The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-25
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the division Of Delaware patronage
between the United States senators
| The contract was drawn up in writing
or, rather, a sIenOgraphic record was
taken Of the verbal conversation
| which constituted the contract. The
document was not signed, but IL was
mutually agreed between the sela
tors that it should constitute the ar
ticles of agreement by which all ques
tons of patronage should be settled
| between them. And the president. i;
is stated, was sort of silent party tC
the instrument, agreeing that all diff
ferences relating TO patronage should
be settled with reference thereto.
OF course. Mr.. Paynes action in dis
missing the lady must be taken as the
action of President Roosevelt. Mr..
| Payne represents him in the matter
| 1t could only be through Mr.. RoOse-
welt that Senator Alice could obtain
| the qualification of his prejudice at
| Mr.. Paynes hands; and it could only
| be because of Mr. ROosevelt's recogni-
ton of Addicks that Alice finds power
| 1t is as if Mr.. Roosevelt said to Mr.
Addicks: Send your man Friday to
| my mand Friday and your mans re-
quest shall be granted" In return for
| his courtesies TO Mr.. Addicks Mr.
| Roosevelt is to receive something
| virtual delivery of Delaware's polit-
| ical strength; and Mr.. Roosevelt is
fairly apprised of the manner in which
| Addicks delivers the goods.
Thus Miss Todd finds herself DUST
| ed Is there a ''principle' responsible
for her ousting, and, if so, what is it?
Certainly 1t is not the principle
which was followed in the Charleston
case Doctor Crum's appointment was
upon the door of hope" principle, not
upon the rule that local recommended
tons of representatives or senators
shall determine appointments. Doc
tor Crum was not given his post be-
cause OF the "particular and PERSONAL
Nor is the principle governing Miss
Todd's removal the same which de-
termined the disposition of the Indian
ola Office Mrs. Mimic Cox was not
installed through Difference to local
sentiment or the particular and per-
sonal prejudice or preference OF any
body, but was thrust upon the people
Of Mississippi over their own and
their representatives protests.
Nor is Miss Todd's case analogous
to that of the negro, A. S. Day, who
was ousted from the QuOndOcpula,
Md, postoffice. Day was recommends
ed for the place by the congressman
from his district. Day was not par
ticularly and personally obnoxious
to anybody. but he was negro and
the color line is sharply drawn in
Maryland. which is a close state rolit-
ically, and contains thousands of re-
publican voters who would be offend
ed, equally with the democrats. by
the appointment of a negro pOstmas-
ter. The congressman was asked to
withdraw the recommendation.
President Roosevelt appears to have
several convenient principles. In one
case the door of hope comes in
handily: in another case the door OF
hope reinforced by the proposition
that the federal government is SUI
preme and will not listen to impu-
dence from an aggrieved community;
in another case the door of hope"
proposition doesn't fit, because it
would cost a number of votes in a
close state, and the principle of ca
tering to the majority is substituted.
In Miss Todd's case it is difficult 10
discover any principle save that Of
self-interest or political self-seeking.
Her removal looks to be the arbitrary
act Of machine politicians. 1t is true
that Mr.. Roosevelt several months
ago announced a principle with which
he may defend his action in her case
that he could not undertake to de-
eide agains factions; that factions
must settle their own differences. Mr.
Roosevelt announced this by way of
defense to criticism which he incurred
| in deferring to Addicks in the appoint
ment of Byrnes, Addichs' tool, to tne