The Washington times., 1924-11-06
COOLIDGE
To Be ITS
GUIDE
Members to Be Firm for Bust
ness Principles, Says
William Hard
BY WILLIAM HARD.

We now are going to have a
sort of new Calvin Coolidge, and
distinctly we are going to have a
sort Of new "Old Guard"
The President is coming to be
much sprightlier, much less con-
gealed, much more released than
before.
It is a gradual change, but it
is happening.
There is no doubt of it.
Calvin Coolidge's face now reg
listers enjoyment much oftener
and constraint much schooner.
Several times lately this writer
has observed a Presidential smile
that did not look at all like a
concession to duty, but looked
actually like a mere capitulatiOn
to mere pleasure.
Work Cant Break Him.
1t was almost Of the Presidents
puritanism did not debar such de-
scription of it, an abandoned smile.
The President actually is begin
ming to have some sheer delight in
being alive and in being President.
This writer long ago predicted
that the Presidency would not break
this President, He predicted that it
would not break him either in body
or in mind. 1t was a prediction that
now Is being more than fulfilled.
Under the burden of the Presi.
dency this President, who is far
from massive and far from athletic.
Is thriving, is expanding, is getting
physically filter, and is getting all
the while mentally livelier and
'cheerier.
To begin with, he enjoys admin.
istering.
A Strayed Letter.
The other day this writer was
turning over some documents in a
file in one of the departments.
Thus engaged, he suddenly came
upon a stray misfiled letter from
Calvin Coolidge. In effect, roughly,
with some exaggeration, this letter
might be said to have been as
follows:
Dear Sir:
II have been shocked by some
testimony given by a high Off
cial Of your department yester-
day before a committee Of the
House of Representatives. 1t
seems that your department con-
templates the possibility in GER
tain circumstances of exceeding
its appropriation in certain par
ticular. l cannot express to you
the distress which this news has
caused me. Please see me at
once"
Such was the tone of the letter,
and such was the request with
which 1t ended.
Calvin Coolidge watches over
the largest mound of governmental
money in the world, with billions
of nickels in it to try to save, and
he is accordingly having the time
his life. He deserves not the
slightest sympathy for having to
bear the so.caued crushing bur,
den" of the administrative side OF
his job. He deserves only admira.
; ton and congratulation for the
readiness and completeness with
which he has mastered 1t and for
the readiness and easiness with
which he now discharges it.
Has Command Of Job.
He could do the administrative
side Of the job with his left hand
from NOW forward. His common,
sense simplicity has prevented him
from exaggerating that side Of his
job and from giving it any un'
necessary details and any unneces'
sary grandeurs. His mental con.
troll of himself ana of his energy
and Of his time has enabled him
to analyze his work as administra.
tor and to organize it. He now
has got 1t thoroughly organized
mastered, conquered.
Feeling then easier about his Job
ne now tends to become easier and
happier and more expensive In hi,
manner.
That is presumably the first rea
son for 1t. The second Is the politi
cal reason.
The President would be less ol
more than human If he were MOI
just q little bit elated by his re cen
stnpendous political success. Agains
the advice Of multitudes of well
wishing friends, he. has steadily re
fused to become dramatic or aggTcs
siye In his political methods.
People have told him that h,
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