The Green Forest tribune., 1910-02-18

0h wise, so narrow is the view of the for eigners, his country would be held in contempt and would be relegated by the populace to position below that of some half dozen picayune countries, not one of which Is as big or powerful as many of the states in this great union.
 The American ambassadors and the ministers to countries other than Great Britain are in the same position that the ambassador to the English speaking court finds himself great deal Is expected of them and the Unit ed States pays such small salaries that it Is necessary to dip into the private purse in order to meet the necessities of each case. Congress has taken cognizance of this situation time and again, In a perfectly per functory way, however, and nothing ever has been done to bring relief. AS things stand at present the United States Is obliged to send to foreign courts men whose only claim to dis tinction is that they have money. Men of approved diplomatic ability who have held minor positions abroad, in the consular and counselor agent service, have been and are still de- barred from seeking advancement to higher positions simply because they have no money It is notorious in many of the countries in Europe that some of our consuls are men of far greater ability than are our ambassa- dors
 Cannot Move Congress.
 Representative Longworth, who is son-in-law of former President Roose- welt, has tried time and again to get bill through congress appropriating money for the purchase of houses for our ministers and ambassadors in the capitals of European nations. If the ambassadors house rent was paid he could make shift on his $17,500 per year to support his position, although this amount of money would not come anywhere near paying the expenses of our ambassadors to Great Britain, France, Germany. Italy or Russia.
 State Patronage Disputes. President Taft is having his trou- bles because of a lack of harmony in the ranks of the Republicans of tho many states. He has been appealed to from the north and south and the west by men who have managed party affairs in the different districts in the past and by men who would like to manage them at the present time. The chief cause of the trouble is de- sire to control patronage, and as the president has some very distinct views on patronage matters it may be that his decisions will not be to the liking of either faction in any of the places where discord has been mani fest.
 Some of the sharpest troubles that are besetting the administration in the patronage way have their seat in the south. When President Taft went to Augusta, Ga, last winter prior to his inauguration. he made several speeches in which he said that he hoped to win the south, not necessari- ly to Republicanism, but to loyalty to his administration as one that would try to do it's best by the whole coun- try. The president made specific promises that he would appoint only fit men to office, and that he would take into consideration the wishes of the people of the south no matter to what party they belonged.
 Not long after Mir Taft became president he appointed several judges in the southern states, and in some in- stances he selected Democrats be- cause, as he put it, the Republican candidates did not measure up to the required standard of ability. The president said he not only intended to appoint fit jurists to the bench, but that he intended to make appoint ments to minor offices that would meet with the approval of the people living in the appointees' districts. It is over these minor offices that the president is now having trouble.
 Problem in North Carolina. The state of North Carolina at the
  representatives to congress. It was regarded as a tremendous victory for 1 the party Representative Morehead, from the Fifth district, a Republican, overcame a Democratic majority Of nearly 6,000 votes, and the claim was made that his victory was wholly due to the fact that a great many Demo crats of the younger generation were inclined to the Roosevelt progressive | endeavors and that they believed that | MT. Taft would lend his aid to the 1 furtherance of the same advanced policies
 | While the president was In the south he was told that the only way that this independent contingent, which formerly had been loyal to the ] Democracy, could be held was by means of proper appointments to of l flee He was told that he did not need to appoint Democrats and that | he did not have to give recog- nition to the element which had re- gently Joined the Republican party. but that it was best to ignore the old Republican organizations in the south. which had been formed for office-hold- | ing purposes only, and to appoint men who would do the work of their off ce and would not attempt to play poli- tics, especially just before national | convention times.
 There is trouble in New York and there is trouble in Wisconsin and in