Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 360, 10 February 1908 — Page 1

RICHMOND PALLADIUM

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ROOSEVELT IS OSIMG

HIS DEFENSE OF HIMSELF IS CONTAINED IN A LETTER ' - JUST FORWARDED TO WILLIAM DUDLEY FOULKE OF THIS CITY; WHICH IS A VERY STRONG AND FORCEFUL DOCUMENT. ' " -j . . '

COMPLAIN! WAS REGISTERED BY THE OTHER CANDIDATES Even in the Halls of Congress It Was Openly Declared the President Was Aiding the Ohio Statesman. FOULKE OPENED WAY TO "SIDESWIPE" FAIRBANKS He Quoted Charges Made by Indianapolis Newspapers Owned by Fairbanks and His Friends. AS TO APPOINTMENTS MADE IN MOST EVERY CASE MEN WHO RECEIVED SANCTION OF PRESIDENT, FAVORED THEIR HOME STATE CANDIDATE. HIS ONLY COERCION. The Power Which He Has Used on Office Holders, Was Only to Prevent Their Urging Him as Third Term Candidate. "Falsi.- and malicious," says the jaesident, is any statement that he lias nd the federal patronage to adaiice the political interests of Secretary of War Taft. He not only ).eads "Not guilty," to that chargu. nft repeated in the halls of congress ly other republican presidential candidates and their friends, hut defies them to produce the specifications. His defense of himself is contained Sn a letter to William Dudley Foulke. of this city, a former member of the civil service commission, who had written to him to ask whether it was true, as reported, that he Mas "prostituting federal patronage to carry out political bargains." Opened up the Way. Fou IK e opened up the way for the president to "sideswipe" the Vice president, by quoting the charges of ttie misuse of patronage1 as they apto observe that one of these newspapers controlled by relatives or friends of Mr. Fairbanks. He also took pains to observe that one o fthese newspapers had close connections with Wall Ftreet. so as to place, if possible, the reactionary brand upon the Indiaua v candidate. It remains to be seen whether this will be resented by the Vice president or his siVportcrs. The president did not overlook the opportunity, it will be observed by those who read the appended correspondence, to give the Secretary of War another good dose in his canvass, for which Mr. Taft's friends should be duly grateful. He undertakes also to belittle the fact that contesting delegations to the national convention have boen selected in Florida, and that there is a good prospect of similar rivalries in other southern states, by asserting that the bolting conventions will be organized by men who wanted federal offices, hut eon Id not get them lccause of unfitness. He assumes that the pro-Taft delegation chosen at St. Augustine on Friday is regular and that the "instructed" delegation is Irregular, although necessarily the National committee will have to decide that point. Comes as a Surprise. It will probably surprise most people to hear that the president believes most of the federal office holders in Ohio are not or have not been in favor of the nomination of Mr. Taft. DoubtJoss, also, the question will be raised as to how literally his edict of June 32. 10O2. to which he refers, placing an inhibition upon office holders not to "control political movements" should tie Interpreted. This should be of particular Interest in the South, where. It is saicl. they ore working valiantly to secure Taft delegations to the national convention and where First As-fh-tant Postmaster (Jeneral Hitchcock

