The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-24
PRESIDENT TAFT
MAY SOON Use Ak
Heads Of Traitors in Office Likely
Soon to Go Into, the
Waste Basket

WASHINGTON, July 20.~-,Sofne oil
the publics servants. valuable and re-
spccted by members OF congress, are
growing weary OF the game. They are
not being driven from official service
by the reaction against reactionism
because those In mind are dycd-in-
the-wool progressives. They are ad-
vanced leaders in the cause which the
sentiment OF the day supports; yet
they dread such fights as they have
to make to keep alive politically
wonder If the sacrifices they undergo
In neglecttnE private business for the
public veal are justified, and they
are now hcistating between duty ia
their friends at home and DUTY to
themselves
There is at least one department Of
the government which is declared to
be honeycombed with disloyalty
where there has been cabal appar-
emily working In the interest OF tbs
rival Of the President, and where
the subordinates, almost openly an
tagonistic to the administration. have
been permitted to usurp the functions
of superior officials to the detriment
of the morals Of the service.
The least the president can do NJ
this time, it is declared. is to insist
on loyalty as well as perfunctory per-
formance of duty, and to chop on
heads where it is not obtained, re-
placing the same with pen who le-
ultimately can BE- of service In Great
ing support for the national ticket.
Resign or Be Fired
II there is any man who hesitates
in the slightest to take militant
stand for the president because OF
past friendship for somebody else, the
government service under the pres
ent administration at this critical time
is no place for him, 1t 10 declared, and
II he has not the decency to resign
he ought to be fired.
1t is not known how the president
will act with respect to, the advice
that is being given behind his back,
and part of which is known to have
been expressed to his face.
II certain statesmen whose names
are more or lass household words fol-
low their inclinations, there will be
some announcements that will be in
teresting, II not sensational, in the
near future. The rupture in the ranks
Of the republican party will bear some
of the responsibility. OF course, those
who are in public life for a living and
the Incidental glory they get out OF
it, and who are forced by circum-
stances over which they have no con-
troll ''to return to their private bus
fs,o Mo- ell ~, ID h,y
mix-up in the political situation. As
to at least few others, the advicee
they received within q short time
from those to whom they feel under
obligations to keep the cause afloat
will determine their course of action.
1t is not permissible to mention
names at this time, but consent to do
SO may come any day.
Shake Up for Service
shapeup that would make for
ood-of-the-service order of a
metropolitan chief of police locke like
"a love letter is being urged by strong
party men of republican persuasion
in congress. They are urging that
President Taft do the shaking. They
declare 1t necessary in order to stimu-
late effective action Of the organiza-
tions that must be depended on to
elect the national ticket in November.
IL Il, Is in the cards to elect 1t. They
do not care if the shakeup hits high
places In the government service. In
fact, that is what they want it to do.
The point particularly dwelt upon
it that President Taft has been keep
ing in Office men who not only do
him no good politically, but whose
hearts are not with him in the work
he is trying to do. in SO far as II
means the continuance Of his admins
tration. Some specific instances OF
this have been noted in the news dis
patches during the last week. There
are other cases that are being talked
about in the cloakroom of congress.
President Taft has been 10th to do
many things for plain politics sake,
especially in order to gain a personal
advantage. This is one of the reasons
he has been called q poor politician
by many of his friends