The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-10
DENIES IN TOTO
CHARGES MADE
BY NEWSPA PAPERS
Is Made Public

h 1N40N40 ALf'4S
WASHINGTON, Feb. President
Roosevelt yesterday made answer to
the recent public statements that he
has made use of federal patronage to
further the presidential interests of
Secretary Taft. The answer is in form
Of a letter addressed to William Dud.
ley Foulke. of Richmond. Ind, and
includes a letter from Mr.. Foulke to
the President suggesting the need Of
such statement.
The President begins by character
izing the charges as false and ma
lIcious.' He follows this with an
analysts OF all appointments sent by
him to the senate for its action to
show that in no case has the prox-
unity of a presidential contest in.
tiuenced his action. The President in
part said:
"The statement that 1 have used
the Offices in the effort to nominate
any presidential cane date is both
false and malicious. It is the usual
imaginative invention which flows
from a desire to say something in.
furious. Remember that those now
making this accusation were busily
engaged two months ago in asserting
that was using the Offices to secure
my own denomination. It is the kind
OF accusation which for the next few
months will be rife This particular
slander will be used until exploded,
and when exploded those who have
used IL will promptly invent another.
Such being the case almost question
whether it is WORTH while answering;
but as it is you who ask why, the
answer you shall have
"since the present congress as
sembled two months ago I have sent
to the senate the names of all the Off
cials have appointed for the entire
period since congress adjourned on
the fourth of March last; that is. for
eleven months. Excluding army and
navy officers. scientific experts. health
officers and those Of the revenue cut
ter service, l have made during the
period about 1852 appointments sub
ject to confirmation by the senate,
1864 being postmas-ers. OF these, ap-
pointments in the diplomatic and con-
sular services and in the Indian SER
vice have been made without regard
to politics; in the diplomatic and con-
sular services, more Democrats than
Republicans having been appointed, as
we are trying to even up the quotas
Of the southern states. In nominating
judges, l have treated politics as
wholly secondary consideration and in.
stead of relying solely upon the rec.
concentrations of either senator's or
congressman, have always conducted
Independent inquiries myself.
"There remain the great bulk OF the
ofices, numbering some 1880. 1t is.
of course, out of the question for me
personally to examine such multi
tude OF appointments and therefore
formally accept the suggestions Of
senators and congressman, always re,
serving to myself to insist upon the
man coming up to re required stand,
ard.
"In the South Atlantic and gulf
States, which have contained neither
! senators nor congressman of my own
party, have been obliged to seek my
advice from various sources. In these
States 1 have appointed large num-
Der Of Democrats, In certain States the
Democrats outnumberiDg The Repub.
llcans.
"At present various efforts are being
made to get up boiling delegations
from the southern States and the meet.
ings at which these so-called dele
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