The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
Dersonal PecuGarities
of President Roosevelt

"Good-bye! Good-bye! Come again.
And it is all off with that caller.
| The president makes d dash at the
| next man. 1t may be an old acquaint-
| ance. He is good at remembering, and
as he seizes him by the hand, nearly
yanking him off his feet in the opera
| ton, he presses his goggles closes, and
| eXplodes:
II know you! l know you! Remember
you quite well! Saw you in Colorado!
How have you been? Where's your broth
| er now? Awful glad! What. can l do?
Come again! Come often. Come any
| tfme!!f'
In two shakes of a lambs tail he has
wrung the hand off of this one and is
| once more plunging into the bunch.
While disposing of his visitors Roose-
welt is all over the place. He is never
still a minute. He delights to get his
feet UP on the chairs; he puts his hands
on visitors shoulders; he strides up and
down and does more talking than all the
callers put together. He has an explo-
sive manner of speech, to which no de-
scription can do justice. He shows his
teeth. When he laughs, his eyes go shut
and he shakes all over. He "chortles'
in his glee Occasionally-it must be said
he almost splutters When excited,
which is pretty often, he goes off into the
treble key, and when considerably ex-
cited he fairly shrieks
There are no long speeches to Roose-
welt. There are no long anythings He
is impatient of words. He likes action
His time is too valuable for sonorous pc
RODS. Many Is the delegation which has
filed in with it's duly authorized spokes-
man, and his duly committed speech that
has been nipped in the bud and given q
right-about-face so sudden that 1t had
no coherent account to give of itself when
1t arrived at the outer world and the
awaiting newspaper men,
What did he say? What did you say
to him? Did he promise to incorporate
your ideas in his message to congress?"
The poor spokesman does not know
1t was so sudden. He knows that his
head Is going round, and he has a vague
recollection OF thick-lensed goggles,
flash OF worries, a whirr Of language and
a catapult adieu. He knows that the
door is closed behind him and that the
mission of the delegation, which has come
a long way, has been performed-after
fashion. 1t was not exactly the fashion
dreamed of in the Pullman berth. If
the delegation spokesman has his wits
about him he will reply oracularly to the
newspaper correspondents:
Our interview was most satisfactoryI
we were very cordially received. Well.
OF course you understand We cannot talk,
but We have every reason to believe that
the president is favorable" ETC.
That Is the kind of speech, vulgarly
denomlnated hot air." which the spokes-
man is supposed to release to the news
paper men. But they understand. For
nome consumption, and in charity TO the
prominent citizens" who have paid their
fare all the way to Washington TO see
themselves in type, and instruct the pres
ldent in matters which he knew when he
wore short pants. they indulge in a few
pleasant euphuisms. e-zass--s.-s-
But It's dollars to doughnuts that's what
really happened. 49,
So If there are any prominent Gifts"
politicians or others who contemplate q
visit to the White house, and if thew arc
Miihng TO stop giving advice long enough
10 take friendly tip-and If the same
nave any unnecessary baggage about
mem IN the way of words or high-sound-
Ing language, the counsel is, cut it out
Leave 1t at home. This is an administra-
ton of action, and strenuous action at
thatl a.