Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-23
Roosevelt and 1908.

A gentleman described as "ope of Presi-
dent Rooseveits most intimate friends. who
is also member of the administration"
has been talking to the Washington CORE
spGndcnt of the New York Evening Post on
the subject OF a third term. and he eva-
IDENTIFY favors one for his chief. Note this
from the printed interview:
VINO is there to succeed him? Who
comes anywhere near being such popular
IDOL? If the President went south TO gain
that sections support for his pet policies,
the construction of the Pdna1la canal and
tine regulation of railroad rates, has he not
succeeded? Nowhere else In the country Is
either project more popular.,, SINCE Mr..
Bryan has more than one occasion com
mended the Presidents policies that wing
of the democratic party cannot reject MN.
His opponents In all parties. call MN a
socialist. Why shouldn't there be scran;-
BILE among the parties To- see W no shall sarst
nominate linn in 1903?
DESPITE his expressed intention of not
Offering himself again, could any man oe-
cline to stand for tire ofifcesih the face of a
unanimous and unprecedented demand rom
both the great political parties In THIS couh-
democrats used their Imagination, held their
convention first and named Mr.. Roosevelt
for President; nothing but follow the ex-
ample that had been set for them
This is open to two objections. 1t is too
n4lIennfalstic In suggestion, and IL comes
too far I'm advance of the next presidential
campaign AS The Star recently suggested.
with everything IN such placid state, IL
seems useless at present TO speculate ABOUT
1905 Today the President is the most
populsr and powerful man In the country,
and by voluntary deiiverapce, is II. touch
with public sentiment as TO the Washington
precedent respecting third term IN the
White House What impairment his popu-
ctr Stiffer in the next
thirty months-which brings us to- ihesnext
national convention time--no man may say.
But we all know that there are strenuous
times ahead. and 1t is the safest of assu,3p-
mons that the President will be N the
thiekest of the fray. He may be helped,
he may be harmed Who knows? He must
"a least take his chances.
This friend and adviser says that the dem
ocrats may use their imaginati meet be-
fore the republicans and nominate the Presi-
dent What then would the poor republicans
do? With the exercise of such imagination
should go a good deal of cold-blooded, pro-
sale calculat ton. Before nominating him the
democrats would do well to make sure of
his acceptance. Otherwise they might find
themselves in a very embarrassing sftua-
ton. -
But IT, in this way, they should make
sure Of the President for their candidate,
would the republicans fall in behind, and
move to make it unanimous? Such per-
Torrance at this day Is not only infpfoba-
BILE but undesirable. 1t is not best for. the
country to have things all one way. IL is
opposed to the genius and spirit of our in
stitutions4 Some, of our present troubles.
indeed, proceed from the fact that for full
eight years now there has been no opposi-
ton party worthy the name The demo-
Gratis have been ,feundeEinss around In a
morass OF failure and bad humor. while the
republicans, in several important matters,
have shown the need of eurb.s-' s.sss
But the really important feature of this
interesting interview is the fact disclosed
that there is one unexpectedly several
standing very close to the President and sin
cerely DESTROYS of seeing him run again.
VIII there be a movement in that iBfuen-
tial quarter to break down his resolution
and entice him into the field? II so, what
are its chances of success? --t~--