Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-10-12
PRESIDENT WAS "wORKED."
OnscrupuIous Politicians Afirm That Me-
kinIey Promised Thousands.

O~nscrupuious Politicians Afirm That Me-
kinIey Promised Thousands.
Washington, Oct. 7.--Persons close TO
President Roosevelt say he is already
being made the victim Of INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. and the president is under
stood to have discovered the imposi-
ton and to have determined to put a
stop to 1t. During the solemn hours
following upon the death Of President
Mckinley, Colonel Roosevelt voluntar-
lily announced that he would appoint
without hesitation 10 any office what
ever, any man who had been actually
selected for hat place by President
Mckinley. He began by the appoint
ment of Mr.. Ridgely of Illinois as con-
troller OF the currency, merely upon the
assurance by Secretary Cortelyou that
President Mckinley had already fully
determined to appoint Mr.. Ridgely.
Since then two or three similar cases
although for minor Offices have come
up, and President Roosevelt has fol-
lowed his original plan without hesita-
ton. 1t soon became evident, how
ever, hat designing politicians were
making use OF this nnouncement to
further their own ends. Almost every
man who has seen the president about
an Office within the last week or so has
declared with manifold emotion that
President Mckinley had already agreed
to appoint his Ia Many of these
men mad witnesses to the fact, and
President Roosevelt was gradually
drawn into a perfect whirlpool, which
derived It's motive power from the
tragedy at Buffalo.
Unfortunately for the designs of
shaoA unharnaro cnyara1 a sac haua N
peared where rival aspirants for the
same Office have each been put forward
as the particular man who had been
promised the place by President Nc
Kinley and each fellow had witnesses
to back up his statement. 1t was evil
sent In these cases that some one was
lying, and the president has been
forced to insist hat the intentions Of
Mr.. Mckinley In such cases must be
established by some official act, or the
communication OF his intention To some
responsible official.
This system Of graveyard insurance
as applied TO practical politics has been
extensively tried In the south. Every
one OF the southern republicans now in
office has asserted either personally or
by proxy, hat he had been guaranteed
retention In his place either by Presi-
dent Mckinley in person or else by
Senator Hanna as his political and
personal representative.
The game has been played to the
limit, and President Roosevelt has de-
cided TO take matters into his w
hands. He will not recognize vague
promises made long ago, nor, indeed,
will he consider anything except n
positive promise, mad by President
Mckinley, either TO a cabinet officer or
a senator and Of recent date.
Furthermore, President Roosevelt Is
contemplating a plan Of campaign in
the south which Will shake up the old
barnacles. He is considering the adj
visibility Of appointing reputable lem
ocrats to federal Offices here and there
In the south AND giving the cold shout
der to the mossback southern repub-
leans, who have never been the slight
est good to the party n ave re-
NAMED faithful simply and solely that
they might control the patronage.
President Roosevelt is turning toward
the sound money protectionists In the
south, and he has asked Clark Howell
to come here to discuss the situation
with him. 1t Is believed the president
also intends to ask the advice OF two
or three conservative democratic CEN
ators in the south, like Morgan and Nc
Emery, and hen submit the whole
scheme to three or four northern sem
ators like Allison, Spooner, Proctor and
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