Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-05
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS A THIRp TERM CANO
COL Henry Wsson Appears Thoroughly Presidents
Determination to Succeed Himself
Front tho Touisv lilo Courer

Republicans to nominate him in 1908
and to force him to withdraw his
voluntary remuneration of 1904 and
accept a nomination, substantially, for
third term. Those who stand nearest
him resent the accusation With no little
feeling as a direct impeachment of his
integrity. or course, this In turn
means nothing, because their indigna-
ton might relate the rather to the
premature disclosure Of plans requir-
ing to be matured in secret than any
excess Of zeal for the Roosevelt char
acter and reputation. Renunciations in
great affairs rarely amount to much.
They are not hard to recall. EVERY
thing" the Spanish proverb tells us,
"s possible with od"-particularly
under the rule that circumstances
alter cases" That was a significant
observation Of the Journal des Debats
the other day-the French are still
very imaginative and pregnant-at
least in their phraseoloEy. which said;
"Roosevelt's conversion to radicalism
comedies with the remarkable upspriug-
ing Of Socia listic ideas In transa tlantic
thought, and implies that he is
taking this line to secure denomination
in 1908 The energy Of this lmperious
man is intact. and the hour of his re-
pose will not soon strike 1t Is impos-
sibe to conceive that Theodore Roose-
welt can be satisfied In two years with
premature political extinction
The long and the short of all of
which is that, whatever lies In the
presidents mind. or hope, or purpose,
is purely conjectural and must remain
in state OF abeyance; though thereby
hangs a tale, which may or may not
possess some relevancy and interest.
During the winter of 1894 it came
to the knowledge of writer for the
Courier-Journal, then in Washington,
that Gen. Grant contemplated a third
term in the White House. This knowl-
edge emanated from the very highest
sources-sources which left no room
for doubt. Without uncovering his
authorities the writer In. question gave
an outline of the scheme I'm these col
umns. Though written with modera-
ton, II read like a very audacious
sensation. Though gently, even guard
edly, delivered, 1t hit the country right
in the middle of the forehead. Not
many believed it possible. First with
a roar of derision and then with q
howl Of abuse, the newspapers treated
It, the unlucky writer coming in for a
world of objurgation and detraction.
Yet, as the sequel showed, he wrote
directly by the card and from the
card, so that a year later what had
been dismissed as a pipe dream, "be-
tween the sherry and the champagne"
was on all sides being seriously dis
cussed as a possible and even prob
able issue of the political situation.
Its exposure betimes, with the de-
feat of the Force Lii Of 1S74-5. man
aged on the floor Of the house by Mr.
Randall, but brought about by Mr..
Blaine, the speaker, who meant that
no such power should be placed in
Gen. Grants hands, the scheme COL
lapsed. or, rather it was postponed
from 1876 to 1880, when it received it's
coup de grace and went down with the
immortal 306 at Chicago.
We shall see what we shall see.
white folks am mighty onsartin,
niggers in proportion Touch 'em up
again, Mr.. Towne. and you. dear Mr.
Cochran, why so silent and SO long?