Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-24
PIE-CUTT|NGPLAN
DOES NOT SUIT
BARTLETT
Department Heads in Washing
ton Handing Out Efficiency
Talk Instead of Jobs.

z4-ss1in etOn, progressive DeilOCi a.
-.-.n.d nolitician. and one of the ''origi-
al Wilson men in this state, is su-
.-s,,aIv disguised with the apparent
Denomination Of the department heads
- the national capital to turn the Re
-rrrican rascals out" and make way
TO- the Democratic faithful.
congressman Bartlett is on his way
g., his home in Macon, and only stopped
aiD Atlanta between trains. Nnlle ne
Ms here however, he unburdened ms
- freely with respect to the distri-
L,,.fon Of patronage in Washington, or
ether lack of it thus far, and what ne
s,i5 not only was peppery, but eN-
,-sn7ely interesting.
He has great faith in President VIII
,,r.s desire and purpose to see that the
rank and file is taken care af properly
80 ,he matter of Federal pie" but he
,b,rRs the cabinet heads need some
rsther plain talking from the white
nouso if the present happy status of
A. democracy throughout the nation Is
20 be maintained.
IF there are those high in authority
In Washington who labor under the de-
rrsion that the present Democratic es-
,.,e was established merely to pass
,.riT bill. reform the currency and
change the heads of the departments IN
washington" said Mr.. Bartlett, they
IRE woefuny mistaken.
Efficiency Talk.
The SNUG and complacent assurance
tefna handed out by certain cabinet Of
rcers to the effect that efficiency alone,
rrciencv. and nothing else, shall de-
Isvn,ine preferment in the service IS
rnagnifcent-ma it isn't war;
81 went to one cabinet officer the
nther day to see about Democrat
faithful and true through all the dark
6avs now an applicant for position,
and I was blendly assured that the
PRESIDENT directs that party politics
shall be disregarded in this matter
that nothing but fitness shall govern
appointments.
The dickens he does!' said / I
fake the liberty of doubling it-and
shall talk that matter over with him.
And l do doubt tin fact, I know
ne entertains no such exaggerated and
false notion, and l predict that the de-
partment heads will be given to under
stand as much, and that pretty soon.
u am the Oldest member of the GeOr-
eia delegation. in point of service, and l
have seen a lot of things happen in
Washington. I saw Cleveland's ap-
poinments turned out by the thousands
I'm 81. | can cite hundreds of cases
right here in Georgia, where Democratic
Federal officials with from six months
to three years of service coming to
them under their commissions were
thrown out by Mckinley to make room
for Republicans Sometimes white men
were made to give way for negroes
and all appointments were made by di-
rection Of Republican referees-some-
times. again, negroes.
Taft, in building up a political ma
chine to bring about his denomination,
filed the Federal offices in Georgia with
his partisans-and Georgia's convention
vote was delivered to him accordingly.
Those Republicans still are in office
and when I go to a cabinet officer in
Washington, seeking to disodge some
OF them, am met with the disappoint
ing ana disconcerting assurance that l
can not dislodge them unless l make
out a case of fnefficiency' against them.
Hundreds Denoted.
Under the civil service in Washing
Con, l saw Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Taft denote hundreds of good Demo
Gratis from $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 jobs, to $3.50, 5000, $1,000 and
3 5aI dc co Fnr.6
and their places given to Republicans
If I want to reverse that process to-
day, l am met with a wet-blanketinS
protest about efficiency
L am not a spokesman, but I do say
that the Democracy OF this country last
November voted for a general house
cleaning I do contend that the Re
pubHcans should be ousted, and Demo
,7ats-efficient Democrats, of course
put in the good places. After we get
the jobs filled with Democrats, then /
will be strong for this efficiency bust
ness. but how shall we ever know that
Democrats are efficient unless We put
the Republicans back where they be
long and give the faithful try-out?
Here in Georgia, where We have
Kept the camp fires burning through
the blacklist of the night, there are Of
frees in the hands OF Republicans, &C
i1aIIy some of them being held undo
eNpItN5 commissions. that ought to oa
MED by Democrats. The party has
been in power month nearly. and
nothing has come Georgia's way yet II
this policy is to obtain, Georgia may
not be so enthusiastic for the Democ-
racy next time-not that Georgia will
bolt, but that it may take to the woods
in disgust!
u repeat, the fault is with the heads
of the departments in Washington.
Iney have the wrong impression of the
PRESIDENTS idea-and am going to IN
ueriaEe to get him to relieve them of
the same
There is no use being fooled about
ms matter, or undertaking to play the
same according to misdirected rules
'7 Democracy has voted a house clean
. and Ofhine- h1it a bpuSa C1ea y N y