Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-06-13

nEegliar Correspondenf.l
Washington, ID. O.. June 10. 1901


Washington, ID. c.. June 10, 1901.
The idea Of Mexicanizing this govern
ment By giving the President third
terms IS step toward keeping him In
Ofiice permanently, by going through
the farce OF holding an elecsion every
four years, &c the MexIcans do with
Diaz, has been thrown down hard enough
20 have been killed every time IL has
reared its head In this country. bat Il
isn't dead. It IL now being nursed BY
Senator Chauncey Depew, who belongs
TO the class which woald welcome per-
manent ruler OF the country, whether
called President or By any other title,
provided he held the right view. That
class thinks Mr.. Mckinley holds the
right view, for them. That accounts
for Mr.. Depew's announcement OF a
third term Mckinley Boom. Mr. Depew
may claim that his talk merely repre-
far as Il goes, but IL also represented an
understanding with q number of men
who sometime ago determined TO test
public opinion on the third term idea.
with the intention II there was not too
much kicking. to start an organized
movement TO nominate Mr.. Mckinley
again. These men are now studying
the press comments upon Dir. Depew's
third term interview. Few of what are
known as the practical politicians In
the republican party are In this third
term scheme. Its success would mean
the retention of too many men already
in Office, to please them but practical
politicians never butt heir heads against
stone walls, and If strong rank and
ME third term sentiment can be worked
up, they will follow the crowd. Some
OF Mr.. McKinley's friends say the talk
OF third term Is very disagreeable 10
him, but that statement Is not reason
able one, since he could quickly stop the
talk by announcing that he would not
accept another nomination. So long as
he fails to make that announcement, the
public naturally take Il for granted that
he Is not opposed.
That Mr.. Charles G.. Dawes, Comp
troller of the Treasury, who poses as q
close friend of Mr.. Mckinley, should be
neglecting his official duties to push
along his candidacy, for the seat now
held by Senator BILLY" Mason. of Ills,
Is regarded In Washington as indicating
that Mason made a mistake when he de-
clared that Mr.. Mckinley would follow
q hands-of policy in the Senatorial
AHub. Inc lEtouus Vi O8W6e openly
claim that he has the full and cordial
support of the administration and that
ut the proper time that fact will be made
clear TO the republican voters Of the
state. II they are right, the country can
look for some lively speeches from
Mason on the floor of the Senate, in
which he will do some more blushing
for the administration. Mason does not
rank high as statesman in the Senate.
but as rough and tumble fighter he il
an antagonist that knows how to make
things howl, rs he has shown upon
several notable occasions.
II Senator Pritchard, of N. c., did
not land what he went to the White
House after q day or two ago, il wasn't
because he didn't jolly along one
of Mr.. McKinley's pet ideas. The day
before he called on Mr.. Mckinley, Sena-
tor Pritchard got himself interviewed.
and predicted that both North and
Sauth Carolina would soon be republi.
can. Mr.. Mckinley may have taken
that prediction seriously since he Is
known to have swallowed others equal
ly as wild about the South, but every
body else regarded it as humorous.
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