The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-11
REPUBLICAN PARTY CHIEFS ARE
NOW PLANNING TO HAVE 1T
EXTENDED
M'KINLEY WANTS THIRD TERM
AND THE TRUSTS PROPOSE THAT
HE SHALL HAVE ONE IF
POSSIBLE
THE PARTY's COLONIAL POLICY
Courts of the Nation Are Depended
Upon to Uphold 1t, Whether
Backed by the COnsti-
tuition or Not.

CHICAGO, March 10-The New York
correspondent of the Chronicle says that
the Republican leaders in that city and
the national capital have determined to
overthrow the unwritten law against a
third presidential term that has stood
mvioate throughout the nations history
and to re-elect Mckinley in 1904. This
plan already has begun to take form.
The great obstacles in the way OF
making Mckinley president a third time
might We'll awe Hanna and his lieuten-
ants but they are so intent on perpetu
Rting the rule of the money power and
so confident of their own sway that they
do not hesitate or dread to overcome all
the barriers history and sentiment have
reared. The experiences of Grant and
Cleveland and the other presidents who
have been doomed for third terms have
no terrors for the chiefs of the Repub-
lican machine.
PIERPONT MORGAN'S PLACE.
1.-The tradition against third term be-
lpnged to the old republic" says the
Washington correspondent of the World
'It does not belong to this new republic.
which Mr. Mckinley has constructed
with the assistance of the money poweE
md the enfeebled and supine senate and
the practically nOn-eXistent house. AS
Eir Mckinley boldly declared in his in
augural, We are about to enter upon
Ftill wider expansion that will forever
End the old republic and will firmly i'll
trench in our system the autocratic ideas
Of Imperialism and militarism. There is
going on at home a tremendous consor-
dation of industry, commerce and finance
under the direction OF Mr.. MCKinley's
prime minister, j. Pierpont Morgan.
The last two years have seen enormous
changes. The next three years will see
changes still greater.
For carrying on these new policies for
firmly establishing the empire for adj
justing and settling the Intricate
problems incident to the great imperial
iStic revolution, what man, what i'm
perator, so fit as the man who inaugur-
ated the new policies, the man who has
the confidence of the great financial and
commercial interests, TIE man who at
the same time is popular with a very
large part of the electorate.
WILL HARP ON PROSPERITY.
Mr.. Morgan has sent Mr. Mckinley
word that his arrangements in railways,
coal and especially in steel have insured
the continuance of prosperity for an in
definitely long period. With wealth roll
ing in upon the American people, with
the air filled with the noise of their on.
rushing industrial and political power,
they should refuse to make a change
should refJse to turn away from an es-
tablished order giving full barns, full
purses, full dinner pals and for the sake
of one Of the minor traditions of the
fathers drive out the high priest of pros
perity?
SO far as human eyes can see there
never before has been such an oppor-
tunity 10 break away from the anti-third
term tradition.
Nor will Mr. Mckinley be seriously
disturbed in the pursuit of his ambition
by other candidates in his own party.
Mr. Mckinley is Of course, too astute
q politician to launch his boom now or
to permit indiscreet friends to boom
him. For many easons-notably, be-
cause the rivalries among the other cam
didates and his own aloofpess make him
ever stronger and stronger-he Will keep
out of the race, apparently, until the
last. He will let it appear that the call
for him comes spontaneously from the
Overfowing heart of the masses.
COURTS EXPECTED TO HELP.
"The only possible interruption of the
lmperialist plans is the decision OF the
supreme court. But it is evident that
Mr. Mckinley has no fear of this Even
should the supreme court decide as to the
main question-that is, the status Of the
people of the acquired territories--that
would not interrupt him, because there
a!e several ways in which a decision
that the acquired territories are an in
tegral part of the United States could be
evaded.
But everywhere you find it confidently
asserted that the supreme court will not
upset the government to use Mr.. Spoon
er's phrase. No Democrat or Republican
has the slightest doubt that the supreme
court will evade the main issue or de-
eide for Mr.. Mckinley.
MARK HANNA NOT SO MUCH.
"One of the impressions which is dis
sipated by a sojourn in Washington is
the idea of the dominant position of
Mark Hanna. Hanna is one of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's closest and dearest friend But
Mckinley does not take Hanna's advice
Hanna is regarded as a magnificent
boodle-fund collector, a superb financial
organizer of political parties, but nothing
more. An Illustration Of Mr. Mckinley s
attitude toward him is the failure of the
ship subsidy bill to repay obligations con-
stracted by Hanna on Mr. McKinley's ac-
count.
''Mr. Mckinley was openly in favor OF
the bin and apparently exerted his infu-
ence to pass 1t, but in reality he was not
at heart in its support. The bill meant
the payment Of a debt for goods already
delivered. 1t was a huge BILL like the
river and harbor bill, to pay the Demo
Gratis for their Cuban and Philippine res
olut;ons votes.
Mr.. Mckinley was alarmed over the
extravag CANT appropriations - over the
rising tide Imperialism In it's wider de-
velopments is going to be very expensive
There was no money to spare for the dis.
charge OF such debts Of honor