Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-08
PREDICTED he WILL WITHHOLD
OFFICES UNTIL ACTION 70
TAKEN.
HUNGRY DEMOCRATS
MAY EARN PLACES
Policy Of rendering Offices 70 ohl;s;ns
consrsssmsn's Friends Might Cause
Quick Tariff Aetion-1aft's Scheme
Of Punishment Failed But Wilson's
Position 10 Different.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. Jan. 7.-Stories that
President-elect Wilson is going to hold
back the distribution Of jobs until he
gets the sort of tarin bill he wants
within sight Of the statute books are
recurring in Washington with altogeth-
er too much frequency to give comfort
to cold and hungry democrats who have
been out of office for the better part of
two decades and who are lining up to
rush to the public trough sometime the
afternoon of March 4. These stories
literally chill the blood Of the Office
hunters and the members Of congress
who are giving their friends assurance
they will be taken care of.
The fact that there is substantial
reason to believe this is the policy the
president elect viii follow makes the
outlook for the opening Of the new adj
miristratoin doubly interesting When
Mr.. Wilson gets into the White House
he will have an enormous lot Of patron
age at his Disposal, much more than
will go around the crowd seeking the
places. He can follow the policy Of
giving all his trading stock away or he
can keep q lot OF it in his pockets. Some
CT his trends last November declared
the new president would be in no great
hurry to All all the offices and now they
feel they have better reason than ever
for that prediction.
Where President Taft Failed.
President Taft tried the policy q
Furnishing the insurgents in congress
by Withholding patronage. He made
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was that public sentiment in their To-
calities was with the insurgents and
the other was that when President
Taft began. trying to make reprisals by
using the patronage club. there was
little in the way Of offices to distribute.
: But the situation Of Mr.. Wilson will
he entirely different from that Of Mr..
Taft. When Mr.. Wilson becomes pres
ident there will be n complete shifting
Of the control OF the government from
the hands OF the republicans over to
the democrats. Under the circum-
stances, not only will the new presi-
dent haze a vast amount OF patronage
TO bestowJ but the constituents Of DEM
ocratic members Of congress will be
unusually vehement in demanding Of
fee. Already, democratic members OF
house and senate are having their
lives made miserable by applicants for
Office.
Nay Force Tariff Revision.
If ii should eventuate that early IN
the session. the recommendations OF
democratic senator or house member.
were systematically turned down by
the White House and other persons APP
pointed. the embarrassment to the
member so ignored would be great. He
would be weakened with his constitu-
ents.
Therefore. when it comes to putting
thru the tariff legislation. Mr. Wilson,
IL he holds back a large share OF his
appointments, and plays the game
skillfully, is going to have the whip
hand The real question Is. how much
is he going to use it? On this. opinions
differ. But the impression is growing
about the capitol that the White House
is going TO have a lot to say about the
tariff and that generally speaking 1t
will get its way.