The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Especial to The Messenger.

Washington, November 14-Much
interest attaches to a story which is
going the rounds about an informal
conference at the White House just
before the president started for Pana-
ma. At this conference, SO the report
goes, Mr.. Roosevelt made it plain that
under no circumstances could he be
induced to accept a denomination for
the presidency.
1t is true there is nothing new in
ed himself out of the running, but
despite his repeated declarations the
Roosevelt talk has refused to die out
AS a result of the recent elections,
some people have held that Mr. Roose-
Velts nomination was imperatively de-
manded, while others have believed the
election removed any possibility Of such
a course becoming necessary Mr..
Roosevelt made it apparent at the
White House confer ence that the latter
view is held by him and the gentle
men who were present have accepted
the situation and have re1inquished all
thought of -four years more Of Roose-
velt".
In discussing the matter Mr. Roose-
celt said that while he appreciated the
compliment implied in the proposal
that he be candidate to succeed him
SELF and realized that it was made in
good spirit, his conclusion to retire at
the end of his present term was ire
vocable. He thoroughly subscribed, he
said, to the time-honored tradition
that no DracidoOt of tho TTnitod
should not serve more than two terms
and repeated his former declaration
that he regarded his present term rs
his second
More interesting, however, was the
frankness with which Mr.. Roosevelt
discussed other motives prompting him
to retirement. Insofar as fame was
concerned, he said, he was certain ne
could achieve no more than he had
already acquired, and that there was
the chance that the popular esteem he
now enjoyed might reach the vanishing
point, as was the case with President
Cleveland before he had completed his
second term.
From frankness of this kind there is
no escape and, so his hearers say,
there was in the presidents tone a sin
-cerity that left no doubt of his firm
conviction.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois,
got a quick raise when he showed up
in Washington the other day as an ad-
vocate of tariff revision. Public senti-
ment, as Senator CullOm had found ii,
demanded a readjustment of the sCned-
ules, and the senator favored the call
ing of an extra session of congress IN
mediately after adjournment on March
4th next to undertake the work.
Senators Burrow Of Michigan, and
Fulton, of Oregon, who arrived in town
Just in time to read Senator Cullom' S
interview in the newspapers, were
quickly to the front with declarations
that they had found no considerable le
sentiment demanding tariff legislation.
They agreed with Senator Cullom that
if the thing had to be done the proper
time would be at an extra session OF
70 the 60th congress-, following adjourn
ment of the 59th congress next March,
but they did not agree there existed any
necessity of undertaking tariff legisla-
ton. - -
It is very evident that the tariff is
going to be a burning issue when con-
gress convenes early next month. A
good many senators and representa-
tives, meeting the exigencies Of 4 cam
paign, promised their constituents they
would advocate tariff revision when
they got back to Washington. and they
are going to have to make good, Some
of their voices may not be very loud
or very long, but they will have to
line up with the revision1sts, thus
strengthening the revision forces. Just
how much of figure the rev1s1onists
will be able to cut wiz depend IN 10
small degree on what. the president
says about tariff in his forthcoming
message, The message, therefore, Is
awaited with great Interest by all who
are interested in the question of tariff
whether they be for or against revision
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