The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-10
sible conclusion that he approves of the
conduct of his subordinate.
Taddy's Future.

Teddy's Future.
Speaking on the subject of what to
do with ex-presidents the Minneapolis
Journal calls attention to the many
disadvantages that accrue to a man by
having held the Office OF chief execu-
tive, and referring to Roosevelt, says:
He has been talked of for the presi-
dency of Harvard. Some have even
been foolish enough to suggest the
presidency of the Chicago university.
William E. Curtis says that ne wants
to go to the senate. This sounds more
probable. While Mr.. Roosevelt would
undoubtedly add much to the prestige
of the Office as president Of either
Harvard or Chicago university, he
could hardly be expected to be content
in position affording such limited OPP
portunity for his boundless energy.
We would not have it inferred that we
regard seat in the senate as Identical
with life of energy, but it would at
ford a field of action much wider and
with greater possibilities than a uni
versity presidency. Besides, what
splendid thing it would be to have a
man like Mr.. Roosevelt in the senate!
How he would shake things up # the
peoplesof New York could ever be in
duced to do themselves the credit, the
honor, of getting rid of either or both
the senators which now misrepresent
that state and send to the upper house
of congress Theodore Roosevelt, the
benefit resulting would not fall alone
upon New York but upon the whole
country. The influence of such a man
in the senate upon senate methods
would be felt in every state in the
union. Teddy for the senate is the
right thing. After he has spent four
years shaking up the dry bones there,
the people can put him Fin the White
! House for another eight years.
1t is reasonable to assume that Theo-
dore Roosevelt will make a lively ex-
president. He viii not be set aside
by the "dignity'' accruing from the
exalted position he now holds. He will
! be heard from and of in the future.
! Hence, the present president is a
GOOD basis from which to get at the
question with which the Journal opens
it's article, namely, what to do with
our ex-presidents? Let them do with
themselves. If they have become so
weighted down with "dignity'' that
they can no longer be useful-let them
be useless. There are other and more
important questions than that Of what
/ to do with our ex-presidents.
The Co. Supt's Salary
The county superintendent Office is
all things considered the poorest
paid office in the county. The work of
experimenting the schools of Rusk
county is task Of nomean proportions.
1t is an arduous task. 1t should be we'll
done, and is we'll done.
The office calls for talent Of highest
order. It is now filled with talent Of a
very high order.
Probably no county in the state has a
more painstaking superintendent.
The News is not an advocate of ex-
travagant salaries. 1t is an advocate
of salaries carefully based upon the de-
gree of talent and effort called for. If
it be said that higher salary to the
county superintendent would mean more
taxes, the answer might be that taxes
are paid for the good they do. But
that is not necessarily the answer. It
would be easy to average salaries &C.
cording to the value of services and thus
raise the county superintendent com
pensatlon to a point consistent not only
with the value of services expected and
rendered, but also in line with the salary
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