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Show WMWMW,WlinilWlWllllllMlMlgWgWMlWBinaWMWMWWi OFFICERS" NBTSflTISFIED Think President Does Not Pay Sufficient Attention to Recommendations. Rec-ommendations. RELIES ON OWN JUDGMENT In the Matter of Making Appointments Appoint-ments It Has Come to Be Understood Under-stood That He Will Make His Own Selections. Washington. Some of tho sonators nnd representatives In congress hnve more thnn hinted to l'rcsidont Tnft thnt If he expects unswerving support for nil the measures which ho recommended recom-mended for enactment Into lnw ho ought to give moro nttontion to tho onicescoking demands of the lawmakers, law-makers, demands nmdo on tho bohali of others. Thero aro mnny Doiuocrnts in congress who sny that tho president presi-dent Is very much llko President Clovolnnd in tho matter of dispensing pntronnge. Mr. Cleveland Is dead, and naturnlly nothing but good is snld of him, but thero are Democratic officials still In Washington who sorved here in the Cleveland times, nnd they linvo Blinrp memories of office-Becking dlfllcultles thnt they aro ready to declare de-clare are Just llko tho difficulties which tho Republican representatives and senators aro mooting to-day. It is now an assured fact that Prcsl. dent Taft intends to bo nn absolute law unto himself in the matter of filling fill-ing fluurt vncnncles, nnd this does not apply simply to vacant positions on the bench, but to officers of tho courts nnd to prosecuting attorneys. Tho president feels thnt his long experience experi-ence in law courts, and especially his experience on tho bench, ought to glvo him at least aa clear an idea of tho fitness of men to servo tho country as is given others who novor snt on a bench nnd perhaps novor practiced law. Notable Cases In Point. There have boon several cases in which tho recommendation of senators have run counter to tho Judgment of tho president nnd in ttio main these cases have had direct connection with court appointments. In tho enso of tho Eastern district of Missouri where thero was a vacancy In tho offlco of tho United States attorney, tho president presi-dent declined to act in anything like the hurry that ho was asked to act. Ho went Into tho pros and cons of tho mnttors diligently nnd sifted tho fncts for and against tho two candidates most prominently mentioned, and ho did this Irrespective of tho fact that ono of tho candidates had tho endorse nient of tho only Republican senator from tho stato of Missouri nnd tho endorsement as well of tho strong Republican Re-publican organization of tho city of St. Louis. Democrats Shown Consideration. Tho Democrats In congress, being In the minority, of courso do not oxpect to get much patronngo from tho White House, but as a matter of admitted fact they have been shown a good deal of consideration by tho administration administra-tion in appointment matters, Thero were Republicans who thought that President Tnft ought to havo given tho supremo court vncancy to a member mem-ber of tho majority party. Instead of this tho president appointed Judge Horace H. Lurton of Tennessee, n former for-mer confedcrnto soldier and a lifelong Democrat, When Judgo Lurton's name was reported favorably from tho senate commlttco to tho whole senate the honor of making the report was given to a Democratic senator, Mr. Hacou of Georgia. Many Lawmakers Disgruntled. Another "Grovcr Cleveland featuro" Df the Taft administration is to bo found in tho nddltion to tho president's presi-dent's messngo to congress December 6, In which ho urgently recommended thnt a law bo passed requiring that candidates in elections of members of the house of representatives and committees com-mittees In charge of their campaign, should make a return to tho United States government of all tho expenses thnt they Incurred during tho campaign cam-paign for oloction. Tills lins boon taken to moan that the president wants to securo purity of tho ballot in all federal elections, and It Is in lino with what is said to bo his determination determina-tion to appoint only fit men to offlco. Troublo may como to Mr. Tnft bo-cause bo-cause of his rofusal to listen to tho pleas of tho Benatore and representatives representa-tives to give proforenco to thoir candidates candi-dates for office. Tho disappointed ones may seek to obstruct some of tho legislation leg-islation thnt tho president desires to havo passed. Civil Service Investigation., Thero is every indication that the United States senate will sanction tho resolution introduced by Sonntor Borah Bo-rah of Idaho authorizing tho Investigation Investi-gation of tho wholo syBtem of t:lvll service of tho United States govern- mcnt. Tho senate hns been brought to an investigating Btato of mind nftbr a good deal of pressure from outsldo, and mnny trials and tribulations that have mot tho senators themselves. The Hornh resolution is in tho hands of tho senate commlttco on civil service, serv-ice, of which