MALICIOUS,

TO THE CHARGES THAT HE

FEDERAL PATRONAGE FOR TAFT

v. ill soon .be actively at. work. Mr. Foulke. in a letter which drew forth the president's denial. quotes newspaper articles accusing the president of using federal patronage to secure the nomination of Secretary Taft, particular stress being laid on the appointments of postmasters in Ohio, and tells of his demanding that the newspapers which published the (barges name some particular instances of the alleged misuse of patronage. The Foulke letter concludes: "In view of these reiterated complaints, would not a detailed statement of your recent appointments, the men by whom they were recommended, your reasons and the principles upon which you have acted in making them, as well as a statement in regard to the alleged coercion, be the best method of exhibiting the facts?" The correspondence; in full follows: Feb. 5, l'.JoS. The President: Sir On Jan. i:i 1 laid before you an article in the Indianapolis ,i'ews (a paper supporting tne candidacy of Mr. Fairbanks! accusing you of using the federal patronage to secure the nomination of Mr. Taft. and naming the postoffices in particular. I opoke of the fact that certain Taft men had been nominated in Ohio and you answered it was true: that you would be very weak if you allowed the power of appointment in that :;tate to be used only as a means of attack upon the administration. On my return home I observed other articles making similar charges in various papers: for instance the following in the New York Evening Post of Jan. IU: We are now getting daily lessons in civil service reform from the white house, which ought to attract national attention. The appointment of Taft workers to postofflcs in Ohio, and of the totally unfit George W. Wanan.aker as appraiser of this port is now followed by the president's refusal to reappoint a good Hughes man as collector of customs at Plaitsburg." On Jan. 17, an article charging you with a similar abuse of the patronage, appeared in The Indianapolis Star, a paper also supporting Mr. Fairbanks, and reputed to be owned principally by Daniel G. Keid. a gentleman representing important Wall street interests. This article I inclosed iu a letter to you in which I said: "No man can be a more unqualified supporter of Mr. Taft than I. yet I realize that any use of the patronage to aid him, especially if coercion can be implied is likely to injure you very seriously. The use of any public office for this purpose is fraught with great danger and subject to unanswerable criticism." To this you answered. Jan. 1!: ''Will you produce the name of a single man whom I have coerced or influenced ': Will you give me the name of any official who lias been controlled by the threat or implied threat of dismissal or from whom I have demanded support for Taft 7 In fact, will you give me one particle of justification for the fears you expressed? Name the man whom I have removed because he was not for Taft, or threatened to remove because he was not for Taft? You can not do so. and as you cannot, why do you not repeat this challenge to the newspaper in question: asseit that their words are absolutely false and challenge them to make good?" I accordingly wrote to the Star, asking it to name a single case of coercion referred to in its previous issues. It published an answer to my letter, but failed to name any instance of the kind. I then wrote again, calling attention to this failure and asking if I were not forced to conclude from its own s-i!nte that its own charges were absolutely without foundation. This second letter, however, it would not publish, though it still continues to repeat its general charges of abuse of the patronage. These charges also continue to be circulated by other newspapers in a!! parts of the country. Thus the Boston Herald of Jan. ''! says: "Federal officeholders may be commanded to use their influence and their authority in behalf of a candidate. Such a command has been issued and the president should know it. Somebody has instructed postmasters that, they must obtain from their subordinates either their resignations or their pledges of sun. port for Taft delegates to the convention. Even iu Massachusetts efforts of this kind have been made recently, but happily they have been stopped, partly because the postmasters on whom the attempts were made have the courage .o resist and partly from other causes." "In view of these reiterated complaints, would not a detailed statement of your recent appointments, the men by whom they were recommended, your reasons and the principles upon which you have acted in making them, as well as a statement in re

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gard to the alleged coercion, be the best method of exhibiting the facta? You is respectfully. WILLIAM DI'DLUY FOCLKE. Roosevelts Letter to Foulke. Feb. 7.' lSly. My Dear Foulke The statement that I have used the offices in the effort to nominate any presidential candidate is both false and malicious. It is the usual imaginative invention which flows from a deeire to say something injurious. Remember that those now making this accusation were busily engaged two mrmths ago in asserting that I was using the offices to secure my own nomination. It is the kind of accusation which for the next few months will be rife. This particular slander will be used until exploded, and when exploded those who have used it will promptly invent another. Such being the ea:;e. I almost wonder whether It is worth while answering, but as it is you who ask why. the -niswer you shall have. Since the present congress assembled two months ago, I have sent to the senate the names of all the officials I have appointed for the entire period since congress on the -1th of March last: that is. for eleven month-; Excluding army and navy officers, scientific experts, health officers and those of the revenue cutter service. I have made during this period about L.'i.vj appointments, subject to confirmation by the senate. 1.1J4 being postmasters. Of these appointments in the diplomatic and consular services and in the Indian service have been made without regard to politics; in the diplomatic and consular services more democrats than republicans have been appointed, as we are trying to even up the qudta of the Southern states. In nominating judges. I have treated politics as a wholly secondary consideration, and instead of relying solely upon the recommendation of either senators or congressmen have always conducted independent inquiries myself, personally, through members of . the bench or bar, whom I happened to know or through Attorney General Bonaparte, Secretary Taft, who was himself a judge; Secretary Hoot, because of his great experience at the bar, or Senator Knox, who was formerly attorney general. In a number of other offices, chiefly assistant secretaries or heads of bureas here at Washington, but also governors of territories or men bedding peculiar positions - such, for instance as that of commissioner of education in Porto Rico, and also in a few other cases, notably those of marshals in certain of the Western states, but. including various offices also here and there throughout the union. I have either felt that the position was of such a character that the initiative in the choice could only with propricty come from me or from one of the cabinet officers, or else 1 have happened personally to know or to know of a man of such peculiar qualifications that I desire to appoint him on my own initiative. There remains the great bulk of offices, including almost all of the postoffices, the eollectorships of custom:?, the appraiserships. the land offices, and the like, numbering some l.i!.1o or thereabouts. It is. of course, out of the question for men to examine or have knowledge of such a multitude of appointments, and therefore as regards them. I normally accept the suggestions of senators and congressmen. te elected representatives of the people in the localities concerned, always reserving to myself the right to insist upon the man wining up to the required standard of character and capacity aiid also reserving the right to nominate whomever I choose, if for any reason I am satisfit d that I am not receiving from senator or congressman good advice, of if I happen personally to know some peculiarly fit man. here the man has done well in office 1 prefer to reappoint him. and do so when I can get the consent of the senators from his locality; but if they refuse, the reappointment can not be made. Ordinarily, as a matter of convenience, the appointment can best b settled by consultation beforehand, the advice of the senator or congressmen, who is elected and has peculiar means of knowing the wishes of his constituents, being taken. But where a senator treats this, not as a matter of consultation or mutual advisement, not as a matter of convenience and expediency, but as a matter of right on his part to nominate whomever he chooses .the custom is necessarily discontinued. Appointees in South. Democrats. In the South Atlantic and Gulf states which have contained neither senators nor congressmen of my own party. I have been obliged to seek my advice from various sources. In these states I have appointed a large number of democrats, in certain states the democrat? appointed outnumbering the republicans. For advice in appointing the republican, s 1 have rel'ed wherever possible not upon officeholders a all. but upon men of standing and position who would kiot take office and on who?e integrity I could depend As instances. (.Cor.n'nued on Pa Four.)

