New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
A PRESIDENTS TRAIN.

| Quite a number of the New Yorl
Suns contemporaries have approx
ed its suggestion that congress
should provide fund for the cor
struction, equipment and running
Of a railroad train which shall al
ways be at the disposal of the chief
executive Of the nation and to be
known rs "the presidents train. "
1t is not bad idea, because when
the country considers the outlay
the president of the United States
is required to make for official and
ceremonial expenses which it is i'm
possible for him to csc ape, the sal
airy he receives is subjected to a
heavy drain. Therefore the Sun
thinks that not only should the sal
airy of the president be increased,
but when he goes about the coun-
try means should be provided to
enable him to travel in the state
and dignity befitting the head of
the greatest nation in the world.
Regarding the provision of a train
for him the Sun says:
"In the matter of his travels it
can not but be humiliating to him,
and ought to be to the United
States, that he must approach rail
road companies in forma pauperis
and billet himself upon them. He
and they are forced to violation
Of the interstate commerce law,
which appears TO be the chief palIa-
dunn and only genuine aegis of lib
erty in these days. This must be
disagreeable to him, and even the
railroad managers. black as their
profession naggers and pursuers
admit them to be, may have their
feelings and at least some penum-
bra of rights. The president of a
railroad has his private car. The
president of the United States,
and not at that of the railroads.
"The presidents train should be
of all steel cars, solid,
practically indestructible. 1t should
contain, at any rate, combination
baggage car, a dining car, a sleep
ing car and private parlor or sa-
loon car. with an observation end
Its fittings and decoration should
be in the best taste, in other words,
not exactly according to the Pull
canon. The president
should be safe aud comfortable
and even the difficult boon of oc-
,asional privacy should not be de-
Ned him."
There are certain important feat
Tres that should be included in
'the presidents train," which the
Sun has evidently overlooked. The
veil known fondess of the presi-
lent for making speeches and sit
ing for pictures Of himself require
hat the train shall be equipped
With commodious rear platform,
sounding board attachment, and
photographers studio. Hereto.
ore local committees appointed to
Welcome the president to the towns
N the railways in which he makes
rief stops have been compelled to
tand in the mud while the people
altered about them and as Shakes
care says "threw their sweaty
apps into the air and uttered a deal
f sinking breath" when the pres
lent proceeded to address them $
s his ''honored fellow citizens" :
With a presidents train" and I
fund provided by congress to run r
the chief magistrate could fit
bout the country in response to
le ardent invitations of clamor-
us and admiring people. On the
ccasion of the annual pumpkin
sstival to be given under the au- >,
oices of the managers of the Bill +
ngs county fair arrangements s.
,uld be made to run the presi- A
ent's train ont of Washington to = =
ambone and have him address i
'e farmers on the origin and his c,
Try of the squirting. Hence we
'cond the motion of the New York =
IN that special train be provid-
! by congress and placed at the r
sposal Of President Roosevelt and
| other presidents that hereafter Of
ay be elected to honor and adorn y ];
10 great Office which he now oc- f. f.
pies. Let the train be fitted in a S
yle SO bang up in every respect la
at its richness and luxury will l.
axe the princes and potentates of -
fete Europe gasp with envy and
rprise. -New Orleans States. -