Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04


thus straighten the lines for future
battles, and he is right, and he is
bringing down Oh himself the bless
| ings of those who see the spoiles
going to those who fought the Demo-
Gratis in the last campaign, and those
who contributed the funds, standing
back sucking their thumbs, while
those who refused to contribute one
cent to the Wilson expenses in the
last campaign, are eating the ripened
fruit, but Mr., Bryan sees ahead, and
considers the passing opportunities,
and acts in the living presence
/ Mr.. Bryan's letter to Mr.. WICK
seems to have called forth comment
from sources, from which one must
conclude, the party press and party
men differ, but all must agree that
Mr.. Bryan, is man, who remembers
his friends, and cares to see rewarded
those who have been faithful in few
things, which is the very essense of
success in politics, and is right.
Mr.. Bryan very frankly says, he
has had enough experience in poll
tics, to know the value of those who
are workers in campaign, and that
! it is difficult to find able rewards for
those who are deserving, but the
spirit of his letter shows willingness
on his part to look after those who
have been faithful, which reminds us,
that right here in Washington are
several men of first class capacity,
that have lost their position, early in
the Mckinley administration, because
Of their loyalty to Mr.. Bryan in the
1896 campaign, and some who have
remained in Washington, hoping for
the return of the Democratic party to
power, when the wrongs perpetrated
by the subordinates of the Mckinley
administration, were forced upon some
Of the ablest men in the Cleveland ad-
ministration, and the original prompt
ing, ives because they stood Loyalty to
Mr.. Bryan and voted the straight
Democratic ticket, and they are wait
ing and have been since the 9TH of
March, 1918, the day President Will
son was inaugurated to see something
done for them, along the lines the Sec
rotary has spoken, and when Mr..
Bryan thinks Of rewarding the work
ers. we might look for place for
some worthy works in the position
now being filled by Republican as
| Auditor of the Treasury, position
that there are thousands of capable
worthy workers that are entitled to it
and who by the right of party service
ought to have it; it is presidential
appointment, and this matter should
be considered in the cabinet; then
there is position, a presidential APP
pointment, and one that can be filled
by hundreds of -postmasters thru
out the country and some specially
qualified men with the actual exper-
fence, in the city, residents of the
states, who could take the place as
Auditor for the Post Office Depart
ment, and who could and would intro
duce a system that would deter post
master who issued money order for
$500 and reported it issued for 81,
putting 500 in his pocket and which
will never be discovered under the
present system of auditing, and yet
the workers." are not allowed to
share the spoils of victory, while a
republican is fattening his nest while
the workers in the Republican party
get the rewards. This is an other met
ter, Mr.. Bryan, that your friends
would like to see taken up with the
great momentous questions of the sew
eral departments that are being man.
aged to the advantage Of the Repub-
licans, as seen by those who were in
the thickest of the fray in 1912.
Mr.. Bryan and other members of
the party who advise the President
that ever since and even before the
campaign Of Mr.. Bryan in 1896, form
! ed by Representative Richardson of
Tennessee, who was then the National
Democratic Congressional Chairman
and of his handy work there has been
since, an Auxiliary Congressional
Committee, to the National Democrat
tic Congressional Committee, here in
Washington, larg sly composed OF act
| i've working Democrats from the
states, and in the campaign of 1912
this committee here in Washington
raised the largest contribution of any
committee in the Campaign, consider
ing the people of whom to collect, and
much Of that was given by patriotic
Democrats in the Departments, but
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