| Show Prevailing Comment 0 of the A American Opinions Press ons I We Mistreat Our Presidents Another illustration of ot tho the Inconsiderateness inconsiderateness in- in considerateness of the American people toward their public men comes in a story that has just leaked out of ot an incident in President President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt's recent trip Passing late at night through a small Missouri town a crowd gathered about his car and began cha chanting ting We want the president that dent A secretary explained Mr R Roosevelt had retired for tho the night but this did not stop them Finally Mrs Roosevelt came out and explained that the president had gone to bed very tired and could not bo be awakened Whereupon Whereupon Where Where- upon one of ot the crowd shouted You had bad better tell him to come out because he will need some of these votes otes out here In other words the duty of the president was not to conserve his strength tb to serve all the people but to get up in the middle of the night for the amusement and curiosity of a few sightseers It is such incidents and the spirit behind them that make the presidency a man killing job San Francisco Chronicle Future Frontiers It has bas frequently said particularly particularly particularly during the tho days of our IndustrIa Industrial in industrial In- In depression that all our frontiers are conquered that we have done everything seen everything seen everything every every- thing thing been been every place and that there is no future comparable to the past for young America Nothing is further from rein the truth It is true that the earths earth's surface has been fairly well explored explored explored ex ex- ex- ex and that there are few tew new countries to exploit We Ve are arc however however how how- ever ever entering a new era and the opportunities offered future generations generations generations gen gen- surpass those of previous generations New industries and new products products prod prod- are our frontiers The fact that machines have replaced hand labor is merely a beacon in our progress The only drawback to today today today to- to day to our industrial advancement advancement- is the tendency to make our citizens citizens citi citi- clU- clU zens seas dependent The Henry Fords of tomorrow will not be the boys who have absorbed the doctrine I of the world owing them a living the Thomas Edison of the future will not be the tha boys who live Jive on a government dole the great in industry industry industry in- in leaders of the future will as in the past be men with Independent independent independent inde Inde- pendent minds and wills wms who have I courage and are aro not in the least afraid of tho the future Mining Mining Congress Journal The Question of Monopoly Not even in the Ule trust busting days of the real Roosevelt has the question of monopoly ever been of moro more public concern than it is today It is one of the major questions of the coming presidential campaign It has come to the fore as the result of the new deals deal's attempts to fost foster r and encourage the growth of monopoly under the protecting wing of government The gave gaye monopoly a bigger boost than any other single agency in our history That the tho Republican party has recognized the full import of ot the question is manifested in its succinct succinct suc sue and rough plank on the necessity of the vigorous enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- of criminal laws against monopolies and trusts and their officials That the significance of this pronouncement pronouncement pronouncement pro pro- is realized by President President President dent Roosevelt and his advisers is proved by the way in which the president jumped quickly at athis athis athis his first opportunity to denounce monopoly In view of his commitment to governmental agencies which foster foster fos fos- ter the control of ot production and the boosting boosting- of prices the two essential ingredients of any monopoly monopoly mo mo- they can hardly be ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac as being sincere The president nt not only advanced theN the tho N R A but since its invalidation has turned his efforts toward trying trying trying try try- ing to find a substitute for or it under under under un un- un- un der which he could establish constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- monopoly Obviously that Is impossible and o obviously there are none who can believe that he ha actually favors relinquishing relinquish relinquish- ing a centralized control over business under which monopolies may thrive Columbus Columbus Dispatch The Country Will Probably Survive It may not be exactly in order to debunk the presidency of ot the United States We need to maintain maintain main main- tain lain a high if It not actually higher degree of respect for the leading officers in our political structures But a n clearer general understanding understand understand- ing of the relative importance of persons and places to the tho whole scheme of ot things would be a healthy development This may be illustrated by an Incident in incident incident in- in related by William Hard veteran reporter and commentator tor on public affairs in an article on the subject published in the At At- antic lantic Mr Hard says sas he was once ushered into the sanctum s sanctorum sanctorum sanc sanc- nc- nc torum of the chief chie executive at Washington to find somewhat to his embarrassment the then occupant occupant oc oc- of the office Calvin CoolIdge Coolidge Cool- Cool idge snoozing in his chair In a moment however the president opened his eyes and glancing slyly slyly sly sly- ly y about quizzically inquired Is the country still sun here It was still is and will be for some time to come no matter who is elected or falls fails to be elected next fall Portland falL Portland Oregonian |
