The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-31
TAFT ANTITHESIS
 OF THE VIRILE
 MIR. ROOSEVELT
Former is Fat, Deliberate and Consider
 ate of Senators.
"Teddy" Was Hard Fleshed, Active and Went Over Heads of State Delegations to Make Appointmsnts..One is Mighty
 Hunter; Other Never Killed Anything

tU MdAe AppOlntMsniS''VHe IS mlSnty
 Hunter; Other Never Killed Anything
 How They Differ
 Roosevelt-Preached against race suicide. Disposed of fifty callers a minute. Wrote longest and most nu- merous messages on record. Used referee system in appointments. Likes to Kill big game. Favorite pastime- Tennis. FavOrite means of transpor- tation-horses. Favorite adjective strenuous.
 Taft-Praises "Old Maids" When rushed. gets rid of twenty five callers a. minute. Has written only one mes sage thus far-340 words. Abandoned the referee system of appointments. Never even shot squirrel. FaVorite pastime-golf Favorite means of ransportation-autom Favorite adjectiye-peaceful.
 CNOTE.-The following article was written by a staff correspondent of the United Press who has enjoyed excep- tional opportunities of observing the two Presidents, having been detailed to cover the White House news for this association almost continuously for the past eight years)
 By Robert H. Hazzard)
 Washington, March 3O.-Although the Taft administration is not yet 8 month old its startling contrasts to the Roosevelt administration are already sticking out like burrs on a chestnut In everything that President Taft does, at work or play, politics or rou- tine, exercise of the brain or of the body, he is the absolute antithesis of the man now on the high seas bound for Africa. The very trip MT. Roose- welt is making is typical of the differ ences between the two men. Not by the widest stretch of the imagination could anyone see President Taft for saking commerce or civilization for an invasion of the African jungle. More over, it is doubtful if MT. Taft ever killed a living creature knowingly.
 The Roosevelt goods were hardly out of the White House before at taches of the establishment realized that the 'Old Home isn't like it used to be-" Blue coated police officers at the front door of the mansion disap- peared and were supplanted by two tall chocolate colored negro buffers in expansive white shirt bosoms and gray vests. The white man at the door of the secretary to the President likewise vanished and made way for a co1ored man. The stable housing the jump CTS, ponies and coupes of the Roosevelt regime was suddenly transformed into a garage.
 In the matter of handling visitors at the White House the very first day marked the change. The strenuous way succumbed before the peaceful. Callers on Roosevelt were ushered out at the rate of fifty minute. Taft disposes of twenty or twenty-five. One of the Roosevelt methods of conduc- ing agility on the part of his visitors was to invite q half dozen citizens into his office and then in a loud tone of voice, discuss the matter of some ap- pointment which had been brought to his attention. Statesmen who indi- vidually intended a quiet tete-a-tete to conclude the conversation in a jtny and disperse. none desiring the inner secrets of their district megaphoned about so promiscuously. That's one reason why some New York statesmen carried iIl-concealed brick-bats for the late Executive.
 Now when President Taft makes an engagement to meet a Senator or Congressman or any other person. he gives them the time that his business seems to justify and does not invite crowd in to participate in the conver- sation. In dismissing a visitor he jumps up and says, "I'm so glad you called. Come and see me again."
 Of course the Taft method has it's drawbacks. It means more hours of hard work for the President. It means House do not get to see the President at all. However, those who do get in entertain a warm regard for the Chief Executive.
 Taft has announced that he will eliminate the referee system of ap- pointments in the south and allow Con- gressmen and Senators a choice ''in the selection of Federal officials, even though they be of the opposite politi- cal party" Roosevelt's appointments were based upon the report of small coterie and the holders of public office were often obnoxious. Personal ap- pointments," will be reduced to a min imum. The reverse was the rule during the Roosevelt administration.
 Already it has been demonstrated that in matters of messages to Con- gress no two men could be more widely different. Roosevelt wrote them, ap- parently morning, noon and night and then dreamed additions and supple mentary matter. From the White stream of words upon every subject under the sun. Matrimony, art, war, science, simplified spelling. In-God-We- Trust the raising of babies, and the were meat for the something -doing-ev- ery-minute President. He kept the world busy thinking and working about him for seven and a half years. If present indications may be taken as a promise of the future the mes sages during the Taft regime will be the shortest and most seldom. The only message from President Taft so ary session of Congress. It made lust 340 words. While Roosevelt in the language of the day, 'butted into' every line of human endeavor, Taft is not inclined to worry with problems which do not concern him.
 Roosevelt gloried in fierce physical exercise-boxing, single stick, wrest- ling and horses. Taft plays an occa- sional game of golf and exercises a little to make his blood flow freely. Roosevelt selected certain adnlinistra- ton newspapers in which he put out "feelers'' to test the pulse of the coun- try Taft treats all newspapermen alike. There are no favorites, Roose- welt preached against "race-suicide' and praised the parents of numerous families. Taft believes there is some iocr hPtfar than numerical pagation of the race and not very long ago emphasized his views by pointing g out the good that "old maids'' may &C., complish in this world.
 But after all, both are great big able bodied, full-blooded, virile Amer. icans Each meets the problems be- fore him in his own way. Roosevelt made good with the pc ople. Taft gives promise of doing likewise.
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