Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
WHAT THE PRESIDENT
THINKS OF HIS JOB

THE man who has the biggest job in the
world tells what he thinks about it in
our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE. When the job
is measured by the power that goes with it and
the amount of money back of it, there isn't any
other within hailing distance of it.
James Hay. Jr.. asked President Taft what
he thought Of his job, and President Taft told
him with a frankness and simplicity that al
most took away the interviewer's breath.
There has been tradition that the chief ex-
ecutive of the nation should not be interviewed.
He is supposed not to talk with newspaper men
for publication. OF course, nearly every Presi-
dent has done that, but when the information
appears in print the President is always de-
tached from it. This is supposed to help main
tain the dignity of the office.
President Taft says some mighty interesting
things in this interview for our SUNDAY MAGA-
ZINE. To begin with, one of the most striking
things is the impersonal way in which he looks
at his job, and the resulting accuracy with
which he can measure it.
One of his most important utterances is
about the appointing of people to office-pat-
ronage, as we call it. He seems to think that
is of the greatest drawbacks of the job.
and he tells why plainly enough.
There are never many other problems
President Taft talks about. and what he says
is highly illuminating. In way he opens a
door disclosing things you have heard about
but never have seen. A good part of the time
you will wonder why any man, knowing what
the job is, should want it. President Taft
doesn't leave you in doubt upon that point,
because, as he says. any man with red blood
in his veins enjoys his work. and the opportu-
mites of the President are almost as linlitless
as the work itself.
Of course, there isn't a suggestion about
partsanship in this article. but you will find
with little study that it contains much that
is significant in these campaign days. No mat
ter whether you are follower or an opponent
of Mr.. Taft, you will enjoy it equally. You
will learn some things about him you prob
ably did not know before. and you will be in
terested from the very start. Also you will be
surprised to learn what Mr.. Taft considers his
most important work since he became Presi
dent.
HEERFULLY you will turn over the pages
- of our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE when you
know All LEE BUNG AND THE WEDDING
BELLS is waiting for you. Wallace Twins
loyal. lovable heather has established himself
firmly in the affections of our SUNDAY MAGA-
ZINE readers. The mere mention of Bung makes
ones lips curve into smile-he is at once so
wise and so simple so full of guile and so inno
cent. He adds so much to the laughter of the
world. This story of the wedding is one of the
merriest of the series. for he makes one of the
most amazing blunders of his laundering life.
GWAN!" says Shorty. "bein bored is some
- thing that happens only to artesian wells
and the idle rich One gets pped and tanked.
you know. and the other
This is by way of beginning NEW DEAL
IN TUTTFIELD. which is, according to
Professor McCabe. in 1.-The brown bread and
Browning belt 1t is one of those character
istic Shorty stories that tempt one to try and
tell all about it in advance, even if a synopsis
would take away most of the enjoyment of
reading it. The first part of it is pure. riotous
humor. and then the keen insight and the help
full profound wisdom of Shorty assert them
selves You are likely to get to thinking so
hard that you will forget about the fun for a
few seconds. Then as the picture of that mar
velous combat intrudes itself, you will hold
your sides again.
IN THE PURPLE OCTOBER is simple
story of primitive mountaineer folk. SO Won
derfully well written by William J. Hampton
that you hardly will be conscious of its fine liter
airy quality. 1t is an admirable illustration of
the grip of simple truth and absolute sincerity.