Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09

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hopeful that he will be restored to you
with all his strength and with all his
usefulness. (Applause.)
Tells Of His Trip.
Tnasmuch as nobody has been call
ed upon to suggest any subject for dis
cussion. / cannot think Of anything to
talk about except that which has been
present in my thoughts every moment
for the last fifty-five days, my present
trip. It perhaps needs an explanation.
I was invited to go to the Yukon expo
sition at Seattle and I agreed to go
That Is, agreed to go II congress made
sufficient provision for my travelling ex-
penses. Uauzhter) And congress
did. And So the country had this Jour-
ney put upon It But the moment that
I accepted that invitation to 60 to the
exposition, the places which were to be
included in the going and coming be-
gan to increase in number by reason
Of the hospitable invitations from a
number Of places and also by the fact
that I seemed to be useful In connec-
ton with state fairs-( -(laughter) land
other enterprises that needed encour-
asement -(laughter) -one Of which
was the deepening of the Mississippi
river-(laughter)- before I got
through the itinerary had zigzagged
across the country 30. as TO include
within II a mileage Of about thirteen
thousand miles.
Il have had a good many people, es-
pecially as drew near the close of the
journey, to express sympathy for me
as to the endurance test have gone
through. Well, the question is one Of
temperament one Of taste and possibly
one Of disposition. II you like people
and like to meet them, and IL you have
an interest in studying the differences
and the s.milarities Of the people Of
the United States, then such trip as
I have undertaken and have gone
through with nearly to completion Is
something which anyone having those
tastes would enjoy most highly. ! can
say truly that have enjoyed every
moment Of the trip. (Applause.) And
I think can affirm that the people
generally In all parts Of the country are
In favor Of having q president travel
at least once in four years through the
country. (Applause.) They are inter-
ested from curiosity perhaps, but also
from better reasons, I think, In coming
into personal touch with the man who
for the time being exercises the execu-
tive authority In chief. They not only
like to see him, but they like to hear
him. I don't know that they pay any
particular attention to his views, but
they like to get the sound OF his voice
and hear something from him In order
that they may size up the man who
temporarily is ct the head-of-the ma
ton. -
Sympathy Desirable.
"Now ! think that that is a pretty
good thing. think generally that II
they see the man and come TITO a
sort of personal touch, they are more
sympathetic with him In his diihcul-
ties, and / am in favor Of sympathy.
Oaughter.) am where need 1t, and
1 think we can get along q good deal
better where we understand each other
and have the means Of understanding
each other than where the man who is
acting on delegated authority is afar
of from those who have delegated him
to act. It certainly has most benefi-
ciaI effect upon the man thus charged.
1t certainly opens his eyes and his
mind first to inquiry In reference to
the needs Of the country in Its various
sections, and while, on the other hand,
1t puts the people more or less In SYM
pathy with him as president, 1t puts
him certainly quite in sympathy with
sections whose aspirations and whose
needs and whose thoughts he may
have heard of, but he never can have
had them impressed on him as they are
when he goes into that section, into
that state. into that district where the
needs arise, and where ambition Is
stirring the people up to make COM
plants or claims. (Applause.)
There are times in such q trip
when a man feels as II he were on
wild goose chase and not accomplishing
much. Those times are usually about
s o'clock in the morning, when he Is
walked up by an earnest crowd, anxious
to have him turn out, although he may
have gone to bed at or 2 O'Clock,
and make a speech. Oaughter.) They
can't understand why he should stay
in when he is purposely on trip to
show himself. Laughter.)
A Bad Precedent
1T has been said that this Is a bad
precedent, that the present incumbent
has been blessed with a digestion and
sufficient physical endurance to enable
him to make the trip. but that by go
ing about and making precedent those
who follow me and who may not be
so blessed may find imposed upon them
a burden which 1t is bad for the pub
lie to have their chief executives labor
under. Well, perhaps that is 80.
wouldn't limit the presidency, certain
ly, by civil service examination as to
digestion and physical endurance. But
each president, think, can control
that matter largely for himself, and is
not governed by the precedents set by
other presidents. The truth is, don't
know any president in my recollection
that has been much embarrassed by
the precedents set any other president.
daughter and applause)
Sunday Sermons.
There Is one feature Of this trav-
elling where you use Sunday, because
you have to, and that Is that you are
called upon to address audiences that
are either on churches or in state
Of worship. and you have to assume
he character of a preacher. (Laugh-
ter.) I have essayed once or twice in
hat direction, and I have been very
much amused to see the comments Of
the gentlemen Of the clerical profess
sion on my failure in that regard.
(Laughter.) I notice that I am very