Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-10

case the incumbent had not been giving
very good satisfaction.
81 call your attention to the fact
that the senate withdrew its opposition
to one of these four men and confirmed
him. so that the charge relates to only
three out of the whole number, 1l64
postoffices; that of these three, two
were nominated in the usual manner,
upon the recommendation of the outgo-
ing congressman, and that the third
nomination was made on the report of
the inspector and would have been
made without the slightest regard to
whether there was a presidential can
vass on hand or not.
Statements False
1.-THE statements in the editorials in
question are, therefore, untrue in every
particular"
Taking up the quotation from the
Boston Herald. the president says:
There is nothing to say except that
it does not contain the slightest par
ticle of truth and that the misstate-
ment is so gross that it is difficult to
believe 1t other than a deliberate inven-
ton. There is not the slightest founda-
ton for it, and no successful effort can
be made to show that there is the
slightest foundation for it. If, in any
such case the accusation is found true
it would have occurred without my
knowledge, and / shall deal with it in
the precise manner of my instructions
to the civil service commission herein
after referred to.
I'm New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Indiana and Wisconsin, SO far as
know, an enormous majority of APP
pointees are in each case for the presi-
Dental candidate from the state. This
has not been true in Ohio and my in
reference in patronage matters In
Ohio has been limited to my insisting
as l should insist anywhere else. that
opposition to the purposes, politics and
friends of the administration shall not
be considered as necessary prerequi-
site to holding the commission of the
president.
Officers Warned
I'm my letter to the civil service
commission of June II, 1902, which now
holds good and will be enforced, Off
GERS are warned not to use their places
to control political movements, not to
cocrce their subordlnates, nor to neg
lect their public duties for political
work, not TO cause any public scandal
by their political activity, but out of
the classified service they are not 9TH
erwise limited in political activity.
mo officer will be permitted to vio-
late the above injunction, with my
knowledge, no matter for what candi-
date he may be working and I may
add that the only officers as to whom
any question of violation of this in
junction has hitherto arisen have been
men who are not working for Mr.. Taft.
1.-THE above is a full statement of the
facts. Not an appointment has been
made that would not have been made
if there had been no presidential con-
test impending, and in no case has
there been a deviation from the course
that / would have pursued had none
of those who actually are candidates
for the nomination been candidates;
nor has a single officeholder been re-
moved or threatened with removal or
coerced IN any way to secure his sup
port for any presidential candidate,
I'm fact, the only coercion that l
have attempted to exercise was to for
bid the ',fficeholders from pushing my
own denomination, this being done in
the letter sent to the members OF my
cabinet on November 10, 1907