Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-01-14
OF STATE
HAS GOLDEN THROAT
(By Winfield Jones.)

(By Winfield Jones.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. d
Alas, how the mighty have fallen
President Marshall, who
ought to know better, is getting
ready to practically abandon his
duties as presiding officer of the
Senate for the lure of the lecture
platform. He IS following in the
footsteps of Secretary of State
Bryan. and thus is illustrated the
pernicious and contagious example
of neglect of official duties, said
duties being paid for by the people
Of the United States. who are de-
frauded of exactly the amount OF
services that are lost through the
lecture activities Of Messrs. Bryan
and Marshall.
Next thing we know President
Wilson may desert the White
House for the opera house or the
Chautauqua tent, and tell us about
the new freedom alongside Swiss
yodelers and jugglers from the
New York rialto.
Sometime ago Bryan announced
he had abandoned the lecture field
to pay all his attention to his State
Department duties. This was to
still the clamor raised from the
people at Bryan's neglect of his
duties as head of the State De
partment. 1t turns out, however,
that Bryan's remuneration of tie
chase for the nimble Chautaucua
dollar has not been abandoned and
the premier is still after the coin.
Read the following special which
appeared recently in the Wash ;ng-
ton Post. a reliable sheet. and the
leading morning daily at the capital:
NEW YORK. Dec. ia Wash
iEgton dispatch TO the Herald says;
William ]. Bryan continues to
be one of the most enterprisinS
secretaries Of State this country
ever had. At Lccsburg, Va, last
summer he made a spec h, graci-
ously receiving glowing tributes as
tic honor guest OF the town and
then sent in a bill for $500. He
got il.
When the Loudoun H.avy Draft
Association got up its annual ex
hibii;on last summer tie members
Thought it only fitting that Mr..
BRYAN be asked TO 52eak The
heavy draft" refers to horses. SO
the members held a special meet
ing and designated Z T. White, the
president, to call on Mr.. Bryan
IT the State Department and ask
lim to appear. Mr. White watched
the papers carefully and crept in
oc:, cen Chautauqua .gagcmcnts.
Certainly, Mir Bryan assured him;
when was the fair3 Oh, Septem
Der ; and a. Mr.. Bryan looked
over his date book September 5
was an open date. All was ar
ranged.
M. White went back 10 Lees
burg and proudly announced that
Mr.. Bryan would attend the exhibit
lion and speak. SO the town print
er struck off lot o. glowing bills
that read. "Do not fail to hear
Americas greatest statesman.
These posters were placed Oh barns
md fences in all the country round.
When the day arrived so did
Mr. Bryan and hordes OF farm
ers, their wives. children and dogs.
The admission to the fair grounds
vas 80 cents. half-price for chill
drcn. The ticket seller perspired
Freely as the line worked past his
window
Mr.. Bryan arose 20 the platform
and talked for an hour and hall.
Cheer after cheer went up from
the crowd. When lunch time came
Mr.. Bryan was invited as honor
guest He ate hca- tily for the Vir-
ginia matrons had done their best.
At FIVE O'Clock in the afternoon
Mr.. Bryan and the reception COM
mitiec went back to the station and
the secretary left. He had been
there just seven hours.
Back III Washington Mr.. Bryan
wrote up a neat bill and sent II
to the draft 7ciatior. Nothing
had been said Of payment when
Mr.. White asked Mr.. Bryan to
speak. But the bill was paid.
1--WE are sat SIZED" said Mr..
White over the telephone from
Tcesburr tonight. "aud 7 hope NJ.