The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-29


 containing Uncle Sans strong box,
 but he doesn't get hold of any great amount of 1t, although the salaries paid are in general way niore than fairly comfortable.
 Robert WicKltffe Woolley Is of the latest of Americas well-known newspaper to be appointed to a position in the treasury depart ment As someone else has put it, Woolley makes more money than any other man in the United States, but the personal difficulty is that he is not allowed tc keep the proceeds of his manu- lecture. He Is the director of the mint and every body knows that the province of the mint is-to turn out money for the multtudinous uses of the people of these United States.
 There are net many newspaper in the country who arc better known than this present official of Uncle Sam's government. Woolley looks about thirty years old but he can add quite number of years to that and giv. no lie to the date of his birth. He has been reporter a sporting editor. managing editor an editor and writer of magazine articles and today he can pick up any of his old jobs and do it justice and If the whirigig of politics in time shall thrust him forth from the portals of the treasury de- partment, he probably and very naturally will turn to tread in the old accustomed ways
 The writer of this has known Woolley for a good many years, and worked with him side by side for considerable length of time on a great Chicago daily. Woolley then a sporting edi- tor. He is outdoor man, who loves the things which all full-blooded Americans love- and, more over, he knows how to write about them whether < be close finish a Kentucky track or a "A innings "so far to at the National league grounds in New York city. Woolley loves sport For sports sake but it must not be supposed for minute that sport ever occupied the major part of his time.
 From boyhood until this day the present direc- tor of the mint has been a student of sociological conditions, of economics and of the ways and means of legislation to get for the people what to the progressive minded the things which
 
 lines of procedure were the right to follow. and determination to follow them, have given Robert w. Woolley many strenuous and exciting hours during his long newspaper career.
 It is not necessary to explain to the people of the United States what political ring is, is it necessary to explain what invisible govern ment is. Certain brave spirits in newspaperdom have been fighting rings and invisible government for years and it has made difference to the courageous ones whether the ring composed of men of their own party, or whether the in. visible government likewise tinged with a partisan color of a hue ordinarily deemed ad- 1nrable by the crusaders. The director Of the mint is Democrat. but he has fought Democrats when they were trying to exploit the people for selfish ends
 Not long after he entered newspaper work the director of the mint had a time of it, which tested his courage and the sincerity of his convic- tions I not going to mention the name of the place where certain thing happened, but unquestionably the scene of it will be recognized by many and the details will be remembered by men who have not yet arrived on the borders of middle age.
 Down in the South and not very far in the South, either, Robert w. Woolley managing editor of a newspaper of prominence in city of considerable size. The chief editor of his paper and the mayor of the town engaged in a row, for the mayor it was believed, was connected with municipal political combi- nation which as the editor viewed it. far from eing an institution intended to benefit the people of the community. Finally the lie passed and the lie is, or was anyway sure fighting word in certain communities.
 Che morning MT Woolley went down to the newspaper office and found the mayor of the town aInn is son, each with gun in hand. holding the