South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-31
JOB SEEKERS MUST
GET POLITICAL 0. K.
But Few Personal Appoint
ments to be Made by Presi-
dent-Elect, Said.

WASHINGTON. D. 9. Jan. 90
All candidates for federal Offices
must have the certified Endorsement
of their county republican central
c1mmittees. duly 20 K'd' by their
republican congressman and acceI-
table 70 the republican senator. or
senator's. from their state before
they qualify for places on the gov
ernuent pay roll under the Harding
administration.
This IS the settled patronage pol
icy not only for Indiana but for
every state in the union. according
20 authentic information direct from
Marion now circulating among re-
publican members Of tire house and
senate.
Few Personal FavOrs.
Mr.. Harding. as president. Will
make few, II any, strictly personal
appointments lie believes In gov
eminent through party organization
and the organization, not personal
preference, will control. The offices
Will be parceled out In systematic
way There Will be no stampedes-
II the combination operates as II
get a federal job without first Sc
curing the local county committees
bona fde Endorsement. This is the
chief essential The %. X. OF the
congressman for the district and re-
publican senators for the state, II
there are any, will ordinarily follow
as a matter Of course unless the per
son IS morally or otherwise disqual-
ihed or personally offensive 20 one
or the other.
Pres't-eiect Harding has made II
a condition OF all appointments that
the public welfare. rather than eN-
peiienCy, Is 10 be the foremost con-
sideration and that mere political
eIpediencv, Is to bc the foremost
considera ton and that mere pOlitl-
cal Inducements. no matter how
numerous will not be allowed TO
put Incompetent, unqualified and
morally delinquent persons into
public office. II this general rule is
complied with. the applicant who
seru-es the Endorsement OF his cOun-
" committee and then OF the repub-
iican representative and senator's. II
: there be any. Will be in line for the
appointment he Is after The big
federal jobs Will be distributed on
a strictly organization basis. subject
only 20 the single condition mem
toned. No candidacy for United
States district attorney. United
States marshal. internal revenue col
Iector and collector of customs will
be considered at all which does not
have. 10 start Vith. the backing OF
the local republican committee
Willis Sets Pace
The same will be true Of all first
and second class postermaste rsh p
JOBS. providing Harding. as presi-
dent. revokes the Wilson order put
ting them under civil service. All
minor federal positions not subject
to the civil service Will be handled
the same way.
Sen. Frank y. Wills. Of Ohio. the
successor of Sen, Harding in the
senate. - setting the pace for other
republican senators in the way he is
handling applications for Offices.
Willis already is swamped with re-
quests from Ohio republicans for his
Endorsement OF their applications
for government Jobs He is answer
ing them all with the reply that he
Is declining 10 make any recOmmen-
dations. whatever. for appointments
20 Pres't-elect Harding until in
dorsern ents have been made BY the
local committees.
81 shall want TO cooI crate with
our regular party organizations in
the interest OF harmony" says "a let
ter he Is sending out TO candidates
for postofiCe appointments Where
these organizations have been loyal
and efficient. as they have been in
&your county. I think II is only just
and fair that they should be CON
suited IN regard 10 appointments"