Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1917 — WOOD IS IN BAD [ARTICLE]

WOOD IS IN BAD

It is probable that Congressman Will R. Wood of this, |he Tenth Indiana district, will not cut very much congealed aqua for the balance of the time he remains a member of congress. Washington dispatches state that a movement is on foot to start impeachment proceedings against Wood because of his charges in the alleged peace note “leak.” The investigations, made so far have disclosed that Wood had nothing whatever except possibly some rumor or hearsay to base his charges on, and it is said to be probable that a resolution of impeachment will be presented to the house soon. This resolution, it is reported, will charge that Wood is guilty of misconduct in office by making accusations and implying charges against certain members of the administration without first-hand knowledge of the iacts and with only hearsay evidence to back up his charges. The resolution will ask that a committee be appointed to investigate the charges against Wood and to recommend punishment in case he is found guilty. Wood was the first to bring the names of Secretary Tumulty and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Into the' affair, and apparently he has been cut off of the White House social list. Neither he nor any of his relatives or family connections were invited to the reception giyen at the White House Tuesday, night in honor of congress.lt is recalled tfiht President Roosevelt set A precedent by recalling a dinner invitation he had extended to Senator Tillman. It would seem that Congressman Wood in his partisan endeavor to embarrass the administration and “see the Democrats squirm”—as he put it on another occasion which called forth severe criticism from some of the leading Republican papers of his district—has raised the ire of scores of his colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, w’ho put loyalty and patriotism before partisanship, and he is practically ostracised by them. If such is the case it is very evident that Mr. Wood has outlived his usefulness in congress in a very brief time and that he cap-therefore ac* compljsh nothing fqr his district. He should be retired at the very first opportunity and a man elected in his stead whose love of country is greater than his desire to foment trouble on flimsy “evidence” simply to see his political opponents “squirm.”