The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-15

ne MchlDleN ldlh uOeS HOd COltl1 lOi very much because it did not get very far. The talk of Roosevelt for a third term is serious enough and
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 Twelve years ago there was great deal of third term talk for Grover Cleveland, who was then serving his second term, with an intervening four years after he had been defeated by Harrison. In spite of the fact that Cleveland had split with his party and there was a gold wing and a silver wing, the latter much the larger in congress and opposed to the President, there were very many men who believed that Cleveland was the only man that could be elected. Then as now the clamor came from the office holders and those who thought they could benefit by having the President run again. This third term talk went on regardless of the fact that the democrats had met the worst reverse in their history in 1898 and the republicans had majority of l42 in the house of representatives.
 The discussion became so general that Washington paper thought it pertinent to poll the house of repre- sentatives to see how many members would vote for the Springer resolu- tion of 1880 or one similar to it., which was passed by such an over- whelming majority when there was so much talk about Grant and the third term. This resolution declared, among other things. that it was the settled policy of the country that a President should not serve more than two terms. Of the members who replied to the papers request about loo declared against a third term and about r said they would not vote for the resolution, some because they thought it was unnecessary. Gen. Grosvenor, for instance, saying that if it had become ''settled policy not to elect man for third term, there was no use of declaring that ''settled policy" in the house of rep resentatiyes. John J. Jenkins, now chairman of the house judiciary com mtte. thought the two-term theory was sentimental and saw no reason why man should not be elected to q tn ird term if the people want him.
 Of the republic als who then ex- pressed them selves as antagonistic tc the third term idea the following are now in the house of senate: Bingham and Dalzell Pennsylvania; Dolliyar, Iowa; Ellis, Oregon: Gamble, South Dakota: William Alden Smith, Michigan: Sulloway, New Hampshire Tawney, Minnesota, and Watson, Indiana. Deliver said that only ir case of the remote possibility of the election being thrown into the house would that body have anything to say in the election and added that "l would not vote for anybody who had had two terms, hut he explained that it was because Cleveland was the only man who could by any means be considered in the question that he was so pronounced in his opposition to third term. Congressman Gamble, now senator, who recently put South Dakota in the Roosevelt columns. said: II am uEqualifiedly opposed to third term and would favor an amendment to the consttu- ton enlarging the term of office oi President 70 six years and make holidng of the office disqualification l for second term. Cy Sulleway, the big man from New Hampshire, said "The position of President is consid- cred desirable one by many of our boys, They want it. I think p Of them ought to have a hack at it every century. think one term is enough .
 Many of the members who then de- clared against third term were dem ocrats, only q very few of whom re- main in congress. John sharp Will jams, leader of the minority, said he saw no necessity for the resolution, as he did not think Cleveland "had the slightest idea of MeXicanizing our government.
 Probably an anti-third term reso- lution will be introduced in both houses of congress when the next session convenes, but in view of the declaration of ROoseYelt that he will