The Detroit times., 1915-06-26
wNYNE (NROIcNs.
BOOZE RING
ELBOWED
BRYAN OUT

ana MT Bryan are not entlrely con
scious OF the cumulative acts that
led insidiously to the retirement Of
the premier.
Nobody OF consequence criticized
Mr. Bryan seriously az secretary Of
state previous to his emphatic and
impressive anti.iiquor speech at the
University of Michigan. His Ann
Arbor speech started the trouble.
True there had been mild fun at his
expense before that occasion be-
cause OF his untoward Chautauqua
activities. And at that time the
president, upon more than one pub.
lie instance. made II clear that he
had no fault to find with his secre-
tary OF state.
Then came the University Of
Michigan speech wherein Mr.. Bryan
called upon thousands OF students
10 sign the temperance pledge.
Since that time things have been
different Private Secretary Tumul
ty got busy. A word as TO the rela-
cunning private secretary. The
president Is a strong man. Strength
In only effective when IL IN prac.
teal and when il Is intelligently
applied. Mr.. Wilson Is not only
strong In his ego. but IL arbitrary
stubborn and given TO bossing any
job he holds. as witness his career
at Princeton.
NO president In the history of
the country has called in fewer ad.
visers. and not one before has treat
ed his cabinet as he would kin
dergartcn class. But Mr. Wilson
must have information when he
lacks II, He was not n politician.
So he got Tumuliy and the same
Tumulty Is as shrcwd AZ Machia.
velli. And Tumulty Is clever and M
Is honest az he secs and thinks
things He steered Mr. Wilson sue
cessfully through all OF his New
Jersey political troubles: he steered
him to the presidency and he has
steered him ever since. lie Is the
on man who has influence with the
president and the astufeness OF Tu-
multy Is shown by the fac. that his
influence Is never obtruded. II Is
as delicate and vet as certain as
the procession OF the equinoxe7. He
knows his strong ard stubborn STU
pcrior.
Consequently by delicate sugSes-
ton and by subtle yielding al prop
or times. and IN desired directions
hc has guided Mr.. Wilson exactly
ISOLATION of a private secretary fur.
nishes continuous opportunity for
such Il program az Mr.. Tumulty has
had. He has been more completely
the president OF the United State;
than any previous private secretary
No one would DC more surprised
than Mr.. wilson by this fact. lr
fact, tho president would scout It
and soon at even such thought
But NJ. Wilson has had to have
political advice and he has not scat.
tered He has taken II from Pri.
vate Secretary Tumulty alone.
Nov who Is Tumulty? He Is an
able young politician. When mem.
Der OF tho New Jersey legislature
he was influential He fought the
battles OF the whisky ring. They
never pick dead ones. Tumul.y
knows practical politics as played
up to the present time lie supplied
just what Mr.. Wilson lacked and
Mr.. Wilson's perception is keen.
The private secretary did not like
Mr.. Bryan's prohibition speeches.
nor his activity for national temper.
ance. Mr. Tumulty could not con.
trol or use Bryan oS nc began to
undermine him with the president
and he succeeded.
Bryan had always chafed at the
presidents cabinet methods. He
was the one man who inwardly re.
belled all the time. This aided Tu-
multy. who perceived II. So Bryan
was treated with scantier consider.
alton all OF the time. until he found
himself mere wax figure In the
cabinet and when the German note
came along he used the occasion
cleverl yto get out.
1T may be noted in the same con-
nection that Navy Secretary Dan.
iels' troubles began on the day he
made the navy dry. lie is not a
weaker secretary than many who
have preceded him. In fact, he IL
stronger than several former secre-
taries. The condition OF the navy.
whatever II Ia. he found when he
took the portfolio. lie did not cre-
ate Il. n the navy is not what II
ought to be. the onus lies upon those
who were before Daniels. But he
has committed the great sin Of
treading upon the sensitive corns
Of the all powerful national whisky
interests which have the most for.
midable lobby In Washington.
whisky forced Bryan out Of the
cabinet. and II will force Daniels
out. Tumulty Ii In sympathy with
II. and he n private secretary to
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