Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-17

! Of the injustice may be postponed
until one Is gathered TO his fathers
and when he is not then particularly
interested in earthly history or mum
dane affairs.
II think the period for successful
/ undertaking Is gradually drawing TO
a close. ! hope so, We must consid-
er that the ebullition In undertaking
literature is only one Of the temporary
EXCUSES OF the times. which is curing
itself By firing those whose PATRONAGE
formed the motive for It's beginning
and rise.
THE presidency Is great office to
! hold. II Is understood. a great honor
and is surrounded by much that max
cs 1t full Of pleasure and enjoyment
for the occupant, IN spite OF its heavy
responsibilities and the shining mark
that II presents for msrepresentatlC n
and false attack. | consider that the
| President Of the United States is well
paid. The salary by no means meas
ures the contribution to his means Of
living which generosity Of congress
has afforded, and unlers II is the pol
| icy Of congress to enable him in HIS
four years TO save money enough to
live in adequate dignity and comfort
thereafter, then the salary Is all that
IT ought to be.
"Of course the great and really, the
only satisfaction that one can have in
the administration Of the great office
Of president is the thought that one
has done something permanently use
ful to his fellow countrymen. The
mere enjoyment of the tinsel of Of
flee is ephemeral and unless one can
fix ones memory on real progress
made through the exercise Of presi-
Dental power, there is little real
pleasure in the contemplation Of the
holding of IT,
81 beg you to believe that in spite
of the very emphatic verdict by whi h
! leave the office. ! cherish only the
deepest gratitude to the American
people for having given me the honor
OF having held office, and | sincere
ly hope in looking back over what
has been done. that there is enough
of progress made to warrant me In
the belief that real good has been ac-
complished. even though l regret that
it has not been greater.
my chief regret Is my failure TO
secure from the senate n ratification
of the general arbitration treaties
with France and Great Britain.
am sure they would have been great
steps toward general world peace.
| What has actually been done, l hope
has helped the cause Of peace. | do
not despair OF ultimate success. We
must hope and work on.
II observe that the question of how
receptions are to be accorded TO
those who have business at the White
House is now under consideration and
have been considerably amused at
the suggestion that it would be pos
sible to do the public business in the
presence of everybody, so that all who
are interested might draw near to the
executive office and stand and see and
hear the communications from those
| who enjoy consultations with the
head of the nation. This always set
ties down to an arrangement which
satisfies few, but allows those who
have the most important business
generally to have the easiest access
to the president. The president has
Just so much time to see the people.
No matter what is done, it is said
| that somebody's toes are stepped on.
What are we to do with our eX-
presidents? ] am sure DIR. Osler's
| g ,Il =,
would not properly usefully apply to
the treatment Of ex-presidents The
proper asd scientific administration
| with chloroform of the lotus tree
might make fitting end to the life
of one who had held the highe u
flee and at the same time would Sc
cure the country from the troublesome
fear that the occupant could come
back. 1t would relieve the country
from the burden of thinking how he
Is to support himself and his family.
would fix his place in history and en-
able the public to pass on to new
measures. / commend this method
for consideration.
Il observe that our friend. Mr..
| i'i an IiOpOStS uIONuNl IlcNilOu VI
disposing Of our ex-presidents. Mr.,
Bryan has not exactly the experience
of being a president. He has been q
near. president three times. and
pc 5shly that qualities him as an cx-
pert to speak Of what we ought to
do with our ex-presidents. He has
been very vigorous in this campaign
| in helping to make an ex-presdent,
and II / have followed with accu-
racy his public declarations and his
private opinions he is anxious to per-
form the office Of making my sue
cessor an ex-president after one term.
As warwick and as maker Of eX-
presidents, ! think we should give
great and respectful consideration to
his suggestion. Instead of ending
the presidential life by chloroform.
he proposes II should expire under
the anaesthetic effect Of the debates
Of IL. senate. He proposes that ex-
presidents should be confined to The
bYglness of sitting in tho senate and
listening to the discussions Of that
body. Why Mr.. Bryan should think
It necessary TO add to the discussion
in the senate lucubrations of tY-
presidents. am at a loss to say. II
must go and disappear into obliv-
| inp rrpfar tO on by tho chlorOform