The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-22

am much more anxious to be doing
Vell than to be looking we'll"
JTEAM ENGINE IN TROUSERS.
Some one called Daniel Webster q
steam engine in trousers. President
Mckinley is of the same character,
save that he does not puff and blow
while he works. His machinery moves
like the piston of a great Corliss en-
CINE, slowly, steadily and irresistibly
along. He does the work of a dozen
men, but so easily and coolly that you
can hardly realize that he is working
at all. OF all the party that came here
from the White house President Nc
Kinley looking the freshest and the
least overworked. Today he could out
walk, outride and outwork any of his
secretaries, and yet for the past two
years he has undergone a greater
strain, perhaps, than any other man
in the United States. I interviewed
him Just at the close of his term as
governor Of Ohio. He was already
leading candidate for the presidency,
and his friends were pushing him. His
work increased as the time Of the con-
ventton approached, and from the an.
nouncement of his nomination until his
coming here he has not had one leisure
day. You remember how the delega-
tons f1ocked to Canton. Day and
night for five months his ears were
dinned with brass bands He often re-
ceived dozen parties from different
states in a day and made as MANY
speeches. At the same time he had
much to do with Mark Hanna in man.
aging the campaign. The long dis
lance telephone wire between his house
In Canton and Mr.. Hanna's office in
Cleveland was kept hot with confiden-
tial messages. He had speeches to
write and an enormous correspondence
to answer. Mrs. Mckinley and he
looked over much of the mail together.
and to many Of the letters he dictated
answers. Then the election came and
the excitement following it, His real
presidential work began Immediately
after the election, and it has steadily
continued up to his present vacation
/ don't believe we have ever had a
president who has tried harder to find
out the right and to do it than has
Mckinley. He has taken advice from
every part Of the country, though he
has acted for himself. He has, as he
said to a friend the other day, tried
to keep his ear close to the ground.
This was what called so many states
men to Canton after the election.
Then between times his inaugural had
10 be written, his cabinet made up and
the hurrah and excitement of taking
possession Of the White house under
gone.
PORTER ON PRESIDENTS WORK.
While sitting with Secretary Porter
! on the porch last night Overlooking
Lake Champlain, I asked him to give
me some idea of the amount of work.
the president has done since the in
aCgurat1on. He replied with a LIST of
figures showing an amount Of physical
labor which would have broken down
the ordinary man. He said when he
took the place Of secretary to the nreao
ideat, Mr.. Mckinley had warned hin,
not to overwork, and had stated that
he had never yet gotten a private sec
rotary who could keep pace with MIN
Mr.. Porter, however, has a good con-
stltut1on, and he has SO far succeeded
fairly well. His statement Of presiden-
-tial labor, which 1 give further on
does not refer to the great questions
with which Mckinley has had to deal
ad which the president himself saws
have been the hard work of his adj
ministration. It does not include the
work and worry about Cuba, the COM
ing to decision that Hawaii should
be annexed, and that Japan should be
allowed to kick If it would. 1t does
not include the silver troubles nor the
tariff, the fuss with England as to orr
seals, and other like issues, which alone
would have been enough for anv COM
mon man.
Here, according to Mr. Porter. are
some OF the things the president did in