The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
SENATOR MORGAN POPS REPUBLICANS Discusses Federal Patronage in Alabama in Reply to Letters CALLS IT CIVIL SATRAPY Objects to People of State Being Sub- jeot to the Will and Domination
 of Favorltes of the
 President.
CALLS IT CIVIL SATRAPY

Something in the nature of a political camps yesterday by the publication of the following letter from Senator John T. Morgan in the Birmingham Times, Re- publican paper which, Is published in Bir- mingham:
 Washington, D. C.. November 26 1905 Editor of The Birmingham Times, Bir-
 mingham, Ala:
 Dear Sir: May I use the columns of The Birmingham Times, the leading Re- publican journal in the state, to reply 10 several letters from prominent and worthy men of your party who ask me for let ters to the President, recommending them to federal offices in Alabama.
 Without exception, I have heretofore recommended those who now seek my endorsement, to MT. Mckinley, and other Republican Presidents, and am glad to say that each of them has filled those im- portant offices with fidelity and credit, &C., cording to the statements of the govern ment
 T am quite willing to repeat those recommendations and to fortify them with references to to the evidence of their faithful service, furnished by the govern ment in behalf of the applicants; but do not wish, as a representative of the people of Alabama, who have so long sus- tained me as one of their senators, to in- terfere as an intruder into affairs that are conducted without any reference to the people of the state, their interest or their rightful influence.
 "The nucleus of the political party Is formed, in Alabama, which looks to the control or the disruption, of the Demo- cratic party, and Is under the direction of al n of federal with that purpose. The managers are known as referees; and are consulted by the President as the arbiters of federal patronage, and as electors who choose those officers.
 q have no desire to interfere with this civil-satrapy, which is the success sor of the military satraps that ruled us in the days of reconstruction, and removed our governor and other incumbents from their offices by which, with military guards, and locked them in prison.
 But I do not wish, as a senator, to participate in any way in the action oi this civic-satrapy either to assist or ob- struct its dolngs. My vote In the senate is all the right I claim In respect of the combinations of persons nominated for office by the President. I will use that constitutional right and perform thai duty without regard to the recommenda- tions of referees.
 | "I do not know except by the common agreement of the newspapers, who are the referees of the President. But theiI personal or official station and dignity which is alleged to be high, Is not tusti- fication for placing them in the contro of the federal relations of near two mil. lion Alabamians; to the exclusion of al advice or information that is justly ex pected from those who represent them 1T Congress, and from those who conduct the government of the state. In all sucf matters, the state officers are justly en titled to the greater influence, as they art the special guardians of the peace, safety and welfare of the people. for whose ser vice all federal officers are provided by law. and should be selected.
 "I am not objecting to the referees or personal grounds Whether they are grea educators of negroes, or collectors ol revenues, or private citizens; or whether they are expectant politicians of botf parties, who look to the President for ia vors. and are the unnamed colleagues o the referees.
 "They have the right, if they choose, tC cooperate with the referees; but do ob ject that the people of Alabama, in theii relations to the government of the United States, should be again subjected to tho will and domination of any group of fa vorites that the President may select fol their government. We had enough of tha in the days of reconstruction. Yours re- spectfully. JOHN T. MORGAN" J. o. Thompson. internal revenue col lector and one of the referees in Alabama stated last night that he had not yet de cided whether he would answer the let ter He also said that 1t was probabl, that he would answer the letter within the next few days.