The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-12
Bryan,s YeiIed Cridcfsm-

Former Secretary Of State W1iham
J. Bryan does not gracefully retire
from Official LIE Although neatly
thanked for his services and having
Bryan e not content to abide by the
farewell but persists in issuing state
ments in a vain effort to sway the pub
lie into belief that he was right and
therefore IS vindicated. in his own
opinion, by his own argument, which.
is an aftermath Of the dramatic IN,
cident OF his quitting the pubic ser
vice.
with the press practically united In
condemning his acton OF deserving
the president at most critical time,
great deal about vindication Of him
sell The expression itself signifies
that there Is a.far wider rupture be-
tween Wilson and Bryan than the aft
fected personal regard reveals. The.
longer Bryan keeps up the practice
OF issuing statements for the purposet
OF trying to vindicate himself. the
wider the breech will. become Plainly
speaking. Bryan says he is right and
the president IS wrong Such declara-
ton so frequently expressed by Bryan.
is not likely to keep the president
sweet toward the former secretary OF
Again Bryan,s second statement
given the public at the same time the
American note reached Germany and
was published in this country was as.
|il1-advised as his act OF reSigninS was
|un-American. The mighty fallen
seemed unwilling for the people to
read and digest the note Independent
Of his own construction of and com
ment on It. In this he sought to warp
the judgment OF the people TO his own
way OF thinking and he showed mani
fest disrespect for the president. the
dignity of the presidents Office and
the counry's faith in the president
And while he was doing all this. he
was also lending aid to Germany IN
directly. unwittingly no doubt On that
his statement was to create more
or less hope that he would be able tol
influence the American people to the
extent Of regulating the PRESIDENTS
position and accepting his. OF course,
at home his statement was harmless
but abroad where he Is not known asl
he really Is it doubtless did our coun-
try harm
Most men would have been contentI
20 rest on the declaration that theyl
resigned as they could not consclen-
tiously sign the note. As Bryan hasl
failed thus to act. it Is evident that
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back Of his desertton Of the prestl
dent. The circumstances point to anl
attitude ON his part that when hel
ascertafned that he could not be thei
boss, he grew petuIant and lacked thei
Job In other words. It was not sol
much objection to signing the notel
as it was the desire to write. the motel
or dictate what 1t should be. Hei
evidently forgot that he was not thel
captain but only member of thel
team.
The course he is pursuing now mi
trying to vind1cate himself by veiledl
criticisms of the president at the
same time affecting to be in sympathy
with him In object. II not in method,
is wholly unwarranted at this time.
It has no effective object IN view I'll
will not change the course of the
president. nor will It aid in bringing
about adjustment OF troubles between
America and Germany. In view Of
this. it is designed only as Bryan
defense and has selfishness that
utterly disreeards success on the part
OF the president It is simply Bryan
first, last and all the time, and the
fallen leader continues to say only
my way Is right The country does
not feel that way about it and his
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