The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-12
Bran,s yelled Crisieism-

Former Secretary OF State william
y. Bryan does not gracefully retire
from Official lie. Although neatly
thanked for. his services and having
Bryan Is not content 10 abide by the
farewell but persists in issuing state
uents In vain effort TO sway the pub
| lie into belief that he was right and
therefore is rindicated. in his own
opinion, by his own argument, which
is an aftermath of the dramatic IN
cident OF his quitting the public ser
vice
with the press practically united In
condemning his acton or deserving
the president at a most critical time,
he bess to be heard and he talks a
great deal about a vfndicaton OF him
self. The expression itself signifies
that there IS a Tar wider rupture be-
tween wilson and Bryan than the af-
fected personal regard reveals The,
longer Bryan keeps up the practice
of issuing statements for the purpose
OF trying to yindicate himself the
wider the breech will become. Plainly
speaking. Bryan says he is right and
the president is wrong. Such declare
ton so frequently expressed by Bryan
is not likely to keep the president
sweet toward the former secretary of
state.
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
ill-advised as his act OF resisninS was
un-American- The mighty fallen
seemed Unwilling for the people to
read and digest the note Independent
OF his own construction OF and con-
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 country'S faith in the president
And while he was doing all this, he
was also lending aid to.Germany 1n-I
directly. unwitting1y no doubt IN that
his statement was to create more
or less hope that he would be able to
Influence the American people to the
extent of repudfating the presidents
position and accepting his OF course,
at home his statement was harmless
but abroad where he is not known as
he reallyis it doubtless did our coun-
try harm.
20 rest on the declaration that they
resigned as they could not conscien-
tiously sign the note As Bryan has
failed thus to act, it is evident tnar
there was SOmetQ1nS more IAAA IAA<1I
back of his desertion Of the preSt-
dent. The circumstances point to an
attitude on his part that when he
ascertained that he could not be the
boss, he grew petuIant and lacked the
job. In other words. it was not so
much objection to signing the note
as it was the desire to write the note
or dictate what it should he He
evidently forgot that he was not the
captain but only a member OF the
team.
The course he is pursuing now in
trying to vindicate himself by Yelled
criticisms of the president at the
same time Affecting to be in sympathy
with him il object. If not in method,
IS wholly unwarranted at this time
It has no effective object in view. It
VIII 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, 1t is designed only as Bryan
defense and has a selfshness that
utterly disregaras 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 rs
10 tho winds