The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-11

wise. so narrow 10 the view Of the for.
eisners. his country would be held II
contempt and would be relegated By
the populace to a position below that
OF some half dozen picayune countries.
not one OF which is as big or powerful
a. many Of the states in this great
union
The American ambassadors and the
ministers to countries other thaA
Great Britain are in the same position
that the ambassador to the English
speaking court hnds himself A arsat
deal IL expected Of them and the Uuit-
cd States pays such small salaries
that It 10 necessary to dip into the
private purse in order to meet the
necessities of each case Congress
has taken cognizancs Of this situation
time and again. In . perfectly per-
functory way. however. and nothing
ever has been done to bring relief
Az things stand at present the United
States 10 obliged to send to foreign
courts men whose only claim to dis
tinction 10 that they have moksy
Men of approved diplomatic ability
who have held minor positions abroad,
In the consular and counselor aCsnt
service, have been and are still de-
barred from seeking advancement to
higher positions simply because they
have 10 money. It 10 notorious in
many of the countries In Europe that
some OF our consuls are men Of far
greater ability than are our ambassa-
doris.
State Patronage Disputes.
President Taft is having his trou-
bles because Of lack OF harmony in
the ranks of the Republicans of the
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 10 de-
sire to control patronage. and as the
president has some very distinat
views on patronage matters 1t may be
that his decisions will not be to the
liking Of either faction In any of the
places where discord has beeu rsni-
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 its best by the whole coun.
try The president made specific
promises that he would appoint only
ut 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 Mr.. Taft became
president he appointed several Judges
In the southern states. and in some in.
stances he selected Democrats be-
cause. as he put 1t. 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. II
Is over these minor Offices that the
president is now having trouble.
Problem In North Carolina.
The state of North Carolina at the
last election sent three Republican
representatives to congress. 1t was
regarded as tremendous victory for
the party. Representative Morehead,
from the Fifth district. Republican.
overcame a Democratic majority Of
nearly 5000 votes. and the claim was
made that his victory was wholly due
to the fact that great many Demo
Gratis Of the younger generation were
inclined to the Roosevelt progressive
endeavors and that they believed that
Mr.. Taft would lend his aid to the
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.
fee. He was told that he did not
need to appoint Democrats and that
he did not have to give recos.
milton 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.