The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-10
President Declares "False and Malicious" Charges That He Has UsedAp- pointive Power
 for Taft.
ISSUES LENGTHY LETTER
Makes Analysis of All Nomina tions Sent by Him to Sen ate to Show Politics
 Had No Hand in
 Selections.

Washington, Feb. 9.-President Roosevelt made answer to-day. to the recent public statements that he has made use of federal patronage to fur ther the presidential interests of Sec retary Taft. The answer is in the form of letter addressed to William . Dudley Foulke of Richmond. Ind, and includes a letter from MT Foulke to the president, suggesting the need of such a statement
 The president begins by character lzing the charges as false and malic- ious.' He follows this with an analy- ] sis of all appointments sent by him to E the senate for its action to show that ] in no case has the proximity of pres idential contest influenced his action. # The presidents letter in full is as fol- lows:
 f My Dear Mir, Foulke:
 < The statement that l have used the \ offices in the effort to nominate any \ presidential candidate is both false and malicious. It is the usual imaginative d invention which flows from a desire to 4 say something injurious Remember x that those now making this accusation \ were husily engaged two months ago X in asserting that I was using the offices to secure my own re-nomination. It M is the kind of accusation which for the next few months will be rife This par .M t1cular slander will be used until ex- ! Wploded, and when exploded those who uri11 Mother. Such being the case I almost iHquestion whether 1t is worth while an- Iswering; but as it is you who ask why sIthe answer you shall have
 E Since the present congress as Assembled two months ago, have sent llIto the senate the names of all the of lllficials 1 have appointed for the entire IIperiod since congress adjourned on llRhe 4th of March last, that is. for elev- Ihn months. Excluding army and navy iIpffices, scientific experts health off, Ilfers, and those of the revenue cutter kervice, l have made during this per Nod about thirteen hundred and fifty 1.-Two appointments subject to confrna- Vion by the senate, 1,164 being post tInasters. Of these, appointments in lhe' diplomatic and consular services Esnd in the Indian service have been Inade without regard to politics: in Ehe diplomatic and consular services, 1nore democrats than republicans Eaving been appointed as we are try Eng to even up the quotas of the fouthern states In nominating judges N have treated politics as a wholly lhcondary consideration, and instead : If relying solely upon the recom tbendatons of either senators or con iTessmen have always conducted in 1Ppendent inquiries myself personally Through members of the bench or the Tar whom 1 happen to know. or Through Attorney General Bonaparte. Ecretary Taft who was himself a ; Tldge; Secretary Root, because of his Eeat experience at the bar, or Senator lnox. who was formerly my attorney ffneral. In number of the other of Ies, chiefly assistant secretaries or tAads of bureaus here at Washington. lat also governors of territories or len men holding peculiar positions. ich for instance, as that of commis- Iener of education in Porto Rico. and lso in a few other cases notably those marshals in certain of the western I1tes, but including various offices tso here and there throughout inc 1lon. l have either felt that the posi f l'n was of such character that tho dative in the choice could only with Jcpriety come from me or from inc 3binet officers ar else I have happpn L to personally know of 8 man of Irh peculiar qualifications that I do ted to appoint him on my own jni-
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 T appraiserships. the land officers and
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 fge of such multitude of annoint-
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 Formally accept the suggestions or
 fators and congressman. the elected
 resentative of the people in the lo-
 ties concerned. always reserving the
 lfl 10 fnAEel1 insist on the man a
 ping up to the required standard of = hracter and capacity and also rcserv-
 S the right to nominate whomever I
 lose if for any reason l am satisfied
 q l am not receiving from senator
 Congressman good advice ar if I
 dpen to know personality some pc
 .larly if man. Where the man has
 ae well in office l prefer to reap
 Int him. and do so when I can get
 consent of the senators from his
 >ssitv. but if they refuse, the reap
 Rtment cannot he made. Ordinarily
 ! matter of convenience. the ap-
 8tment can best be settled hv con-
 shtion beforehand. the advice of the
 Ator CT congressman. who is elected
 Hhas peculiar means of knowing the
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 where a senator treats this not as
 atter of convenience and expedicn-
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