The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-10
BAILEY AT TACKS
PRESIDENT
TAT
SAYS 1T LOOKS LIKE HE MEANS
TO GEORGE CONGRESS.
Census Bill AS II Stands, Causes
Spirited Debate.

Washington. April 10.-Asserting
that he had heard 1t reported that
President Taft would veto the pend
ing census bill If 1t did not provide
for placing the appointments of cen
sus employees under the civil service
commission, Senator Bailey today de.
clared that II the President had thus
early In this administration under
taken to coerce congress. he would
tinG that the expression OF the last
seven years was not the holiday
which the next four years would be
Senator Lodge made spirited re-
ply to the Texas senator
Among other things. Mr. Bailey
said
i am one of the men who sincere.
ly hope the President will disting
Lish himself in his great Office. | hope
lis administration Will be an unmiX-
ed blessing 10 all the people, but
90 not hesitate to say that no man
ever had less desirable preparation
for it than the present occupant OF
that high office. He went from tho
bcnch, where the tendency is toward
a certain kind OF tyranny. There is
scarcely federal judge in the United
States of, twenty years service who
has not become arbitrary, irritable,
ard sometimes tyrannical | do not
mean that this experience would cor
rupt him III the sense of making him
venal but it tends 10 corrupt him iu
the sense that IL teaches him to op-
pose his will against all obstacles.
That and the power to advise con-
eress, is the power he has"
Then followed a general denuncia-
ton by Senator Bailey of the civil
service law. which. he declared, he
had opposed for twenty years as
"humbug and pretense." He stated
that former President Roosevelt had
not hesitated 10 appoint men 10 pub
lie office within the classified system
upon his own judgment and without
examination. Instead of appointments
being made by political bosses, they
are now. he said, made by depart.
mental bosses. If there was to be
boss, he preferred a political boss.
Mr.. Bailey said he had heard that
certain member Of the legislature had
introduced a resolution framed I'm
laudatory language in relation 10 the
former President, and that later he
had this resolution taken to Mr. Roose-
welt with request that he be given a
place. and that he was appointed with
out examination to "a position paying
81 a day
If any senator doubts that story, Mr.
Bailey said. he can ask Senator Scott
of West Virginia If It is true.
Senator Lodge in reply said that the
civil service was incomDarably SUI
perior to the spoilS system Mr.. Lodge
said no attempt had been made by |
congress to pass the census bill over |
the Presidents veto for the reason that |
II could not be done He declared IL |
was evident that everywhere. except |
In congress, 1t was recognized that |
the classified service was an improve
ment over what went before.
Mr.. Lodge said he did not assume
TO speak for President Taft. and that
any member of congress could Judge
for himself what the President would
be likely TO do in the event the bill
was passed with the spoils system in
cluded
1T is well to remember" he said,
that We are discussing this bill. for
u 4 i'o'hthh W hpot NlNnh Oh lut HuD-
ject OF the classified service have been
expressed in executive decisions on
occasions"
Mr.. NewlandS endorsed the bill as
Mr.. Bailey's statement concerning
the report, that Mr.. Taft would veto
he census bill If it did not place ap-
pointments under the civil service
commission, was made In speaking
lpon an amendment 10 the bill pro-
POSED by him, the effect of which
would be to allow senators and repre-
'entatives TO name employees OF the
census. HIS amendment was In the
9xact language which caused Mr.
Roosevelt TO veto the bill passed at the ;
asst session.