The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-10
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY j. E Jones

by J. E. Jones
There were plenty Of references from
Marion, by reporters who were sta
toned there during the days of the
front porch campaign" and the sue
ceeding conferences with thoughtful
men" to the condition of nerves"
developed by the president-elect. Sen.
ator Harding admitted that ne was
worn almost to & fragile when the
campaign was over; but by the time
ne got back from Panama he was
again in fine condition. Evidently
the conflicting opinions Of the
thoughtful men" almost wore him out
once more, and the reporters had
stories about their difficulties in oh.
taining statements and interviews with
him. They wondered about it a great
deal, and described his changed man
e
All Of which might indicate, in the
first place, that the new president
found himself perplexed and out of
patience because the thoughtful men"
thought in so many different kinds of
ways that he will be obliged, after all,
to depend almost entirely on his own
thoughts in framing his policies. And
having the same kind of nerves that
the Creator has assigned to all other
human beings. the new president,
whom everybody knows, wants to be
frank and straightforward, is likely
to need a good many fishing trips
in order to keep his vision clear and
his judgment running straight. He
is a mar with a far more vigorous
frame and constitution han Woodrow
Wilson brought with him to the dis,
charge of the affairs of the presi
dency, but it looks as though he will
have to cultivate forebearance and
patience a good deal before he will
be able to find much happiness in his
new task at the White House.
Unfortunately, neither Wilson nor
Harding, are 50 constituted that they
viii ever be able to "'cuss 'em out
like Roosevelt, or forget it. and b.
happy, according to the fashion OF
William Howard Taft.
The correspondent Of the Register
at almost facing President Wilson
iatter's first public appearance at tho
tueatre, where John D~rInkwatcr's
play, abraham Lincoln was pro
Guced. Rarely have | witnessed sc
great a change in 4 man in two shorI
Years Tor so wonderful a play. Whcr
he president came back from Paris
for a few days during the progress o,
he peace conference, he headed {
parade down Pennsylvania avenue
and his whole appearance was that o,
q mar in splendid health and gOot
lighting trim. On a great many Occa
ions when he was seen in public il
Washington during recent years The
Comment was always on his youthful
and vigorous appearance. But th'
other night when he sat in full view
Of a Washington audience for the frs
time in sixteen months, he looked lIk,
q broken man. Doubtless both he ant
Mrs. Wilson were very ~agreeably sur
prised when upon their appearance,
IN the theatre, the audience rose an
broke forth in spontaneous cheering
The faces Of both the president am
Mrs. Wilson showed their great pleas
ure at the enthusiastically friendly re
ception; and the president, who haj
become seated, arose heavily from
his chair, and waved his right arm
in friendly response. His left arm
apparently hung quite useless at hi
side, and his n indicated tina
the whole left side of his body from
the shoulder down, was in a state 0
at least partial paralysis. All o
Woodrow Wilson's pictures show hin
V tn quite a full head Of hair, but tn
crown of his head Is now quite bald
The features of the president ar
rather drawn, but when he arose T.
accept the greetings of his country
men, the old Wilson smile" was quit
unchanged.
Secretary Tumulty, in his pre-elet
ton speech, described his chief as
mar who had grown old" in tw
years. That was a brief but perfec