The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-18
sTILL At II.

In spite of the gentle persuasions
of the State Journal the Fairmont
4 West virginian is still at 1t in the mat
ter OF running Mr.. Roosevelt for Pres
ieent again. II It were any other pa
per but the West virginian we would
not say muck on the subject. but we
are much afraid that II that esumable
sheet Keeps on 1t will do a great deal
OF harm. There is danger that II It
pursues It's present course Roosevelt
will be placed on both the Democratic
and Republican tickets for President
and the Prohibitionists and Labor PEG.
pie will Join in.
THE West yirginian Is indulging in
wilder enthusiasm than ever in this di.
rection and has tie following reply to
the late suggestion of the State Jour
nal that George Washington and Abe
Lincoln would not have anything to do
with being President three times in
succession. the first taking strong
grounds in this particular and the sec.
| ond being of such undoubted patriot
ism that no one believes he would
have INDUCED in such folly"
Here our Parkersburg contemporary
above named reproduced what we>said
Oh Monday, VIXEN it further comment
ed as follows:
IF any other paper In the world had
talked about Mr.. Roosevelts being a
bigger man that old Grant, saying
nothing about Washington, Jefferson,
Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley, we
would not have believed it, but we sup
pose we will now have to accept It as
literal fact.
"As to how Mr.. Roosevelt got the
Presidency does not matter, but the
fact remains that on the fourth of
March, 1908, he will have served al
most eight years in that Office. The
State Journal believes that two terms,
practically what he has had In that po-
4 sition. are all that any mortal man
should have. II it were forty Roose
velt's rolled into one, the menace and
danger to this country of choosing a
man three times to the Presidency or
what Is virtually the same thing, even
, IL lie be succeeded to one through a
great tragedy, would be In the EG;urc
of crime"
We can't see where the crime would
come in II. as seems probable now, the
people should rise in their might and
make Mr.. Roosevelt his own successor.
While the President is great the PEG.
pie are still greater. They are SUI.
preme. Many changes will occur dur.
Ing the next three years. and long be.
fore the expiration of that time Mr.
Roosevelt may be considered entirely
out of all Presidential cancellations:
but at the present time the State Jour-
nal is certainly not blind to TIL, fact
that there is almost universal feeling
in favor Of his denomination in 1908.
Why, even the Democrats want him.
Look what they did in New York City
the other day. We refer to the Tam
manyites. In convention assembled
they could not refrain from expressing
their admiration for the President and
indorsing his course, especially il the
matter of his peace achievements.
Nine out Of every ten Republican: we
meet are for Roosevelt il interrogatGd.
They are aware that there is plenty Of
good Presidential timber in their par
ty, yet Mr.. Roosevelt is always upper.
most in their minds. The State Jour-
nal knows why this is so. 1t knows
that 1t Is because he does things =
that he goes right at the things he de-
sires to accomplish. We have no idea
that II he should be called upon by a
delegation of representative RepuLli.
cans and asked to take the neAt nan,i-
nation he would consent to do so, yet If
the party should instruct its delegates
20 nominate him, as now seems prob
able. he would have to acquiesce, and
1t is easy to believe that he would
be reelected by as sweeping a major
ity as that he received last year.
We sincerely hope tina. the esteem
ed State Journal will not antagonizethe
Roosevelt sentiment to such an en-
tent that 1t will feel unlike riding with
us in his band wagon.