BOYCOTT IS NOW THREATENED BY TH

1 Organization Now Being Pe fected Which Will War War on Merchants in Favc Of Out of Town Dealers. DUE TO ENFORCEMENT OF MEAT INSPECTIOf Argument Made That If tt City Desires to Boycott th Farmers, Then They W Boycott Merchants. TILLERS OF SOIL ACTIVf IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, INFL ENTIAL FARMERS HAVE BEE WORKING TO INTEREST TH El BROTHERS IN THE SCHEME. ITS PROBABLE RESUL1 It Is Almost a Certainty That an U favorable Attitude Will Be Tak By People Against Governme Meat Inspection. It was learned today on reliable i. formation that the farmers of Way; county are perfecting secretly, an c ganization with the object in view boycotting the merchants of this ci" For the past two weeks several iiifh ential farmers iu the neighborhood t Richmond have been at work inU esting their brother agriculturists i this movement and it is stated 1ha the organization now includes at leu two-thirds of the farmers in the ion; ty. ' The cause of tin-attack t bat -ii - ing made on the merchants is the ar tion of the local authorities in enfoilng the meat inspection ordinate which prevents the farmers from sel ing their uninspected meat product here, and the present acitatiou to ha all milk inspected under federal si pervision I fore it can be offered ft sale In Richmond. "The next move on the part of th people of Richmond we take it, wil be the enactment of an ordinance t have the eggs and garden produce in speeted before the farmers can sell . in the city," said a well known farn er today. "If the citizens of Ric! inond desire to boycott (be farmers ( the county, then the farmers have : perfect right to boycott the merchant of Richmond." he added. Farmers in the Richmond boycot league have arranged to secure the! necessary- supplies in the smalle towns of the county and from mail o; der houses. Farmers living in the vi cinity of Kiehmond plan to receiv their supplies from foreign concerns who will ship these supplies into Rich mond in car-load lots. The past week an agent for a largi Chicago mail order house canvussei the county and received enough order to fill two cars. A Dayton coneer: will this week ship to Richmond a ca load of dry goods. If the boycott against the busines interests of this city continues it wii seriously effect the local merchant j and will m all probability create ai ! adverse sentiment against the meat inspection ordinance, the validity o! ! which is now being contested in tin j courts. BANQUET TO BE TENDERED A LOVED FELLOW CITIZEf Hundreds of Residents o! Richmond Will Pay Their Respects to Timothy Nicholson Tomorrow Night. ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST ILLUSTRIOUS CITIZENS. Unpretentiously and With Dispatch. He Has Served the City and State Well in Many Positions. Tuesday night the citizens cf Richmond will pay tribute to one of the best known and most respected of them -Timothy Nicholson. This rr!h iite will in- paid Mr. .Nicholson ;u a

