The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

resist, and a . result it has been
given out At the Treasury that Mr..
George N. Whitehead, now Col
Hector Of Customs, for Porto Rico,
will be appointed to the Appraiser
ship Of New York in the place Of
Mr.. Wilbur F. Wakeman, the pres
emit incumbent. As indicated in
these letters some weeks past, Sem
ator Plat, came to Washington for
the express purpose Of getting Mr..
Wakeman's official scalp. On in.
vestigation Colonel Roosevelt found
that Mr.. Wakeman had sinned only
by a failure in subserviency TO the
New York boss, and he advised the
senator that be found no cause for
removing him.
About this time Secretary Gage
endorsed Mr.. Whitehead for the
place, and Senator Plat Joined is
sues with the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and wrote to the president, en-
dorsing him also. Still the presi-
dent stuck TO his colors, but Plat
came to Washington again and so
did Odell. and both represented that
the discipline Of the New York ma
chine was at stake, and that it was
essential to the best interests of
the organization that Wakeman be |
made an example Of. The matter
terminated by the president givingI
in as above stated.
Another test of the president g
loyalty to his former principles is
involved in the case Of Commits
sioner Rodenburg, of the Civil Ser
vice commission. II will be re-
called that Mr.. Rodenburg was ap-
pointed to the commission after the
Of the last congress,
which will necessitate the presenta-
ton Of his name to the Senate, forl
confirmation, at the coming session.
Mr.. Rodenburg was not Civil Ser
vice reformer when he was appoint
ID by the late president, and his
appointment was q concession to
he spoilsmen of the Republican !
party, who desired a friend at court.
The appointment was deplored bylt
many republicans at the time, who :
believed that however much the !
,resideut might see fit to restrict J
be authority Of the commission, the 4
commission itself ought to be kept :
rec from any one not in entire Gym =
'athy with the purpose for which it !
vas created. Since his appoint. .
nent, Mr.. Rodenburg has not dem. 3
any particular hostility, :,
Though the COM mission has per- !
nitted some wide deviations from {
he spirit Of the law, and in favor OF |.
be spoilsmen. Mr.. Rodenburg has 4
powerful republican faction back =
I him, and it will require the ut :,
cost courage for the president to 3
ignify desire for his resignation. :,
Although the address of Secretary = 2;
wilson, delivered at Dysart, Iowa, :,
n Saturday, has been heralded as \
oming pretty straight from the :,
White House, it is very weak pro. !,
uction. 1t goes back to the old. !,
lshioned Republican doctrine, that =
1e United States ought to practic. !,
lily build a wall about its shores :,
nd conduct its international affairs !.
long lines that the Chinese boxers :,
ould adopt If they could. The :, =
scretary holds up as q sort Of Geo. =,
onical millennium the time when, = :,
economically or otherwise, the .
'nited States will produce every y
hing it uses in its own territory, -
nd appears TO forget completely =,
lat, only . few months ago, the :,
lie president made the sage re-. = =
lark that I'VE must not expect to :
III everything and buy nothing. :;
II is thought here that Mr.. Wash y
urn, Of Minneapolis, is rather com.
g to the support of Representative =,
abcock, Of Wisconsin, in his fight q
yainst the steel trust. In a recent :" !.
Mr.. Washburn says that :;
EEL rails can be made and sold inI 3
lis country at $3.50 per ton, and u
lat that figure would give q larger :
ercentage Of profit than the millers -
IN make on their -four; but they =
70 sold at @28 per ton, and that the :,
ust pays a handsome profit on ! =,
lpital stock that is more than half =
ater, and in order to enable the !,
ust to do this, congress maintains :; :;
le duty Of "a 80 per ton. In con. =
usion, be says, "If this is not rob. =
Dry, ! would like to find a stronger - !.
ord to characterize it," = =
There are rumors ahoat that the :.
smocrats will invite Admiral Schley :. =
head their next Presidential tick. y
!, but they are regarded as mere
lmors by all OF the democrats I|ta
nvn moi IN Wash:~~S~. A.