The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-23
SENATE SITS ON BRISTOW
HE HOPS ON BRYAN AND HAS HIS
OWN RECORD CRITICISED.
Bristow Resolution of Inquiry is
Beat, Making the Author Very Sore
Some Interesting Accusations.

Some Interesting Accusations.
Secretary Bryan's policy of lectur-
ing in his vacation time involved the
Senate in bitter controversy Fri
day. It began when Senator Bris-
tow, ignoring the defeat of his reso-
luton directed at Mr.. Bryan's action,
insisted upon being heard in severe
criticism of the Cabinet officer.
Before the debate ended, charges
and countercharges between Sena-
tors on the two sides of the chamber
had brought the Senate to a high
pitch Of excitement. Senator Ashurst
| produced an old letter of Senator
Bristow's, which he declared indicat-
ed that Mr.. Bristow in 1906 had
been perfectly willing to take Fed
eral position and devote only part of
his time to it.
Senator Bristow retorted with the
charge that Senator Ashurst had
spent over 500 of public funds send
ing private kilograms that should
have been paid for from his own
pocket, charge denied by Senator
Ashurst, but which Senator Bristow
agreed to prove by producing orig
inal telegrams that had been paid
for out of Senate funds.
From these personal accusations.
the debate went into the general
field Of public lecturing and writing,
and Democratic Senator'S called at
tention to the Chautauqua platform
work Of Senator Bristow and many
others, and to the newspaper writing
that Senator Bristow had done during
the last Baltimore Convention. The
Kansas Senator emphatically declar-
ed that he had never neglected the
duties Of his Office.
II am not on trial here" he said.
II simply want to show that people
who live in glass houses should not
throw stones," said Senator James.
Senator's Bristow, Townsend, Fall
and others attacked In strong Ian
guage the action Of Secretary Bryan
In delivering paid lectures during a
time when they claimed public ques-
tions required his close attention to
the affairs Of the State department.
The 8ristow resolution introduced
on Tuesday, calling upon the Presi-
dent to state what salary would Sc
cure all Of Secretary Bryan's time
was tabled by vote Of Al to 90, as
soon as 1t came up Friday, all the
Democrats and Senator Borah and
Senator Poindexter opposing it.
A prepared attack upon Secretary
Bryan's action by Senator Town
send, and an extensive defence by
Senator Lewis, illumined the oratory
Of the day. Senator Townsend in
sisted the example Of the Secretary
In selling his time for private gain,
when it had already been sold to the
Government, was unwholesome for
the entire country.
Senator Lewis asked when the
Senator from Kansas and the Senator
from Michigan had become so "subt-
ly inoculated with a comprehension
of the dangers" of a public official
spending his vacation addressing the
people on questions Of vital interest
to them. He said it could not have
been when Republican President
was campaigning at the expense of
the taxpayers.
Where was the voice of protest
when post Office official turned him
self into great political machine to
elect another public official to the
Presidency?" he inquired. where
was the voice when Major Ray aban-
doned his post in the army to engage
in political work in Chicago for a
Presidential candidate? Why were
the voices of the Senator'S silent
then? Was it because those men
were not Democrats? Where was the
voice when officials Of previous ad-
ministrations we're specializing on
the stock market and on tariff bills?'
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