Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-12

: WIN ndeiItN and intelligence. / DO no
] think you can make a better selection
than DR.. Jameson. and / earnestl,
hope for his appointment. Respect
fully.
"(signedD JOHN NJ. SMYTH.'
The president also has received
. strong Endorsements. which run as fol-
lows:
From eX-Comptroller Eckels: i
have known +. y. Jameson personally
a number of years and ! am certain
he viii make an excellent officer and |
heartily approve appointment
From John {. Black, president Con-
tinental National bank: Regarding
the appointment of r. Y. Jameson as
naval officer at Chicago. ] will say
that I have known him personally for
- years ana am entirely sure that he
Will in all respect fill the office pro-
posed for him in manner that will
he credit To the government and to
, himself
From John j. Mitchell. president
/ IIiinoi> Trust and Savings bank: L
wish 10 commend the appointment Of
' DR.. Jameson To the position of ma
val officer at Chicago. | believe him
/ to be qualified. competent and honest.
Letter follows.
! Also from Charles 6. Dawes. Ar
mour & Co. Frederick NJ. Blount. vice
/ president Chicago National bank: T.
! NJ. Chattell. cashier Illinois Trust and
Savings bank: SiegeI. Cooper & Co.:
I RothschildS & Co.. and from Il score of
other business men and firms
1t Is worthy of note that the fore
going statement makes no mention
of the large number of protests
against Jamieson's appointment re-
ceived at the white house from we'll
known Chicago business men. So far
as the published record makes it APP
pear Doc" Jameson is an angel of
light. fit not only to be a naval officer
at Chicago. but perhaps now in line
of promotion to be a member Of the
civil service commission.
. The explanation given out at the
white house also fails to explain why
the appointment, having been held up
one day in order to give Mr. Smyth a
chance to he heard. was not held up
day or two Il niger i'm order to give 9th
er Chicago business men an oppor-
tunitv TO file their protests. The real
cause for this precipitancy is under
stood To lie in the fact that Yesterday
Senator Hopkins was raising heaven
and earth" against any further delay.
the senator evidently realized that
when il comes TO such IL tickIish piece
of business a. careful investigation
of the record of DR. JAMES on DELAYS
are dangerous.
II @oe~ without saving that Jamie
son will be confirmed by the senate
You know what nice little log-roll- !
ing 'tradition' rules in that body. If |
Judas IScaTint. Doc" Satan. or one of |
the Missouri boodlerS. about whom !
our beloved president has heard |
50 much from his friend Folk of ~ |
Louis. was nominated for naval OIL |
Ger at Chicago. and both of the Hi |
noi> senators were for hints they |
probably would be. one just naturally |
and the ether because he hasn't nerve |
enough 10 resiSt-the senate would |
have to confirm him or 90 back on il /
sacred tradition" that Won cannot |
turn down man unless one. at least.
Of the senators from his state j. I
against him.
And Of course the underlying fact |
dent i playing politics. lie was in
weighed into this Jameson business
because he wanted To do something
for the machine" and did not suppose
the people of Chicago would object to
Jameson. The president has a theory
that on big things he j. to do rs he
wishes. which is generally right. but
on little things he is 10 satisfy the
politicians. This appointment he re-
garded as little one" which ought
not To count against him. 1t j. per
fectly safe to say that it the president
had known i'm advance the real charac
ter of Jameson this appointment
never would have been made.
1t i also perfectly safe To say that
even after the president had consented
to appoint Jameson. and he had been
warned If the blunder it would be and
the wrong to the public and to the
government service. he would have
found a way To get ont of ii were II
not for the fact that this i presiden-
tial year. and even 4 good president
NAV think he has right TO
play the game If politics on occasions.
1t i 81 rarely Theodore Roosevelt
does this sort of thing. weakly yields
10 the pressure of dirty politics. and
makes an improper appointment with
his eyes open. that it is almost
pleasure to catch our young and in
tenseiy human HCmer in the very act
Of nodding.
~ further proof of the disgust
among republicans over the appoint
ment. the Chicago Tribune yesterday
I
irgtCn date:
1t i n well known fact that Doc
appointment was railroad
ed from beginning To end. He WAS
appointed the same day the bill was
signed creating the office. This was
for the express purpose of forestaE-
ing either possible candidates. and this
sharp practice was not an accident.
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