The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-08-25

The Republican candidate for pres
ident, Charles E. Hughes, in his beat
ing the bushes for issues IN his speech
making tour, blindly tackled Bryan
for writing letter to democrat and
only recently sent to one of the South
American countries in which he very
properly asked about places for "de-
serving democrats. Mr.. Hughes said
that such letter "should make every
American hang his head in shame.
In the last issue of the CommOner Mr..
Bryan proceeds to attend to Hughes
and he turns to the public gaze some
of Hughes acts while Governor of
New York. He mentions Hughes en-
deavoring to pay isdebt to the rail
roads of New York for electing him
Governor by vetoing the two cent pas
senger rate bill, which was passed
while he was Governor, he also states
that Mr.. Hughes was trying to pay
something of what he owed the New
York miliiOnaires when he sent a
message to the New York legislature
opposing the ratification Of the in
come tax amendment.
Read Bryan's blister:
"Now that you have arrived and
are acquainting yourself with the
situation, can you let me know what
positions you have at your disposal
with which to reward deserving dem
ocrats? l do not know to what ex-
tent the knowledge of the Spanish
language is necessary for employees.
Let me know what is requisite, to-
gether with the salary, and when ap-
pointments are likely to be made"
"The above is the letter which l
wrote to Mr.. Wick, the receiver of
customs at San Domingo. Read it
carefully. Scan each sentence, exam
inc each word, each syllable. Mr..
Hughes, once Governor of New York,
afterwards Justice of the Supreme
Court, and now republican candi-
date for president, thinks it import
ant enough to quote in his campaign
speeches. He is so indignant, so NOR
titled, and he asks. "Should not every
his head in shame, that
such thing should occur in our
highest department Of government"
I, alone, am responsible for that
letter, and am not ashamed of it.
Attention to it is called that may
expose the desperation Of the man
who has sought to use it asa means of
advancing himself politically. The
letter was written to an appOintive
officer, whose Office WAS NOT UN-
DER THE CIVIL SERVICE. There
was nothing in the letter to indicate
a desire or intention to select men
who were incompetent. On the con-
trary inquiry is made as "what is
requisite" By what logic does Mr..
Hughes reach the conclusion that
"every American should hang his
head in shame" because democratic
secretary of state expressed an in
terest in the appointment of deserv-
ing democrats to positions not under
the civil service, for which such dem
ocrats were competent? Hughes
had appointments to make when he
was governor. Did he give those
appointments to deserving republi-
cans or to undeserving republicans?
If to deserving republicans, did his
action cause every citizen Of New
York to chang his head in shame?"
Or, is he so partisan that he regards
it as entirely proper and patriotic to
appoint deserving republicans and
only shameful to appoint deserving
democrats?
Mr.. Hughes recognizes political
obligations and has shown himself
quite prompt in discharging such OBJ
legations. When he was a candidate
for governor, he received the sup
port of the railroads of New York
and he generously paid the debt by
vetoing the two-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 his debt by sending a message
to the legislature protesting against
the income tax amendment to the
federal constitution. He does not
describe 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 a
haven of security in exclusive fed.
eral 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 tariff barons and expects to pay
them back by enabling them to col
lect tribute from the consumers
through high tariff rates; he is sup
ported by the trust magnates ane
expects to pay them back by shield
ing them from punishment for thu
extortion which they desire to prac
tise; he is supported by Wall Stree
and expects to pay them back b!
turning over to them our financia
system; he is supported by those wht
are exploiting Mexico, and he ex
poets to pay them back by spending
American blood and squanderint
money raisod hv tavation in 0rdo,