The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06

verts to his standard, Or who &C
cepted his nomination with wry faces.
| President Taft is generous to a fault,
but he is only human, and if he has
a long memory for names, dates and
incidents, which may work to the
detriment Of any one, the blame must
rest with those who made the history
they would now like to forget.
| Your correspondent holds no brief
for President Taft and makes no
pretence Of being his official spokes-
man.; nor do We claim to be a min1-
| reader; but, in general way, the
| foregoing is an outline of the i'm
preston the magnetic Chief Execu-
tive is making upon the colored dele
cations who are kind enough to call
and pay their respects when they
come to town.
AS the man-up-a-tree sees it,
there is no likelihood of any changes
at present in the lineup of what
! Your correspondent a year or so ago
tdenominated as the BLACK Cabinet"
Ian appellatiOn, which, by the
way, has stuck, is now universally
and accepted as a 1egimate title.
There never was moment when
Auditor Tyler's official head was in
| Jeopardy. No Negro in the land,
with one possible exception, stands
closer to the throne than does this
erudite, clever, resourceful and tire
less worker for party success and
racial uplift. Register Vernon's
splendid work on the stump and in
council makes his calling and cleo
| ton sure Judge Terrell stands up
on his record as a jurist of the first
rank and is as imE-egnable as the
Rock Of Gibraltar. Assistant Dis
| trict Attorney Cobb has made good
and has covered more territory as 81
! special officer Of the Department of
Justice than any other who has ever
filled the position. He is there to
stay. Word now comes by "private
wire and from a source that is
deemed reliable, that Recorder
Dancy, about whose head the storm
| has ragged the fiercest, is booked TO
remain "on the job" as the partjcu-
lar concession to the south. And
why not! Mr.. Dancy was among the
hrst to declare for Taft, after the
refusal of Roosevelt to be a candi-
date for the presidency, and no man
III 1the held was in greater demand
nor rendered more effective service
than did he. There are dozens of
candidates for Mr.. Dancy's shoes
many OF them men II the abIest
type, but II any of them has shown
president Taft any good reason why
the existing recorder should be re-
moved-aside from the fact that lie
mas helo the place seven years and
Ihey want 1T to rotate their way
jthey nave yet to bring it to the at
tenton OF the president. Space for
Dds further discussion at this time
ol the merits of the various applf-
cants for admission to the "Black
CABINET" Suffice it to say that If
there is any vacancy made in the
near luture, the people hereabouts
VINO Keep their ears pretty close to
inc ground will be treated TO q shock
Omlhous rumOrs come to us touch
ing the Liberian mission, the Hav-
llan mission and the Assistant
Neg'stership Of the Treasury. but
ho'h1hg Of definite nature can no
heard. Charles w. Anderson. Col
Icctor of Internal Revenue at Now
YORK, and w. II. Lewis, Assistant
DlStrlct Attorney at Boston, are safe
lor retention, and s. Laing williams,
pace IN Chicago will be all right. II
.ne department Of Justice can ad.
,uSt the problem of how to secure
nm MS salary, which Congress fail
ea 70 appropriate. 1t is thought
'i.at th1s will be satisfactory arrang.
'u Oefore the end of the fiscal wear
h!thouRh the present "ofTicebund,
H'oS falr to hold on, the wfse-acres
are declaring that this does not mear
mat the other worthy men who have
contributed to republican success fr
'''" battle-ground states are TO he
neglected or overlooked. The nre.