“Honour of such office are beyond caring for,” I notify for editorial sneers.
“Was not Hon. Roosevelt once a Vice-President?” corrode that relationship of mine.
“Many poor boys has became famous,” I supine. “Hon. Lincoln once splitted rails, Hon. Gen. Grant once deliver kindling. Sometimes a Vice-President, by willing-work industry can lift self from mean & sordy surroundings which he is in to position of self-respect & desensy.”
“What are duties of Vice-Pres, if he got any?” project that oldy man.
“Following duties,” I say, “must be did by him to make everything pleasant, etc.:
1—He must be polite to superiors which is almost everybody around Washington. He will get great dissatisfaction if he ain’t.
2—He must have neat appearance, including brushed clothes & hair. He must not come down to work without a collar on his neck. Hon. Speaker of House can be very second-handed in appearance & can eat chew-tobacco before all; but Hon. Pres of Senate should be at least respectable.
3—He must go to work sharply by 8 o’clock each weekly day. Sunday evenings he can entertain quiet callers in his room.
4—He must address Cabinet Members by their full title, if they got it.
5—He must not be seen talking with friends in hallways or lobbies.