Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-08
President Roosevelt
IS MAKING
His Own Appointments

Washington, Dec. 14.-President
Roosevelt continues to advance his
standard OF public service by broad
nning his rules governing patronage to
the dismay OF POLITICIANS, some Of
whom begin to wonder If any active
politicians will be permitted to remain
in office. While the President is per
sonally popular ana greatly respected,
politicians do not like his methods and
his distinct insistence upon the high
est possible merit in public service
service. They are inclined to regard
his theory OF government patronage
as impractical. as well as something
OF an infringement upon their rights.
They are asking ii there Is to be any
incentive to partisan endeavOr and
whence are the workers Tor party sue.
cess to come. If the chances Of reward
are to steadily diminish by the eXten.
sion OF the merit system and the in
sistenCc upon mental and moral quail
fications which most active partisans
cannot meet.
They do not believe that the mere
belief in principle and the desire to
see the party in which one believes
HUNtttNs WIN lANN''
prospect for rewa9d through appoint.
ment to office, will be sufficient en-
enlargement to partisans to spend
their time and use their strength in
working for party success. They in
sist that there must be taken into con
sideration the sclf-interest which 50
generally prompts partisan activity.
They claim that President Roosevelt
is setting too high a standard. and al
most resent his CToss-eXamining them
as to the character and capacity OF
those whom they recommend for of
| fee. In fact, they grow apprehensivC
| for fear party machinery may break
down for want of an adequate supply
of patronage oil, and. at the same time
they are embarrassed in paying per
sonal political debts with patronage
as they have heretofore been enabled
TO do. Then, too. Senators are some
what disturbed because, IN his deter
mination to be president himself
! Theodore Roosevelt insists upon the
Presidential prerogatiye of making his
own appointments, regardless of tina
construction of the constitutional pro
vision authorizing the President L
make appointments by and with thu
consent OF the Senate" which has II
years past caused senators to insis
upon debating appointments.
Names His Own Judges.
The events OF the present weel
have emphasized and broadened tn
Presidents policy as 20 patronage. Hi
announcement that he will make judi
cial appointments himself. but be gla,
of recommendations and advice, is o
highest Importance. II means tina
judicial appointments are not to b
used to pay political debts of Senators
and that the President, after COnsultG
ton with his Attorney General, will d,
eide who OF those presented to hiI
deserve appointment. The rresideu
fully understands the necessity of
judiciary of the highest standard. an
proposes to maintain that STANDARD
even il, by doing SO, he seems to prefe
one Senator over another. The que
ton OF Senatorial influence is not to b
regarded, only the question as to wha
lawyer, no matter by whom recon
mended, comes nearest to filling tn
requirements OF Federal Judge.
This policy is practically the sam
as that governing military promotions
which was announced some time agt
when the President le, II be known. I
the dlspleasure OF several Senator
that he proposed to maze his PRONE
lions upon the service records of III
officers of the army. And he does M
regard seniority in RANK as givin
preference in making selections fC
line officers. where the law does NJ
kive seniority the call. The QuestiU
in his mind Is as to the fitness an
capacity OF officers whose names al
brought to his attention, and til
fact that an officer has youth. with III
steadiness and experience which us
. ally comes with age. is rather to h
advantage than otherwise. IN his me
sage. the President, approaching thu
there was some dissatisfaction wit
this attitude of his, made IL strOngI
by saying that where Senatorial or S
cIal influence was exercised in an of
GERS behalf, 1t would initiate again
him.
. Is Against Faetionalism.
In the week, the President has ais
shown that he will not countenanc
much less will he permit. interference
!, in local politics by Federal official
for he has removed several who pr
NOTED factiOnalism by their meddliI
with local concerns. tie does not o
ject to Legitimate political activity,
work to promote the success of h