Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-25
ROOSEVELT AND ANOTHER
NOMINATION.,

ss"aSi"6 INV posSiDilltS Oh an
other nomination for President
Roosevelt, the southsIdc Journal
says:
"a great many people are insist.
Ing that Mr. Roosevelt will chang.
his mind ana come out for another
term. We have too high an opinlon
OF the President to believe that he
would go back on his promise like
that; although the brightest minds
ON both sides Of the political fence
are beginning to believe that he Is
the only man In the Republican party
who would stand particle Of q show
against Bryan. Mr.. Root, who, we
Insist, Is the man the Republicans
VIII nominate, Is too closely allied To
the interests which, while financially
powerful are weak before tho people
today, TO poll that strong independent
vote which Is the deciding factor
1 In American politics today In tho
next campaign the personality Of
q the men Will weigh more with the
voters than the platforms, for Tho
principles of the parties may be null.
I lttied Mt any time by the men in
whose charge the carrying ont of
the platform Is placed. Hence. while
the principles OF the parties will he
carefully cnunclatod. the characters
OF the men behind the platform. or
i upon 1t, will be the magnet that will
draw support"
one does not need to go far back
into history In order To find Il paral-
lei for the conditions which proba.
bly, Will exist when the Republican
4 convention next meets. For instance,
take the only Democrat who has
held the presidency since the war,
Grover Cleveland, He went into of.
Hce With voluntary and high.
sounding essay on the evils OF re-
election and laid 1t down as n pru.
y ciples to be adhered to that no man
should hold the Office of President.
4 for more than a single term. Twice
after that he voluntarily was can.
! 49,, J.. L y -
I aidate for The Office and has been II;
"a receptive mood.4ever since ana
{, probably Will be until death takes
him away from practical considera.
!. ton OF the question. No one doubts
that he was sincere, IN an abstract
way, when he invelghed against sec.
/ ond terms. He simply did not I'M.
{ derstand that conditions might arise
Whcih would preclude the possibility
d 81 his helng consistent. Mr.. Roose.
welt is undoubtedly sincere in his
desire to give up the Presidency
4 when his term is completed, but W.
have no doubt that his virile per
& ssonality and his popularity among
the people of the West will place
him head aud shoulders above any
other Republican candidate in the
field, and when the leaders realize
that fact and are brought face to
q race with the danger OF placing n
weak man against w. j. Bryan they
H VIII test Roosevelts loyalty TO his
party and make him give up his
+ consistency, as many another man
had been forced to do under the now
iSefful influence of unforeseen contin.
geneies. In fact. man is foolish to
make unnecessary pledges concern.
ing a course of action to be taken at
some time In the future. 1t may he
sIsthe pure ciissedness of things In
general, but II usually turns ont that
The one thing which a man declares
me viii not do Is the one thing he
siis forced TO do by the inexorable
march of unforeseen circumstances.
S;ss Without questioning the Presidents
y sineerity Ia the attitude which he
syolAn tarily has assumed, we stin ex,
Speet 70; see him lead the Republican
ticket iH the next presidential cam.