The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-10
Half Of 100000 Office Seekers
Protest Against Move of
President.
BRYAN HOLDS THE POWER
Alliance Of Premier and McAdoo in
1919 is Forscastei BY
the Politicians.

Washington. March 9.-The NAL
contents who are seeking office nn-
der Wilson declare that in his own
revolutionary act of turning over
the offices TO his Cabinet he has
avoided the opportunity of reward
ing them and shifting the response
bility of turning them down.
Half of the half-milion men who
are seeking some sort OF recognition
under the Wilson administration
are basing their hopes upon the real
| or imaginary record of personal
service done 10 President Wilson
preceding has nomination and dur
ing the campaign
It is safe to say that one-half, II
not two-thifds of this ambitious
army are astonished. indignant and
protesting against change which
practically SWEEPS the record of per-
sonaI service and personal aequaint-
lance out Of consideration 1t leaves
the hopeful aspirant to pass his
claims under the cold review OF a
lnew Cabinet officer. whom. perhaps.
he docs not know, instead of being
permitted to plead his merits, his
service, his character and his cam
I 4at1 ,ttF tfx,, ESfg hla
ident whom he had personally
known or personally served,
The explanation Issued from the
white House does not satisfy the
maleontents They say that II the
sitting process by the cabinet OFF,
Ger eliminates all bat one or two
applicants, that the cabinet officer
might as well appoint at once
Call Wilson Act Wise.
| Bui there Ii another side and II
IS nothing less than truthfnl to say
that the majority Of the disinterest-
ed citizens with whom have dis
cussed this all-absorbing question,
believe that Mr.. Wilson has done a
very wise and very proper thing
which il is astonishing no Other
president ever thought to do before.
| The friends Of the president arc
particularly enthusiastic in deelar-
| ing that he has eliminated the pres
idency from the spoils system and
voluntarily and unselfshly relin-
lquished his personal claim upon tho
future support Of the offfceholders Of
his administration, in order to fit
| himself without handicap for the
mighty battle of economic and polit.
ieal progress to which he has con
secrated himself
| There are those who take this
order to mean that the President Is
indifferent TO prediction, and that
is an evidence that he has agreed
with Bryan's plea for single term
and is turning over the patronage
70 Bryan in advance Of 1916
| Here Is some of the reasoning
which these old sleuths OF this
| political game give out:
| Wilson and Bryan must surely
fall out before the administration
term Is half over Two strong men
tof strong connections and dominant
personalities. accustomed to dictate
cannot get along together for four
years of power Mr.. Bryan will
never relinquish his desire to b.
president.
just as Roosevelt's cabinet spill,
into final factions between Taft and
Cortelyou and Knox, 50 Wilson.
rabinet toward the end will divide
Bryant year or years in the Prime
Minister'S place will have given him
power through patronage.
Josephus Daniels is loyal to VIII
son, but Josephus Daniels for fif-
teen years has been the devoted fol-
lower and personal friend of Bryan.