The Washington herald., 1908-05-01
SEEING THE PRESIDENT.
some Incidents of a Busy Day in the
Executive Offices.
B. Hale. in lie New York Times

some Incidents of a Busy Day in the
Executive Offices.
William b. Hale. in the New York Times.
The Public Partnership is on the Presi-
dents mind. He asks a visitor, What
do you know about -? Taft thinks well
of him" Every day some one breaches
the matter of the Public Printer to the
President He asks, What do you think
Of -? Loeb says that -- is a fine fellow.
am trying to find out what the law
means bg practical printer want
somebody there who will stop waste and
save money"
An army officer wants leave Of absence.
Send me a memorandum so that I can
take it up on Friday with the Cabinet"
A new Congressman is next in the cir
Gle. BE pulls out a long letter from the
postmistress OF Cement-I think II is In
Arizona. The President Is visibly torn
between impatence and desire nos TO
hurt the visitors self-respect
My dear sir. you must see that my
hands are pretty full here. really know
nothing about this case. You say she
has been treated unfairly. she thinks?
That is too bad We can't have injustice
done anybody. least of all a woman Take
this matter up with Mr. Meyer Il is his
affair FIRST. you know. He may see some
thing Of the merits OF the case; really
do net I have never heard Of the good
woman, and to be perfectly candid with
you, I have never heard of-Cementi 1
couldn't act any way until after I had had
a report from the Postmaster General
That is the way for you TO get at It, It is
a very great pleasure 10 have seen you.
and I hope you will come often. Good
day. sir" The President passes on.
Remember that Mr. Roosevelt never
speaks a word In the ordinary conveTsa-
tiona, tone. He utters everything with
immense emphasis, his face energized
from the base Of the neck 10 the roots of
the hair, his arms usually gesticulating,
his words bursting forth ike projectiles,
his whole being radiating force. He does
not speak fast. always pausing before an
emphatic word, and letting il out with the
spring of accumulated energy behind it,
The President doesn't allow his witticisms
to pass without enjoying them He al
ways stops-indeed, he has TO stop until
the CONFUSION Of merriment is over and
he can regain his voice.
MY dear sir. am glad TO see you How
dare you introduce yourself 10 me?
have not forgotten your affair and you
will find that instructions have been
given 20 have your very reasonable re-
quest complied with / wish you good
luck. SIR. the-very best Of good luck. It
has been a-very-greaf pleasure to serve
you
My dear governor, how good OF you to
come 70 see me again! / must have more
time for you. Wait one moment AIr
Bartholdt. ] am indeed-glad 10 see you.
Mr.. BaTtholdt, better known as a peace
advocate than as a Congressman, has
come on a small matter Of so, 600 000 for
new public buildings. He goes away with
the impression that S15.OO0.000 is about all
Congress ought to recommend on the eve
Of a Presidential campaign.
This is q quiet, almost whispered con-
ference. With the next in the circle the
President enters into a subject which
arouses him. He bursts out against his
detractors. His arms begin to pump. His
finger rises in the air He beats one
palm with the other tsI.
driving at. absolutely none. It passes be-
iief-the capacity Of the human mind to
resist intelligence Some people won't
learn, won't think, won't know. The
amount of-stupid perversity that fingers
in the heads Of some men is a miracle"
The President passes on 10 Senator Tay-
lor and Representative Hull. and hears
wnat they have 10 say for their candi-
date a Mr. Asbury Wright, for the Ten
nessee vacancy on the Federal bench.
a Spanish war hero has a concern he
wants to lay before the President. A
rosette gives the clew as to his army ex-
perienCe. What IS your rank. comrade?
Only a captain? Why do you say only a
captain? You ought to be thankful you
are only a captain. Don't envy any officer
who has a higher rank" says the Com
mandeT-in-chief earnestly. Il was over
joyed to be a lieutenant colonel, because
It gave me a chance 10 get TO the front"
To everybody the President talks Taft.
To ex-Gov. Allen he says, Taft is an
ideal man. He's square. He wouldn't
lend himself to anything not absolutely
approved by his conscience for the sake
of the Presidency. That's what I like
about Taft" The President grins when
the ex-governor tells him taat he found
the Porto Ricans easy people to deal
with. "Of course laughs the President
there is less trouble in the island than
there is in one vigorous American town"
To one group Of legislators the Presi-
dent speaks very forcibiy on the neces-
sity of repressing anarchism IN this coun-
try. Defending HIS order for the sup
preston of the anarchist journal, La
Questione Sociale, Mr.. Roosevelt says
with immense energy. ''When-peOple--
come-tO-the-United- - they've
eOf-fO hebaVe ITuftad-SfnfnafF