The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02
PRESIDENT SEES CALLERS
Unlike Roosevelt Who Always Saw
Everybody, Wilson Reserves Ger
tain Days for Certain interests


Dropping In TO see the President
and having chat with him Is not
nearly SO common pastlme that II
used to be. and as for going to the
White House. well. IL simply isn't
done. Most people about these scenes
now cant even remember when that
practice was o fashion. Getting In
to see the President. nowadays IL
an operation that has been put on
the efficiency basis, and that has
the nicely. skill and precision w op-
Grafton OF the time tables Of the
planets And as for seeing the Pres
ident without having any legitimate
business with him. why. that Is a
privilege reversed exclusively TO cab
met officers and senator's. and they
are having more difficulty all the
time In exercising II.
Roosevelt. when he was President.
saw everybody and anybody. The
whole world hled through his ante
room and inner office. To see the
President in his day. one needed TO
have only the desire. He was a mar
vel at receiving and dispatching Wis
tiers One man who had the expert
ence on a crowded morning. said that
he felt like he had been caught In
strong draft, like wind-blown
leaf.
In the Roosevelt regime. calling on
the President was not hedged about
with much ceremony. All senators
and representatives were made wei
come every morning between 10 and
~ o'clock. And before he went TO
lunch. Mr.. Roosevelt used TO clear
up everybody In the ante room. no
matter how crowded II was.
Roosevelt Hurried Them Away
Unless he was particularly inter
ested in the subject under discussion.
Roosevelt did not allow any OF his
callers much time. Most Of them
had 20 content with hand-shake
and smile. In q great number OF
Instances. which was usually all they
had come ror ana they went away
happy
Tan tried TO follow Rooseycit's ec-
annie and see everybody but he
did not have the terminal racili-
ties. Once they got in TO him, Wis
itors stuck TO Tart like cockleburs
to cows tail Taft was a patient
listener and his visitors took advan-
tage Of him Usually IL one had an
with the President. ii
was usually pretty safe TO show up
at the White House about the noon
hour. then the chances were that YOU
would have to wait more than half
an hour.
Taft consistently ran behind his
schedule. His three secretaries. one
after another. tried in vain to break
him 81 the habit. Sometimes they
came into his office when the visitor
had finished his business and drop
ped into the storytelling business
and would try 10 shoe" him away
In various ways the secretaries have.
II TAFT discovered what was going on.
he would usually fly to the rescue.
Usually. the process was tried
when the ante rooms we're congested
with visitors who bad definite ap-
pointments at definite hour. Taft
was always too good naturcd. Once
a visitor had access to him. he could
almost be- sure OF unlimited time
getting in was the trouble; and get
ting in at the appointesd time was
a thing virtually unknown.
Wilson Works systematically
Wilson has system all his own.
Il is unlike that Of either Of his pred
ecessors. People say he Is inacccs-
so he Is TO persons who
have no claim on his time. He
his working hours and do'es
out minutes to those who can prove
they have claim ON them. Senators
and representatives do not have to
tell their business TO wilson's secrs-
taries when they ask for an appoint
ment. but everybody else does. Then
the request for an appointment IL
aid before the President and he ap-
proves II or not as he see NJ