Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-18
Shock to Moral Sense of Nation
to See Official Desert Post
for Pecuniary Riches Says
Senator Townsend.
OWES HIGHER DUTY
TO PUBLIC SERVICE
THAN PRIVATE GAIN
Senate Tables BristOw Resolu-
tiOn After Heated Debate in
Which Short and Ugly
Word Is Narrowly Averted.
LBs Lsased wIrr b Ercnlnr nsrala. !.

tBg Leased Wire 20 Evening herald.
Washington, July iS--Thc senate
Democrats today succeeded In tabling
senator BristOw's resolution aimed al
Secretary Bryan's proposed six weeks
lecture tour The resolution would
have called on President Wilson 20
advise the senate what salary would
be sufficient to keep Mr.. Bryan con-
iinuously az his post and was prompt
ed by the secretars's public announce
mcnt that he was obliged to augment
his pay Of $4,000 a year by lectures
to meet his livlNgs expenses.
Senators Poindoxtcr and Rorah
voted with the Democrats 10 table tho
resolution. The vote was a 10 20.
The debate developed a sharp ex-
change between Brlstow and Senator
Ashurst when the latter read letter
intended Co show that Bristow years
ago had expressed wish to be an
isihmlan canal commissioner. with
the suggestion that he need not spend
much time ION the job" "slnce !
have been member of the senate" ="
shouted senator Bristow, shak-
ing his list at senutor Ashurst.
- have not spent st0O Of the funds
of the United States Ia carry tele-
grams 10 my constituents. az has the
scna or from Arizona. many 90 which
shoGid have been paid for himself"
Senator Ashurst denied the charge
absolutely and "dnred- BristoS TO
produce proofs The whole allegation
he replied. was "wholly baselcss and
without foundation"
Rristow reiterated "that the sena-
tor has sent az public expense tele-
grams pertaining to private busi-
ness"
The letter which procipltated the
row was one Bristow had written TO
Senator Chester /. Long, May %,
1906.
- think 7 would like To have one
of those advisory places on the canal
commission" Il said. "tAcy pay $500
and require visit To- the isthmus
once In three months. I could hold
Il and live In Kansas. being there at
least half of my time and when the
hight got hot, 7 could resign"
Townsend Takes Hand.
aside from the technical aud leg
nj question of the right Of public
servant 20 sell his services twice. the
public announcement by Mr. Bryan
that man of his well advertised
democratic tastes cannot live on an
income OF ti2.0O0 " year presents a.
moral question tor the consideration
OF the American people" declared
senator Townsend IN "a speech In the
senate today.
THE question is simply this; wheth
er under the circumstances Il is the
duty Of the citizen and public servant
To modify the style of living within
his income"
lie declared other cabinet Officers
were living ON Si2,OOO, that suhordi-
Mates In the government departments
would not be- allowed tu do their work
white holding their positions; and
because uf his previous attitude he
fore the people Nlr. Bryan should
have felt an obligation 10 live with
In more rigid lines.
~ the American people remain
silent at this time and 10y their silence
give their ,nfcrential approval or as
sent to the policy Mr.. Bryan has an
nounced" said the senator, that at
tit1de of an official toward his du'
ties must be assumed to be a perma
nont feature at our governmental In
stitutions.
AT time when most unusual Tor
eign complications confront ny, wheI
the Japanese question " before as
when our relations with the disturbed
republic to the south OF VIZ are mos
grave and fraught with mighty re
sponslbilitlcs; indeed az this tim'
above all others the statement 0f Mr.
Bryan that he proposed "a desert hi
office for the purpose of persona
financial aaip comes as u shock 4
all thoughtful people.
This action ls cvun more ineNcus
able when it Is known that tho score
tary has been IN office hut a fe'
months and from tho nature Of thing
he can not have become familiar wit
all of the responsibilities OF his groa
position.
"If he had resigned an secretary
giving az his reason that he could no
live on his salary and by infcrenc
that he owed a higher duty 70 hi
desire for wealth than he did 70 pub
lie service, there would have been les
reason for public complaint, but