Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-22
IN SEARCH OF REST
RECORD OF VACATIONS TAKEN
BY PRESIDENTS.
Chief Executives Have Frequently
Left the White House on More or
Less Extended TrIps-Criticisyi Of
Johnson's Journeyin9s.

time away from Washington, although
once in the history of the country the
lower house of congress took it upon
itself to criticise the chief executive I
for his absence from Washington, says /
the New York Sun. The criticism con-
sisted in asking the president what sx-
ecutive acts were performed by chief
executives while they were away from
the capital The president of whom the
inquiry was made was Grant. AS
matter of record presidential vacations
began in the administration OF Wash
ington. Investigation shows that the
father of his country in the eeght
years of his office took 181 days to |
himself.
The country at that time did not |
offer the same inducements in the way
| Of travel as now. 1t is not mentioned
anywhere, so far as investigation mas
extended that Washington suggested
any deduction from his pay for time
he was on jaunts.
The first Adams beat the travellnS
record of his predecessor. While ne
was in office only one term, ne was
away from the seat of government
altogether one year and twenty days.
or more than one-fourth OF the time
for which he was chosen.
Jefferson was a good deal of an alb
sentee Unless the figures in his case
are wrong. he was away from the
capital 1876 times in the eight years OF
his administration.
Monroe. in whose term there was a
surnlus of good feeling in the country
was away in the eight years he served
: nearly one-third of the time.
+ Jackson served two terms and tooR
S more than a year and half out o.
e his time.
d While all the presidents nave takei
g vacations. those who served In I'M
d GOOD old times, when, according u
l. some the government was nearer Tn
noonle than in more recent years, oil
d q good deal more knocking ABOUT 'ha
g. the presidents since the CIVIL wal
r. Lincoln, by reason OF the war, wa
ID forced to remain in and ABOUT III
canita1 more closely than any othe
- president. After Lincoln's death JONI
he aon made his famous swing aroun
ne the circle. for which he was censure
es hv the country generally, as MS ira
IS &c uara enthusiastically for polltlc'
les purposes. ,bi1a ,
ne ne Grant made several trips while
he VOC president. Hayes made few. "A
-ne thur was the first president 10 ~ IL
dr. +be far west. During part OF MS ViS
rcd 40 like Roosevelt, disappeared lor
,er fow DAVIS from the corresponds
Of -~,er he went into the depths Oh 4
ind loWstOne park ,u4,+;
xed In Clevelands nrsI - ;,,1o,
he ba went fishing to one OF tne lnia
of ,o1,es of Wisconsin, In MS seoonu
his ,,ininstration he made seVeral Vi
Ito. I-;rs ond hunted ducks frequently
.ate IL Horrison who came between
cot .o administrations of CleVelai
on,- 80 q swing through the soutn
ne nc noode a rapid journey throu
T1Iinois. Iowa, Kansas ana Mis'ot
n,ring the trip he addressed
ean Cuand Army of the Repupllc Oh
+err &c laid the cornerstone OF a con,
n nu at Galesburg, dedlca.eu
oun, na1ace in Iowa, attended G,s
Army of the Republic review S a.
sue Ia Kas.. spoke in Kansas LII on;s
b, if same night and visited 0''
be Flor
ckly oas &c &c we'll known, President Mcr
lnse, the first president 10
3, as 10y His was the Longest
cate California 4;o1 tourney in pr
hot tinuous presidential 'ouin''
OF miles. .,+ "a the grea
President Roosevelt Il. .t,a hist