The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-19
THE PREsIDENT's ITINERARY.

itinerary of 10,5O0 miles on April %,
arriving home in Washington June
ID, the trip consuming seven weeks
lacking two days. He will pass through
% states and two territories on his
extended trip. He will traverse the
country from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Gulf of Mexico, thence to the Pa
cif1c coast, and on his return viii touch
the great lakes. Several Kansas towns
will be honored by the president on
this trip. He will stop at Kansas City
over Sunday, will visit Topeka and
Ottawa, and viii attend the commence
ment of Baker university at Baldwin,
Kansas.
The trans-continental trip of the
president accompanied by the majority
of his cabinet is a good thing provi-
ded it is made with the proper end in
view, and is prompted by the proper
motive. One Of the faults Of many of
our presidents has been their igno-
rance of the magnitude of the western
part of the United States, some of
them never having been west of the
Mississippi river, and as a consequent
&c they have been unable to appreci-
ate the needs of the people living in
the vast territory known as "the west"
National policies Of finance, tariff, in
ternal improvement and trade have
been warped and dwarfed by ideas
that New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Chicago and ST. Louis are only the
great cities and centers of trade, com
merce and manufacture that need to
be consulted and considered in the
shaping Of national policies.
If the president is taking this trip to
broaden his intellectual horizon, to in
form himself as to the resources of
the country, to acquaint himself as to
the needs and wishes of the people, in
order that he may exercise his great
power as the chief executive of this
great nation wisely, judiciousIy and
conscientiously for the good of the
whole people, every loyal citizen will
be glad. But if this trip is taken to
feed personal vanity, for purposes of
ostentation, self graduation and ambi-
ton, it will be a matter of regret to
the thoughtful people of these states.
He Is an hOnOred citizen, to be, sure
and as the chief executive will be hon
ored by all the people of all political
beliefs, but, in the last analysis, he is
only the servant Of the people and
they alone are sovereign.
Then there are other questions that
may arise in the mind. Has this trip
political Specification? Does it mean
canvass for a third term? Is it an
attempt to gauge public sentiment fol-
an endorsement of his policy and the
policy of his party in regard to Porto
Rico and the Philippines, which has
been unstintedly condemned by many
OF the great men of his own party!
The tendency will be to interpret the
popular demonstrations along the
route as an unqualified endorsement
by the great mass of the people, which
would be an erroneous conclusion
And, if there is any temptation to
break the precedent, the unwritten
law against a third term nomination
for reelection, because Of the popular
demonstrations on this trip, this viii
also be mistake. The people restiIl
jealous of their liberties and the ira.
ditions of the fathers, and would not
brook departure from this longtime
precedent.
President Grant, than whom no maT
was ever more highly honored by the
people, was almost persuaded and
tempted to break this precedent, but
popular sentiment set its face as
flint against this proposition and il
vas abandoned. This was fortunate
FOR the country, and it wiz be well fol
the president and to his honor If b,
avoids the same Wiles Of ambition:
politicians and avoids this snare. II
advance Of this trip he should declare
himself not a candidate for a third
term under any circumstances. Will.
there IS no law against third term fo1
president, Washington refused it a
being a menace to popular liberty, anS
his noble example has been followed
down to the PRESENT TIME! The issues
are ynn611nent5gis the ezec sIit
power eg5igr5agite zll5v any departure sIssi nc
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