The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-10
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the senate, 1,164 being postmasters. The
appointments in the diplomatic ana
consular services and in the Indian ser
vice have been made without regard 10
politics. In nominating judges l have
treated politics as a wholly secondary
consideration, and instead of relying
solely upon the recommendation Oh
either senators or congressman, nave
always conducted independent inquiries
myself personally through members OF
the bench or bar whom 1 happen to
know, or through Attorney General
Bonaparte, Secretary Taft, who was
himself a judge; Secretary Root, De
cause of his great experience at the
bar, or Senator Knox, who was for-
merly attorney general In NUMBER
other offices, chiefly assistant secretar-
les or heads of bureaus here at WASH
ington, but also governors OF terrltor-
les or men holding peculiar positions
and also in a few other cases, notably
those of marshals in certain of the
western states, but including various
offices also here and there throughout
the Union, l have either felt that the
position was of such character that
the initiative in the choice could only
with propriety come from me or from
one of the cabinet officers, or else
have happened personally to know, or
know of, a man of such peculiar quail
1flcationS that l desired TO appoint MIN
on my own initiative.
There remain the great bulk of Of
fees. including almost all of the post
offices, the collectorships of customs.
the appraiserShipS, the land offices and
the like, numbering some 1880 or there
abouts. 1t is of course out Of the
question for me to examine or have
knowledge of such a multitude of ap-
pointments, and therefore regarding
them I naturally accepted the sugges-
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elected representatives of the people
in the localities concerned, always re-
serving to myself the right to insist
upon the mans coming up to the re-
quired standard of character and ca
pacity, and also reserving the right to
nominate whomsoever I chose, If for
any reason I am satisfied that I am
not receiving from senator or congress-
man good advice or If 1 happen per-
sonally to know some peculiarly fit
man. Where the man has done we'll in
Office prefer to reappoint him, and do
so when / can get the consent of the
senators from his locality, but if they
refuse the reappointment cannot be
made
Ordinarily, as matter of conven-
fence, the appointment can best be set
tied by consultation beforehand, the
advice OF the senator or congressman,
who ie elected and has peculiar means
of knowing the wishes of his constitu-
ents, being taken. But where a sena-
tor treats this not as a matter of con-
sultation or mutual agreement, not as
a matter of convenience and expedien-
CIV, but as a matter of right on his
part to nominate whomever he chooses
the custom is necessarily discontinued
More Democrats Than Republicans
"sIn the south Atlantic and Gulf
states which have contained neither
senators or congressman of my own
marty. I have been obliged to seek my
advice from various sources In these
states I have appointed a large num-
Der of Democrats, in certain states the
Democrats outnumbering the Republi-
cans. For advice in appointing the
Republicans 1 have relied wherever
possible, not upon oflceholders at all
but upon men of standing and position
who would not take office and on
whose integrity could depend In al
cf these states have done my beat