The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-23
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by William Bruckart MSJaNud1F

worries of his job, nor from the poster
ing of office seeking politicians.
The newspaper correspondents. OF
Washington are in a peculiar position
to judge the load the President car
ries. Those who are detailed to re-
port White House activities are thank
full when the President sends out word
means moment in which those writ
ers can safely leave their job and eat
a meal without fearing that the Presi-
dent has sent another special message
to congress or has determined to call
a world conference or has suddenly de-
cided on some less consequential thing
like appointment of collector OF In
ternal revenue or United States at
torney somewhere.
In the Roosevelt administration, 1t
has not been an uncommon thing for
newspaper correspondents at the White
House to be on the job from early
morning until two or three o'clock the
next morning, so swiftly have events
moved and so numerous have been the
conferences arranged by the President.
From the outlines given, it is obvi-
Gus there was constant activity. But
the activity itself would not have
proved unbearable. 1t was the mental
strain of reasoning out the problems
and their solutions and the determina-
ton of which course should be pur-
sued, since always there are two sides
to the question. Frankly, it has al
ways been amazing to me how Presi-
dents have been able to survive the
ordeal of their office. mean, how can
they sleep at night after a day such
as they ordinarily meet. 1t seems to
me that no mother ever would wish
that her son would be President.
Mr.. Roosevelt is taking the cruise In
order to recuperate and revitalize him
self. He enjoys the
Welcome outdoors, just as
Vocof;on President Hoover en-
joyed outdoors and
President Coolidge enjoyed fishing and
as President Harding and President
Wilson enjoyed golf and as President
Taft enjoyed walking and President
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed horseback
riding. Mr.. Hoover, it will be re-
called, used to spend week-ends at a
mountain camp on the Rapidan river
in Virginia where he could rough II
and fish, and he fished in the Potomac
ha ho1 70 Izn
a river trip. President Harding would
rather play a game of golf as men,
Der of a foursome with cronies than
do anything else, thoroughly enjoying
companionship. President Coolidge
seemed to enjoy solitude on a yacht,
although usually he had couple of
intimate friends aboard when he went
on cruises.
Actually the purpose Of these out
ings is to get away from all of the
demands coming upon the office Of
President He must and should have
some freedom. His physical wellbe-
ing is at stake at all times, for unless
he is physically fit he becomes in
capable of dealing with the tasks. He
has personal physician who watches
the state of his health at all times
and prescribes for him. Mr.. Roosevelt
enjoys swimming and so swimming
pool has been built in one-story
structure that forms a connecting link
between the executive mansion and
the executive Office. The President
said 1t has been most helpful to him.
He can take exercise there after being
guled to his office chair all day. Presi-
dent Coolidge, it will be remembered.
had an electric horse" installed at the
White House. BY riding" the horse,
all of the muscles normally brought
into play in riding were called into
use. 1t was a form of exercise that
doubtless was helpful.
Presidents can receive whomsoever
they desire to receive in their offices,
but the list of visit
Lawmakers ors has to be culled
Hide ONT closely in order not
to overcrowd the
| Chief Executives time Some of the
senator's and representatives, however,
have adopted another method of saw
| ing time for themselves in order to get
work done. They go into hiding.
otherwise, folks from the home state
would occupy so much Of their time
they would not be able to study the
problems of legislation they have be-
| fore them.
Few Of the legislators have the
courage. however, that has been
shown by Senator Tydings of Mary
land. His home state being within
street car distance, the Maryland SEN
ator has plenty of visitors. He has
solved his problem by posting notice
on his Office door. 1t says his Office
| hours are from morning until noon,
when the senate convenes. After that
time. no amount of knocking on the
door will cause 1t to be opened. It
seems to me that it has required
| considerable determination to take
such a course, but Senator Tydings
| did and thus far has not caused any
real howl from his constituents.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark of
| Missouri is causing just little bit of
| disturbance around the White House
| Although the senator is still fresh
man, so to speak, because this is his
| first full term, he has demonstrated
already that he is like his father, the
late Speaker Champ Clark, who came
so near being the Democratic Presi-
| Dental nominee over Woodrow Wilson.
The late Speaker Clark was thorn
in the flesh of President Wilson. Sem
ator Clark is proving he is chip off
the old block by being a thorn in the
/ side of the present President. He