Evening star., 1924-09-21
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all three. And I saw all three merge
into the personality of one man. Long
before this had discovered the
transcendental in Mr.. Coolidge. IL
NAV not be customary for him TO talk
of Plato and Emerson and funoa-
mentals, but ! have heard him on sucn
subjects. This is his type or nina.
He must have a bedrock fundamehtai
to begin with. He doesn't speak un :
til that bedrock fundamental Is 1ouno
In the meantime he does a heap OF
thinking. In the busy days since Au-
gust. 1923, when he entered the Whlte
House. he has had no time to do any
thing but the work at hand; he mas
had to study the problems suooenly
put upon him for decision.
asked him if there was any mo-
ment when he could read Tor Sheer
amusement He shook his head mega
lively and outlined to me the huse
ness Of a Presidents work in comparl-
son with the simplified work OF the
presidents in the past. The JOB has
crown in Washington with the years
the Presidents indication OF IL
minded me Of what the heao uSher
at the White House once toio me
about the growth of official mouse
keeping. IT'S not so long ago ne
said. that the White House stan con-
sisted or q COdCDHldH oiih -
there are thirty-six taking care OF the
Presidents comfort"
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In the midst of work, however, mr.
Coolidge gets an indirect relle1 from
tbe strain of work. l am told on Sooo
authority of an evening not lons aSo
in the White HouSe-the scene IS the
Presidents study on the secono hool.
He is seated in an armenian Win hio
;yh r. &c q
naper in his hand, while through the
nnen door he listens subconsciousiy
70 Mrs. Coolidge playing the piano IN
tba next room. AS sat in the llVlns
room at Plymouth and saw through
the omen door in the parlor piano.
on the rack Of which was campaign
song a hymnal and song book, the
distance between the White house
and Vermont was not very iaio
mere matter of relatively.
We sat there some time oy .ne
.olonars Glenwood stove, shining
With the touch of good housekeep-
ing. while before us from the olo-
fashioned secretary stared the statue
hooks of Vermont. There Were many
intervals Of silence, but no oarf D
He took his time and talked wheh
he wanted to.
There's n story OF visitor 10 the
White House, a writer who spent tne
night there, sent to observe
PRESIDENT. After dinner the two sat
before the open fire. Silence.
rutiIe effort on the part of the inter-
viewer to get ''information. Zen
o'cIock struck and in the silence he
rose.
MIR. President, 1 wish you good
night"
Executive. Il hope you will sleep
vii" he said. Then the famous
blank smile, not forced. but $40" SUI
fusing. Don't you think" he SAID,
.it would have been well for you to
Lot the President make the hrst
move?" A sense of humor here, with
q certain impersonal sense or tne Po-
stjon he was holding.
suppose every President races
that auandry of etiquette. l recaii
roosevelt debated how far he shouin
liz, his sons to throw pillows at
their father and how far at lhe
president of the United States.
We barely touched upon the pres
ont nolitical situation. Dawes speech
was upmost in his mind and ne IN
terpreted the generals use OIL IN.
word e"straddling" as meaning 'na'
tbe weakness of his opponents lay III
the fact that they did not NOMINEES
either two Davises or two Bryans'
The President cannot analyze priv
ately for publication what ne Is eA-
Dected to say officially. But one can
CLEAN from the way in which ne re-
turns to some of his pet themes VIVA.
is of greatest concern to him OUTSIDE
of official statement.
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He brought the conversation 10
tho subject of the Constitution-for
there has been much talk of hate that
the Constitution is outworn, that we
have outgrown it. More than once
has the President expressed MS
belief that the true force of pubic
service is to be had only through
adherence to the Constitution. Some
one close 20 the President toio me
once that when asked his opinion OF
this restless attitude toward the Con-
stitution he answered indirectly, III
Won remove power from the supreme
Court. where would you put 1t?
At this point in our conversation an
ARMY officer stood before the screen
door of the Coolidge porch. carrying
4 basket of fresh vegetables and
some newIy-caught fish.
Let Aurora get busy with them,
said the President genially. Some
friend had brought them and had
come to call, A sun-tanned former
State attorney general. summerins
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