Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-18
PRESIDENT WOULD
Be SAVED FROM
FOOL FRIENDS
Representative BowerSoCk of
Kansas Takes Umbrage al
Propaganda Of Roosevelt
Third Term League"

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Representative j II. Bowersock of
Kansas refuses 70 become a member
Of the Roosevelt Third Term National
League" This organization, which
has ia headquarters In Chicago "
flooding the country with copies OF us
platforms and enlisting republicans 10
Join in The movement to put the presi-
ident into the White House a third
time. although he has repeatedly de-
clared that he Will not accept the NOM
lnatiun wen II rendered him bx the
national convention In reply 70 the
letter Representative Bowersock has
written II. G. Hayek. secretary. among
other things. he said;
"My first presidential vote was for
LincDln-my last for Roosevelt. These
names. politically and patrioti-
cally, VIII do to coniure BY. None
more worthy among all the illustrious
Tint give glory and honor to history.
II take serious exception 10 the
terms Of the so-cnlled platform,
"lt If somewhat inconsruous that q
Third Torn Roosevelt Platform
should IN terms deny that a re-eleC-
tion IN 1908 would be a third term.
~ do not deem II Imperative that
Theodore Roosevelt be reelected. u
deny that our people as a whole are
FESTIVE ana trembling with apprehen-
sion. ! think I know It Is not "a pub
lie necessity that Roosevelt be "a can-
didate for recollection ana deprecate
ana condemn the infammatorS tone
Of YOur naper and dcplore The unrest-
ful, historical and u~ncalled for nroe-
lamation that II has been demonstrated
that the frightened and |vengeful
wealth controlling forces of the coun>
try win resort To any means to delea,
his nomination for a presidential third
term
your reference 10 AN untried and
improved success. to whom public con
ndence would reluctantly extend Is q
piatuitous Insult 20 the American pco~
pie and degrading reflection upon the
character ana stability ~ our insti-
tutions, lt is with a feeling Of shame
n not Of outrage that read IN your
platform that "a personality has en-
tered into and become a part of every
department. of our national life. so
that a change Is to invite disaster.
This would be the claim. the plea,
Yea. the demand OF every would-be
dictator. II comes With vac grace
from u American to scatter broad
east over the country the false and
misleading assertion that the election
To office of one certain man IS
necessary to the safety and prusper-
fly aud p%ernctulty Of the republic. I
well recall the untimely. most uufor-
tunatc death Of Abraham Lincoln. But
the cnuntrN survived even that terri-
bile calamity, although ne was fol-
lowed by a man not worthy 10 tie the
shoes Of our FIRST martyr president.
"lf there ~ m thing more than ans
other that VIII lead President Roose-
Welt 10 finally ana irrevocablY rc-
fuse again to he "A candidate. II Is to
ondeaVor TO place him on "a platform
that he only can hold our pos
litical and social structure intact that
he has become a public necessity and
essential mart OF the political and
social fahric.'"
For anyone 10 SAY that his ronom-
nation Is tho only safety. that course
is fatal Is puerile. contemptihic and
unworthy ~ American manhood.
Theodore Roosevelt has made his
own nlatform. n Is known and read
ri al mon. Any attemnt 10 rebuild
u or make over hv his we'll meaning
nr FOO friends. NO matter what the
motive VIII cause him to earnestly
pray To be delivered from bath"