Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-11
FORAKER REPLIES
TO THE PRESIDENT
In Calm Manner Ohio Senator
Shows That Roosevelt DIG Not
Tell Whole Truth.
PATRONAGE rs A POLITICAL REWARD
Proved, Despite tho Presidents Wig.
orous Denial, That He is Dealing
Out Pap in Order to Aid csnd' dacy
of T7ft-RooseveIt Backed Down in
One Case.
lyy Associated Press

tDY Associated Press
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Rising to Il question or personal priv
ilcso, Senator Foraker today replied
in The Senate to tho denial by Pres
idcnt Roosevelt to charges that he
has used Federal patronage for tho
purpose OF influencing the national
political contest.
The senator pred;cated his argument
on Il reference to the Ohio situation
in The letter OF President Roosevelt
10 Villain Dudley Foulke. former civil
service commissioner. which was
published today. He produced cor
rcspondracc relating TO the appoint
mont OF Charles II. Bryson, whose
nomination as postmaster at Athens
Ohio, was withheld temporarily for
the alleged reason that Brysop had
given an interview while in Wash
ingtcn expressing the opinion that
Taft was losing ground in the Ohio
contest with correspondence Glowing
that Bryson stood his ground and
his DECLARATION of political ,ndepcnd-
once BAD resulted in another order
from the White House making the
appointment.
The communications on the subject
were between Representative Doug.
las OF Ohio. and Mr Bryson. In n
very temperate manner Senator For
aker commented on the case, but In
sisted that the records clearly show
I'd an attempt 10 "coerce" MIR. Bry-
son and that his fearless stand had
been responsible for his retention BY
tho President.
The senator said that IT. was no cx-
aggeration 10 say there wore a hun
dred cases In Ohio where the ap-
pointmcnts had been made for po-
littcal purposes only. but there are
few where documentary evidence can
be produced
Mr. Foraker opened his remarks
by saying that on January H., 1905,
the Senate in regular session at the
instance OF the two senators from
OHIO refused 10 confirm certain post
office appointments which had been
made by the President.
Urged by our friends of the press
as. to the reasons why we had taken
*Hch action" said MIR. Foraker II
'nadc statcmcm in about these
words: That the action taken meant
that there would not be in Ohio any
further prostitution of patronag. for
political purposes without being re-
scented
MI Forlkcr read a part of the
Presidents statement published this
morning, in which The latter declar.
I'd ttft no presidential candidate had
been iavo,ed in any appointments.
These general propositions are i'm
rortani." said iTr. Foraker. referring
10 the Presidents words. while The
people OF the country orc not inter-
csied iD specific details of appoint
moh'S they are interested in the gen
cal propositions cnunciatcd hy The
President ana they are tontent in know
ms he appointments were made with
IN cyc single for thc good OF the
country.
Mild Toward the President.
"Ihc President in his Statements
recognizes the Importance of obsery-
ing the proprietics. II is impo tani
to prcvc cases of this character"
said NJ Foraker. "bccausc ordinarily
there IS no evidence reduced TO writ
ing bearing on them.
But fortunately he added we
have one case Ia Ohio whore there is
written TESTIMONY 1 do not charge
anybody with bad faith. supposed
ali t!le while that The President was
acting upon recommendations made
TO him without knWlclgc OF The ba-
Sis Of fact upon which these questions
rested"
He referred to The records Us ap
pointment Of Mr. Bryson as posimas-
Ter of Athens. Ohio. who was appoint.
cd upon tho recommendation cf Rep
rcscn'a'iyc Alfred Do,glas, lie then
read from local paper an interview
with Mr.. Isryson. in which he stated
that lift had lost his following in Ohio
aud Foraker had greatly grown In
strength.
Mr.. Foraker observed that there
was, nothing in the interview reflect