The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05

mean the absolute RI II OF pubic ser
vice.
| II has been ordered by another
member Of the cabinet that postmast
ers shall not engage in any other
business than that relating to thei.
Offices as postmasters. The same rule
is applied to other subordinate fedei
al Office holders. Why tn discrm
nation in favor of high sataried Of.
fcer against the low salaried one?
Mr. Bryan says he is selling his
| time, energies, and talents TO private
individuals or organizations because
his official salary is not enough for
him to live upon. He is receiving
$4,000 a year. In the government
| service there are thousands of en-
| ployees who receive less than one
tenth of that sum and who, in these
days of high cost of living, find 1t
difficult to live within their income.
Not one of these thousands, however,
Is permitted to abandon his post OF
and talents to others for the reason
that Mr.. Bryan has given for lis ;r.
ton. II Mr.. Bryans example shah
be followed by public employees gen.
| orally, who can see the extent of in
jury to the public service?
II 1t be said in further defense OF
Mr.. Bryan that the work Of his Of
| flee proceeds Just the same in his
absence, let answer be given to the
question why the same defense can
not be made by each and every ca eft
OF a division or head of a bureau who
can find opportunity to resell por.
ton of the time he has already sold
to the government.
II Is true that the clerks, divis ons
chiefs. and bureau heads accepted
their positions knowing what theil
salar, es were and the time required Of
them; II they did not deem the sal
aries sufficient, they were not re-
quired to enter the government EN-.
ploy; but / fail to see wherein this
obvious truth applies to 81 200 man
with more force than to a $4,000
man. II we are to adopt the policy
of placing the dollar above public
I,tN hn ng
should not be opened to one citizen
and closed to another. II there Is to
be discrimination, 1t should be in ia.
vor of the poorly paid man, but |
can see no reason why distinction
should be made.
At time when most unusual for
eign complications confront us, wsea
the perpleXing quest on is UP, when
our relations with the disturbed Re
public to the South of us are mCgt
grave and fraught with mighty re.
sponsibil ties, when treaties affecting
our relations with various nStlons o.
Europe are pending and awaiting the
action of this nation, when the ques
tion of Panama Canal tolls is press.
ing hard upon us, when the alleged
claims of Colombia are being urged.
when the congress Is dealing with
the tariff containing provisions which
may affect our diplomatic relations
with other countries, indeed, at this
time, above all other times, the state
ment of Mr.. Bryan that he proposed
to desert h $ office for the purpose OF
personal financial gain comes as a
shock to thoughtful people. This ac-
ton is even more ineXcusable when
II is known that the Secretary has
been in office but few months and
from the nature of tn ngs he can not
have become familiar with all of the
responsibilities OF his great position
The Secretary OF State is regarded as
the most important executive officer
OF the government below the Presi
dent. He Is premier of the cabinet
He should be the first example OF
faithful intelligent devotion to duty
l know Of nothing more unfortun
ate to the cause Of public virtue and
singleness of purpose for high deals
than this expressed determination OF
Mr.. Bryan, upheld by the reasons
which he gives When he entered
into the implied contract WITH the
government to serve as Secretary o.
State he knew what the salary of tha
position was. He had for years pro
claimed the doctrine of the simpl,
life of pure democracy. lie knew
that $1,000 per month was the com
pensation he would receive from tn,
government, To a majority Of peopl,
IN public and private life that com
pensation seems most adequate ant
yet now he declares to the countr!
that II is insufficient to meet his ex