The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04
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1t begins to look in Washington as
if President Taft or some of the
members of his administration who
have the say in matters of patronage
have started out deliberately to dis
cipline Senator LaFollette. The re-
concentrations of the Sc ator have
thus far been ignored eve "a the re-
latiyely insignificant matter of the
appointment of census supervisors.
The two progressive members OF The
Congress, Messrs Lenroot and Mel
son, who. voted against the tariff
bill. have been similarly punished.
Senator LdFollette, by all rules of
courtesy that have obtained hereto
fore between the Executive and Sen
ators, was entitled to recommend
the appointment OF a census super
visor in Rep. Welssers district.
He made recommendation, it was
ignored and staIwast was appoint
ed. The same thing happened in
the districts represented dy ~Messrs
Lenroot and Nelson. The men re-
commended by them for their re-
spective districts were turned down
and stalwarts appointed, men who
were known to be opposed to the
members of Congress. Senator La.
Toilette is chairman of the Senate
COMMITTEE on census, He stood by
the new director Mr.. Durand, and
helped him to secure number of
important enactments in the census
Dill which the director thought were
necessary for efficiency 1t would
seem that common courtesy would
have dictated futher treatment to
Senator LaFollette. 1t is the opiu-
ion here that Director Durand is not
responsible for what happened. The
possibility is laid at the door of
President Taft who has been prob
ably acting on the advice of Frank
81. Hitchcock. Postmaster General,
who seems determined to turn the
18th census force into political
machine. Although Mr.. Hitchcock
has apparently retired from the
Guardianship of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and has named an
acting chairman, this show of renun-
citation appears to have made with
the view of throwing sand into the
eyes of the public for he isN still die
tating appointments and bossing
patronage throughout the country
in cheerful disregard of the spirit of
the civil service law. In Wisconsin
according to reports that have come
to Washington, the census supervi-
sor has been appointing enumera-
tors with view of building up a
political machine. extending to every
school district in the United States.
1t has been known for some time
that Hitchcock had no love for La.
Toilette but some surprise was ex-
pressed here that President Taft
would permit the public service to
be used to humilate and try to de.
feat for reelection a Republican Sen.
ator whose sole offense seems to
have been firm insistance that the
Republican in Congress carry out
the promises of tariff reform which
Mr.. Taft had made to the public
while he was candidate for Presi-
dent.
It should be known by
everybody in these days OF
gasoline lamps and stoves
that gasoline will not explode
until it's fumes have been
mixed with at least six parts
of atmospheric air. Gasoline
will catch fire as quickly as
any liquid known, but let it
alone and it will burn out,
doing no damage and leaving
no scar or sign of fire. Mixed
with air in the proportions
mentioned it is far more dan
gerous than dynamite. No
receptacle of this liquid should
ever be left uncorked for to
do SO is to make the room
where 1t is kept far worse
than a powder magazine.
This matter of safely hand
ling gasoline is very easy,
and no one should be ignorant
of how it is done.