The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
Roosevelt Declines

: Roosevelt Declines.
: On Wednesday of the current week, follow !
: ing the call for Republican National Conven- 8
< ton, President Roosevelt gave this statement :
: to the public: :
: "On the night of election I made the fol- :
: lowing announcements :
: I am deeply sensible of the honor done )
s me by the American people in thus expressing s
= their confidence in what | have done and have I
z tried to do | appreciate TO the full the solemn s
s responsibility this confidence imposes upon me $
s and shall do all that in my power lies, not to !
s forfeit 1t. On the fourth of March next | s
* shall have served three and half years and :
this three and half years constitute my first <
s term The wise custom which limits the pres s
: 1dent to two terms regards the substance and 4
z not the form, and under circumstances will 4
< | be candidate for or accept another nom 3.
: nation :.
: Il have not changed and shall not change =
s the decision thus announced" :
s No other Republican can be elected Presi- 5.
: dent of the United States s.
: Mr. Roosevelt has rendered certaip the +
s election of Wi1liani.J Bryan :.
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course of the Governor in calling on Washington
for military support.
From the accounts given by both sides to the con-
troversy, it is evident that the miners have made
no demonstration of violence, although there have
been some personal encounters
The miners instituted a strike against the paw
ment OF their wages wholly in cashiers or mine
company checks, demanding part payment in gold
alleging that they were unable to procure the neces-
sareS of life with the checks. The situation is
therefore an outcome of the financial disturbance that
affects the whole country and is being treated in
most communities with the calm consideration that
keeps down excitement
IT. as is stated impartial1y the miners have alb
stained from organized violence, the Governor of
Nevada has oversepped his authority in bringing the
soldiers of the centralized government to the scene
in the face of the declaration of the sheriff that he
was able to cope with the situation 1t is possible
that he may precpitate the trouble he was seeking
to avoid.
On the other hand, it is stated that the men of
the miners union anxious to escape from the
requirements of the union and are willing to 90 to
work on their individual responsibility if protected
AS soon as the troops disposed for their pro-
lection the mine owners organization announced a
scale of miners wages that amounts to reduction
of about 20 per cent and stated that no employment
would be given to members of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners
The mine owners assert that they will cause re-
ducton of 20 per cent in the cost of living to their
employees, and if this agreement carried out the
Wage reduction will not prove hardship It may
De SAID that the mine owners have failed to carry
out other agreements and the mine workers NAV
lot be blamed for any dstrust that exists among
hem.
The transactions at Go1dheld are being carried on
lnder the auspices of the United States Govern
nent, and it will be blamed or commended according
o the result of its military Intervention.
Time will develop the true state of affairs now