Show CHANDLERS REFORM ex senator william E chandler lias decided that the president of alie united states should conduct the affairs of the nation with more of a commanding dignity we presume that mr chandler ha given this much thought in the belief that some day he would bo called upon by the american people to flit the office and in preparation of alie event has mapped out a broad policy in an article in the washington post he advocate reform in the methods of conducting executive business according to the telegraphed summary of the article mr chandler declares that a president has now only objects in his life arst to sec people a year second to accomplish 2000 little ti lings and third to try to do great things in the seeing of so many thousand people about trivial matters and in giving his attention to the thousands of lattio things the president mr chandler iu bests is worn out and becomes physically unable to grapple with the great problems to which ho ought to give his undivided attention mr chanclar Ch andlar cites from personal know ledge the cases of presidents who nave almost succumbed under alio strain instancing particularly president arthur in whose cabinet he was of tho navy and president mckinley to impaired health mr chandler attributes inability to recover from the shock from the assassins bullet mr chandler expresses his regret that president roosevelt even with his quickness his acuteness acut enesa and his present untiring industry and energy has giyen countenance to the idea that ho will do alie appointing himself and hear all that anyone lias to say concerning any appointment mr chandler thinks that the great weight of pressure for office ought to fall the cabinet ministers and that the president ought to have more time for important things what is wanted in the person of mr roosevelt jeays mr and in every oth person whom the twentieth century may see in the white house is a president who will be allowed to serve the people with all hia heart and strength with all his mind and body in alie discharge of his official duties unhindered by the presence upon him of so many thousands of hi countrymen as have in recent years encroached cro ached upon the time and patience of our presidents and kept them from their public work or compelled them to do it by their physical health and overestimating their mental powers avoid the fatigue of public receptions and alio visits of applicants for office and their friends mr chandler advocates limiting the callers to alie cabinet ministers senators representatives and ambassadors and to such other persona only as arc given interviews for public purposes after written applications have been e d and carefully considered the public recap llone of the president should be few and there should bo no intrusions upon ilia social life which he should be allowed to regulate according to his own will and pleasure and no person should take offense because not invited to ida presence or and fault with hie selection of hia company whatever may be its race or color this needed change of custom will at first no doubt be unpopular it will be condemned a noss it will require to begin the new rule a president who hag been a man of tho people who is known to be at heart thoroughly democratic in hia ideal and ways and who Is alao strong in hia convictions and fearless in hia actions ex senator chandler concludes hia article by asking IB not mr velt such president I 1 and adds will he inaugurate the reform |