Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
SATURDAY, NOvEMBtR "a. 1920
Smokers the White House.

In connection with the election OF
Senator Harding 70 the Presidency inc
statement ir made that since the Gays
% Mckinley there has been no incum-
hsrt Of the White House 20 flavor i with
The aroma ~ fine Havanas President
Mckinley loved good cigar, and ndulged
daily hut his successors. FTeSldeh'S
Roosevelt and Wilson, never were de-
vo,~cs 20 the seductive wilee OF My Lazy
Nicotine Senator Harding, however, rs
f, lover of guoi cigars, and when ne as
sumo. office the precincts Of the Nhite
House will again be pervaded by the pleas
ne odors Of fine tobacco disslpated IN
smoke and s-hcs
II might DC an interesting study 10 20
ovo- Tho lives Of all the Presidents and
learn accurately how many used tobacco
N .ny ~ n. various forms, and how many
act themselves against il Washington
AZ least raised tobacco on his farms even
gbc did not smoke or chew, OF take >nuii
Il NAV be presumed that John Adams ana
n. son. John Quincy Adams beng q "'d
New England and Puritsn stock. never
feU into the habit But Il Is reasonable
!, assume that jefferson, Madison and
Monroe. V!rginiaus all were lovers r. me
veod ne wife 81 FrcsldFnt Madison,
,be famous Dolly Madison, one q the
mos, popular If White House women,
OCCASIONALLY took q pinch q snuff IN
public as well as in private, and N su'h
/. graceful attractive manner rs 'o
make the performance matter q noUe
rs the chronicleTs 81 her day
President Andrew Jackson vas iov'r
81 the weed. and his favoElte recreation
u7.s - smoke corncoh pipe The attl-
tudc 81 Van Burcn. General Harrison
Ty,er. Polk. General Taylor. Fillmore,
Pierce and Buchanan has not been made
. matter of public record lAncoin d'a
not u.e tobacco in any form, hut Andrew
IohDsnn both chewed and smoked, u
/. .sid while General Grant was an IN
vet.-atr smoker Both toi acro and
brpor> were hAnished from the White
House during the administration Of PTesl-
dent Haves. and Garfield also did not m
dulge But Arthur loved his CIGAR, and
., did Cleveland and Benjamin ilarrson.
Mckinley made NO secret q ms tovc ioI 2
good smoke
- IL docs not appear. from past ms
torN that indulgence n tobacco was =
,necisl characteristic of either our notable
Presidents or those VII" were q or
dlns-v character Among the notaoies
Who were known 70 indulge were Jackson-
Cleveland and Mckinley. Among the
leading Presidents who we're known TO be
sh<-enuoue IN this respect were Lincoln,
Roosevelt and Wilson 20 indulgence N
tohacoo msy not be set forth ae eitheT az
incentive 10 genius or an attribute O
rpediocrltv IN our Presidents
In one respect. however. there Is some
.rnifcance IN the fact that our next
President Is among those who hnd pleas
ny indulgence in the use OF tobacco II Is
.aid the banded forces OF virtue and mo-
ralitv are about 20 iEauglrate nation
vide campaign against tobacco 10 an
eDdeavor 10 hsve an anti-tobacco amend
NOV, - ,bc constitution Of the United
s,,,., forced through Congress. Il Will
be q source Of satisfaction 10 the mi.ilohs
4 tobacco lovers throughout the country
n know that IL the event OF this campaign
beng prccipitated they viii have good
friend N the White House for the next
fofr~ yesrs