Senator Cummins ol Iowa is the chairman. The resolution has a majority in tho committee favorable fa-vorable to its provisions, nnd when it comes to tho floor of tho sonnto-wlth nn nfllrmntlvo report back of it there sconiB to be little doubt that it will pass without much difficulty. Tho chnngcB thnt may como in the method of promotions of minor federal fed-eral officd holders as a result of the sennto Investigation aro likely to be of great service in bottorlng tho condition con-dition of faithful employes of the government gov-ernment whoso merits havo been overlooked in order thnt political favorites, fa-vorites, whoso work may not hnve been up to tho standard, should ro ceivo promotion. It can bo snld thnt regardless of party moat of the sonntors of tho United States have not been nny too strongly nttached to tho civil Borvlco as It relntcd to appointments, ap-pointments, but when It comes to n question of promotions under tho civil ficrvico tho senatorfl nrc willing to ac-qulesco ac-qulesco In now rules. Spirit of Law Violated. It hnB been snld before that It Is President Tnft's desire that the spirit of civil service shalV prevail in nil departments. Thousands upon thousands thou-sands of men and women nre appoint-ed appoint-ed ovory .year to minor offices under tho rules of tho civil service, but when thoy once secure their positions thoy hnvo found to their sorrow in mnny instances that merit seems to count for little when tho question of advancement ad-vancement comes up. Not long ago Senator William Aldon Smith of Michignn, a Republican, addressed ad-dressed the senate in a heated speech In tho courso of which he declared that many of tho bureau chiefs In tho departments of government were nothing noth-ing moro nor less than petty tyrants who had In their hands tho power of promotion nnd who used It to advance thoso whom thoy personally liked while keeping bnck faithful men and women who had worked hard but had not sought to curry favor. It must bo borne in mind that tho senate investigation of tho civil service serv-ice system of tho country will have to do largely with tho question of promotions. pro-motions. Tho law does not specifically specifical-ly make provision for tho advancement advance-ment of the men nnd women from one grndo to another as a result of good work. It has boon tnken for granted that merit would prevail, but in this thought little consideration has been given to tho frniltles of human nature as thoy show themselves in men who for a brief period havo been given authority. au-thority. Bureau Chiefs to Blamo. Complaint is mado that somotlmcs bureau chiefs will recommend for promotion pro-motion n clerk who hnppons to bolong to tho same lodge that he does or who-attends who-attends tho same church with him, or 1b willing to show him favor because their wiveB happen to be friends. In some of tho cases tho promotion oi a favorite works a hardship on a more deserving one who Is kept nt his old desk and' nt his old pay. In n sense this is demoralizing and tho senate thinks that it should bo stopped. It may bo that as a result of tho Investigation In-vestigation a law may be suggested for adoption which will glvo old government gov-ernment clerks n chance to retire on pensions. Congress does not like the prospect of n civil pension list, but it realizes that If ono should be author lzed tho government would snvo money mon-ey and at the.samo time Incronso the amount of daily work that is dono Thero nro hundreds of worthy mon and women in tho service who cannot do a day's work, but who, because ol tholr long and faithful service, aro al lowed to remain nt their desks and draw their pny. To turn thorn out would in many cases mean suffering and hardship and possibly tho poor-house. poor-house. This is a great probloin and ono thnt has been troubling congress for years President Becoming Earnest. Members of both pnrtles In Washington Wash-ington any that tho president has bo-como bo-como more forclblo In his Intercourse with tho leaders of his party thnn ho was during tho debates on tho tariff. Thoy soy that when tho tnrlff discussion discus-sion was on In congress Mr. Taft mado up his mind to reverse tho Roosevelt method nnd to plead with the senators sena-tors nnd representatives rather than to threnton thorn with tho big stick. It Is nlso inrnated that tho president hns ' found that whilo "a soft answer turnoth nway wrath," a mild rcquost does not nlways bring an affirmatl-answer. affirmatl-answer. Tho belief Is that tho pr ldcnt holds that unlesB his party curries cur-ries out all his recommendations at this session or mnkes doflnlto arrangements ar-rangements nnd definite promises to carry them all in tho near futuro, his party may loso control of tho houso next November, This Is ono of tho chief reasons why tho preatdont is so nnxiouB to know w.hetlror tho leaders lead-ers aro going to stand truo to tholr pledges or aro to comply with thom only In pnrt. GEORGE CLINTON. V I |