The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-29

partment there was no hint that
politics had been allowed to sway the
Dominican service discharged by us
Certainly there were no such scandals
as have ever since been crawling to
the surface 1t knows of mo de-
Tense of Mr.. Bryan which will not
heighten his offense."
This "spoilsg grabbing letter" the
Post considers worse than his "chau-
tauqua- circuiting for money" since it
reveals the kind of appalling uncon-
seriousness with which Mr. Bryan does
discreditable things" This it declares
the unforgivable political SIN" The
Post says Mr. Bryan has exhausted
his usefulness to the administration
and is now a burden upon it" and ends
with these words:
President Wilson must be wishing
that the Secretary would write an
other letter-one containing his resig-
nation.
The most abandoned sopilsman
never wrote more shameless letter"
says the New York Times, but it finds
nothing surprising in the letter for
I'VE know alreay that the thought
uppermost in his (Bryan's) mind was
to get places for men-his men" Say
ing that the Wick letter will take its
place in the chronicle Of evil politics
with the blocks of five letter" the
Times sums up:
1t is humiliation for the country and
for every decent man i'll it to see such
a letter published over the signature
of the Secretary of State. 1t is some
| thipu moro tbo1 la
| that Mr.. Bryan treats the matter as
subject for hearty laughter The evil
Once is accommodating that the Secre-
tary of State, holding an Office he is
utterly incompetent to fill an Office of
which the high duties are performed
by others while he devotes himself
to politics and spoilsmongering, has
lost his self-respect.
The New York World, which has
played the leading part in exposing
the Santo Domingo scandal and in
bringing about TIE present investiga-
ton, describes Mr.. Bryan's action with
irony:
In truth, while much fault has been
found with the Secretarys conduct of
the State Department, no one can say
that he has ever permitted diplomacy
or Chautauquas to interfere with the
pleasant task of getting offices for
such meritorious Democrats as have
adhered Loyalty to his political for
tunes.
Let us all admit at once that no
other distinguished American has ever
shown more industry and gratitude in
his humane desire TO reduce unem-
lployment among freesilver Democrats
but why did he have to write a let
ter on the subject?
In the estimation of the Brooklyn
Eagle the letter is just such a letter
as might has been written by Roger
Sullivan of Illinois, or Charles +.
Murphy, of New York" but that paper
expresses surprise that cts appear
ance in print does not mortify Mr..
Bryan; that ION the contrary, he
appears gratihed by the disclosure,
in Democratic ranks" The Eagle re-
marks:
The letter and what he has to say
about it compels the conclusion that
he is impcrvious. Such are his sens.
Utilities, so called, that he cannot be
touched to the quick because he can.
not PC tnuCneu At all,
The independent New York Globe
says the evidence brought out at tn,
inquiry answers Colonel Harvey.
question "as to the cause of the dis
indignation of the country's diplo
/ matte service" and that the cause is
baldheadcd gentleman whose chic
| business has been to travel up anC
down the country uttering piouS hope
/ and breathing lofty aspirations" Til,
Globe directs attention to the fac
that the letter was addressed not to al
cmploye of the United States, but t.
"a man employed by the Dominican
, government on our nomination-to
J trustee whose duties were prescribet
, under treaty" 1t then comments
/ And our Secretary of State is S,
, blunted in political morals as to Sug
gest, without much regard to fitness
: that political friends of his should b
: toisted on Santo Domingo's payroll.
t A man capable of making such
} suggestion to the chief administra
= tor of an international agreement i
unfit to be Secretary of State.
5 Even that unswervingly Democrat
paper, the Baltimore sun, cannot hid
. its disgust. 1t says the letter make
unpleasant reading" and that the ex
\ cuse chat party organizations mus
be kept together by free distributio
OF patronage does not lessen the dis
, grace OF the situation" 1t continues
E If the individual Bryan is irrespons
E ible for the effort to dump deservin
r Democrats on the inoffending peopl
r of Santo Domingo, the fact is di,
: creditable to him; il the system
responsible, the fact is discreditabl
( to the country Certainly we ca
? never hope to gain the confidence {
{ the people of Latin America as Ion
: as we deal with them through chea
r political workers. And, although III
f case is not unprecedented, it IS cer