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Show OUR OVERWORKED PRESIDENT. The President is now expected to show himself to all classes and conditions con-ditions of men. He la expected to Bpeak at every public gathering. A young ladles' seminary is not too insignificant in-significant of a local barbecue too re mote from the presidential office Ho opens expositions, dedicates 6tatues, lays corner stones and attends to other social functions which an English Eng-lish king would turn over to tho heir member of the royal family. The great office has been cheapened cheapen-ed by this theatrical display Tho better custom of the earlier days of the republic, when the President remained re-mained In Washington and was not accessible to evcrv gaping tourist, Is Infinitely better. No one would wish for a restoration of the old days, when Washington, ordinarily as socially inaccessible in-accessible as a king, once a year'rodo In coach and four to the halls of con-gress con-gress and entered It in the spirit with which a constitutional monarch opens his parliament But a public sentiment senti-ment sholild be cultivated that will compel all future Presidents to restrict re-strict themsehes to the duties of their office. Not only should the President restrict re-strict his activities to his official duties, du-ties, but even these detnils bhould be greatly narrowed. Even- burden which can bo assumed advantageously by another responsible officer of the government gov-ernment should bo taken from his shoulders Every reflecting American should regret that the President of the United Stales was obliged at the beginning be-ginning of his administration to determine de-termine what whiskey was und.or the pure food law. Imagine nn English or German cabinet officer in whoso department such a question arose venturing ven-turing to shift such a question to the head of tho state and to ask the kaiser kai-ser or king to determine the true Ingredients In-gredients of a barroom product' A slight appreciation of these facts might go far to temper tho extravagant extrava-gant criticism of our chief magistrates magis-trates for scattering their activities Too much is expected of them. In some instances and particulars some of them export too much of themselves. them-selves. New York Sun. |