The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-01
he WILL RUN
RooseyeIt's Boom Launched For
q Third Term by Friends
after SEEING HIM.

Senator Bourne, Who Is Conhdant
OF President Roosevelt, After a
Visit to the White House, Comes
Out Openly For a Third Term For
the Present Occupant of the White
House.
After holding a conference with
the president at the White House,
Senator Bourne came out Wednes-
day night in the role of chief pro-
moter of third term for Roosevelt
by Issuing an authorized statement
declaring that it is the duty Of the
American people to command the
President to accept a second elective
term
A dispatch from Washington says
the statement caused stir in the po-
Etical waters, for it was made public
only an hour before the return Of
Secretary Taft, the Presidents puta-
tive candidate.
Senator Bourne's statement is as
follows: In my opinion great cri-
sis now confronts this country. The
reactionaries are determined if posi-
sble, to obtain control of the Govern
ment and use it for their own person
al advantage and to the detrment of
the people.
True Republican politics, as pro-,
mulgated by Lincoln and enlarged
and exemplifed by Roosevelt, are the
rights OF man and the absolute SOY
erignty of the people. The issue now
before the country is: Shall the aavo-
Gates of the rights and liberties Of
the people and the power and Of the
majesty of the government, or the
enemies of both, prevail. The people
must decide
e.I know that President Roosevelt
is not candidate to succeed himself.
I realize that he would greatly pre-
fer that the people select some other
person to succeed him in 1908. I am
however, convinced that the exigen-
cies of the situation demonstrate the
necessity Of the people commanding
President Roosevelt to accept nom
nation for a second elective term.
The president, equally with any
other elective officer Of this Govern
ment, is, after all, but the servant Of
the people If the people command
him to serve a second elective term
he certainly must feel it his duty to
do so. How could he do otherwise?
He can no more decline to accept
nomination made by convention, IN
structed by the people, than he could
refuse to serve if we were engaged IN
war with some foreign power and he
was drafted.
.tNo man can put his personal
wishes or desires above the command
of the people, and especially no per
son who has been honored as Pres1-
dent Roosevelt has been by the Amer
ican people.
This was day Of political confer
ences at the White House. Repre-
sentative Parsons, head of the New
York County organization, was one
of the visitors. He said that he was
for Governor Hughes and would aid
him to the limit of his ability.
.'How about Governor Hughes as
presidential candidate?" Mr.. Parsons
was asked.
There was no answer.
It is believed Parsons went to the
White House to get the President
O. K. on his Greater New York leg-
isiative reapportionment scheme the
same as he did year ago when the
President approved a Gerrymander
which the courts declared Illegal.
Friends OF the Governor say that
Parsons expressions Of Loyalty Will
hold only until after reappolntment
plan has been passed when he VII!
again openly espouse the cause OF
Roosevelt.
presentative-elect Langley, OF
Kentucky, talked with the President
Wednesday about political matters
in his state. Mr.. Langley, it IS un-
derstood, came to Washington at the
request of the President
=. President Roosevelt has set aside
mart of Thursday to see Archle
Hughes, the Postmaster of Columbia,
Tenn. whose removal from ONCE has
been practically accomplished by the
n Clav Evans machine of that State,
which is a Roosevelt organization.
The president will hear Mr..
Hughes before making the oroer LOT
his removal final.
Mr.. Hughes is opposed to eresl-
dent Roosevelt succeeding hlmseN-
The removal Of Hughes, 1t is SAD
will place the President IN the posi-
ton of putting into Federal once on
" men who are working for his re-
nomination.