The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
Will ZEN 10 LINZ
Roosevelt VIII Play No Hard
and Fast Game.
CONSULT LEADERS
But All Candidates for Office
Must Be Fit.

/ towards the ClFA-SerNlce Law ana Eu4eS,
the treatment and functions OF the Civil
Service Commission during the next three
years, and the outlook for the Federal Of
fees in the Presidents home city were
considered. Some general observations,
therefore, on he distribution of what is
/ called patronage all over the nited States
viii be in order.
/ Those reformers who look TO see Presi-
dent Roosevelt cut loose wholly from
/ Senator's and Representatives in making
! his choice Of men for Office are doomed
/ TO disappointment. He viii consult mem
| bers of both houses of Congress concern
/ ing the qualifications of possible appoin-
| tees in their respective states and dis
/ tricts Several points of difference, how
/ ever, vii be observed between his way Of
/ doing this this and the ways of other
/ Presidents. The theory upon which he
I is that he does not and Of necessity can
/ not. know personally all the eligible per
sons in the nited States; that he must call
in the assistance Of some one, and that a
Senator or Representative may be pre-
sumed to know as much as anybody
about the applicants for his Office in his
bailiwicz No member of either house
instructions to the President as TO whom
TO appoint; ana i the President already
knows. or later learns that d man who
has received the commentators Of
dozen Senators and Representatives is I'M
tit for the place to which he aspires, the
appointment Will not be made, no matter
what pressure may De brought 10 bear in
his behalf A hard and fast line Will be
drawn between the fit and the unfit; and
within the category Of the fit the best Sc
lection practable will be made. Upon
every member consulted the President
will impress the fact that il viii be worse
than useless 4or any man to urge upon
him a weak or bad man, or even know
ingly to let him make a mistake in his
choice. since not only will the appointee
be pitched cut as soon as his shortcomings
are discovered. but heavy discount will
be made thereafter from every statement
which comes to the President from the
same source. on such matters Mr.. Roose-
welt has a memory like an Indians He
is not likely TO be deceived twice by any
one adviser.
1t is believed that as soon as the Sen
ators and Representatives IND that this
is not mere talk but dead earnest. and
that the President is going to stick 10
his word regardless Of its threatened
effect upon his political future. they will
welcome his policy as a relief to them
selves. When the keeper of livery
stable. who is a power in his party local
". applies TO a Senator for a position
which can be filled properly only by
LAWYER. the Senator can save both his con-
81 .1s-.1 B.
by saving that it would be not only abso-
lutely useless but seriously damaging TO
have his name even presented. Senator
and constituent may then wag their heads
together and moan over the degeneraey
of the times in politics, and voice their
pain at having a crank for a President;
that is their privilege. and nobody would
chuckle with greater delight over the
humorous side Of it than Mr.. Roosevelt
if he could be within hearing. but. all
the same. the name must not he present
cd. The difficulty VIII be 20 make mem
bers of Congress understand that the
President is talking business when he tells
them that they must recommend men iJ
only. and emphasizes the must. 1t VIII
,,o+a make much dierence to the President
whether they advise Inn openly or on the
sIv. so long as they do n way which
will enable him 10 fix the responsibility
for bad advice. He naturally respects
man more who is omen and above
board but he viii take honest advice IN
any way that may come 20 him
How far VIII politics. IN the narrower
sense. enter into the selection of office
holders? 4 good deal. though it viii not
%
are on a pretty even footing. the Presi-
dent. rs a. man who believes IN parties
VIII prefer Republicans 70 democrats,
and strong party men 70 those Who are
uncertain or Indifferent. But il It came
70 q question between an unfit Republican
and fit DemOcrat-an issue unlikely te
be clearly raised in the north-he would
not hesitate a moment TO choose the Dem
ocrat. In the south there is always
possibility Of some such situation; so II
the Republicans in that section are going
70 refrain their hold on this Administra-
ton they must Zee prepared 70 furnish
good material Bv this meant not mere
* that a man shall be Intellectually cap
able of performing the duties of an Of
ice but that he must have ~ least the
nasive good win of rs ueighbors They
must not be able 70 reproach the Admin
fstratioa with having appointed seal .
av-ar 70 office because he happened 10 be
a enubliean and the only man tn his
nairhborhood with The mental capacity
ror t-a1sscting Government business. IL
is for this reason that we shaal prana7iy
The President consulting southern Demo .
cratic senators and Representatives ~
some extent about appointments in thelr
own nstrhborhood It has always been
Ar RooseveIt-s desire % see the souta
hack into fuu Communion with the other (
sections in conducting the uatonal sew /
eminent. instead ~ standing on the OUT
si7s whenever q Repslblicsr Admiuistra- /
tion IS installed nj Wsshinst9n This Is I
rot the case with ans other secuon. and +
~ would take great pride In breaking u
- il the south
4 good deal has ben saei1. Fl TIE way F
OF conjecture. about the President $ treat
msnt az tile 1IcLsurin movement in south .
Caroina- The probability is shat II sen
stor NcIaurin realizes the adTant2se q
keep!ng absolute tasth with SIT osJ
he viii have gocd deal ~ iltile1ce at
rbe WAITE House bet s. De eSpe-ts- -
r,,ttine leose from the 1ther sing ~ 1is
marty. and thereby threatening lts scFre-1-
acv. 10 purchase tavor sikh the new Fresi-
dert So that he can Distribute Ga-ranass
f,- the good q his fact-el- and ro- tle
resa Of The Fede-s5 sereIce. De rlEht -
wei stay AZ the orhsr era q she town
Fris wise max 1-ill d. q i1dace tss KerE
aesr men. socially and 81 3 business e4y.
- let hsna present thsir names tor s1cn
,s-.as .s ffe Admits 5stratlon has 10 EE
n his SKATE This may Essa clsss