Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

A wide range of editorial coinion
| comes from the newspapers of tn g
country about the trip Pres id9nt Coot~
| idge made from Washington to Chi
cago and return recently in an ''ordi-
nary Pullman" car. Ardent support
ers there are who talk of "Jeffer-
oman simplicity" and q great exam
pie to Congress and the people in the
Presidents method. Others see mere
| ly "a grandstand play. hife one fgue $
| so far as to liken il to Andy Gump's
caboose.
THE saving to the Government by
using the ordinary train equipment
on the journey was not of great i'm
| portance of itself" says the Seattle
| Times independent Republican,. "As
| an object lesson il was worth millions
| to tire people. Members of Congress
should not fail to be impressed. The
incident may serve to strengthen
their resolutions when proposals are
made to open the foodgates of the
Treasury" His altered mode of trav.
cling will save the Government at
! best only a few hundred dollars, in
the opinion. of the Memphis News
| Scin1itars Independently, but it is an
example in economy. which means a
saving of millions IL carried to its al
innate conclusion" The main fea-
ture, according to the sc. Joseph Ca
zette independent Republican,, lis
! the evidence thus gtxen that the
| President, in advocating his policies,
espectally that pertaining to economy,
isAnot dealing in empty words. He
NOT only advocates IT but puts 1t into
actual practice in his own personal
| and official conduct"
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As an example of timely economy,
1 i0a nj
/ believes at Is quite proper that the
President should save the taxpayers
$3.50 on a trip not made in public
capacity, at least not on public bust
| ness. So far as lowering the dignity
| of the office is concerned, presiden-
| tial dignity is not created by display
nor mhnimized by simplicity AL
i though 1.-The dining car on a fast train
creates awkwardness in all" the
| Springfield (Mass.) Union Repuhli-
can) observes, "the dignity of the
presidential office did not suffer an
iota. He may have broken with the
form, but Mr.. Coolidge maintained ad-
mirably the spirit of the requirements
| for presidential junketing. The de-
corum of his ONCE was admirably
preserve and, moreover. money was
saved thereby" He went to Chicago
as any other. traveller would go. adds
I
Republican,, land If anybody thinks
| the country did not get a new, dis
| tinct and friendly impression out of
the whele minor business he is think
| Ing through his hat" 1t is fortunate,
| thinks the New York Heraid-Tribune
(Republicanl that 1T has been re-
corded in the newspapers and thus
preserved for all time, so that the
| coming generations will know that
| one President at least was averse to
| splendor and parade, a real believer
in simplicity"
| * " X
Although admitting thattthe Presi-
| dents manner of travelling should be
q, rebuke to the shameless junketine
| which many public men indulge mat
| public expense" the New York World
/ independent Democratic) declares:
| THE President is more than a mere
| Federal employe taking. a trip ION
| Government business and bound by
| ordinary limits of economy. We as q
! nation have keen eye to efficiency,