The age-herald., 1901-10-07
ROOSEVELT WILL
 IGNORE MACHINE Party Politicians in the South
 Raising a Howl BUT PRESIDENT IS FIRM Will Not Take Dictation from Any Man Relative to Those He
 Will Appoint to
 Office

Chicago, October 6.-The Record-Herald
 on Friday morning printed the following:
 President Roosevelt means business
 with his plans to secure political reform in the Southern States. He is going ahead
 making appointments to Federal offices 1 in that region on the principle of getting the best man. without regard to his party | affiliations This has become so well un- derstood that the old-line Republican poli- ticians in various Southern States are already up in arms. They protest vio- lently in having their old pickings taken away from them. They complain bitter ly against what they regard as the injus
 tice involved in the appointment of Dem ocrats to Federal offices
 These old organization men, or profess sional politicians, have appealed to Sena-
 tor Hanna for help. They have asked
 him as the official head of the party, as
 chairman of the National Committee, to
 aid them in retaining their rights" But
 Senator Hanna has turned a deaf ear to | their plaints. He has declined to inter | fere. Upon this score Nhe and President Roosevelt have an understanding. "Prac-
 tical' politics will not be permitted to stop the wheels of the proposed reform. Mutterings of vengeance in the next Re- | publican National Convention will not deter any one who has his heart in this new movement, President Roosevelt least of all
 End is Near.
 | It is safe to say that the halcyon days | of professional politics in the rotten | boroughs of the South-the era of swap | ping delegates who represent nothing for | fat Federal offices-are drawing to a | close. No one expects that this system | can be overturned in a minute. It will take time. But there can be no doubt that | President Roosevelt has entered upon this
 work of reformation in spirit of great earnestness and determination, and that | he will follow it up as rapidly and ener- | getically as circumstances permit, regard | less of the possible menace to his own in- | terests in 1904.
 | The President has no rosy dreams as to | the immediate political effect of the new | policy. He does not reckon upon any sud- | den revolution. If any Southern state | gives Electoral votes to the Republican party three years hence he will be agree | ably surprised. That is not the ques- | tion at all There is great desire to break up the solid South, but not primar- | fly for the votes involved in the disinteg ration. The main thing is to secure a more wholesome political condition in that section of the country; to give Southern men of intelligence and pa- | triotic feeling a chance to express them | selves on national issues; to free them l from the intolerable condition now ex- | isting, a condition which subordinates
 every question of public importance to a
 traditional race prejudice, the "nigger domination bugaboo."
 What Is Expected.
 | It Is believed by the President and those who advise with him that once the | wedge Is driven in once the best people | of the South are convinced that they are | to be treated fairly, that the danger which they have feared and exaggerated has wholly disappeared, the rationalizing process will go on in natural way, lead ing to good results.
 1 Several Southern appointments which the President must soon make will give him ample opportunity to demonstrate the sincerity of his purposes. There Is vacancy on the Federal Bench in the middle district of Alabama, and it is | likely to be filled by the appointment of Judge Anthony D. Savers, of the City Court of Montgomery. Judge Savers is | Democrat, and has not been suspected of any Republican leanings But he will be invited to take this place if no worthy Republican can be found in the district. Former Representative Brewer of Ala bama, himself a Democrat, saw the Pres ident today about this vacancy, and strongly recommended Judge Savers. MT. Brewer says the people of Alabama would be delighted with the appointment of MT. Savers, who Is man Of fine at- tainments and nephew of Senator Nor gan. MT. Brewer adds that his excuse for recommending @ Democrat is that there Is no Republican in the district fit to take the post. He also expresses u z opinion that if President Roosevelt sees fit to name Judge Savers the people of Alabama will have before them an ob- ject lesson in the new policy which will be sure to bring about a better era.
 Virtually Settled.
 In South Carolina it is virtuaIy settled that the vacant collectorship of internal revenue is to go to Colonel Blaylock, the candidate of the McLaurin Democrats. MT. Blaylock is now regarded as a Re publican, though he was a Democrat in good standing until few years ago. He was not Senator McLaurins first choice for the vacancy, but the Senator will be content with his selection. MT. Blay- lock is a cotton manufacturer and a man of high character. He does not care for the office. but 1t is understood that he win accept if asked. The appointment l would be quite in line with the new policy which the President has entered | upon and would stand as another proof l to the people of the South that the old
 days of office huckstering have come to | an end.
 Of course, the old organization Repub- | licans of South Carolina continue their
 efforts to prevent Blaylock's appointment
 and to secure the office for enc of their | associates. President Roosevelt has said | to some of his callers, that it is his duty
 to see to it that the best men are chosen | for all federal offices in the South, as elsewhere. Their political utilization is of | secondary importance. Primarily his ob- | ject is to reform the public service to | appoint none but men who have the con- | fidence of the people. If any good politi- | cal results follow of that will not be un- | welcome.
 | There is a collectorship at Wilmington | Del, which is still held by Dr. Cooper. a
 Democrat who was appointed by Presi- l dent Cleveland. In finding new man for l this post President Roosevelt will have a
 chance to show that he has no sort of | sympathy for that man Addicks. If Is
 understood that he will improve it.
 MERIDIAN, MISS.
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