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the occasion for others 20 drink his health.
Speaking before q big crowd at the
State Fair a little later. the President
said:
Il am indebted to your distinguished
Governor, Senator Bacon. and to your
Congressman, Mr.. Bartlett, for repre-
senting you In taking me into this beeuti-
ful city Of Macon. and, l may add, in
giving me a Georgian breakfast IL Is
an admirable meal, one attractive to me
Ia a way that hate to admit. but 1t isn't
the best preparation for an Grafton"
The President had something to say
here on the subject Of Executive usurpa-
Aon that might Ss read py Col. Roosevelt
| always hear, because 10 is pleasant
and because the man who says IL believes
u, about the power Of the President OF
| the United States, and i doubt not that
after l am out Of Office l shall be able to
look back and see where l might have
done things In the exercise Of power that
would have filed me with a consciousness
| OF IL, but l arm bound TO say that under
existing circumstances the thing which
impresses me most is not the power
have TO exercise under the Constitution,
but the limitations and restrictions to
| which am subject under that instrument.
| sometimes a mans head swells a little
pit with his momentary authority, and
no thinks that there Is a good deal OF
might have been safely omitted in his
case. Now here is my friend, Senator
Bacon. He and his fellows sit up at the
other end OF the avenue and they pass
on all my appointments. l could get
along IL they didn't have that power
and FOR the time being il seems to me
that the country would get along a little
better IL they couldn't put their fingers
In. but our forefathers builded we'll. and
they knew what they were doing and
me that a particular provision ought
TO TO omitted. Of changing the Consti-
tuition every time you run against the
sharp edge OF something that indicates
that you are only mortal and that the
Loretathers IN making the Constitution
distrlsted your human nature.
My friends. that leads me up to one
little sermon. and that Is the wisdom and
necessity OF following the law as it is
know that sometimes In the zest of
enthusiasm OF reform there Is an impa-
tlence with legal limitations and tatutes
that seem To be directed against that
reform. or to prevent its immediate ac-
compilshment, such as to lead us to dis
regard It or TO ignore IT, do not think
ana l am sure you will agree with me
Inat Is the best way OF getting rid OF a
legal limitation that interferes with
progress. The best way is to have
the people understand that limitation
ought To he removed and that the stat
utes Of our Government ought to con-
form so far as may be to our highest
IDEALS and ambitions, but that the first |
thing that We have got to do after arous-
ing the people to the necessity Of change |
10 TO change the law and not rely upon 1
the Executive himself to ignore the
statutes and follow a law unto himself /
because it is supposed TO be the law of |
higher morality. Therefore let us first
make the laws 10 accord To our desires
and our ambitions and then follow them"
The President added that he had said
this because he had noticed a disposi-
ton on the part Of many TO hold the Ex-
ecutive responsible for not doing great
many things that i il .ba business OF
Congress- to do.
The President intimated plainly enough
that he intends to fix the responsibility I
nrmly on Congress IL there is any failure
that he recommends. Said he:
:, Ihe Executive. however. is not re-
lioved OF the responsibility OF recon-
Inending changes in the law. But IL /
does prevent him from going ahead and
executing those changes without the I
coordinate action OF two legislative
branches Of the Government and as I
intend to recommend a good many meas
nres at the next session OF Congress |
have taken this method Of intimating
TO you where the responsibility will be
u these measures do not pass
The President continued to assure
the southerners that he is not after their
votes. Said he before the Macon and
ence:
You differ from us in your view OF
some political principles. l do not care
you do. II you will only give me such
4 warmth OF reception as you have this
morning l can wipe out the memory of
all those principles for the time being
and rejoice that you have taken me in
~ brother. The truth is. a wholesome
difference OF opinion with reference to
economic and political principles IL es-
sential that We reach the truth. II we
all agreed there wouldn't be any fun in
politics and u would indicate an apathy
y ould mean that the country was going
downward instead OF upward"
The President went so far to-day as to
claim that he was a Georgian in spirit
and in heart il not in fact when he was
elected President OF the United States.
He acknowledged that there was a pre-
iminary canter" at the polls, but the real
slection under the Constitution took
place while he was living in Augusta. Ga.
As the President was leaving the fair
Who invited him to drink cup Of coffee
IL her booth. He accepted and before he
had finished II another girl just as pretty
who was running a rival booth begged
aim to drink a cup Of her coffee too. The .
lay was mighty hot, and the President
|
1f the first cup. q
NO" said he. Il think ! have had {
-Oh, just one sip she pleaded So
,ver to the second booth the President
vent and took the Sip He hadn't
rome far when the girls who were running {
he different mineral water stands tackled '
Tim. He looked at the array OF mineral
vater signs and ordered Capt Butt to {
lurry on. I
In the speech before the law students ,
4 Mercer University at Macon the Presi-
lent said he hoped thav would regard the !
aw as a profession and not as a means of ,
livelihood.
The difficulty with the legal profession
n recent years. said he. lis that il has I
,artaken OF that. chase for the dollar !
hat has characterized almost everything !
We have had in America, and from which h
We have been rudely shaken with the con- Z
'ciousness that there is something else q
,esides the accumulation Of money that {
. worth living for" a
At Tennille the President reiterated his
ldvioe to young men to remain on the n
arm. He Is in favor OF doing everything
possible to make life in the country | I
attractive to keep the young
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