The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-07
a SPLENDID BEGINNING.

SPLENDID BEGINNING.
The first official policy announced by
President Wilson is that he deems il
his duty TO decline TO see applicants
for Office IN person. except whom lac
himself invites the interview" Instead
OF wasting months and months oc his
precious time upon persons. he will
employ il in Tho consideration OF pro
grams and policies; he desires to
devote his attention very earnestly
and very constantly to tho business
OF the government and the larger
questions of policy affecting tho
whole nation" Tho President has
learned from his experiences as tho
chief executive of Now Jersey. when
it fell to him to make innumorablo
appointments. that tho greater part of
his timc and OF his energy will be
spent in personal interviews with can
didatcs unless he sets an !nynriabla
rulc I'm the matter" 1ic intends 10
deal with appointments through tho
heads Of the several executive depart
ments"
The Wilson administration Is we'll
begun. Tho politicians whose asset
has been pull VIII howl. but there is
tho closed door. Why was tho thing
not done long before this? Why have
the bars been down I'm all tho ad
minist1ations that have passed? Every
| President has loudly and bitterly com
planned OF Tho inroads made upon his
Official duties by the officcscekers bear
Ing petitions, and tho allegations
armed with snperlatlvc praise. but
mono has heretofore had the courage
to say at all, much less on the very
first day Of his service. that this ma
tional nuisance shall cease. II hns
been an abomination that haa grown
with time. Artemas Ward has told us
how tho jobscckers pcstered President
lAicoin, and In cXagserative vein de-
clared that they camc down tho chin
ney after tho windows ana doors had
been nailed up Yet TO Presiden, Taft
this nuisance was innaitcly greater
than 1t was to Mr. Lincoln.
What president OF great business
would permit day upon day. week upon
week and month upon month OF his
tame to be wasted in receiving call
crs who wished to recommend suit
able persons TO nj subordinate posi-
tons under him? What business OK
ecutive IN Washington or elsewhere
would grant the request Of company
OF politicians in California to cal
upon him TO Influence him in thc selcc.
ton of men to he employed by him i?
Tie policy Of tho Wilson administra-
ton is a common sense. level-headed.
time and money saving business policy.
Why should LOT OF citizens swoon
down upon tho busiest and most
responsible public servant In the coun-
Try not TO request him to decide this
way o. That upon policy. but to
merely consider person?
The second part OF the announce
meme is that appointments VIII be dealt
with through tho heads of the several
executive departments Why should
thcy ever nave been dealt with in any
other way? The President is doing
Just what the president Of large bust
ness concern would do Suppose some
outsider were to 70 10 the chief OK
ecutivc or large business and ask
MIN to appoint a certain man TO
subordinate position IN one of tho de
partmcn,s That cxccutivo would
simply refer tho visitors TO the head
Of tHot dopartmcnt That In effect.
as just what president Wilson is doing
here 'rha 3c mont io,l -,