Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-24
WILSON X|IADRANS
JONES NOMINATION
BITTER CONTROVERSY ABRUPTLY
ENDED az SUDDEN AND UN-
EXPECTED ACTION.
CHICAGO LAWYER ASKS
WITHDRAWAL OF HIS NAME
Announcement Of Retirement Of Jones
Shuts OF Further Debate-comes at
Time When Senator Jones 10 Deliv.
srins Diatribe Against Harvester
Company.

Company.
Washington, July 24-Sudden with
drawal by President Wilson of his
nomination of Thomas D. Jones, OF
Chicago, to be member Of the federal
reserve board Thursday. ended tho
bitter controversy over his confirma-
ton in the senate. Letters that pass
ed between the president and Mr..
Jones accompanied the executive mes
sage and showed that the Chicago
lawyer requested the action and that
the president complied, with some re-
gret that the fight could not be car
ried thru to finish.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri one OF
the democrats who has opposed the
Jones appointment. had just finished
diatribe against the International
Harvester Company. of which the
nominee is a director and of those re-
sponsible for it's organization and op-
GRAFTON, when the withdrawal shut off
further debate.
The time has come when discrim-
nations against particular classes of
men should be absolutely laid aside
and discarded as unworthy Of the
counsels of great people," said the
president in his letter to Mr.. Jones.
Partisan prejudice" and "class antag-
onism" were decried and a militant
tone pervaded the entire epistie. Il
was as follows:
my dear friend: Your letter Of the
twentieth Of July brings me. l think
moro kinds Of regret than any other
letter l ever received:
Letter Full Of Regret.
Regret first OF all, that the coun-
try should lose the invaluable serv-
vices Of such a man as I, and all fair
minded men who know you at all
know you to be; regret that should
have brought upon you 80 unpleasant
an experience in which you were treat
ed with gross and manifest injustices:
regret that such circumstances should
seem even for the moment to be as
ISOLATED with appointment to high Of
flee under the great government Of the
United States. representing gener-
GUS fair and honorable people; regret
that the organization Of great bank
ing system should be so embarrassed
and obstructed. f
"You need not think that anything
in the present circumstances had en-
barressed me in the least. 1t causes
me not the slightest embarrassment,
have no moment Of hesitation or
tagging enthusiasm standing by men
whom honor and believe in. 1t
gives nothing but pleasure and exhil-
iration to stand by them at any time
and to any extent. You may leave
my feelings (my feelings for myself
out Of the reckining.
Partisan Alignment.
"The aspect Of this matter which
seems to me Of gravest concern and
consequence is that the choice OF
F; members Of the federal reserve board
of the new banking system should
have been an occasion of partisan
alignMent and action. The adverse
report on your nomination to which
you justly refer as unfair and untrue
! is. OF course, not to be charged to the
/ feeling or action OF the senate OF the
! United States or to anything for which
! that great body as whole can be held
! responsible. The report is signed only
| by the minority members Of the com
mittee and by two members OF the ma :
| jority who have usually acted witt
them. There is no reason to believe
| that either in its temper or in its con-
! clusions that report represents the at
| titude OF the senate itself. wish most
| heartily that the Inauguration Of the
new national banking system, a sys-
tenn conceived and enacted with ne
T. a..
or provisions. might have, been free
| from this unfortunate and ominous in.
| cident
Cry For q Change. II
! II believe that the judgment an6
desire Of the whole country cry Out
for a new temper in affairs. This
against particular classes Of men
| should be absolutely laid aside snd
| discarded as unworthy Of the coun-
sells Of a great people. The effort
| for genuine social Justice. for peace
the peace which is founded on tom
mon understandings and for prosper.
| ity. the prosperity of cooperation
and unusual trust and confidence
should be united effort withou. par.
tism prejudice or class antageDism
| It is only Of such just and noble ele
! ments that the welfare Of q zreal
country can be compounded. W.
have breathed already too long the
| air Of suspicion and distrust. The
progress of reform is not retarded b.
| generosity and fairness. -
your action in requesting skat
your name be withdrawn display,
! your usual sensitive regard for con.
| siderations other than your own per.
| sonal interest, and, sincerely as I re-
| gret it. can not but honor You fol
the action you have taken. l have
no right to ask, much less to urge
:, that you continue to allow yoursell
to be made the football Of the sor
of contest which has sprung up ovei
this nomination It Is mattsr o
genuine sorrow to me that q man liIs.
| you should be excluded from the pub.
lie service upon great occasions Bu
! neither of us 10 reaponsible fo1. thvSs
extraordinary circumstances We ausi