Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
President of League Whose
Headquarters Are Chicago
Explains Its Purpose
ROOSEVELT is NOT CONSULTED
To E. A. Horner's Mind, He Has Moth
ing to Say About It-Not the Pur-
pose to Appeal to Politicians, But Di-
reetly to the People, Who. Know
Roosevelt Is Honest.

New York, Dec. 2S.--Edward A. Hor-
ner, of Chicago. president of the Roose-
welt Third Term League, when asked
yesterday about that organization said:
TT is not our purpose to appeal to
politicians, in fact, we don't want any
of them. 1t is to be matter which
is to come directly from the people, and
b for myself don't care whether Roose-'
welt likes it or not. To my mind he
has nothing to say. He is the only
man in whom the people have absolute
and implicit confidence We know that
he is honest; his actions have demon-
strated it beyond cavil.'
The headquarters of the league are
in Chicago. The league is sending
broadcast over the country, copies of
its platform. which sets forth that
Roosevelt should be nominated and
elected again. and tells why the league
is nom partisan.
n Some of the plank;s Of the platform
adopted. follow
Third Term National League, having at
heart the great social and political
problems now confronting the people,
and in order that the rights of the
masses be protected and that national
harmony be preserved, deem it iinpera-
tive that Theodore Roosevelt be re-
elected to the presidency in 1908
I'VE view with alarm the evils al
ready grown from the abuse of corpor-
ate power and see in these evils fer
tile field for the demagogue, from
which might readily spring political
md social revolution, and believe chat
nothing sh0rt of temperate and pray
erful sclicitude, on the, part of the reo-
pie, will hold our political and social
structure intact.
He has won the confidence Of the
people: and this fact alone, makes him
the most potent factor in the solution
of the present disturbing conditions
TO eliminate this personality-which is
to eliminate that contidence-at time
when the people, as whole, are restive
and trembling with apprehension, is to
invite national disorder.
L ALREADY has it been demonstrated
that the frightened and vengeful wealth
controlling forces of the country, will
resort to any means to defeat his NOM
aination for presidential third term
We, therefore, must be on the alert and
quick action ii we would save that
which has already been accomplished
by our illustrious president.
1--WE challenge his right to refuse to
accept the presidency of the United
States for third term. in the face Of
the peoples demand, especially at a
time when so many undertakings of
the highest Importance have been
brought about and set in motion by
him, and so subject them to the danger
OF an untried and improved successor,
to whom public confidence would be
reluctantly extended, If at all.
sManifestly the selection Of it's pres
ident rests with the people. The public
alone is Judge. No man may say he
will not accept. 1t is not the province
Of Theodore Roosevelt to say he will or
will not be the president. He, who acts
as president, acts solely as a servant
Of the people, and when called by them
must come.
We further hold, that in point Of
fact his reelection in 1908 would not
constitute third term. He has been
elected to the presidency but once In
Sasmuch, however, as the issue has been
80 generally spoken Of as a third term.
the league has adopted the title"