Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
0H,Y0U TEEHEE--
OUT the Way Repub|i-
cans Are Likely TO Go,
Such a Pressure for Federal
Offices by the Democrats.
Treasury and Diplomatic Service
Changes as Well as Post Offices.


CLAD Frequent CLEANS of information
service. stand out conspicuously dur
ing April administration days. Chief
est of these seems to be that Republic
cans must go and Democrats come.
That may be well, but everything does
not look as high and glorious for the
four years tenure Oh, you pressure
for federal offices.
Secretary of the Treasury William
G.. McAdoo appears to be heading the
list of CLUSTERS. There is mighty pa
trOnage under the aegis of the treas
nry. The customs service. the internal
revenue service. and a fat line of spe
cial agents are under the McAdoo jar
isdiction. These provide livelihood for
thousands of men. who. high and low,
have eve over practically all revenues
which the United States government
collects
This early Secretary McAdoo is after
the customs collectors He has given
the entire list of ranking customs
names on the roster of the por Of
philadelphia notice TO quit. That Gus
tom house is To be entirely reorganized
and new men put in charge. When
Senator Boies Penfose tramped up to
the treasury department To ascertain
whether he could do aught to break
the fall of his trusted political friends
he was politely waived away. Seere-
tary McAdoo would see the matter
through and he was also hot on the
trail of customs forces at other ports.
Collectors, deputy collectors, apprais-
ers. Surveyors, naval officers and the
like. would soon be walking the plank
at Boston, New York. San Francisco
and other big ports.
1t shocked faithful Republicans, this
kind Of pronunciation. They had been
nourished up to the idea that four
years term was good. They had care
fully reckoned, every man of them,
how long the places could be filled
with Republicans under this dispensa-
lion. even though word had leaked out
of the treasury weeks ago, some time
before The new administration came
in, that 4 very complete change in the
customs service might be expected
quickly There is a suspicion that
something like this was suggested
somewhere by Republican authorities
i'll the treasury. that exhaustive IN
aniries which Secretary MacNeagh
conducted revealed conditions not al
together wholesome.
Democrats are not being blamed par
tieularly for their treasury writ Of otts-
Ter rs IN customs. 4 new tariff law
will he going into operation within
two or three or four months, accord
ing as the legislative proceedings are
drawn out. 1t will be Democratic
tariff, enacted by a Democratic House
and Senate and signed by Demo-
cratic President. 1t is to be admins
tered under Democratic responsibility.
As il has such an important bearing
upon the governments fiscal affairs.
there is good reason why Democrats
only should be on guard al the GUS
toms ports. except in the purely cleri-
cal places. And thus it is to be. ae-
cording to the word of Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo
But more-collectorS of internal reye-
nue. are under the jurisdiction of the
secretary of the treasury. Reorgani-
Zation and custer there. a new COM
missioner of internal revenue is in
early prospect. He is the head of the
internal revenue force There are col
deputy collectors, guaguers and divers
other internal revenue employees by
the tens of thousand. In the so-called
internal revenue states, which are
states that produce tobacco and es-
pecia.ly whiskey extensively, the inter
nal revenue forces are legion. While
many of the subordinates are under
the classified service, there Is very
large internal patronage.
The chopping off of heads III Internal
revenue, consequently, is preceding
that will make great numbers of DEM
ocrats weep crocodile tears illinois,
Kentucky and North Carolina are
few of the big internal revenues
states but there are numerous others.
Again, however, Democrats are not
blamed overmuch for having trusty
men of their own party in early charge
of these collection districts The IN
ternal revenue amounts to hundreds OF
millions of dollars annually. The gov
ernment depends upon it in considera-
| BILE degree for meeting its bills. And
III is an old business principle that the
business manager of the concern. the
one who carries the responsibility, is
| entitled to have a person of his own
choice at the cash register.
Diplomatic Changes.
Leaving the Treasury Department,
There is the diplomatic service. The
| four years tenure is by no means to
| be enforced there. II never has been
and, of course, there is no argument
lwhy it should be now. To u certainty
practically every ambassador and min
| lister will be changed within the next
| so DAYS There are some 80 of these
places, one for every civilized natl"hai
entity of the world. The President has
shown no great haste about making
the changes but these will be none the
/ less Forthcoming. There are hundred
or more secretaries of embassy and
legation and attaches, some of whom,
presumably, will be changed. There
are several hundreds of consuls, wee
eonsuls and consular agents. few or