The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-02-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

SIOnaBo W Alu the candidacy OF Sen
ator Taft came out in the form of ,
letter to William Dudley Foulke 0
Indiana, who had written to tn,
president a. friendly inquirer. TIL,
president says that all such charges
are false and malicious" and pro
ceeds to report In full concerning hi
appointments, Of which 1852 had
been made since March 4 last. OF
these 1854 were postm asters; the
rest. in the army, navy, scientific
bureaus and diplomatic service, being
made without regard to political
n affiliations. For the great bulk Of
postmasterships and collectorships
the president asserts that he has fol-
flowed the custom Of taking the re-
commentator Of the senators and
representatives as the basis OF his
selections, preferring with their con-
sent to reappoint men who have made
good record. He then takes up sew
erAl particular cases referred to,
especially In New York and In Ohio,
p0stmasterships In the latter state
having been made the subject OF Op-
position In the senate not long ago
This objection had finally been boiled
down to three cases, in which he had
used his discretion to appoint new
men owing to complaints against the
former incumbents. The president
says his interference in matters OF
patronage has been limited. to insist
Ing that opposition to the purposes,
policies and friends of the admins
tration shall not be considered as a
necessary prerequisite to holding the
coyhmission Of the president"
Promptly the challenge Of the
president was taken up by Senator
Foraker, rising to question OF per-
sonal privilege In the senate. But
much laughter greeted his attempt to
cite documentary evidence against
the president in one case, when 1t
became known that the man finally
appointed-Bryson of Athens-was
an out-and-out Foraker man. It ap-
pears that Representative Douglass,
q Taft man. had recommended Bry-
son, whose appointment at first had
been held up.
Secretary Taft made It plain, in his
speech before the Young Republicans
at Kansas City, Mo-, that he approved
most heartily OF the regent special
message Of the president. He said ,
that the sharpness and emphasis with ,
which 1t had met the attack on the
administration "had heartened the
great body of the people in renewed ,
support of the administrations ;
policy" Taft went ON to say that Wig ,
orous action and measures are neces- o
nary ito vindicate society as at pres !
INT constituted. Then, after speak
ng OF the great work Of corporate j.,
power In recent years, he said that ,
we were passing into regime OF ir- !
'esponsible plutocracy" when the re- !;
publican party under the leadership
Il Roosevelt had come to the rescue. =
n the last four years there had been =
great moral awakening to this dang
y. While some republicans had diff :,
cred with the president about the
ray to stamp out the abuses OF cor
'orate wealth, the great bulk OF the
'arty had stood back OF him.
The aggressive New York advo- c,
ates Of the candidacy of Governor o.
hughes for president have now In
0rmed the Hughes League of the Il
'nfted States. much on the plan OF a,
ae Independence league, with B
ranches in every state. General m
tewart L. Woodford, prominent &c
epublican orator in Conkling's time,
as been chosen head OF the National ar
ughes league. h,
r.
Every county in Ohio went for Taft of
the republican primaries called for 81
70 express purpose Of determining to
70 party's choice for president, the an
ection boards certifying the Taft re
legates elected without opposition ha
counties where primaries were not I'M
Id. In only two counties did For co
er men put mp candidates, and of
bee were defeated. This would th'
I'm to mean that Taft will enter the
icago convention with the 46 Ohio
egstes in his pocket unquestioned. in
{ story IL afloat at Washington sta
the effect that Foraker and Dick ms
! head 9 contesting delegation. OF
ding that the call for the primaries his
] Of such . character that their ora
'nds refused to take part. TO 9th