The San Francisco call., 1913-07-16
WASHINGTON IS
AROUSE D OVER
BRYAN's 81 IN PAY
Secretary's Statement He
Lectures to Earn Living
Prompts Resolution to
Learn His Needs
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called to some criticisms that had been
published in regard to his lecturing,
he replied as follows
II am glad to have the criticism
brought to my attention. 1 believe in
criticism of public officials. Criticism
is helpful. If a man makes a mistake,
criticism enables him to correct 1t; if
he is unjustly criticised the criticism
helps him.
In devoting a part of my vacation
to lecturing. 1 am doing what I be-
lieve to be proper, and I have no fear
whatever that any unbiased person will
critieise me when he knows the facts.
"For II years the sources of my in
come have been writing and lecturing.
Ny earning capacity has been large
and / have made not only an income
sufficient for my immediate needs, but
have saved. on an average, something
more than $4,000 year. In accepting
the office which 1 now hold, I gave up
the opportunity to add to my ac-
cumulations, for I do not expect to
increase during my term the amount
have laid aside-that is, l am willing
to forego whatever advantage J might
derive from the acquiring of $4,000
more for the privilege of serving the
country in this office during the COM
ing four years.
WHAT SECRETARIES WE'RE PAID
Therefore. until / see some reason
for changing my purpose, | expect to
laa tn NY income
to my expenses, these lectures to be
delivered during the time that other
officials give to their vacations"
Senator Bristow's resolution set out
that from 1889 to 1893 Thomas Jeffer
son and Edmund Randolph held the
Office OF secretary of state at salaries
of $4,000 a year; from 1879 to 1919,
John Marshall. James Madison. James
Monroe and John Quincy Adams served
at $4,000, from 1919 to 1858, Henry
Clay; Martin Van Buren,. Daniel Web
sfer, John C. Calhoun and James Buch-
anan served at $4,000: from 1858 to
1911. William II. Seward, James G.
Blaine Thomas F. Bayard, Walter q.
Gresham. Richard Olney, John oSher-
man. John Hay and Elillu Root served
for $4,000. and added:
During this long period of time.
no one of these eminent statesmen was
compelled to neglect the duties OF the
Office because of the meagerness OF
salary.
Whereas. the great commoner' now
holding that high office. Honorable
William ]. Bryan, has stated in the
public press that the salary of 81 900
per month is not sufficient to enable
him to live with comfort and that be-
cause of the. meagerness of the salary
-of $4,000 per annum he is compelled
to neglect the duties Of his Office and
go upon the lecture platform in order
10 earn living.
BRYAN's RENT Is $4,000
Resolved. that the president be re-
quested, If not incompatible with the
public interests. to advise the senate
what would be proper salary to en-
able the present secretary of state to
live with comfort and to enable him to
give his time to the discharge of his
public duties, for which he Is now
being paid the sum of $1,000 per
month.
Senator Shafroth of Colorado de-
clared Secretary Bryan had assured
him he did not desire an increase of
sa larry.
Secretary Bryan,s home in Washing
ton is the old mansion OF General John
A. Logan. for which he pays $4,000 a
year. He has the use of certain horses
and equipages which belong to the
state department, but he often prefers
to drive his own automo...A.