The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-06-13
DECLINED IN ADVANCE
Pre- sident Mckinley Takes Earl;
Opportunity to Sit Upon the
Third Term Takers.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT A MOTIVATION
If Offered Him to the Presidency for
the Third Time-Signs the
Announcement.

Washington. June 12.-President
Mckinley yesterday put quietus Oh
the thirtl-tern talk which has gained
some currency inf the newspapers
through interviews with certain we'll
known Republicans favoring the re-
nomination of the president for third
term. Shortly before yesterdays cabi-
net meeting adjourned Secretary Cor
telyou gave TO the press a signed state
ment by the president intended for the
the American people, announcing that
he was not candidate for a third
term and wou,G rot accept a renomina
ton if one We're rendered.
Text OF the Announcement.
Following is given the text of this
important announce ment:
Il regret that the suggestion of a
third term has been made. | doubt
whether l am called upon to give it
ne tice. But there are now questions
of the gravest Importance before the
administration and the country, and
their just consideration should not be
prejudiced in the public mind by even
the suspicion of the thought of a third
term.
In view, therefore. of the reitera-
tion of the suggestion Of it, | will say
now, once for ALL expressing a long
settled conviction, that | not only am
not and will not be a candidate for
third term. but would not accept
nomination for it If il We're rendered
NE.
My only ambition is to serve
through my second term to the accept
ance of my countrymen. whose gener-
Gus confidence 1 so deeply appreciate.
and then with them to do my duty in
the ranks of private citizenship"
This is signed William Mckinley"
and dated Executive Mansion, Wash
ington, June 10. 1901"
Reason of That Night Session.
1t was for the purpose of reading the
foregoing statement to them that tie
president summoned his cabinet Non
day night. They all approved the de-
cision, and he at the same time per-
sonally pledged each TO secrecy until
public announcement was made. The
cabinet. on hearing the reasons the
president advanced. which are substan-
TALLY set forth in the public announce
ment-that talk of third term would
react on the national policies the adj
ministration is endeavoring to promote
-coincided with the views of their
chief that the present was an oppor-
tune time for its promuIgation- : lie
phraseOlogy of the announcement was
considered further by the cabinet yes
terday and, after change or two
from Monday nights draft Secretary
Cortelyou was directed to make it pub
1ic
His Friends Are Not Surprised.
The PRESIDENT intimate personal
and political friends later expressed
themselves as not surprised at the de-
.cision announced. but quite generally
conceded that they had not expected
such an announcement at this time.
thinking that the president would not
so quickly take heed of the third term
gossip. They said. however, that they
believed the president had shown his
quick and excellent political judgment
by crushing the third-term movement
in its very birth.
Deiuged With Communications.
The president already is being del
uged with telegrams commendatory of
his announcement putting at rest all
third-term rumors. These telegrams
began arriving at The White House
last evening. and are from prominent
people throughout the country. They
place emphasis on the opportuneness
of the statement and the beneficent ef-
fleet on the country from political
sta,dpoint. None of the kilograms
WAS made public.
CHINESE REFORMER ADMITTED