FARMERSOFCOUN

RIMARY ELECTION BEING MARKED By CLEAN TACTICS OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS AND CANDIDATES OF COUNTY

liquet io be' .served in the beautiful ling hall of the Reid Memorial inch. and it is expected that at at two bundled cues-is will be rved. .Mr. Nicholson, who recently celeated his eightieth birthday anniveiry. has foi sixty years been an ii-.flu-ce for good, and now that he has ached his four-score years he is deous of shifting the mantle of re onsibility to younger shoulders to mie extent, but he will not shirk :ty. The first step toward getting some lief from his many lines of work .ts taken when he retired on the first this month from membership on e Indiana State Hoard of charities, 'er continuous service since the aid was organized. Mr. Nicholson rved under six governors. Mr. Nicholson has been especially eminent in the affairs of the Friends urch and has held many important isitions within its gift. At the .sent time he is clerk of the Indiana arly Meeting, which is the largest id most influential body of orthodox lakers in the world. He was chosen i this position because of his long i)erience in Quaker affairs. Mr. Nicholson whs chairman of the immittee on arrangements for the cent general conference of the i iends church In America, held here, id It was highly successful in every ay. In many capacities pertaining good citizenship, civil and political : erment. Mr. Nicholson has also i v;;ry active, and his life has been f of the public. The banquet on Tuesday night will held at Reid Memorial church, the untiful structure erected at morons cost by Daniel (1. Reid, now of ew York city, but formerly of Riehond. as a memorial to his parents, his is one of the finest churches in ic middle west, and it is fitted up in ich a way as to be especially adapted banquet and social purposes. It is expected that :H-; guests will in attendance. Prof. David V. j.'mis of Eurlham college, will be .as) master, and the following proam of toasts will be given: The Hoys." Dr. S. R. Lyons: "The romoter,"-President Robert L. Kelly: The Inspiration of Character," Miss a rah A. Hill: "The Man of Affairs." )hn L. Rupe; "The Fearless Citizen," . I?. Cordon; "Richmond." John F. cCarthy; "Reform Movement," Mrs. ames V. Morrisson: "My Neighbor i business." George H. Knollenberg; The State Charities and the Citizen." r. sj. E. Smith : "A Prophet Not ."ithout Honor." William Dudley "oulke. The general committee in charge of he affair, is composed of Adam H. lartel. Dr. C. S. Bond. Y. K. Hradury. Howard Campbell, Prof. C. K. "hase. Prof. D. W. Dennis. John B. 'ougati. William Dudley Foulke. udge H. C. Fox. J. H. Gordon. K. G. .ill. the Rev. Conrad C. Huber, the lev. I. M. Hughes. Benjamin .lohnon. the Rev. Allen Jay. Sharon K. ones. Eli .lay. President Robert L. velly. George, H. Knollenberg. Dr. S. . Lyons. Prof. Elbert Russell. John .. Rupe. Richard Sedgwick. C. E. .hive-ley. Dr. ?. e Smith and Rev. A. P. Ware. HE WEATHER PROPHET. NDIANA Rain or snow in south portion Monday night; Tuesday generally fair. OHIO Fair, warmer in north, rain or snow in south portion Monday night; Tuesday rain or snow except in extreme southwest por-tipn.

ITS WORTH YOUR WHILE To give careful attention to the wot ding of your Classified Advertisement. For example, if you want to sell a house there are two ways in which you can write your Palladium FDR SALK ad vertiaemcnL The tirst is to word your advertisement briefly, like this: FOR SALE House, modern, electric lights; inquire 1 South Xth street. For brevity, it would be hard to beat that advertisement. Yet e doubt if it is the best kind to use. If you were talking to a prospect-' ivc buyer for your house you would spak at some length on the. attractiveness of it. You would speak about the attractive location, how many rooms the house contained, the fact that the plumbing was ui-to-date, an dlast but not least you would give your prospective bujer to understand that the price you asked was very reasonable. In other words you would want to make the best possible impression for your house. If that is the case, why not start to impress your prospective customer from the very first? Why not appeal to Vm through FOR SALK advertisement which first atiracted his attention to U.. house you had for sale? Why not try an advertisement like this: FOR SALK Modern frame house, located in very desirable neighborhood, hot water heafd. furnace in fine condition, good bath morn vith hot and cold water; good sized lot. plenty room for small garden; pooi stable. Will sell at very reasonable price. Inquire 21 South Xth street. A lit'le longer, yes. And it would cost a little more, but It wouM be worth the- extra cost because of the attractive picture that would arise in the mind of the prospective purchaser in reading it over and dwelling on the points it covers. Remember, the man who gets the best returns is tie one who advertises most judiciously. Juat turn to raee seven now and see if. after this little leson on writing Classified

Vii v-rt isenients, you can not fnd 5ome point to eri'tcize in th C!as-i-fled Advertisements on that paE- S if y'i con!. tu t improve f.n then,. j

OLD TIME METHODS OF VOTE GETTING WERE CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE ABOUT POLLING PLACES AND THIS WAS A WELCOME RELIEF TO CANDIDATES AND CITIZENS.

