The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-16
NJ ADOO IS PROVING HIMSELF A
REAL WATCHDOG Of TREASURY

toms at Boss6S. which IL the second
laFgcAtyort in To Unitcd States, Is tie
nigst Important federal official in all
/ Nyw.Eagland. There H. tradition that
tiese enstoipa officials AZ the larger
lnrts must be representative men, gen.
pemcn OF some ability AID culture, able
70 stand forth or public occasions with
stt1c credit anJ al that.
But the larger the Offices, the more
etriie there seems 60 Dee over agreeing.
There is really considerable dissension
arl0ilg the endorsing authorities Of the
/ Democratic IaiftMin several States
/ This rs the else ia New York State and
/ the fact that Mr.. McAdoo made little
/ slip IN undertaking to select a collector
Of e'ost0ios for New Yorl, without con
slltug thn Democratic senator from
that state. Mr.. Ottoman, really raised
n serious rumpus 1t looks now as
though Mr.. McAdoo would have to
Hack down and agree upon some man
that viii he acceptable also TO Senator
O'Gorman.
There are no Democratic senator's to
compiicate tie situation Mt the port of
lioston, but the Democratic authorities
in the Bay state are terribly at odds.
i.0st0n viii be immeasurably shocked
IL fine gentleman is not named TO
have charge Of customs mt that port
and political eSpcdiency dictates that
Boston should not be shocked in any
such way. The Republican collector,
Mr. Edwin Curtis. a Boston silk stock
ing and alike m efficient man, has just
resigned. Thus far Mr.. McAdoo has
made practically no hca1way in select
ing customs collectors and representa-
lives and senators are simply making
his lite a burden.
The senate is making itself felt, how
ever, in theseseustoms nominations, Just
as the house makes itself felt in post
,nnsicis nominations. The outcome in
New York has demonstrated very much
to the satisfaction of tho senate, Re
pnhlicaus and Democrats alike, that
mc'Hhets of the cabinet cannot proceed
fun steam ahead and exercise appoint
ing power. Where there are Democrat
ic senators in state they must be
consulted ~ the secretary OF the treas
ury and by the President in nominal
ing customs collectors. Otherwise the
senate will refuse to confirm and war
wil be declared Senator O'Gorman
Threatened TO make a personal appeal
TO the senate 60 prevent the condrma-
ton nf Secretary MaAdoO's candidate
for collector aud that threat mailcd
HHch. Senator U'Gurinan did nnt base
ms objection 10 The man. Il. l.. Polk,
tiiit Secretary MrAdoo aelectcsF but to
the fact that Secretary llcAduo recon
pe,bird the nomination 20 Tho Rresi-
aentpHi,hout consulting himIHia Demo
clatioNcartOr from New,Ywl7 as .lfI
iiNndithis principle wilbappl pdalike
t5HiGnitrohs other nominations for, fa,k
v'@l' biIicc W8ohin tin, States a 1T ,,irs
wolves tho pmneipiqlaof home rule. II
may not APPLY nsytGeularly TO federal
judges, hocsySant lHfc is a feeling that
they are in aafia' NGnt glass and that
The iiroadeatG ha, a,Jight tote&sEsisr
l'iSG .ilslgnant liRousRfh
eases. ~ Rut it win apRlN,ho district. at
terneOs,, Warshals. coilcct q%S iof internal
revenue aud so on. II wiilenot be al
together tho case thpostmastars, be
carFe that is patroDaac WHICH belongs
to,Dcmocratic members of tia house,