned. This he
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