Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-10-25
Phone los.
Roosevelt for Second Elective
Term.

United States Senator, mas taken
a unique step to test the senti-
ment of the country on the Pres
idential situation. Through the
National Magazine, of Boston,
Mass, he has offered a cash
prize reward of 81, 1000, open to
the American people, for the
strongest and best written argu-
ment in support of his following
assertions:
First. That the sovereign
people, and not Theodore Roose-
welt, the individual and public
servant, will decide who shall be
his successor.
Second. That TIL eodore
Roosevelt cannot decline a Sec
ond elective term or attempt to
name his successor without max
ing his own personal desires or
egotistical opinions paramount to
the combined wishes and intelli-
gence of the Republican party
and the electorate of the nation.
Third. That Roosevelt's hon
esty, courage, initiative, imagi-
nation, versatility, and tremend-
Gus capacity for work, with
heart and brain constantly at
tuned to the peoples rights and
commands, and his insistence up
on the enforcement rather than
avoidance of laws, and the pro-
lection of the rights of men and
property, have to an unparallel-
ed degree gained the confidence
Of all people; that, in the popu-
lar mind, Roosevelt, during his
executiveship, has demonstrated
his ability and determination to
make good as the peoples chief
public servant, and not their
dictator; that this confidence,
being a brain deduction and not
a heart emotion, is impossible of
destruction except by his betray-
al; that by the selection of any
other man, business contraction
and restriction must exist dur.
ing the period necessary for him
to demonstrate to the peoples
satisfaction his ability and de-
termination to make good, and
therefore, that, barring death
or serious illness, President
Roosevelt must and will be select
ed and elected for a second cleo
tive term"
The prize will be awarded
March Is, 1908, the contest clos
ing one month earlier, and tire,
judges, gentlemen of high stand
ing, will be named shortly t,
pass upon the arguments sub
mitted.
Senator Bourne, speaking o
this offer, said tonight: Frank
ly, my purpose is to secure dis
cussion and agitation resulting
in conviction and crystallizaticl
of opinion. Confident that tn
overwhelming sentiment of tn
country, regardless of party, ia
vors the denomination and re
election of Roosevelt, / take thi
method of inviting an expression
on the subject. The proposition
set forth speak for themselves
and the responses thereto will, a
least, tend to disclose the popu
lar feeling existing today. If tn
views which | HOLLAND whicI
are shared fully, / may add, b
men from every section wit
whom | am brought into contaC
are the views of the America
people generally, then it is we
to establish that fact and estat
lish it at once. The earlier tn
demonstration, the better for tn
country.
Nothing more conducive
business success and public trar
guilty could possibly occur
this time. in my opinion. ths
the substitution of certainty Il
uncertainty regarding the Pres
dency. II would be worth hu
dreds of millions of dollars
our material interests. The bu!
nsss world would profit incalcl
ably by the assurance or rea
surance such a certainty won
bring. The Administrations p'
icies are accepted and approve