The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-25
PEOPLE CAN MAKE HIM SERVE
Public Must Decide About Presi.
dent Of United States
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS EXPRESSES VIEWS
LEADING SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT
SAYS IT'S TO BE ROOSEVELT
AND BRYAN AGAIN.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 25.-
Alfred Henry Lewis, we'll known as 6
magazine and newspaper writer, says
that President Roosevelt should rur
for another term. He also thinks the
people should insist on the presidents
candidacy. Mr.. Lewis expresses his
views in the Saturday Evening Post
of July q.
After declaring that the public alone
is the judge of who shall be president
he writes: Being called to the presl-
dency, one must come,' adding: INC
man may say he will, no man may say
he won't be president. These are not
questions for the individual. The white
house is no toy. It's bestowal should
not be looked upon in the light Of a
compliment"
Mr.. Lewis continues by asserting
that the presidents work is a war
half won," and that he now should not
seek to abandon it, further adding
that it is a matter in which Mr.
Roosevelt has no voice, and sis not
entitled to so much as a seat in the
gallery while the business is being dis
cuSsed."
nnn of hn n1ncino
article is significant. 1t reads:
Therefore, oh people. should you
him, with none to consult or consider
save yourselves"
Says Labor Holds Balance.
Labor will hold the balance of pow
err in the next presidential election, and
the candidate who gets the vote will be
our next president. In these calcula-
lions the person who fails to include
William Randolph Hearst as an impor-
tant factor is blind to the true politi-
cal conditions"
This is the estimate of former Sena-
tor McLaurin, of South Carolina, whose
Judgment of the trend of public
thought on the issues of the day has
always been regarded in Washington
as of exceptional value. He is one of
those who believe that Roosevelt will
be the nominee of the republican party
in 1908.
Roosevelt VS.. Bryan.
"In my opinion" said ex-senator
McLaurin, there is no doubt what
ever that the next presidential cam
paign will find Roosevelt and Bryan
opposed to each other as the candidates
of the republican and democratic par
ties respectively. Some way will be
found to get around the objection Mr..
Roosevelt makes to running again. If
he is nominated it will not be possible
for him to refuse to become a can
didate again.
president Roosevelt is responsible
for the resuscitation of Bryan. Politi-
cally, Bryan was out of the field, but
he was brought to the front again by
Roosevelt's advocacy of the radical
views which Bryan originally stood for.
Indeed, Roosevelt is the best friend
Bryan ever had"
Gompers on Eight Hour Rule.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, ex-
pressed much pleasure at the determi-
nation of the president to have the
eight-hour law strictly enforced
Activity all along the line in the
congressional campaign is at hand
Following the announcement of the
conference of the republican leaders
with President Roosevelt and Speaker
Cannon, scheduled for Oyster Bay this
week, comes an announcement here
that Chairman Jim Griggs of the
democratic hosts. will be securing the
democratic byways of New York in
search of funds with which to set the
democratic campaign going. Griggs
admits that it will be uphill work for
the democrats, as we'll as the repub-
licans. to secure necessary funds this
year.