The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-22
JAR THE PRESIDENT
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
MAKE HIM TIRED.
THEY'RE SPoILSMEN ALL.
CAPTURE OF FAT JOBS THEIR ONLY
AMBITION.

inGs Among Southern Republicans
Inspire Roosevelt with Disgust.
Relieves There's Room for Decent
Republican Party in South and
Wants Effort to Establish 1t Made.
Pritchard willing TO Advance This
Idea-Righ in Favor.
Washington, Aug. 21.-President
Roosevelt is disguised with Southern
Republicans, who are constantly
wrangling over the distribution of
Federal patronage. Senator Pritch-
ard of North Carolina in passing
through Washington to dine with
the President at Oyster Bay, left a
long trail of political gossip behind
him, which indicates the Presidents
impotence with the leaders of the Re
publican organization in the South.
From the beginning of his admin
istration the President has shown
symptoms of hearty disgust with the
fractional differences in the South and
with the constant anxiety of the South
ern leaders to get nearer the patron
age of the country The President at
first ignored many of the organiza-
lions in the South and made appoint
ments as suited his own taste. He was
warned that he was doing himself
harm politically and he then turned
around and placed the Southern pat
ronage largely in the hands of POST
master General Payne, who has been
known from the beginning as the po-
litical manager of the Presidents in
terests.
Factions Entirely Selfish.
The President has seen so many ev-
licences of this entire selfishness in the
South and utter disregard of party in
terests that he has littles patience with
most of the Republican organizations
in that section. He long ago announc-
ed to friends he did not care the snap
of his finger about the attitude of
Southern organizations to his renom-
inetion in 1904, and the main reason
he had in turning over patronage mat
tiers to the Postmaster General was to
relieve himself of the worry and an
noyance that had been caused.
The President is laboring under the
belief that there is really a founda-
tion in the South for a Republican
party of decent proportions, formed
from among Democrats of a conserva-
tive tendency. Looking at the ques-
ton from this standpoint he insists on
the Republicans making fights to show
just how much may be expected. He
is a fighter himself, and it is action
that he wants. If the Republicans
fight hard and lose they will gain the
respect of the President. What he
wants to see is a fighting organization
in each state-not organizations whose
only aim is to secure the patronage.
President Wants "a Fight.
The President has not the least re-
spect for men of this stamp. If there
is a chance of making some Roadway
in some of the Southern states, like
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Texas. the President
wants the attempt made. If the at
tempt is not made he will hold the
leaders responsible, and ignore them
when the fat jobs are to be passed
around. Briefly put, the leaders must
work for their positions and not get
them by undetermined methods and
by fighting among themselves.
At different times the President has
been visited by factional leaders from
the South, who reported to him such
and-such a condition in their respect
i've states. The opposing faction would
come along, see the President, deny
everything the other faction said, and
then paint the other faction in the
blacklist possible terms, hesitating at
no charge. The President has often
said that he could not believe a word
said to him, and this lack of conf
dence caused him to go outside of the
organization for office material for a
long time at the beginning of his adj
ministration, and even now in occa-
sional appointments.
To Begin in North Carolina
The President for a time believed
that there was really a chance for the
building of Republican organization
in South Carolina, but he has changed
his opinion in that direction. He has
turned from Senator McLaurin to Sen
ator Pritchard in North Carolina. Sen
ator Pritchard is going right ahead
with a fight in that state. All along the
line and in every district in North Car
DINA the Republicans. under the Sen
ator's lead, will face the opposition.
Senator Pritchard himself is can
didate for reelection to the Senate,
and is going TO take chances that con-
sentative Democrats in the state will
vote for a Republican legislator here
and there so as to return Senator
Pritchard. If Pritchard fails in his en-
deavors, 1t is said that he will be pro-
vided with a federal judgeship, a posi-
ttor he long antfgbf Ia r,a.r ..,tt