The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-05

spoke. Tho crowd called FOR Depew
after the president had finished De
| pew spoke FOR 10 minutes and was
heartily checred. There had been few
cheers FOR the presidents speech, al
though plenty for himself u thought
{ was 10 De the only speaker" said the
president TO Lieut-Gov Higgins. as
they were leaving the stand.
The president takes more physical
exercise than any other man In Wash
ington. His favorlte enjoyment IS 10
g here back riding and to get some
oody TO so with him. IT the intend
can't rice very well, the president is
fond of dropping back biz ana men
riding VI at hard gallop and shouting
cowboy "whoopee!" at the top of his
voice He does this to Senator Lodge
very often, and Lodge hangs grimly to
the pommel of the saddle while the pre-
sident laughs.
The president is very sensitive to
newspaper criticism. He lectures re-
porters severely when they print any
thing he does not like. He thinks
nothing should De printed in admins
tration papers that is in any way in
compatible with his dignity, whether
the story is true or not. He has had
two reporters removed from their as
signments with the last two years for
printing things he did not like. He
wrote personal letters to the editors
about these reporters, too, and both of
them had printed true stories. Similar
~, the president is fond of praise. He
| likes to read nice sentiments about
himself in the newspapers. He is not
so great . newspaper reader as Pre-
sident Mckinley was, but he patronizes
the press-clipping bureaus and pores
over the clippings every day. President
Roosevelt is generous with his con-
Hdences. He will tell his friends any
thing, and then bind them not to reveal
| what he has said. This makes it incon-
venient sometimes for newspaper men
who go to see him, for the president
tells the same thing to everybody, and
often the story gets out when the man
| 10 whom it was told originally must
| hold it in confidence or break his word.
! The president gets angry easily. He
says harsh things to those who run
afoul of him. When he gets excited
he can use triangular words with any
body. When he isn't excited his ia
vorite words of emphasis are by
| Godfrey" and by Jove!' The presi-
dent is very hearty eater. His appe-
tite Is prodigious He likes bottle {.
white wine with his dinner. He drinks
very little besides that. The president
says he is "de-light-ed" so times a
| day. He is "de-light-ed" to see you,
/ Delighted" to hear you are well, and
"de-light-ed' everything else. He
! uses many superlatives. Everything
! 20 him is the best or the worst ever.
Mr.. Roosevelt always starts his
speeches the same way. He say: la
dies and gentlemen, and you, Sons of
Veterans, or you" something else, or
you" thus and so. He likes to pick
out a man in his audience and talk to
him. He did this at Syracuse when
he opened the state fair, picking out
a Grand Army man and addressing
nim exclusively for five minutes, much
TO the embarrassment of the Grand
Army man. Mr.. Roosevelt is not an
attractive public speaker. He gem
orally reads his speeches from printed
slips, and keeps close to the text. He
writes and dictates fluently, and has
an especial fondness for the word
very" which is sprnkled through his
public addresses and documents and
his private correspondence.
The presidents enthusiasms are vio-
lent, but not long-lived. He always
wants to do everything himself He
takes hand in all arrangements and
gives orders about the most TRIVIAL af-
fairs. He formerly had no compunc-
tion about saying things about his
enemies. Now he thinks it is as wei
to say nothing if nothing good can be
said. His actions in the last two
years have been mainly directed by
the chart of 1904. He is sharp ant
stern with his subordinates, dictatoria
and severe. He sometimes makes
| Joke, but really has a poor sense o.
humor. His jokes are generally sad
Witness the famous Secretary Shaw
Joke, when he told Shaw, during tn,
coal strike settlement, he would senC
him back to de mines (Des Moines).
; Shaw comes from Iowa, you know. Thu
president lectures senators and re-
personalities at times as II they were
school boys. He calls them up to the
White House and lays down common
statements of fact as If they were new
discoveries ry himself. He thinks /,
conventional lines, Notwithstanding his
reputation for originality. He is
platitudinous.
When the presidents special train,
during his recent tour of the country
reached Nebraska Governor Mickey OF
that state Joined the party to escort
the president across the state. The
president was delighted to meet the
governor of Nebraska and asked him
about hundred questions, political.
industrial, social and personal, wind
ing up with: How many children have
you, governor" Mine" answered
Gov Mickey. you are a d-n good
man." exclaimed President Roosevelt.
you are a better man than am. 1
have had only six" And Governor