New-York tribune., 1908-02-11
such a course in view of the reply MADE by MI.
Bryson 70 the criticism that had been MADE OF

such a course. i'm view of the reply made by Mr..
Rrvson 20 the criticism that had been made OF
him.
Mr. Foraker asserted that he could establish
to the entire satisfaction of any unbiased mind
that there were hundred such cases III ohio'
He said that estimate was exaggeration al
though the Presidents hand could not be traced
TO all of them. They haG been engineered py men
who represent the President
The Senator was compelled to suspend IN or
der that the Senate might receive message from
the President. The appearance OF the "hi'e
House messenger at this juncture provoked much
nerrment.
When Mr. Foraker closed there were ex-
pressions of surprise at his method of attack and
more than one Senator remarked that he mad
never seen $50 small mouse produced by SO
large mountain.
DOUGLASS REPLIES TO FORAKER
In the House Representative Douglass spoke
with moderation. but with manifest indignation,
saying in part:
A distinguished gentleman from my own state
read in the presence of a distinguished BODY as
sembied in this building certain letters Whlch
had passed between me ana q man a. a. pres;
Ohio. whom L had recommended TO tne res
dent for appointment as postmaster at that Piace-
How the distinguished gentleman came by those
letters / do not know, and therefore 40 not
characterize it. How he happened to read TINS
correspondence which was private so FAR as /
was concerned, 1 do not know, so VIII hol no!
characterize that But, perhaps, because he uiu
not have all the letters-I trust and beileVe TINS
was so-he failed TO read one of them
Mr.. Douglass then had the letter given above
read.
This correspondence was read In connection
with certain criticisms of the President, OF his
alleged disposition not to appoint men 10 once
unless they favored certain man Tor the f'e-
publican nomination for President continued
Mr. Douglass II simply want to say that Mr..
Bryson's letter, which has been read, TOOK TO
the secretary TO the President and frankly COM
rlunicated to him the substantial contents OF
the letter and in spite of that, and with the
knowledge of that, the President sent Brysons
name to the Senate and he was confirmed ana
is now postmaster at Athens, Ohio
In the debate in the House on the Indian bill
the proyision exempting farmers from the civil
service rules aroused the opposition or MT
Mann. of Illinois, who, after making a point or
order against it, said he wanted to relleVe the
President of the suspicion that he was using
appointments for political purposes
Mr. Sherman. of New York, in charge Of the
bill did not believe it would be possible, "even
if we had a President who wished to use pat
ronage to accomplish desired political ends. SO
10 use Indian farmers"
Mr. Mann referred to the Presidents denial
OF these accusations II want to protect the
administration he said, from the constant
charge of Democrats that such things are being
done
"The latest information is. tauntingiy re-
marked Mr. FITZGERALD of New York, that the
charge has come from source very close to the
Republican side" He did not think the admin
stration should be guilty of such acts to ad-
vance the political fortunes Of lone particular
candidate of the Republican party