POSTAL COMMISSION MAKES ITS REPORT Advocates Abandonment of Red Tape System. Washington, D. C. Feb. I 1 n a report to congress today the postal Commission recommends that the postmaster general, as a member of the I cabinet be charged only with the genj eral supervisor- control and policy 'and general direction, while the b;tsij ness of thf department b- left to an j expert and his assistants chosen by the civil service plan. It recommends doing away with the "red tape" DRUIDS HAD LARGE CLASS OFCAHDIDATES Three Out of Town Degree Teams Assisted. A large class of candidates rode the goat, which animal was assisted by three out of town degree teams. A large delegation of Indianapolis Druids attended tho work. There were also delegations from other points in the state. Th result of this meeting promoted good feeling among the members of the organization and the promotion of its beet interest:. TWO LECTURES A I ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Revs. Thomas Jenkins and J. L. Swiggett to Speak. Rev. Thomas Jenkins of Alaska, will speak in St. Paul's Parish House tomorrow at :J p. ru. The public are invited. Prof. G. L. Swiggett from the University of South Sewanee. Tenn., will deliver an address upon Church Education, In the same place on Thurs- ; day night. Young men expect !njf to go to College are esMcially invited. COUNT ALEXANDER HADIK DENIES IT Says He Is Not Engaged Mrs. Vanderbilt. to Ixndon. Enc. Feb. I u. Count Alexander Hadik makes au absolute denial of th report that In is engaged to th widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

HEAVY VOTE IS BEING CAST IN CITY AND COUNTY

Predictions That Many Men Would Not Turn Out. Shattered by the Interest in Today's Event. CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS PREDICT VICTORY. They Are All Expected to Finish Neck and Neck When They Flash Under the Wire At 6 O'clock This Evening. ALL RACES ARE CLOSE. THE JUDGESHIP BATTLE ALONG WITH THAT FOR THE POSITION OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE CREATED MUCH INTEREST. SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY Notwithstanding the Scarcity of Polling Places, Farmers. According to Report, Are Taking Great Interest In Balloting. The entries in the various races for office entered the pfrc-tch this morning under whip and spur and when they fla.sa under the wire at C o'doek this evening, the time the various polls close, all the contestant g are epected to be well bunched. Contrary to expectations th indications this forenoon were that a fairly heavy vote would be polled in Richmond. The campaign whieh closes today has been marked by its general quietness. Candidates complained" that they could get no one to take any interest in 'he content consequently the conclusion was reached that there would be an extremely liaht vote. Veteran politicians, however. Knew better. They (firmed t j correct conclusion that t'e.e voters were "sa!r,' wrod a iid saving noihig" arid that, about the noinial vote would be polled. Reports from the out township po!l-i this forenoon was to the effect that, not withstanding trie scarcity of polling places, quite a good sized vote wan turning out. One missed today the ight of livery ries filled with kidnapped voter and being driven po!Iwrd by frenzied hirelinits of various candidates. There were a few of these piratical rigs In commission but they were driven hv the candidates themselves or by their friend who oad volunteered lo work without pay. The campaign cigar, thi election brand of whisky and henchmen with boodle money were all conspicuous by their absence from th polls. At each poll there were a number of time-worn ward healers but they wre not passing cards ami smiling kindly upon the voters for financial gain t.iey wei-e at their sr. customed jiosts from sheer force of habit. All the various races are to be extremely close. The three candidates for congr-ss are each predicting victory and are expected to finish rede and neck. In the township trustee race the ten entrie3 are exiecte1 ti finish well bunched. The fight between the Hon H. C. Vox and the Hon. K. Shivley for judge of the circuit court will also be close. The official returns wiil be received '.his evening at t'l; court house. Returns of the election wiil a!.o ha received at various cigar t-tores. e!r,bi and places of amuseme'n. Several places of In sirs' wrr closer today on account of the election and aa a result there was qui'e a number of idle men about the rtrcei. In the first ward there' was a good sized vote east before nine o'clock. In the second ward about one hundred votes had been cast by noon. It is expected that the vote in th sixth ward will W heavy. One hour after the polls opened in this ward forty votes had teen cast. Reort3 from other wards show that a good sized ' vnt" is lieint prilled. Candidate are teilintr today of the