University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-08
Ry I litei Press


. WASHINGTON. April Although
tn" Taft administration j. not two
months old. it, startling contrasts Ia
the Roosevelt regime are already stick
ing ont like burr- on chestnut
In everything that President Taft
does. whether in the line of work or
play. politics or religion. exercise of
brain or exercise Of body. he j. the alb
>olutr antithc-iS ri tn. man who j.
now "n the high seas bound for the
Dark Continent The very trip Mr..
Roosevelt i taking i typical of the
differences between the two men. Not
by the widest stretch Of the ina gina
ti"n could anyore conceive OF President
Taft for-aking the comforts "f civiliZa-
tion for an invasion of the African Jun
Gle. Moreover. it i doubtful ii Mr.
Taft ever killed living creature know
ingly: certainly he has not hunted for
many wears. and ii he INDUCED in -quir
rel shooting or mu>krat trapping in his
Younger day. hi> oldest friends have
forgotten ia" fact
The Roosevelt household gods We're
scarcely out Of the White House before
the attaches Of the establishment real
izcd that tn, old home isn't like it
Used L" he. The blue coated police Of
tc"r> al the front door "f III" mansion
disappeared and two tall. chocolate col
ored negro buffers with white shirt
ho>"m~ and grey vests took their
places. The white man at the door of
TIE Secretary To the President also van
i>hcd Ia make way for colored man.
tn" stable housing the jumpers. PAGERS
and "alloper> provided for President
R"">evclt- Use was transformed into a
garage. and two magnificent automO-
bife> replaced the carriages that had
conveyed the White House family from
place I" place about the Capital. Pre-i-
dent Roosevelt never acquired liking
fer devil wagons: President Taft fell
in love with them on the first whirl.
How Visitors Are Handled.
From the first day of the admni,tra-
ti"n. the manner OF handling visitors at
the White House underwent a change
The strenuous gave way To the peace
ful. Roosevelt shot his hand>hakcr>
through at the rate OF fifty per minute
TAFT. when rushed. di>po>e- of twenty
or twenty-five. To hurry his business
visitors out Roosevelt would invite half
Il dozen senators or congressman into
l,I- office and. in Il loud tone III voice
would discuss the matter Of appointing
thl- or that man I" this or that Job.
The Statesmen who had expected to
the President i'm a corner
and pull of >omethin" on the quiet.
were glad To get through the convcrSa
ti"n III a ii;iy. for every other man in
th" room was sure to 20 out and tell /.
about IL. This expedited things Won
lrrfuly. but it hurt the dignity oi the .
lawmakers. That, one reason why ~
many Senators and Representatives .
-arrird paving blocks in their pockets I
for Mr.. R~-c,elt. /
When President Taft make, an .n-
I" meet Il senator or a Con-
or any other person. he give,
lm the time that his business seem,
i" Justify and he does not invite
'r"wd III I" participate in the confer
nee. Neither does he Jump up from hi.
,rat. a. President Roosevelt, freou.ptIv
iId. brf"r" the caller had more than
'alt finished explaining his mission and
'Nclaim cordially. I'm ~ glad tha, Won
allied: bc sure and come and -. m.
'"ain. The Roosevelt hand would H..
IA he spoke the words.
mi the visitor would find hi. shoe. op
he mat outside the door before h. VA.
'bi" t" repeat his own name.
Uses Oil Rather Than Ak.
81 course the Tart method has il.
drawbacks. II means more hard w,rl
more hours "f work. for TN. Pr..iJ.n,
l means that scores of Men who call =,
h" W hitc House do not 80. III. pr.-;.
lent at all. But those vino do ga, i,
:" away with ii warmer regard for tho
nan al the helm. They believe tha,
he President has taken their -,or;o
" heart. and feel that he ha.. i, ,
MEASURE" assumed part OF their b,rders
wen II he has not been abb. IN or,r,
her requests. he has. at any rat. rs
ured them Of his friendline,.. In ,bi. i
IT. Taft resembles the late pr.-;d.,
i"kInl"y. He has. also. many -, NJ.
iniey> mannerism-. and. lik. ,b.. NAV
''' executive. will undoubtedly %
own III history a. ~pI,c,,nr~
resident VIII" smnothrd thino. u.i,L ,
Ii rather than the AK.