The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-15
HAS NOT USED FEDERAL PATRON.
n AGE TO FURTHER NoMlNA
~ rioN OF TAFT.
EXPLAINS HIS COURSE
.rElLs HOW AND WHY APPOINT.
MENTs HAVE BEEN
MADE. ~

has made answer to the recent public
statements that he has made use Of
federal patronage to further the presi.
dental interests OF Secretary Taft The
answer Is In the form OF . letter ad-
dressed TO William Dudley Foulke OF
Richmond, Indiana, and includes let
ter from Foulke to the President sus.
The President begins by character.
king the charges as false and mali.
cious," He follows this with an anal.
ysis Of all appointments sent by him to
the Senate for its action, to show that
In no case has the proximity Of .
uRresidential contest Influenced his &C
ons.
y Foulke's letter. dated February 5th.
says. in part: ..--
"On January 18th laid before you
an article in the Indianapolis News "a
paper supporting the candidacy Of Mr..
Fairbanks). accusing you Of using the
federal patronage to secure the nomi.
nation Of Mr.. Taft and naming the post.
ofnces In particular.
Il spoke of the fact that certain Taft
men had been nominated In Ohio. and
you answered thAt that was true: that
you would be very weak II you allowed
the power OF appointment In that state
to be used only as means of attack
upon the administration.
"On my return home observed other
articles making similar charges In va.
rious papers.
"These charges also continue to be
circulated by other newspapers n all
parts Of the country.
IN view Of these reiterated com.
plants, would not a detailed statement
Of your recent appointments. the men
by whom they were raised, your rea.
sons and the principles upon which
you have acted In making them. n well
~ statement In regard to the alleged
coercion. be the best method of exhib
iting the facts? Yours truly.
(Signcd) "WM. DUDLEY FOULKE"
- In his reply to Foulke President
Stoosevelt says:
THE statement that I have used the
omces In the efforts to nominate any
presidential candidate Il both false and
malicious. II IL the usual imaginative
invention which flows from . desire to
say something injurious. Remember
that those now making this accusation
were busily engaged two monthS ago
~ 0oecttiuk tuot ] ~ ~ ubbuk tuS OtuSCo
to secure my own nomination.
"Since the present Congress assem-.
bled. two months ago. have sent to
the Senate the names OF All the ON.
cials I have appointed for the entire
period since Congress adjourned on the
4th Of March last. that Is. for eleven
months.
Excluding army and navy officers.
scientific experts. health oicers and
those Of the revenue cutter service.
have made during this period about
1859 appointments subject to c0nnrma.
ttoa By the Senate. l.l64 being post.
masters. The appointments In the dip
lomatic and consular services and in
the Indian service have bcen made
without regard to politics.
In nominating Judges have treated
politics ~ wholly secondary consider.
alton. and. instead OF relying solely
upon the recommendation OF either sen.
ators or congressman. have always con.
Quoted Independent inquiries myself.
''There remain the great bulk OF Of.
naces. including almost all the post.
mces, tho collectorships customs.
The appraiserships. the land offices and
the like. numbering some 1880 or
thereabont. II Ii. OF course. out OF the
question for me to examine or have
knowledge OF such a multitude Of MP.
pointmentN. and therefore. ns regards
them I generally accept the sugges
tionS Of senator's and congressman. the
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-
Quircd standard OF character and capa
city. and also rcserving the right
70 nominate whomsoever choose
II for any reason ! am satisAed that
am not receiving from senator or con.
gressman good advice. or II happen to
personally know some peculiarly ht
man"