Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20

l0Gton special;
..:Ica, Mckinley says he Is not a
~Ia,e for third term and that he
gnpf accept n nomination IL 1t were
bred him. A formal signed state
"a ,hs effect was issued at the
d fine cabinet meeting Tuesday af-
ann The statement was written by
President himself. He prepared 1t
,hy discussed its contents at an in
-,r meeting of the cabinet and after
rGDg few clauses at the regular
opt meeting Tuesday morning decid-
.makc il public. In this decision no
seconded by every member of the
ipr MS well as by others Of his POI
NJ and personal friends with whom
rsrusscd the ACCESSIBILITY of taking an
mjyocai position in regard to the
4 term talk which has been running
s5anrw>papcrs Of the country for sew
weeks II is only fair to the Presi-
!. 10 say that the language OF his
,mcui leaves little doubt about his
rai,v. II would have been difficult
him to have written letter which
nlI have presented his views In plain
prm> He says, among other things:
Will say now, once for all, expressing
s. ngsr,,jcd conviction. that | not only
,aot and will not be a candidate for a
\, term but would not accept the
anInation for it if it were rendered me-"
#nesidcut McKinley's letter comes rs a
a n.mg surprise to office holders and
ss4rmu, aud everybody who is directly
#rmotc,y interested in his future plans.
8nI he submitted n draft OF the letter
his cabinet Monday night possibly
q II three persons in Washington knew
hi he contemplated taking the public
b. his confidence regarding his desire
the end Of his present term. One Of
rjo was his secretary. Mr.. Cortel-
.a Another was Secretary Long. to
s0m he communicated statement of
h contents Of the letter during drive.
he third is Comptroller Dawes, who
rncI about the Presidents contemplate
lmorc during an hours walk through
be paths Of the White House lot The
her members Of the cabinet were, to
ate their emotions without exaggera-
3D. simply dumfounded when the presi-
mt informed them what he was about
do.
Nobody in Washington pretends to be
Ne to falhom the Presidents motive for
1Nng the announcement at this dis
nee from the next Republican national
wrn0ou except on the hypothesis that
found the third term gossip was gain
, strength and vitality at such rate
wing to the avidity with which the
Jtjciaus and newspapers of the country
led upon it-that he could not longer
ord to ignore it.
House Oppose to Third Term.
There is not only the unwritten law
ljst third terms for Presidents, but
re is ON file the expression of the
use of Representatives against 1t.
Is was adopted by the House in the
cyfourth Congress-, just before Nc
ncy was elected member of that
IT,
the beginning Of the Forty fourth
oSrcSs, on Dec. Is, 1875, Congressman
,lam NJ. Springer Of Illinois intro
'ed the following resolution, which was
'ptcd 10y 4 vote of 233 yeas to Is nays,
not voting
'So'vcd, That In the opinion OF this
SF the precedent established by Wash
ON and other Presidents of the United
eS In retiring from the Presidential
= after their second term, has become,
universal concurrence, a part of our re-
draN system OF government, and that
departure from this time-honored Gus
would he uuwlse, unpatriotic, and
ghi with peril to our free Institutions.