The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15

S00okbkAE u H1F.
Jsdgs oesgiss Writes Interestingly on
the rsssIdsntisI neasinee- -Aaeshes
Term ses Roosevelt wesis ssssk No
rreesdens.
Daily Industrial News
Judge Robert n. Douglas, OF this
city. formsriy Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court. and a. its candi-
date for Corporation Commissioner
the head Of the last Republican State
ticket. on being asked for al expFes-
sion OF his views with regard TO the
Republican presidential nomination.
said:
/ think that the next President
OF the United States win undoubt-
edly be either Mr.. Roosevelt or Sec
Rotary TAN.
The railroads throughout the coun-
try are using every possible means
to defeat Mr.. ROosevelt's policies,
or al least TO postpone their practi-
cal application 20 their full benefit
cannot be realized by the people
until after the next presidential cleo
ton. For this purpose they are re-
sorting TO every possible measure of
delay, which, Ia the words Of Mr..
Roosevelt, Ia 'saimost the only form
liable weapon Of those whose pur-
pose IL Is to violate the law"
1t L. really not 30 much the next
election that the railroads are provi.
ding against, as 1t Is the next presi-
Dental nomination, to this end they
are working In harmony with the
great trusts and monopolies, which
largely control the railroads them
selves, and are making desperate eff:
forts to defeat Judge Taft. / have
openly announced myself for Judge
Taft; but I realize the fact that his
great danger lies in his pre- eminence
as . candidate. It Is Taft against
the field, and the field will make
every possible combination to defeat
him. If they defeat him they will
simply force the denomination OF
Mr.. Roosevelt. In that event 1t will
not be q question whether the Presi'
dent wishes to run or not. The
simple question will be whether hi
will be willing to have his banner
trampled in the dust or carry 1t tt
certain victory in his own stalwar
hand. With the great measures Of
reform now before the people, hi
name is, and will be forever, insepa
rably connected.
| ] am Q great admirer of Judg'
Taft on account OF his charming
personality, great ability and spot
less character, and sincerely sympa
thize with Mr.. Roosevelt's desire tt
see him President ; but looking t,
the final success Of those great prin-
|ciples which are so essential to TIT
welfare Of the country, 1 canno
imagine a more effective combins-
ton than Mr.. Roosevelt in the Presi
dency and Judge Taft On the Su-
preme Court bench.
4 The only objection offered to tn
} reelection Of Mr.. Roosevelt, excep
on the part of those who avowedl!
oppose him and his principles, is tn
Traditional opposition to a thirt
term; but this objection does no
lapply to the facts of his case.
PRESIDENT SERVING FIRST TERN
The President is not really serv.
ing his second term, either in fact o
in contemplation of law. The frac
|, tional term to which he succeede.
upon The death of Mr.. McKinle,
!, was not "term" in legal contem.
plation, but simply the remainde
of Mr.. McKinley's term. This dis
function cannot be regarded as merel.
, technical, as it is expressly pro.
J, vided for in the Constitution o
7 this State and has been repeated.
recognized and approved by GU
, people.
. Our constitution (article III, sec
ton p expressly provides tina
, neither the Governor nor the Lieu
tenant Governor shall "be eligible t
the same Office more than four year
in any term of eight years, unles
the office shall have been cast upol
him as Lieutenant Governor o
President Of the Senate" Whel
r Governor Holden was impecahed il
!, 1871, Lieutenant Governor Caldwell
|, became Governor, and was electe'
| to full term in 1872, thus servin,
, nearly six consecutive years out o
eight. When Governor Vance wa
elected to the Senate in 1877, Lieu
tenant Governor Jarvis became Gov
, ernor, and was elected in 1880, thu
, serving over seven consecutive year
, out of eight.
Fl North Carolina appears to be tn
only State whose constitution make
Iany such express exception; bu
even in those States where the con
Institutional prohibition is unquali
fed, wherever the question ha
arisen, it has been uniformly decide'
In favor Of the eligibility of tn
Lieutenant Governor while serving
as Governor by succession. Tire
> notable instances suggest themselves