Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10

seats Certainly this not sufficient to justify the whole
nation neglecting it's business. Even Presidential cleo
ton degenerates into national popularity contest under
such circumstances
This year, however, have President. He was
placed his seat through the sad event of the former
Presidents death His accession distinct sense OF
hopefuness and expectancy to the people His conduct
has been becoming to his high office The tone OF his
mind has been conservative and independent His utter
ances have been marked by good Yankee sense
that has made the people feel confluence III him. There
is general agreement that &c wishes to do the right
thing that Ie will not be easily fooled by the sefseek
which always throng President and that his de-
sire do the right will his discovering way to do
the right viii insure his discovering way to do it. Al
though he has been in office but few months already
the distant rumblings Of a campaign reaching his
ears and it distraction distraction to which he
ought not to be subjected.
We can help business, help the President help
selves by looking at the situation calmly before the
dscoran cries of rival parties and candidates heard
and making up minds what ought to be done under
the circumstances. 1t is just easy to foresa all cam
paign disturbance now as at any other time It may be
done simply by agreeing that the Administration OF our
mnistration should be likely to gain through Change
probably better than should gain through any
change possble-and by agreeing further to settle
preference now registering it quietly when election
day comes
If we will do this it will have tremendously stabil
zing influence prosperity during the year 1924 It
will completely foresta the political silly There
are men, of course who will object to this point Of view
because their business is politics. 1t is hard for plain
people to realize but it is fact, that there
whose whole business in life is measured by political par
tsan and election activity and whose life would be
are the who find it profitable to stage tae national
pageant which call eection they study for it and
for it and plan for it years in advance; their
depends attracting the nation from its work.
creating national excitement, putting business IN posi-
of uncertainty and broadcastng the impression that
as the election goes fails to 60 the general fortune Of
the country will rise or fall
Now there is no need for this. Opposing candidates
there probably must be in every election, and always
there will be sufficient number of DESTROYS of pot
ca honor to fill the places the tickets but the faacy
that the country goes up with administrator down
with another is that should be discarded this
It is unfair to the Presidents chance of usefulness
to the country to thrust him into the crcumsa of
campaign before he has had time fully to accustom him
self to his duties 1t is of the faults of present
system that directly President takes office his first
concern is almost necessarily to safeguard his political
position It has been said that three years out of the
first four years of Presidential term has been spent in
preparation for the next election If this true, it