Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-03-21
new PRESIDENTS
CAUSE GREATLY
PlEASES FRIENDS
Stories Told About Trouble Are
Not True.
WILSON AND BRYAN
WORK IN HARMONY

New President and ssersssry Of State
Have Taken Firm Hold OF the
Reign Of Government and There ia
No Frlction--son,e Time Before
This State 10 Reached "a Matter 81
Patronage.
WASHINGTON. D, 6, Mach is
The manner il which President VIII
son has gone about the duties st iha
presidency and the way ii Nhleh rs
is starting his administrator seem
to have met with very general bpproq
a. l,ecaase OF the lack Of eNperiehea
which the new president has had In
national matters there hs beam mor
Or less Of doubt Ia the minGs of MANY
persons as 20 whether he wotld be
able 70 make good IN The WHITE
House Many of his best friends. gwen
have Ind more or leaa misglylnes az
70 what he would do un0u asnnming
the presidency Those who have nat
been bis Ericnda have got hesitatet -
predict al kinds Of dire results from
bis election Enemies og Mr.. Bryan
have undertaken 10 make Il appear
that the appointments Of Mr. Bryan as
secretary OF state would prove 10 Be i
grcn, mistake aud that his selection
IL bad one from tile ntandpJlnt of
the new president and from the stand
point 81 the democratic party sitoriaa
have been repeated oF friction between
TIE president and hts secretary IL
state aAd Il haa heaa iatlmasad nAalsss
or openly that the head OF the state
department may take advantage Of hts
position to further his own personal
ambitions rather than to assist III
milking the present administration
success.
Few persons believe such stories ~
those which have been circulated and
for the first two weeks OF the admin
istration everything has rune 10
smoothly and the different elements
have worked 50 harmoniously togetll-
er as 70 astonlsh even the closest
friends Of the new president. Appar.
entity no step Ii taken By tho admins.
tfation until after careful conaidera.
ton and 80 far there has been no
hitch OF any kind aud no cause what
ever for criticism BY friend or enemy.
II may be some time before West
Virginia Is reached ID the natter OF
the distribution Of patronage aud I'M
I'll II Is reached no one can foretell
Just what viii occur. 1t Is possible
chat on account OF the prosidents
plan 10 have appointments made b.
the heads Of the different departments
candidates for different Offices win
have to bring different Influences to
bear IN order TO land An applicant
for o position under the state departs
ment might require certain influence
and support 70 assure the secretary Of
state that he was a proper person for
appointment whea the same Influence
would not bring about the same re-
suits at all II the applicant desired
appointment under some other de-
partment under the government.
Whether the new president and his
cabinet can handle the patronage
question in such way as to retain
the popularity and the confidence nf
the people which they pow have ii
question Already there have been
disappointed candidates but even at
that those who have failed to obtain
tho positions which they desired are
not In a position 20 criticise the adj
fuinistration and even they concede
that II IL starting out fayorably II
the President and his cabinet can sufe
~ weather the storm which will ful-
low the appointment Of patronage and
can get through without making too
many enemies the position OF the new
administration will be firmly fixed IL
the minds OF the american people and
Ii viii prove popular from the start.
The patronage question is the only
one OF danger which the administfa-
ton must face and II is going slow
upon this question with view OF fol
lowing Dayy croekett,s rule 10 BE
sure you are right. then go ahead
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