The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

III. l can ndrQly refrain every uO'
and again from tipping the public tn
wink, as much as to say it is onl,
me- that is inside this thing.
know perfectly we'll that I will hav'
to get out presently. I know tha
then I will look just my own prope
size, and that for the time being th'
proportions are somewhat refractet
and misrepresented to the eye by th'
large thing I am inside Of, from
which I am tipping you this wink.
'For example, take matters of thi:
sort: 7 will not say whether it /:
wise or unwise, simple OF. grave, bu
certain precedents have been estab
lished that in certain companies the
president must leave the room first
and people must give way to him
They must not sit down if he is stand
ing up. It is a very uncomfortable
thing to have to think Of all the 9th
er people every time get up and si
down, and all that sort of thing. Sc
that when I get guests in my house
the public is shut out, I adjourn be
ing president and take leave to be {
gentleman If they draw back anc
insist upon my doing something first
/ firmly decline. They are blessed in
tervals when I forget by one means
or another that am president Of the
United States.
Likes Detective Stories.
zone means by which I forget is to
get rafting good detective story
after some imaginary offender, and
chase him all -oyer-preferably any
continent but this, because the va
rious parts Of this continent are be-
coming painfully suggestive to me.
The post Offices, and many other
things, which stir reminiscence have
'sicklied them DER with a pale cast
Of thought.
"There are post Offices to which
would not think of mailing a letter,
which I can't think of without trem-
bling with the knowledge Of all the
heartburnings Of the struggle there
was in connection with getting some
body installed as postmaster.
"Now if I were free 7 would come
not infrequently up. to these rooms.
You know, I was in Washingtn but a
few times and for a very few hours
until I came last year, and; I never
expec+ to see the inside -of.the public
buildings in Washington until my
term Is over. The minute turn up
anywhere I am personally conducted
to beat the band. The curator and
the assistant curators and every 9TH
er blooming official turns up, and
they show me so much attention: that
I don't see the building. would
have to say, Stand aside and let me
see what you are showing me-
See Washington Later. -.
"Some day after I am through with
this Office I am going to come back to
Washington and see it. In the mean
time, 7 am in the same category as
the National Museum, the Monu-
ment, the Smithsonian Institute or
the Congressional Library. If only
knew an exhibition appearance to as
subsequently, I can assume other
appearances that do not show what
is going on inside-I would like to
have it pointed out, so that l could
practice it before the looking glass
and see If I could not look like the
monument. Being regarded as a ma
tional exhibit would be much simpler
than being shaken hands with by the
whole United States.
"And yet this is interesting to me,
simply because 1 like human beings.
1t: is pretty poor crowd that does
not interest you. think they would
have to be all members Of that class
that devotes itself to expense regard
less of pleasure in order to be entire
" uninteresting. These look so much
alike-spend their time trying to look
so much alike-and so relieve them
selves of all responsibility Of thought
that they are very monotonous in
deed to look at; whereas, crowd
picked up off the street is just jolly
lot-a job lot of real human beings,
puisating with life, with all kinds OF
passions and desired.
Thinks of Disgusting.
1T would be a great pleasure if,
unobserved and unattended, I could
be knocked around as I have been &C
customed to being knocked around
all my life; if I could resort to any
delightful quarter, to any place IN
WASHINGTON that I choose. l have
sometimes thought of going to some
customers some theatrical custom
er's-and buying an assortment OF
boards, rouge and coloring and all
the Known means OF dlssulslns my
self, if it were not against the law.
You see, have scruple as president
against breaking the law, and disguls-
ing ones self is against the law, but
if I could disguise myself and
not gel caught I would go OUT
be a free American citizen once
more and have a jolly time. I might
then meet some of you gentlemen and
actually tell you what I really
thought"
The president talked entirely IN
formally. He wore a sack suit and
stood with his hands in his pockets
as he spoke. He was in a happy
mood and his remarks were constant
" punctuated with laughter and ap-
plause. Mr.. Wilson is a member OF
the Press club, having been elected as
an author long before he became
president. Members of the cabinet
Speaker Clark and many officials also