The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-10

the use Of patronage have been, In con-
nection with the pension agent In New
Hampshire. and collector Of internal
revenue in Ohio. In the case OF the
pension ONCE. the Senators and Com
gressmen could not agree on a noEni~
nee. two recommending one man and
two another. I decided to send In q
man recommended to me by outsiders.
whom / believed to know better than
either. The Senate rejected him. His
name would have been sent In II there
had been no presidential canvass at all
at this time. As regards collectors Of
internal revenue, some are appointed
upon the recommendation of Senators
and some upon the recommendation
OF Congressman. In Ohio the collector
OF internal revenue whom I1have named
In the First district was recommended
by the Congressman of the district. In
other words. followed the same
course In Ohio as In other Stafea as
regards all these nominations, the only
difference being that Ohio IL the only
State where the bulk OF the Federal
employees have been inclined 10 be
against the presidential candidate from
the State. In New York. PennsyIvanis.
Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin, 30 far
as I know, an enormous majority OF
appointees are In each case for the
presidential candidate from the state.
This has not been true In Ohio, aud my
interference in patronage matters IN
Ohio has been limited TO my insisting
as should insist everywhere else. that
opposition to the purposes, policies and
friends 10 the administration shall not
be considered as I necessary pre-
requisite to holding the commission Of
the President.
Ofacers are Warned.
"In my letter to the Civil Services
Commission of June ~. 1909. which
now holds good. and will be enforced.
officers are warned not 20 use their
places to control political movements
nor to coerce their subordinates. nor
to neglect their public duties for po-
litical work, nor to cause any public
scandal by their political Rctivity; but
outside OF the CLASSIFIED service. they
are not otherwise limited In political
activity. No oaicer will be permitted
to violate the above Injunction with
my knowledge, no matter for what can
didate he may be working; and may
add that the only officers as TO whom
any question of violation OF this in
juntion has hitherto arisen have been
men who are not working for Mr.
Taft.
1.-THE above is a full, statement o. the
facts. No appointment has been made
that would not have been made IL there
had been no Presidential campaign Inn
pending, and In no case has there been
q deviation from the course that
would have pursued had none Of those
who actually are candidates for the
nomination had been candidates. nor
has single officeholder been removed
or threatened with removal or eoerced
IN any way to secure his support for
any Presidential candidate. In fact.
the only coercion that have attempted Z
to exercise was TO forbid the once
holders from pushing my own renoni
nation, this being done in the following
letter. sent TO the members Of my
Cabinet on Nov. 10, 1907:
"I have been informed that certain
ofFicehoIders in your department are
proposing to go to the National Con-
vention as delegates in favor OF re-
nominating me for the Presidency, or
are proposing to procure my endorse
ment for such denomination by State
conventions. This must not be- wish
to inform such officers as you may find
It advisable or necessary to inform, In
order to carry the spirit OF this In
struction. that such advocacy of my
denomination or acceptance Of an cleo
tion as delegate for that purpose will
be regarded as a serious violation Of
official propriety and will be dealt with
accordlngiy.' Yours truly,
Theodore Roosevelt
Hon. william Dudley Foulke,
Richmond, Ind"