The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-18
THE PRESIDENTS
GREAT TRIUMPH
fcosT1suED FROM FIRST PACE.

lCOkTIsfEU FROM FIRST PAGE.
ties end districts Of ali the gouthsrn
States. do not want the parry 10 grow.
Indeed. they wast the party to grow
smaller, 10 that close corporation Of
a few individuals can be formed and
maintained TO exist for no other re1son
than TO divide out the FEDERAL patro-
mage among themselves. Thee men
want short division Of patronage
Therefore the party is already too big
30 suit them. where there are more Re
publicang than there are offices to go
around. Such Republicans do not want
any one TO Join the party. and fesi les.
they actually try to drive men out of IL
to make 1T small enough for every COM
mitteernan TO be Federal officeholier
They are always frightened II there IS
any danger of Republican success IN
the state or district. and they are al
WAYS frightened al tho suggestion Of
the establishment Of Republican daily
newspaper, They are simply afraid
that the party might grow and get too
big and respectable fer them 10 he OF
any importance in Ii.
The President has made A good be-
Ginning In stamping ont the evil in
Virginia. where he notified State Chair
man Agnew that be must either resfgn
Is State Chairman or resign as Inter
nal Revenue Collector. Mr.. Agnew has
~esigned 3s State Chairman, and q
Young man, Congressman Slemp's son
has been elected, who Is in favor OF
building ~ the marty.
NEW BLOOD RECOGNIZED IN THE
SOUTH.
TIE President has also begun 10 rec
,gnize new blood IN the South. He has
elready eppjinted General Rosser. and
he son of General Zeb Stuart tConfed-
crate Generals) to Federal Offices.
The Presidents recent sreech on the
race question, and his friendiness
| shown to the South in many respects
has greatly strengthened him in the
South. and makes it possible for Tao
| Republican party to grow by gaming
| substantial recruits as never he o'e.
The President is not only growing IL
popularity generally in the South. bur
re has started right to put new life IL
| The Republican party. Under propef
| leadership the Republican party no"
| has an opportunity to grow and soon
| become the dominant party in many
! f the Southern States.
| ROOSEVELT AGAINST A THIRD
TERN
| At the banquet of the IriquOiS Dem
| rcratic Club in Chicago, given to the
| President, there was most significant
| occurrence The postmaster, ex-Con-
| yressman James Hamilton Lewis, in
lis speech Introducing the President.
~efcrred to his great popularity. and
| aid that the people would probably
| demand that he serve another term as
| president. This was received with
| 'oud applause. OF course. the Pres
| dent put this suggestion behind him
| promptly in terms he has expressed
rom the first, which was strongly
against any thought Or possibility of a
| bird term. But there is one phase OF
his matter concerning which We can,
| not resist comment. We feel salts
| led that no candidate for a third term
| will ever be able to surround himself
With enough lieutenants and to form
| IN organization sufficiently strong tnC
natter how many politicians, corpCr-
| ltiCns, trusts or other powerful in
| 1uCnces are in the deal1 to plan a
campaign to nominate and elect him
self to the Presidency for a third
-erm. The people would Use up in
;verws Ginning numbers against such
a plan,
But the time may come when the
people themselves may decide to break
the precedent and unwritten law
against a third term. If it is ever
done, it will be done by the people
and it will be done against the wishes
If the politicians, and over the de
sires CT the man elected. Whenever
the occasion arises. if it ever should
when the people decide with one &C
cord to do this, it will be done, anG
rot until then.
WHAT THE PEOPLE MAY NOW
DECIDE.
But there is one other view of the
)Teccnt situation that the people ma
AXE. They may decide that for once
hey do net agree with the President
when he construed that the part Of {
term that he served after the deatl
# President Mckinley, was his frs
-erm. They may decide that he servei
hat as Vice-President, standing in the
,hoes of President Mckinley, carrying
out his policies.
They may decide that the unwrittel
law of two terms applies only to two
full terms to which they (the people
nave eleCleu d IldU DIS 1TeSlueut, ant
if the sovereign people rise in thei
might and majesty and so construe tn,
precedent and unwritten law, then wht
is there to gainsay Or defy their de
cision. The desires, judgment, ant
will of no one man, or set of men
less than a majority of the people, cal
avail. And the people are shown,
more clearly each day that they know
what fhny onH tho will of fb.
people must rule, if the Republic il
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