The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-12

STATEMENT
HAS NOT USED FEDERAL PATRON
AGE TO FURTHER NoMlNA-
TON OF TAFT.
EXPLAINS HIS COURSE
TELLS HOW AND WHY. APPOINT.
MENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE.

mas made answer to the recent pubic
statements that he has made use of
federal patronage TO further the presi-
dental interests of Secretary Taft The
answer is In the form of a letter ad
dressed TO William Dudley Foulke of
Richmond, Indiana, and includes a let
ter from Foulke to the President sug-
costing The need Of such a statement
The President begins by character
izing the charges as false and mali
cious, He follows this with an anal
ysis of all appointments sent by him to
| the Senate for its action. to show that
in no case has the proximity OF a
presidential contest Influenced his &C
lions.
| Foulke's letter, dated February 9Th,
says. in part:
"On January 18th laid before you
an article In the Indianapolis News Ia
paper supporting the candidacy OF Mr.
FairbankS), accusing you OF using the
federal patronage to secure the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Taft and naming the post;
Offices In particular.
"Iispoke of the fact that certain Taft
men had been nominated in Ohio. and
you answered that that was true. that
you would be very weak IL you allowed
the power of appointment in that state
to be used only rs means Of attack
uron the administration.
'On my return home observed other
articles making similar charges in va
rious papers.
"These charges also continue to be
circulated by other newspapers in all
parts of the country.
SIN Ivipw those reiterated com
plants. would not n detailed statement
of your recent appointments. the men
by whom they were raised. your rea-
sons and the principles upon which
you have acted In making them. as well
as statement In regard to the alleged
coercion. be the best method of exhib-
iting the facts? Yours truly.
(Sisned) "WM DUDLEY FOULKE."
In his reply TO FoullSe President
Roosevelt says:
"The statement that have used the
Offices In the efforts to nominate any
presidential candidate is both false and
malicious II is the usual imaginative
invention which flows from a desire 10
say something injurious. Remember
that those now making this accusation
were busily engaged two months ago
| in asserting that was using the Offices
to secure my own nomination.
Since the present Congress assem-
bled two months ago. ! have sent TO
the Senate the names of all the OIL
cials 1 have appointed for the entire
period since Congress adjourned on the
4th of March last. that is for eleven
months.
Excluding army and navy officers.
scientific experts. health officers and
those of the revenue cutter service.
have made during this period about
1852 appointments subject to confirma-
ton by the Senate. 1.164 being post
masters The appointments i'll the dip
lomatic and consular services and in
the Indian service have been made
without regard to politics.
In nominating Judges have treated
politics as wholly secondary consider
alton, and. instead OF relying solely
upon the recommendation of either sen
ators or congressman, have always con
Quoted independent inquiries myself
There remain the great bulk Of Of
fees. including almost all of the post
offices, the collectorships OF customs,
the appraiserships. the land Offices and
the like. numbering some 1850 Or
thereabout. II is. of course. out of the
question for me to examine or have
knowledge of such a multitude OF APP
pointments. and therefore. as regards
them | generally accept the sugges-
lions OF senators and congressman. the
elected representatives of the people
in the localities concerned. always re
serving to myself the right to insist
upon the mans coming up TO the re-
quired standard of character and capa-
city. and also reserving the right
to nominate whomsoever ! choose,
II for any reason am satisfied that |
am not receiving from senator or con
gresham good advice. or If happen to
personally know some peculiarly fit
man."