Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-25
BURLESON TO REMAIN
E!EAD OF DEPARTMENT
No Early Change Expected-Campaigns Lack of Modera
ton and Common Sense Defeat Their Own
Purposes and Offend President

merely been courageous in the face OF
ms baiters lie has been a tighter and
but the man who does no; fight when
he is assailed commands very little
respect either from friends or enemies.
Faithful to Administrations.
Whatever his faults. Albert Burlc-
son has been faithful to the Wilson
administration. He has Numbered
along in many situations perhaps. but
ne has tried first and las! TO serve
party. II he had thought as much OF
the country as he has of his chief and
his party. he probably would have had
Il happier time being postmastcr-
General. He would have had fewer
critics and made fewer enemies.
President Wilson has warm spot
in his heart for the kind OF loyalty
and the kind OF service which that
official has sought to render. More
over the President has never allowed
himself TO be stampcded into an atti-
tude of disfavor toward subordinate
III whom he himself believes. This is
particularly true If Mr.. wilson is led
by any circumstance to suspect that
the real assault is aimed at the man
higher up and not at the subordinate
At all.
Williams Case Recalled.
is only necessary 10 recall the
Daniels the Baker and the john Skcl-
ton Williams cases TO he assured OF
that. The President firmly believed
in the capacity Of Josephus Daniels
during all the long period when the
end OF the country. and he stood by
the Secretary of the Navy throughout
the whole of that unpleasant; ordeal.
More recently, Newton u. Baker
saults. He was hammered even more
savascly than MIR. Daniels. and the
light uHon him had far more serious
aspect than, upon Mr.. Daniels, since
II tksla "a.
President needed the unfailing support
OF the whole country. l'ui Mr. Wilson
conceived the idea thu; The tiGh, 10
drive Mr.. Baker into retirement was
in reality night upon the President
himself; that men dared TO attack the
Secretary of War who dared not at
that in facing the Baker dctractors
he was. in fact. facing his own enemies
In such circumstances the President
could not rc?udiate Mr.. Baker without
WAS a time when the Secretary Of War
was in the slightest danger OF dismis
sal II is kno"n that he offered to
withdraw If that act would relieve
TIE President OF einSarras sment. bur
acted in the same generous fashion
and that his offer likewise was turned
down.
bryan Matter Different.
The case of William j. Bryan was
entirely different. The President WAS
never absolutely certain Il Mr. sryan's
absolute fidelity 10 the Wilson policies
He was never sure that I've AT all times
had tho Sympithctic supper, OF his
first Secretary of State, and the iigh;
upon Mr. Bryan was never regarded
by the President as 4 light upon him
self. The net result, Was tina, no effort
WAS made by the President to keep
the Nehraskan in the Cabinet.
Mr.. Burleson's place in the Cabinet
TO come. II not until the end of the
administration. There is no indica-
tion whatever now that he is to be
sacrificed TO those who have shouted
loudcst. "Crucify HIM If the opposi-
ton to this official had been less in.
temperate; il il had made Il stronger
case against him; ii il had allowed no
evidence of malice TO creep into the
situation, il might have been effective.
l'ut the whole business was oNerdone,
fact which mos, of his enemies arc
now ready 10 admit.