Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
ABATEMENT OF
FOREIGNERS
Democrats Ways Of president Roose.
welt Prove a Never Ending Sur
prise to Washingtonians
HE so DIsLIkEs WHISPERING
Interrupted Hurry on Official Business
to Prepare Letters Of introduction
to Western Men.

II. The Democratic ways OF the pres
ident are a ~never-ending source Of
amazement to Americans as well as
foreigners who come to Washington,
saws w. +. Curtis. the well known
correspondent. There was never a
president like him. We had a period
OF J%effersonian simplicity a century
ego which did not compare with that
which now prevails, for President
Roosevelt puts on no more airs and
assumes no more dignity than a col
lege student. and is accessible to
everybody, old and young, poor and
rich, small and great. Instead of in
yiting his callers into his Office. as
President Mckinley and his predeces-
sors used to do in almost every ease
and giving them private interviews,
President Roosevelt reserves that
privilege for senators and a few rep
resentatives only. He allows the rest
of his visitors to accumulate in an
ante-room until II is filled, and then
he goes out and circulates among
them, shaking hands with everybody
and answering questions and saying
what he has TO say in a ont of voice
that can be heard by everybody in
the neighborhuOd. as il he had no
secrets and did not propose to be a
repository for the secrets of others.
This hearty candor is usually a lit
tie confusing to his guests. and some.
times embarrassing, but never to the
president. He is perfectly willing that
, everybody shall hear all ne has to
say. One day a well dressed gentle
man ~endeavored TO whisper a few
words into the presidents ear. The
latter drew away from him and said
sharply:
Speak out loud. sir; | hate whis,
pers."
The caller continued to talk in a
low tone. and the presidents replies
grew sharper and louder.
Il decline to hear anything further
on that subject. he finally remarked.
with a good deal of emphasis. Il can
not talk with you any further; there
are other people here on business of
greater Importance
OF course the curiosity of the by
ISLANDERS was %sharpened. but It was
not gratifed. The stranger followed
the president Ia the next group. but,
being unable to attract his attention
again. slipped quietly out of the door
before anybody could find out what
he said to make the president impa-
tient
Not long z a group of congress.
men were talking to President Roose.
welt in low voices, when. to their as
constituent and that of every other
person in the room, the president ex.
claimed:
i What, Is that sc%oundrel in Office
yet? ! got On to his tricks when |
was Civil Service Commissioner, and
tried to have him fired. but your in
fiuence was too strong or me. It's
up to me now. I'll not re-appoint him
under any circumstances or for any
reasons. Nothing you a say will
persuade me, because | know him to
be a bad man, and I'll fire him to.
morrow. Cortelyou," he yelled to his
secretary across the room, make a
note to the attorney genera to have
so and so removed Immediately"
1t appears that a congressional del
egation had called to ecure the re-
appointment of a certain United
States marshal in a western state
whose term had about expired: and
that was the result of their visit.
A newspaper correspondent happen
ed to enter the ante-rOom at the
white house one day while the presi-
dent was talking to a group of strang-
ers. Colonel Roosevelt's eye caught
him. and he waved his arm in recog-
milton as one school boy might do to
another. Calling across the room he
said: