The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-14
ROOSEVELT IS TO
MAKE: A THIRD
TERM TOUR
AFFECTS STUMPiNG TRIP TO BE
IN RESPONSE TO "PRESsURE"
FROM THE PEOPLE.
LOOpHOLE FOR ESCAPE



was hngton Aprl Is. Tho real
news today is in the statement that
President Roosevelt Is to make an
other tour Of the country. max ng
Misrouli and Michigan his two main
objective points, but not restricting
he blessing Of his presents to them
should the public in general between,
and behind those regions eyince dis
POS tion to receive him.
The announcement as is usual in
these cases, left a loophole fos cape
the chief object just al praaent being
to Sc how the people take it Eut Il
may be predicted that excessive en-.
couragemont viii nor be needed to in
duce The president to believe that hi
people want him
The attacks Of thu people with
muck axes have grown TO proportions
such tha something ought to be done
and nobody can have more confidence
in the peruasivoness Of his personal
PIE enca than the president has in his
II would not do 10 lose an election
imply FOR The want Of a stumping
tour and il nothing but stumping
tour wiuld win it. we could depend
upon our executive to do nothing else
between this and 1908,
Persons who know the presidential
character will SIN le at the news, with
| the il-naturod amusement Of those
who zee their opinions verified, while
| thpse who not knowing, admire MIN
will be glad thai IN this one lnstancc
he has broken his rule never 10 wave
hairs breadth from a promise or t.
racede an inch from pos tion one
assumed.
As a matter Of fact Of curse III
l,e idont has heen on every side Of
every question or position which could
in any way affect his fortunes: hi
eolo stipulation being that the last
po ition he assumes. or ,se he
takes. Shall be the one which make
him appear as the victor Gus leader
May Yield to pressure"
~, has heretofore announced with
his usuar positiyencsa. tdat he has
made his last presidential tour. and Il
he now yield to the tremendous pres
sure" brought to bear upon him, why
aow can anybody complain In thg
same way, when the question OF a
third term comes, tremendous pre-
sure will be brought TO bear upon tho
president TO accept the nom nation
and il he yields 10 IT, who will doubt
that he does 80 for the good Of the
country?
Meanwhile, We may expect TO hear
next week that the idea of the presi
Dental tour has never been entertain
cd. and in this manner we shall con
iinuc to be dragged to and fro oyel
the Goals of alticipati H. until ia
tour comes off
Ia the senate the debate on the rate
bin went On. Mr. Foraker in this IN
stance, being aided by other senators
in wa ting the time intervening be
tween : o'clock and 4. He was. j.
is true proceeded by Mr. Lattimer, VIII
read an opinion to he effect that a bl
ought TO be passed this session am
that II ought TO deny the rignt of in
terlocutory DEGREES: bur, as that war
probably impossible let them pafs the
best bin they could and send il to the
supreme court for a certificate # con
s'ituiionalily.
Yearns for cor-s-o on sense.
He would Ike 10 see a bill drawn
with some regard TO common sense
and practical needs; but. of cour-e
the supreme court isthe rller Of this
untry and if they ruled in favor OF
legal hair splitting We must yield 10
their viii The only thing he saiG
which some as a surprise was TO the
enec. that if We did not pass the b'lI
this session We might not afierwarG
get a congress and president 50 IA
v0rable to the cause Of the people
This Is a solemn thought indeed
Tiilman g0f up 81 inquire whether
the bin did not intend to re.tr.c- the
court TO saying whether a rate were
lawfully" made. but Foraker thought
that regularly" should be the word /
The senator from Minnesota suddenly I
developed combative qualities. and 1
when Foraker begged him 10 postpone I
his remarks till later he exclaimed. /
We'll. that's always the way; il
any one wants TO object De IS Away
told 10 wait. and the waiting never
comes % an end"
Shifts 70 the Tariff.
"Oh. well 20 ahead. then said For
ager. "b-t I " observe -hat the
clause on page 1C IS a fraud and a
cheat and a humbug. and am going
TO exp-se It. There is no provision II
the bin for eonplsin.ng OF any rate