The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-18
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FOR DEMOCRATS
Hungry Crowd Connot be Fed
From the Census Pie.
Report Has Gone Out That Demo-
cratic Congressman VIII Distrib-
ute Offices Under Law.
T Is DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The Demo
Icratic congressman and congressman
| elect of Kentucky are in a peck of
trouble. Their discontinue arises
from the fact that report has gone
abroad to the effect that the censu,
|plums to be passed out next year will
be distributed by the members of
congress, which, IL true, would mean
that in all of the Kentucky Demo-
cratic districts the Democratic work
ers would receive an invitation to the
Ipie counter.
The hungry Democratic hosts have
accepted the report at its face value
and are bombarding the Democratic
members and members-elect with APP
plications for census Jobs. The sad
feature of the story, from the stand
point of the Democratic congressman.
is that ii is not true. They have not
been slow to investigate and the sum
and substance OF their discovery is
that there is Just about as much
chance of the moon playing leap-frog
with the sun as there is that the CEN
sus patronage will be distributed
among the Democratic politicians and
wire-pullers.
The Problem.
The problem that confronts the
democratic congressman is how to
make the hungry party henchmen be-
lieve that this patronage is not COM
ling to them, and how to assuage
their feelings so they will accept the
tsltuation with resignation. Their en-
barrassment is made all the greater
Iby the fact that the Democratic local
newspapers have gone OF on the
wrong foot on the proposition.
The Crumpacker bill. which has
passed the house and which will pass
/ the senate In due season, contains no
provision for the appointment OF cen
|sus employees upon the RECOMMENDED
| tien OF Democratic congressman.
1.-THE president" said Mr.. Crum-
packer, author OF the bill, "will APP
point the supervisors who, in turn.
Twill choose the enumerators. The
president, of course. may consult with
whomever he pleases in regard to
suitable men for the position OF
supervisors"
Language Of Bill.
The language of the bill itself Is as
follows:
The supervisors shall be appoint
ed by the president, by and with the
advice and consent of the senate;
provided that the whole number of
Supervisors shall not exceed 230, and
provided further. that so far as
practicable and desirable the boun-
daries of the supervisors districts
shall conform to the boundaries of
the congressional districts"
The bill proceeds to charge the su-
pervisors with the performance of
certain duties, including the follow
ing:
ITO designate to the director suit
able persons, and with his consent to
employ such persons as enumerators,
one or more. for each subdivision"
II is apparent from the text of the
bill that 1t leaves no opening through
which Democratic congressman can
lead their henchmen up to the patron
age counter. This does not neces-
sarily mean that all Of the enumera-
tors will be Republicans. although "
is a practical certainty that all of the
and a large majority of
the enumerators will be OF that faith.
The Houses Action.
Notwithstanding the severe excoria
ton. which President Roosevelt gavel
congress for the legislation on thel
last sundry citk appropriation bill,
circumscribing the activities OF TIA
secret service. the house committee
on appropriations intends to incor-l
porate the same identical provision
In the sundry civil bill to be reported
put at this session Of congress. Thel
Iundry civil bill will not be reported
n the usual course until toward the
lose of congress, when PRESIDENT
aoosevelt's term will be drawing to al
lose. IL is believed, however. that
he president will hand a parting
hot to congress by expressing his
opinion OF what he regards as a slap
n - H.