Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-17
HUGHES STARTS" THINGS
IN HIS SPEECH At FARGO
Bryan Comes Right Back al His
Whiskers" Showing Up G. 0. P.
Campaign Supporters

When Candidate Hughes for want
of something better to talk about re-
ferred to former Secretary OF State
Bryan's deserving democrat letter
in his speech at Fargo last Thursday
he certainly started something:
Calling the republican presidential
nominee "a servant of the trusts
W. j. Bryan issued statement at
Kansas City, under date of Monday of
this week, in which he answers Judge
Hughes criticism of democratic ad-
ministration of the civil service.
Mr.. Bryan admitted that he wrote the
observed democrat letter 10 which
Judge Hughes has referred in is
speeches at Fargo and elswhere He
says:
am not ashamed of the letter, it
was written to an appointive officer,
whose Office was not under civil SER
vice, and the inquiry was made in
regard to officers not then under the
civil service. There was nothing in
! the letter to indicate desire or in
tention to select men who were in
competent. AS an official enforced
the civil service law to the letter,
] and upon my resignation received
from the employees in the state de-
| partment, more than ninety per cent
| of whom were under the civil service,
I watch, which l prize as a priceless
treasure But while observed the
civil service law, wherever it was in
i force, felt myself free to aid in
I rewarding deserving democrats, wher-
ever it could be done without detri-
ment TO the service. My regret is
tina. ! vas able tn reward so few OF
| the multitude who are deserving,
measured By their political service,
| by heir capability, and by theil
= fitness for work to be done. The
observing democrat is not to be
j desp;sed-he is as much entitled t
e recognition as deserving republican
1t this point in his statement Mr.
We candidate for governor Mr.
II Hughes received the support OF tn,
railroads of New York, and he gener
ously repaid the debt by vetoing th'
is two cent passenger rate bill. HI
continues with the remark that II
did not consider that as shameful
When a candidate for governor h
received the support of the New Yorl
tax dodgers. The owners of swolle
fortunes and he paid this debt b.
Is sending a message to the legislator
protesting against the income ta
st amendment to the federal constitu
ton. This is another act that he doe
III not describe as shameful. He is nov
,d being supported by the railroads o
the United States and he expects t
RS pay them back by aiding them t
escape state legislation, and find
~ haven of security in exclusive fedora
n control over the railroads; he is bein
supported by the shipping trust an
er expects to pay them back by helpin
them to prevent government competi
tion. He is supported by the trus
er magnates and expects to pay ther
back by shielding them from punish
ST. ment for the extortion which the
70 desire to practice; he is supported b
Wall street and expects to pay ther
st back by spending American blood an
Ia squandering money raised by taxatio
an in order to guarantee profits o
speculative investments.
na And yet with the record he ha
made in paying his political obliga
= tions at the expense of the public an
with the pledges which his speeche
RS contain to those who are now aidin
his ambition, he has the impudenc
+" to hold up for criticism legitiuat
III effort to reward competent men fc
the service that they have rendere
go to the cause of reform
Ia HERE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.