Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
THIRD TERRIERS BUSY
Roosevelt LEAGUE Sendinu
Platform to All Sections.
POLITICIANS NOT WANTED
Organization Strictly Non Partisan in
Character.
PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT
Has No Right, Says Declaration, to
Refuse Another Nomination in Face
of Demand by the People.
PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, December 2s.-An organiza-
tion called the Roosevelt Third Term
League. with headquarters in Chicago is
sending broadcast over the country comics
OF its platform. The platform sets forth
that President Roosevelt should be nomi-
mated and elected for third term and tells
why.
The league is non-partisan. 1t wants
Roosevelt nominated on any and ali tickets
because, 1t says. he is the peoples choice.
IL purposes to form an organization in
every state and proceed along lines not al
together dissimilar from that pursued by
the Mckinley League in 1896. This would
mean county and city organizations aIso
Edward A. Horner, formerly of IeadvilIe
now or Chicago. is president of the league.
Wnen asked yesterday about the move
ment, he said:
1t is not our purpose to appeal to the
politicians. In fact, we don't want any of
tnem 1t Is to be a matter which is to come
| olrecty from the people, and for myself I
u uuil care whether President Roosevelt
iikes IL or not. To my mind he has noth-
ing 10 say about it. He is the only man i'm
"nom the people have absolute and implicit
tionIdence. We know he is honest, his &C.
tlons nave demonstrated il beyond caviI"
1his Is the leagues PLATFORM:
The Leagues Platform.
We, the members of the Roosevelt .Tb,ra
the great social and political problems now
confronting the people. and in order Tho.
the rights OF the masses be protected and
that national harmony be preserved. deem
imperative that Theordore Roosevelt ha
| rejected to the presidency In 1908.
orI We nave come upon days in our social
ana requiring firm control
we view with alarm the evils already
81 rom me abuse of corporate power
dnu u see Ia these evils fertile field for the
ueInagogue. from which might readily
spring political and social revolution and
| pei,eVe mat nothing short of temperate
ana prayerful solicitude, on the part of the
! structure intact ~ 'oSiai
=, 70 the people irrespective Of party lines
y, Is 1 T me credit that their President TO-DAY
Is theodore Roosevelt new era OF 10y
freedom and vitality in our institntions
OF government and politics was demanded
ana lhey wisely saw in him a means to
-, 80 valiantly and Fundamentally has
tnls man reflected the wishes of the neo
and and i haeo ms personality has entered into
our national life. ''eii' VI
-, He has won the confidence of the peo-
PIE, ana this fact alone makes him tho
most potent factor in the solution of the
present disturbing conditions To elm
mate mate THIS DISQUALIFICATION is to elm
mate that confidence-at a time when the
people as a whole are FESTIVE and tren1o
pllng with apprehension, is to invite ma
May Be Necessary.
SO closely woven is this bond between
the President and the people that he has
become to them public necessity, an es-
sential part of things In the social and
political fabric. Therefore Theodore
Roosevelt is not only the one logical can.
dldate for nomination, but manifestly is
the only logical President for the peopIe
=, Already has 1t been demonstrated that
N 1f.,I
trolling forces of the country will resort
to any means to defeat his nomination for
aI pres no third term We; therefore.
II we would save that which has already
been accomplished by our illustrious Pres.
ident.
We are not unmindful of the fact that
Theodore Roosevelt himself declared i'm
1904 that under no circumstances would
he be a candidate for or would he accent
another nomination"
We challenge, however. his right to re-
fuse 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 inn
portance have been brought about and set
in motion by him, and so subject them to
the danger of untried and improved
successor to whom public confidence
Manifestly the selection Of its President
rests with the people. The public alone is
cept it. 1t is nor the province of Theo-
dore Roosevelt to say he will will not
be the President He who acts as Presi-
dent acts solely servant of the peo-
pie, and when called by them must come.
We further hold that in point oe fact
his reelection in 1908 would not constitute
a third term. He has been elected to the
presidency but once. 1naSmuch. however,
as the issue has been generally spoken
of as third term, the league has adopted
the title.
We therefore, In the interest of public
welfare, demand that Theodore Roosevelt
be nominated for the presidency, and be
reelected in 1908, and to that end hereby
pledge our support.
Ice on the River.