The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17

Pinchot would not be opposing him so
bitterly. AS one Of Golfers men told
veteran correspondent. Il haven't
got the legal evidence that Ballinger
is a crook. but I just feel that he is
What the men higher up really
wanted was Tafts scalp. No tip has
gone out in the California case. So
it is becoming a closed incident and
the newspapers are devoting their at
tention to the Mulhall letters
Is Wilson using the big stick?
Indeed he is And, clever politician
that he is. he is getting away with
it. The best observers here declare
that he is as big a spokesman as any
one, but that he wants to use spoils
for his own organization and to secure
his own ends.
His bawling out of the insidious
lobby" was an adroit play that landed
him at least two senatorial votes for
the tariff that otherwise would have
gone astray.
He has had the senate pretty we'll
buffaloed, but both senate and house
now show signs of revolt on the cur
-rency program. So some patronage is
being held back. At that l think that
the chances are that, he may be de-
feated on currency. He is biting off too
much for one session
Senator'S and representatives who, in
fear and trembling that he would de-
nounce them as reactionary, were run
ming to the White House a few weeks
ago to tell how good they Awere. are
now getting off the reservation again.
Iyf,o tho 4l.,er Of
the whip cracking. Further. the VIII
son attitude toward senators and con-
gressmen has in it just bit OF con-
tempt.
The attitude of Underwood. Clark ct
al toward the president is one of armed
neutrality. They realize that the pres
ervation of harmony is essential if the
party is to continue in power.
The president also is constantly
preaching harmony to them.
SO there is an appearance of har-
mony on the surface. but / think
majority of senators and congressman
on the hill are hoping sincerely that
Wilson chokes.
I hear more predictions of democratic
defeat next year from democrats than
/ do from republicans.
No one knows better than Wilson
that he has not the loyal support of
the party leaders in congress.
He relies on soaring, hammering or
trading them into line, and if that
fails, his dependence is the secret gov
ernment" of which l wrote above. The
euphonious way of saying this is that
he relies on the people" 1t is the
secret government that makes public
opinion, and isn't public opinion the
opinion of the people?
Don't mistake me. / do not mean
that there is a real. organized secret
government, or association. or club that
runs things. There is no absolute bond
in the group. But the members think
alike on lots of things. and work in
dividually to the same ends.
] wish ] could run the group to it's
lair and tell just how it operates But
it is too indefinite thing to isolate.
You ask If Bryan is running Wilson
or Wilson is running Bryan. EN-
phatically Wilson is~ running Bryan.
That is, Bryan comes to the White
House with his hat in his hand. He
defers and he kowtows and plays his
own game all the time. He is getting
just as much patronage as he can
grab off and Wilson gives him a lot.
Caminetti was one.
If the row comes Wilson is deter
mined that it must come through
Bryan's acts. He wants to be in the
position to declare that he did every
thing possible for Bryan
So. when it is necessary for Bryan
to be called down, Tumulty does it.
For example, early in the administra-
tion Bryan got crosswise with the COR
respondents. He was too busy with
regularly. as previous secretaries had