The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-12
For Congress.
Jesse D. PRICE.
BRYAN PROVES HUGHES
A POLITICAL FAKIR
Hughes Has Frequently Done That
Which He Now Condemns Demo-
Gratis For Doing-Is Candidate OF
The Standpat Interests.

Kansas City, Aug. 11.-William }.
BRYAN, former Secretary of State, re-
piled here today to criticism OF his
attitude toward civil service made by
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican
Presidential nominee, in a statement
in which he said he had enforced
the civil service law to the letter.
Mr.. Bryan challenged the Republican
nominee to state whether he had CIV
en- appointments to deserving Re
publicans" while Governor of New
York.
The statement was made in answer
to recent speeches of Mr.. Hughes
which quoted letter Mr.. Bryan had
written to Receiver of Customs Wick,
in Santo Domingo, inquiring as to
what positions could be obtained to
reward deserving Democrats. Mr..
Bryan admitted the letter as it had
been quoted.
Il am not ashamed of it," the
statement read. THE letter was
written to an appointive officer whose
Office was not under their civil SER
vice and was made in regard to Off
ces which were not under the civil
service"
The statement, after declaring Mr..
Hughes to have shown himself quite
prompt in discharging obligations,
continues:
LAS an official I enforced the civil
service law to the letter, and upon
my esignation received from the en-
ployes in the State Department, more
than 80 per cent. of whom were I'M
der the civil service, watch which
prize as a priceless treasure. But,
while I observed the civil service law
wherever it was in force, l felt my
self free to aid in rewarding deserv-
ing Democrats wherever it could be
done without detriment to the ser
vice.
1.-The deserving Democrat is not
to be despised-he is as much en-
titled to recognition as deserving
Republican,
When he was candidate for
Governor, Mr.. Hughes received the
support of the railroads of New
York and he generously repaid the
debt by vetoing the 2-cent passenger
rate bill. He does not describe that
as shameful. When a candidate for
Governor he received the support of
the New York tax dodgers, the own
ers of swollen fortunes and he paid
Legislature protesting against the
income tax amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution. He does not de-
scribe that as shameful.
He is now being supported by the
railroads of the United States and he
expects to pay them back by aiding
them to escape State legislation and
find haven of security in exclusive
Federal control over the railroads;
he is being supported by the shipping
trust and expects to pay them back
by helping, them to prevent Govern
ment competition. He is supported
by the trust magnates and expects to
pay them back by shielding them
from punishment for the extortion
which they desire to practice; he is
supported by Wall street and expects
to pay them back by spending Ameri-
can blood and squandering money
raised by taxation in order to guar
antee profits on speculative invest
ments. And yet, with the record
which he has made in paying his po-
litical obligations at the expense OF
the public and with the pledges his
speeches contain to those who are
now aiding his ambitions, he has the
impudence to hold up for criticism a
legitimate effort to reward compe-
tent men for the service which they
have rendered to the cause of re-
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