The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19

describes the present aufnlnlstraeion
as one that believes In Saying
nothing and saving wood" The
President Is maintaining for himself
his name for silence. Ulysses 5.
Grants friends used to call him the 81
lent soldier. Coolidge is more silent
than Grant ever was. A good deal OF
wood will be sawed by the present &C.
cupant of the White House. whether
or not the job Is to be indorsed as u
good one the country must wait TO
find out; that there will be that dill
gence which is another name for haru
work no one can doubt.
1t looks today as If President Cool
idge might cut down the number OF
the cabinet meetings. 1t Is true there
were several cabinet officers out OF
town, but Washington nevertheless
was surprised when before one fixed
meeting time, word was sent from the
White House that there would be no
session of the cabinet. Then, again,
the mex week on the appointed Tues
day there was no session. OF course
the cabinet will meet, because 1t must,
but 1t may be that the two sessions a
week will become three sessions every
two weeks, possibly only II session
Il week. In the Presidents mind there
seems to be a pretty well defined rea-
son for this change of procedure.
Almost every day of the week two
or three cabinet members drop in In
/ ivfl,,a ~ ~ nonc,11f with tho pFASl-
dent on departmental matters. The
result Is that at the end of the week
he knows everything of Importance
that is going on in the departments
and knows all the plans that have
been formulated for action. 1t Is
said that in the past a good many cab
met meetings merely have resulted IN
the taking up of the Presidents time
with affairs concerning which he had
full knowledge. 1t seems TO be deter
mined that the meetings will be held
only when necessary.
No Cabinet designations.
AT this writing it seems as if all the
members of the Harding cabinet in
tend to retain their departments. at
least for some time to come. There
were three members who 1t was sup
posed might quickly seek private life
Mellon, Hoover and Daugherty; but
these three have minated that they
intend to stay by their new chief for
some time to come.
The political situation as 1t affects
the Republican party seems tn have
changed somewhat materially In the
past two weeks. There are astute
politicians here who say that Presi-
dent Coolidge may be the only candi-
date in the field for the Republican
nomination.
Almost Immediately after the death
of President Harding it was thought
that Secretary Hoover might become a
receptive candidate for the nomination
for the presidency. A receptive can
didate is one who is willing that his
friends should work for his nomina-
ton and form organizations to for
ward it, and yet who does not at
tempt to make any active canvass for
himself.
Hoover Boom May Develop Later.
Il Is known mat Secretary Hoover
has a good many friends in CONNER
cial circles and in agricultural circles,
too, for that matter, who would like to
launch a boom for him but so far as
can be determined at the present time
they have received no encouragement.
1t is believed that If Mr.. Hoover shall
develop receptive ambitions he in
stantly will resign from the cabinet.
because ii is not and never has been
good form for a candidate for the
nomination to stay in the cabinet with
q president who also Is a candidate.
1t has been taken for granted that
Senator Johnson of California would
enter the list as a candidate for the
Republican nomination. 1t Is believed
virtually every arrangement has been
made to put Senator Johnson into the
running, If he shall give the word for
the start, but today there seems to be
some doubt as to whether the Califor-
mia senator intends TO enter the race.
at any rate for the present.
Washington politicians seem TO
think the Californian will await de-
velopments and that waiting with him
will be several other prominent Re
publicans whose names have been
mentioned for high party honors. In
a word, the presumptive candidates
seem TO be willing TO wait until it is
definitely determined whether or not,
in the minds of the party throughout
the country, President Coolidge is 60
ing to make good in his new Office.
There is no partisanship involved
when one says that If hard work
means making good, Calvin Coolidge
will make good. He has the farm in
stinct for toll and perhaps too much
has been written about it and too
much stress laid upon its significance,
but it is a fact that the present Chief
Executive rises about sun-up almost
every day and takes a long walk. This
seems to be his preparation for a day
of labor.