Evening star., 1901-06-12
Is WARMLY PRAISED
The Presidents Remuneration Of
Third Term Candidacy.
RECEIVES MANY CONGRATULATIONS
Representative DalzelI Declares
That 1t Was Characteristic.
DISSENT OF SENATOR QUAY

President McKinley's third-term an
nouncement yesterday has caused flood
Of congratulatory kilograms and letters
from all parts of the country and from
many places abroad. Commendatory let
ters from the Presidents friends and ad-
mirers will continue to reach the White
House for a week or more to come. The
increase in the Executive Mansion mail on
this account will amount to hundreds OF
additional letters daily and will furnish
much extra work for the executive force
Every letter must be answered In many
cases the answers will be direct from the
President. and all of them will have to be
typewriter
The announcement continues to be the
chief political topic of the day.
"Timely. Wise. Manly. Sensible. Pa
triOtic."
Representative John Dalzen of Pittsburg.
one of the republican leaders of the House,
thinks that President Mckinley made
very judicious move when he announced
that he would not accept third nomina-
tion for the presidency. Mr.. Dalzell today
said:
1t is characteristic of Mr.. McKinley's
good sense to have made this declaration
as he has done. Instead of standing in
awe of an offense against the dignity OF
the presidential office and remaining silent
practice, taken the American people into
his confidence.
The question of a third term for Pres
ident of the United States is one of tre-
mendous Importance to the American peo-
pie. and ii due to them that they
should be advised as to Mr.. Mckinleys
attitude with respect to it This is appar-
~ently the standpoint from which he viewed
it. and he has done a wise thing in putting
at rest discussion which more and more
would have engaged the public attention,
a fp9l1lISlES 3nlmOSlflpS
and operate to the[ prejudice of a calm
consideration of practical questions of the
graVest national moment.
Il am not at all surprised at the nature
of the declaration | never for a moment
believed that Mr.. Mckinley would indorse
any action looking toward his nomination
for the presidency for the third time. You
may say what you please to differing
conditions and the lack of force of unwrit-
ten law. but there is undoubtedly deep
seated opposition in the popular mind to
a third presidential term, and Mr. McKin-
ley evidently shares in il. II is American
to do so. and the President is nothing if
he is not intensely American.
His declaration, in my Judgment, is
timely. wise. manly. sensible and patriotic.
1t will add II that be possible to the al
ready high esteem in which he is held by
his COuntrynen.
First Citizen of the Republic.
Representative Landis of Indiana, who is
IN Washington, says that the Presidents
announcement that he does not desire a
third term will add to Mr.. Mckinley's pop
ularity throughout the country. In speak
ing of the subject to a Star reporter today
ht. said:
No one at all acquainted with President
Mckinley will be surprised at this an
nouncement. OF course. he will not consent
to be candidate for or accept a nominal
tion for a third sterm. He has too much
sense, Judgment, tact and patriotism for
that. He could not add to his fame by
third term. He has won his place in his
tory and whoever may be President from
1870 to 1909, William Mckinley, if ne lives
Will be the leading citizen of the republic
There is more honor in such station in
private life than to continue before the
public as an official of the government.
My opinion is that Charles Fairbanks
senior senator from Indiana. will succeed
MIR Mckinley President of the United
States If the convention We're held to-
morrow he would be nominated by large
majority. He is a Mckinley sort of man
He is plain. genuine, ad-mnded and
patriotic No man in the country is in
heartier accord with the American spirit
exemplified during the past four years
The manner in which ne has grown in
public esteem since elected to the Senate is
matter of pride to all the people of In
diana The republicans of that state will
tack him 10 man in the convention three
Years hence, and | believe the exemplary
qualities he possesses will commend him to
the country generally and give him the
nomination
senator Quay's Opinion.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania now So
JoUrning in Washington, says he can see
nothing wrong In any aspiration held by
President of the United States for third
term service as the chief executive He
does not believe in the unwritten law de-
claring against third terms in the White
House and says it would be perfectly Ie-
gitimate for any man to occupy the presi-
dental chair three times. He said today
to a Star reporter:
II was of the BOG delegates at the
republican national convention in 1880 be-
fore which General Grant was a candidate
for a third term in the White House / be-
Eeved then and believe that il would
be entirely proper TO nominate a good man
for third term rather than to experiment
with new and untried material especially
at a time when an experienced man at the
wheel Is deemed necessary
II do not believe that any danger could
possible come to a party taking upon itself
the responsibility of nominating a man for
third term All this talk about dire con-
sequences to a party because of a violation
Of the unwritten law of the land concern
ing this subject is, in nv Judgment oil