Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22

first announced. When Mr.. Roosevelt's
term expires all nine of these responsible
berths will be vacant but 1t is not i'm
probable that Mr.. Taft wishes to retain
several of his former colleagues in the
present cabinet although he will not feel
the computations in this respect that
Roosevelt did succeeding Mckinley.
whose policies he felt that he should carry
out during his non elective term. How
ever. it has been customary for a new
President to choose an entirely new cab
met when succeeding President even of
his own faith. Thus Garfield retained none
of Hayes advisers, nor did Hayes retain
any of Grants. These cabinet berths pay
half again as much in salary as they
did when MI Roosevelt last took the
oath of office. The salary was then $1,000
but is now $4,000 year, $1,000 a month.
$50 a day.
The largest salary which Mr.. Taft has
at his disposal Is 10000 pesos. or $4,000.
which goes to the governor general of the
Philippine Islands. This official really re-
ceives two salaries-3O 600 pesos as gov
ernor general and 10000 pesos as presi-
dent of the Philippine commission In
addition he has the free use of the old
palace in Manila. formerly used by the
Spanish governors general.
The next largest salary on the patron
age list is $11,5 a year, given to ten am
bassadors in our diplomatic service. most
of whom will expend at least three times
this amount in vying with the hospitali-
ties offered by the other ambassadors at
the courts to which they are accredited.
So practically all of these appointments
WILL as hitherto. go to millionaires. al
though Mr.. Taft may choose to disappoint
some old world monarchs like Mr.. Roose-
welt disappointed the kaiser, by sending
poor men to their courts.
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Then come four salaries of 10000 pesos
70 ha of fba
Philippine commission-10,OO 600 pesos as
commissioners and 10000 pesos as chiefs
of departments. making $4,000 in ALL
And next in order we have $4,000 paid to
one member of the Panama canal COM
mission appointed from civil life-a
plum which President Roosevelt has
given to a democrat, ex-senator Black
burn of Kentucky. After this figure
comes the $4,000 given to the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, but this high
office, the most exalted which a President
may fill, will not become vacant until Mr..
Fuller President Cleveland's apprentice.
dies or voluntarily resigns. And the next
salary figure in the table of presidential
patronage is $4,000. which will be paid
likewise for lfe-to any new associate
justices of the Supreme Court whom Mr..
Taft may appoint as-through the same
exigencies-vacancies may occur. There
has been an average of over two vacant
juSticeshfps per administration since the
beginning of our government.
Next come thirty offices paying $4,000
a year, including those of the cabinet
members On this list are eight ministers
in the diplomatic service, who. also, must
live high and save little besides the col
lector of customs OF New York who thus
receives the same amount as his chief,
the Secretary of the Treasury. This is
the best paying home berth in the gift of
Mr.. Taft. as the salary is clear gain no
expensive social duties being required of
the holder
Then there are $4,000 offices for mem