The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
THE EMPEROR" RESIGNS.

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Following SO closely upon Mr.. Bryan's statement
that President Mckinley emperor" and
the insnuation that he desired to perpetuate his
reign, the statement just given to the public by the
President has great force. Mr. Mckinley says:
regret the suggestion of third term has been
made doubt whether am called upon to give
1t notice. But there questions of gravest
importance before the administration and the coun-
try, and their just consideration should be pre-
judced in the public mind by even the suspicion of
a thought of third term
In view, therefore of the reiteraton of the sug-
gestion Of it, will say now, once and for all, ex-
pressing a long settled conviction, that not only
am not and will not be candidate for third term,
but would not accept nomination for it, if it were
rendered me.
My only ambition is to serve second term to
the acceptance OF my countrymen, whose generous
confidence deeply appreciate, and then with
them do my duty in the ranks of private citizen
ship. William McKinley
The third term idea, whish had never taken
strong hold among the people, has thus been laid
to rest. We say that it had not taken strong hold
among the people, but this was not because they
do not love and honor the President but because
of the deep rooted prejudice against third term
for the presidency, which has evidenced itself
throughout the entire history of this country.
Among the greatest of the great deeds of Washing
ton was his resignation Had he accepted third
term the precedent would have been established
and it would have been much easier for this coun-
try to have drifted into monarchy AS it is the ex.
istence of empire with the emperor changed
every eight years is absurdty.
The letter of President Mckinley has naturally
opened up the gossip concerning his succession
and it is with pleasure note that the eyes of
people all over the country have turned Gov. L.
NJ Shaw as one of the bright possibilities. 1t
would certainly be grand thing for Iowa, and
triumph for all the West should he receive the
nomination. 1t would breakthe ice and remove some
of the barriers of prejudice which the east has for
anything coming from beyond the Mississippi
No where could more ideal man be found to unite
east and west Gov. Shaw has all the business
Judgment and shrewdness of the former and all the
energy and enterprise of the latter, He is a Yer
monter transplanted in early life to western soil
and is typical OF the best of the forms of Amer
|icansn Looking over the field of western states
men, there is only one other to be found who has
the entire confidence of he.east and the entire af
lection of the west as does Gov. Shaw. That man
is another son of Iowa. Senator VIM. B. Allison
1t is understood that Senator Allison will not be
candidate and it would appear that, if the West is
really DESTROYS of being for the first time honored
with the presidency, Gov Shaw is the man upon
whom it must unite
This does not mean that the West has not pro-
duced other great men, great orators, great think
lers, but there whom natural ability cir
icumsance, and force of character have placed in
such commanding position throughout the entire
country. Gov. Shaw has made an almost ideal Of
fetal Since the time of kirkwood no other gov
ernor has had SO many various and trying details to
contend with and no governor has been more free
from substantial criticism. 1t is true that the Gov
ernor has detractors but in record of four years
the only thing which has been found against him
by most the acute and persistent of his critics is
that he accepted safe and proper for railroad as
sessments the basis which has been used in Iowa
for many years, the basis upon which Larrabee and
Boies and Jackson and Drake acted and which
through all these has been considered fair ex
cept for the jeaousies among the railroads them
lselves. Before Governor Shaw had been seated
four months the Cuban upon us. 1t de.
manded duties of the governor not exercised
since the time of Kirkwood 1t is d matter of
state history how we'll and nobly Gov Shnw re-
sponded What personal interest he took in the
boys from Iowa! The judgment and care display
ed was fully justified in the Iowa regiments which
saw actual fighting. No regiments made better
records than did the Iowa boys and it was found
that they were fully equipped, we'll drilled and
ready and fit for duty, where other regiments
rushed to the front by over anxious governors fell
by the wayside. When the Iowa boys were en-
camped in Tennessee, Gov. Shaw investigated the