The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-16
The Duties Of a
Vice President


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dennriment for anv rcason leave his office, his
p,acc ia ,akon ,v the vicrnresi,l,nt. The fact
That he il ey.ofIcio tho p,y,sidinr officer of the
so,ots ;s onIv inc;dontol and bv no means Gle.
mental. Th. uivinr of such a duty seems TO
| bc nothing moro tinn desire to have the vice.
presjdtnt doing something willie he is convent.
emily waiting for crave ,mrrpcucics The sec.
rotary of state is also in line OF succession to the
presidency in case Of twoiold removals from the
presidency. This is O convenient eXpedien', q
| safeguard against remote possibility 1t adds
only dstantly TO the Importance OF the office OF
md
duties.
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I'm tic case OF the yice.prcsi,lency his dutirs
as presiding officer Of the senate are entirely
separate from the real purpose and requirements
Of his position as the second officer OF the ex.
ccutiye department They add TO his hbols,
and that is about ALL IL is quite essential 10
understand this in ,pec,latinp upon the career
Of Theodore Roosevelt. 1t il common expires.
sion that the vice.prcsidency is an official tomb,
ind in this case there is popular hope that
it will not prove So 1t is more than likely
that the limitations Of the viccpresidency will
not be sufficient TO suppress the active and gal.
liant Teddy. No conventionalitcs are likely to
do that. But the popular expectation that he
other OCCUPANTS is certain OF tlisapnoint,nent
He NAV he considerably more p,omincnt vastly
more useful but the Office OF cepresident can.
not be made more important thai, prescribed by
the constitution. Tho holder of the office is
elected because the president may be unable 10
MI his Office until the end of the term. As re.
marked. his power il potential.
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