Evening journal., 1916-09-16
DEMOCRATS AND NEPOTIsM.


At OF only have deserving Democrats" been given
~ fat jobs wherever possible by the VIII
administration but the Poor Relations" OF Demo-
cratic Cabinet officers. Senator'S Representatives
have also been well taken Of
Nepotism is rife in the government service and at
the Capital
Never before in the history Of this country has nepo
tism been rampant under Mr. Wilson's admnis-
iration.
Secretary OF State he had his son appointed to a
position in the Department OF Justice and his son-in
law to position in the Treasury Department. Secre-
tary McAdoo son-in-aw OF President Wilson, put one
Of his in the Department OF Justice and one in
the Department OF Commerce. Secretary Daniels got
place for his brother in the Department of Justice
Former First Assistant Postmaster General Daniel c.
Roper, who recently resigned assist in the Wilson
campaign, at time had three members OF his fam
lily the pay rolls. Secretary Redfeld appointed u
Grant Smith. his private secretary. Smith had one
son on the pay roll House page and his son-in-
law is special agent OF the Department OF Com
merce.
In the House OF Representatives Speaker Ciark's
is the parliamentary clerk at $4,000 per annum.
He is not yet thirty and given this job by the
Democratic House majority before he had finished his
law studies.
Numerous Democratic Senators have taken good
their poor kin with fat jobs on the govern
ment pay roll Senator Overman. OF North Carolina.
has his in $4,000 position and daughter holds
81 400 Job. brother-n-law OF Senator Kern, OF In
diana, has good place in the Senate document
The wife and brother OF Senator Core of Oklahoma,
are on the Senate pay roll. Senator Martin of vir
ginia has brother assistant clerk to his commit
tee Senator vardaman OF Mississippi has his son
sistant clerk his committee Senator Chamberlain OF
Oregon. has his messenger in his committee
The son-n-law OF Senator Lane. OF Oregon. acts as
his father-n-laws private secretary The son Of SEN
Tillman. OF South Carolina is the clerk in his
fathers committee. Another is the Alaska Rail
road Commission Senator Thompson OF Kansas. has
his son on the pay roll cousin OF Senator Sauls-
bury, Of Delaware. given a good job on the Trade
Commission Representative Brockson, OF Delaware.
found time before he retired from Office TO have
a brother appointed postmaster at Niddletown. He
also manifested inclination to have another brother
appointed postmaster at Clayton Senator O'Gorman.
of New York landed the job OF collector of the port
New York for his son-in-aw, Dudley Field Malone
The nephew OF Senator Robinson is Senate door
Keeper
The most glaring examples OF nepotism found in
the House, and poor relations" have been taken
of in that body than in the Senate. simply be-
there more Representatives than there are
Senator's Take Illinois for example Tavenners sis
terin-law is his senographer. Stones brother is
clerk in the House document sabath's nephew
is also in the document Indiana Democrats have
not overlooked appointing members OF their families
good places Gray's sister his secretary Cullops
stepson is his secretary, Morrsons is his
tary.
Representative Pou. Of North Carolina, for a time
had his the pay roll the clerk OF the Com
rnittee on Claims, drawing $1,000 per annum Young
Pou at this time a student in the University Of
North Carolina. Representative johnson. OF South
Carolina, got of his in the Postotice Depart
ment and another House job. nephew made
clerk to House committee and the Representatives
campaign manager made Capital policeman
Representative Finley OF South Carolina has his
as his secretary and another son is clerk on the
House roll. Representative Aiken. OF South Carolina
employees his mis- secretary; his nephew in the
sergeant Office Representative Clark, Of Flor