Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-09-21
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BY PRESIDENT
Declares That Regulars and
Insurgents Are Alike to Him
RESTORATION OF PATRONAGE

Felt That Duty Required Him to With
hold 1t From Those Who Seemed to
Oppose Efforts of Administration
to Fulfill Promises of Party Plat
form-Attitude Ended With Primary
Election and Conventions
Beverly, Mass, Sept. 16.-Presi-
dent Taft hereafter will draw no dis
tinction between insurgent and regular
Republicans in the distribution of fed
eral patronage. This was made clear in
letter to certain of the Iowa in
surgent leaders, which was made pub
lie at the summer White House by
Secretary Norton. In taking this
course the president indicates that
he is but bowling to the majority of the
people. The letter, which is signed
by Secretary Norton, says:
Your letters of the 9th are at hand
and l have delayed replying until af
ter the primary elections. The presi-
dent directs me to express to you and
to your friends his deep appreciation
of the work which you have done, and
the powerful assistance which you
have extended to the administration
from the beginning-an assistance that
has contributed much to the legis
lative and other successes which have
been secured.
The president recognizes that your
efforts have been wholly disinterested,
that you have fought sturdiIy and
generously for what you believed to
be his interest and the welfare and
success of the party.
while Republican legislation pend
ing in congress was opposed by GER
tain Republicans the president felt it
to be his duty to the party and to the
country to withhold federal patronage
from certain senators and congress-
men who seemed to be in opposition to
the administration efforts to carry
out the promises of the party plat
| form.
THAT attitude, however, ended
with the primary elections and nomi-
mating conventions which have now
| been held and in which the voters have
had opportunity to declare them
selves. The people have spoken and
as the party faces the fall election
the question must be settled by Re-
publicans of every shade of opinion
whether the differences of the last
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be forgotten.
He recognizes the danger that il
certain cases expressions of feelings
were so intense as to make it difficult
in some instances for factions to come
together and work loyalty for the
! party, but, as he stated in his letter
to the Republican congressional com
mittee, he believes it can be done ant
should be. The president is cOnfiden
that you will yourself meet your loca
and state situation in this spirit anC
that you will write your friends an(
ask them to do likewise.
THE president feels that the valu'
of federal patronage has been great.
/
grant it has probably been more use
~ful to the men affected than the ap
pointments would have been. In tn
preliminary skirmishes in certain
states like Wisconsin and Iowa an
elsewhere, he was willing, in the in
terest of what the leaders believe
would lead to party success, to max
certain determinations; but the presi
dent has concluded that it is his dut
now to treat all Republican congress
men and senators alike, without an
distinction.
He will now follow the usual rul
in Republican congressional district
and states and follow the recommen
dations made by Republican congress
men and senators of whatever shad
of political opinion, only requir1n
| that the men recommended shall b
) good men. the most competent an
: the hest fitted for the particular OF
f1ce."
Tn a quiet, unostentious way, Presi
dent Taft yesterday celebrated hi
53rd birthday. He was born in Gin
, cinnati, Sept. Is, 1857. A number Q
kilograms, expressing good will an
f many more birthdays, were receive
from dignitaries of nation, states an
? cities, and from foreign government
attaches at Washington, which wer
! answered.