The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-28
THE RoosENEl.r T9lBp TERM
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boost Theodore Roosevelt for a third
term asipresident In a special COM
mpnicatiopS To- the editor Of this pa
rer tha president Of the new league
Is credited with saying: I'VE intend
To- have U member in every county OF
every State IN the Union" In post
scylp attached to the platform It is
stated that the Secretary Of the
lesgpe would IKE to hear from every.
hody interested in the progress Of the
movement The address Of the Sec
retaFy Il the Tribune Building, Chi
cago. Below Is the platform Of the
league n ifull:
We the members Of the Roosevelt
Third Term National League, having
at heart the great social and political
problems now confronting the people,
md Ii order that the rights Of the
masses be protected and that national
harmony be preserved, deem it imper-
atiye that Theodore Roosevelt be re-
Iected Il the Presidency in 1908.
We have come upon days in our So
elaisand political life, fermentlng with
iisrust and requiring firm control.
We View with alarm the evils al
ready grown from the abuse of cor
porate power and see in these evils
feftiIe Aeld for the demagogue, from
which might readily spring a politi.
cai and social revolution, and believe
that nothing short of temperate and
prayerfui soiicimde. on the part Of
ire people, will hold our political add
social structure intact.
10 the people irrespective Of party
lines Ii due the credit that their Presi,
dent to-day Is Theodore Roosevelt.
Anew era Of real freedom and vitality
INCUR institutions of government and
poIitics was demanded, and they wise.
III saw IN him a means to attain It
So Yaliantly and intellectually has
this man reflected the wishes OF the
PEOPLE, that his personality has en-
tered into and become a part Of every
department Of our national life.
ne has won the confidence of the
peopIe; and this fact alone, makes
him the most potent factor IN the so,
iution 81 the present disturbing con.
diticns. To eliminate this personals
tty which Is to that confidence lat a
time when the people, as a whole, are
FESTIVE and trembling with apprehen-
sioh. is to invite national disorder
So closely woven is this bond be-
tween the President and the people,
fhat he has become to them a public
necessity, an essential Of things in
the social and political fabric. There
fore Theodore Roosevelt is not only
the one logical candidate for nomina-
lion, but manifestly is the only logi-
cal President for the people.
Already has It been demonstrated
that the frightened and yeRgefal
wealth controlling forces of the conn
IN. will resort TO any means to defeat
lis nomination for a Presidential
Third Term. We, therefore, must be
on the alert and quick to action II we
would save that which has already
been accomplished by our ilIustriors
President.
we are not unmindful of the fact
that Theodore Roosevelt himself de-
dared in 1904, that under no circum-
stances would he be candidate for,
sof, would be accept another nomina-
lion.
We challenge, however, his right
10 refuse to accept the Presidency Of
the United States for Third Term,
In thesface Of the peoples demand, es.
pecially at a time when so many I'M
deFtakings Of the highest Importance
nave been brought about and set in
motion by him, and SO subject them
"a the danger Of an untried and lin,
proved successor, to whom public CON
adence would be reluctantly extended.
& ID all.
ianifestay, the selection Of It's
president rests with the people. The
public, alone, Is Judge. No man may
say he will not accept, It is not the
province Of Theodore Roosevelt TO say
viii or will not be the President.
re, who acts as President, acts solely
as servant Of the people, and when
called by them, must come.
We further hold, that in point Of
tact his reelection in 1908 would not
constitute Third Term. HE HAS
BEEN ELECTED TO THE PREsG-
DIdNCY BUT ONCE Inasmuch, how
ever, as the Issue has been so gener
ally spoken Of as a Third Term, the
iseague has adopted the title.
We, therefore, in the interest Of
p1bilc welfare, demand that Iheo-
sIpre Roosevelt be nominated for the
Presidency and bere.elected In 1908,
IN "a mat and hereby pledge our snp.I