Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-22
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thing, we fail to know what it is. An
admiration, wherever the Telegraph is
read goes out to its editorial writers
for their fearlessness, coupled with
magnificent phrases and expressions
Y hich undoubtedly give it force.
But, the Telegraph has crossed in
its opinion concerning the qualifica-
tons of Secretary of Navy Josephus
Daniels with that of the late Admiral
George Dewey. Frankly we would
rather have Dewey tell us which is
more advisable concerning the Amer
lean navy than the Telegraph, while
we would much rather chose the ad-
vice of the editor of the Telegraph as
to the conduct of newspaper than
the hero of Manila Bay.
The Telegraph comments-"By no
stretch of Imagination could he dan
iels) have been viewed as man with
either the talent or experience for
large executive duties such as the Sec
rotary of the Navy is charged with. "
That position may have been well TAX
en- in the late days of February, 1918,
when President Wilson was consider
ing Daniels for his cabinet although
it will be remembered that all of the
officials were surprises. with the pos
sible exception of Bryan as Secretary
of State. But speaking for the pres
ent the Telegraph says, the moral
destroyed as far as any man could tear
down with his Bryanistic, fiannel-head-
ed fatuousness; actual misrepresenta-
tion of affairs as they have existed in
his department has been established
against him to the satisfaction of the
intelligent people"
AS for intelligent people" the Tele-
graph has prempitorily and without
mincing words classified vast num-
Der of people unintelligent-ra
weak-minded. if not fools, 1t is our
pleasure to identify ourselves in the
category of these very opposite from
the Telegraph's intelligent people"
The press of the union during the
4 last few weeks have stamped an o. X.
on the American navy so far as it is
possible. The dispatches say-man for
man, ship for ship it is peer of any
sfoat. The dissenting few have crys-
! tallized their sentiment in the Tele-
graph. 1t is very true that anti-ad-
ministration papers have attacked the
policies and practices of Daniels, and
even Life, that lover of humor and
conspicuous for its carelessness in
handling the truth, finds much fault
with the navy secretary. Life possibly
sympathizes with the element who
want their lockers" returned.
Press dispatches seem to create the
atmosphere that the entire Wilson
cabinet will be retained. From this it
would appear that President Wilson is
not so certain that Daniels has made
failure in his portfolio. In fact,
TIE wisdom of the Telegraph is mainly
solid, but in this as on other occas-
ions We are willing to abide the decis-
ion of Wilson
! AS for personal observations, the
editor of the Times Recorder has been
/ afforded an opportunity to interest
! himself in the views of the personnel
Of the navy in their attitude towards
Wilson. They think his administra-
ton and work a success. Many times
have we heard the enlisted man of the
navy sing the praises of Daniels and
his determination to see that the com
mon sailor was recognized as a human
being, and not the puppet of gold
braid
The treatment OF the steel corpora
tons by Daniels was generally APP
plauded over the nation. and so on
with many other acts.