Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-06
TO PROTECT PRESIDENT.
Senator Chandler Thinks Public Waste
lime of Executive.

Senator Chandler Thinks Public Waste
Time of Executive.
Washington, Jan ga Washington
paper will print an interesting and i'm
portant article by ex-senator William
T. Chandler, the president of the Span
ish claims commission. entitled:
"Wanted-By the United States, a
President"
The article is strong argument for
a reform in the present methods of cone
Quoting executive business. Mr.. Chan
oler asserts that president has now
only three objects in life-First, to see
10000 persons a year; second, to accom-
pish 1000 little things; and, third, to
try to do 200 great things.
In the seeing of SO many thousand
persons about trivial matters, and in
giving his attention to the thousands
of little things, the president. Mr. Chan
dler insists, is worn out. and becomes
physically unable to grapple with the
great problems to which he ought to
give his undivided attention.
Mr.. Chandler cites from personal
knowledge the cases of presidents who
have almost succumbed undert he strain
instancing particularly President Ar
thur, in whose cabinet he was secretary
of the navy, and President Mckinley to
whose impaired health Mr.. Chandler at
tributes inability to recover from the
shock of the assassin's bullet.
The writer expresses his regret that
President Roosevelt, even with his
quickness, his acuteness. and his pres
ent untiring industry and unbounded
energy. has given countenance to the
idea that he will do all the appointing
himself and hear all that any one has to
say concerning any appointment"
Mr.. Chandler thinks that the greater
weight fthe pressure Tor office ought
to fall upon the cabinet ministers and
the president ought to have more time
for important thoughts.
What Is wanted in the person Of Mr..
Roosevelt" says Mr. Chandler, land in
every other person whom the twentieth
century may see in the white house is
president who will be allowed to serve
the whole people with all his heart and
strength, with all his mind and body, In
the discharge of his official duties, un-
hindered by the pressure upon him OF
SO many thousands of his countrymen
as have in recent years encroached up
dents and kept them from their public
work or compelled them to do 1t by i'm
pairing their physical health and over
straining their mental powers.
THE time has come when access to
the president, except at public recep-
tons. should be limited to the cabinet
minister's senators representatives, and
ambassadors, and to such other persons
only as are given interviews for public
purposes after written applications
have been received and carefully con-
sidered,
The public receptions OF the presi.
dent should be few, and there should
be no intrusions upon his social life,
which he should be allowed to regulate
according to his own will and pleasure,
and no person should take offense be-
cause not invited to his presence TO find
fault with his selection of his COM
pany, whatever may be its race or coll
or.
This needed change OF custom will
at first no doubt be unpopular 1t will
be condemned as unrepublican sxclu-
siveness 1t will require. to begin the
new rule, president who has been a
man of the people. who is known to be
at heart thoroughly democratic in all
his ideas and ways, and who is also
strong in his convictions and
fearless in his actions Is not Mr.
Roosevelt such president? Will he
inaugurate the reform?"