The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11
MIR. FORAKER
 ISSUES REPLY An AnsWsr to Roosevelt $
 Statement. ExPL4SNs HIS OWN ATTITUDE Refet to Certain Appointment of al Ohio Postmastership. He Quotes Secretary Loeb as saying That the President wanted Mea
 Who Were in Harmony
 With His Policies.
ExPLAsNs HIS OWN ATTITUDE


 dents statement published this morn ing, concerning charges that public patronage has been used by him tthe President) for political purposes,
 He took the floor in the Senate on a question of personal privilege. and reading at length from the Presidents correspondence with William Dudley Fourke, proceeded to explain hfs own attitude towards the Federal patron age in Ohio.
 MT Foraker opened his remarks by saying that on January 14, 1908, the Senate, in executive session, at the tn- stance of the two Senators from Ohio, refused to confirm certain post ofnce appointments which had been made py the President.
 Urged by our friends of the press as to the reasons why we had taken such action," said Mir. Foraker. T made a statement In about thees words: that the action taken meant that there would not be in Ohio any further prostitution of patronage for political purposes without being resentSd' That, the Senator said. seemed to be enough, and 1t was announced that the President would make full and de- tailed answer to all the charges or that kind. MT. Foraker referred to the Presidents statement just publish ed In this mornings papers. and saia he did not propose to go into details in his reply to that statement because the appointment of a postmaster out side the community In which he lived is not of interest to the public. He read A part of the Presidents state- ment in which the latter declared that no Presidential candidate had been Ia vored in any appointments.
 These general propositions are ina- portant." said Mr. Forakor, referring tn inc Pregident's words. 'swhile the people of the country are not inter ested in specific details of appoint rnents. they are interested in the gem erai nrouositiosa enunciAted by the President. they are tnteFested in know ing that the appointments are made with an eye single to the gcod or the public service; the President by this statement recognizes the Importance of observing these propositions.
 "It fs dihiucit to prove cases of this character" said MT. Foraker, "bs- cause ordinarily there is no evidence reduced to writing bearing on them.
 Has written Testimony.
 But fortunately, he added, we have one case in Ohio where there is written testimony. I don't charge anybody with bad faith. supposed all the while that the President was acting upon the recommendations made to him without knowledge of the basis of fact upon which these recommend ations rested"
 He referred to the recess appoint ment of Charles H. Bryson. as post master at Athens. Ohio, who. he said, was appointed without his solicitation upon tbe recommendation of Represent atIve Alfred Douglas. He then read from a local paper an interview with Mr. Bryson in which he stated that k Taft lost his following in Ohio and Foraker had greatly grown in strength.
 At the concl dsion of the reading of the interview. Mir. Foraker observed that there was nothing in 1t hostile to Secretary Taft, but that 1t expressed an honest difference of opinion on subject entirely within his rights in individual opinion.
 Mir. Bryson returned to Athens, said MT Foraker. entirely unconscious that he had made any trouble until few days later when he received a letter from Representative Douglass telling of A talk he had with Postmaster Gen. eral Meyer on the subject of the ap- nointment According to this letter, MT Douglass had been sent for to be told that the President had decided not to appoint Mir. Bryson after all. Rep resentative Douglass said that the Post Master General was nice about 1t, hut determined and evidently was car rving out the Presidents orders" From the Post Oflce Department, MT. Doug lass went to the White House. where he took up the matter with MT. Loeb tba Presidents' secretary, who said the prasident could see mo reason for ap- nointinR men to office who were not in harmony with his policies. Mir. Loeb. accordinR to Mir. Douglass's letter, said inc President was determined that Mir Douelass recommend another ap- S0'" Recommend Another Man.
 MT Foraker said that Mir. Douglass A.d foid MT. Bryson that it would be advisable for him to come to Washing ton and take the matter up himself. Alter receiving a reply, dated Decem- her q in which Mir. Bryson said ne ,ro,,ld be in Washington within a day ar so. MT. Douglass saw the Presioent' The story of the conference at the white House was told in letter which MT. Douglass immeoia'e'S oS"S Bryson, saying; ..Tbe president bluntly told me that .Sn,,,d recommend another man.
 Wr Douglass said that he urged the pesident to reconsider but ne was m ststent. Mir. ForaBer said ne olo not want to comment upon ccrIespSnaJ.Ss e ,H.. \ Ss,,and showing the pressure that hau So " hrought to ebar on one man who Ls axnressed his personal view on a rnatter which had right to expTess I,ls... nlas .,o coerce" as the President has l said in his letter. ,.. .o Af- Wr prvson then sent a letter 70 M.' rou1lass' said MT. Foraker' in wnleh he save his view of the situation. ne ,s ue tbst in his interview he had said that Taft was losing and Foraker gan ,nS In Ohio, and that Taft. if nominat- ad s could not carry the State. MT. Bry- sons letter reiterated this and declared that if was true. He said that he had eIwavs been in favor of the Presidents policies and that nothing had ever ap- | sho sdminfstration. He reviewed some of inc things he had printed, however. inciuding the statement that the Pres l ,dent would be compelled to take an- other nomination because with Taft as a candidate, the labor. capital and ne- gro vote would be eliminated from the party. He asserted that the Presidents statement of his (Bryson's) activities as represented to MT. Douglass was en-