Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-13
FRIDAY. DrcDNpER 10. 1907.
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT's EN-
PHATic DECLARATION.

The country can be no longer in
douL. relative TO the position oil
President Roosevelt In regard TO his
attitude OIL The tliiid-tcrm PROPOSE
ton. Ills statement Ia of tho nature
that brooks no questioning on what
no means. His assertion that he Will
noa under any circumstances be II
candidate for tho nomination. or nc
cept II il itis rendered TO him, Is not
In the least amhielous There ia
only ono way 10 construe 1t. and
Tint Is that Theodore Roosevelt Is
entiroly out of the question when IL
comes to considering tho presidential
possibilities. r. Is well that such lie
the case The attitude of the Pres
idcnt for the past few weeks on this
important matter has puzzled the
public. for there was time whom
no wns waverlng: whether ho would
prove TO tho people of tho nation that
no was Il man or his word, or whcth-
or he would allow Ills word to 60 BY
tho boardG In order to crafty all am
billion to hold the office for n third
time aud thus occupy place In tho
history OF tho United states that has
never been occupied before. His
"hldo and seek" policy could not TO
understood by tho people, for the rca-
son that 1t was 30 adroitly change
ahlc that 1t could not BIO solved, but
now II Ia all over. aud 1t IL a. cause
for congratnlntion that such 70 the
case.
5 Tho emphatic declaration OF Prcsj-
dent Roosevelt will create onesoy the
MOST interesting political, situations IN
Tie history OF this county. Never
before hns every avowcd and recep-
two aspirant for tho nomination been
compelled 10 hold his ambition in
leash because the occupant OF tho OF:
fco to which they aspircd was COY :
Ing with tho solf same office. The
leash has been cut and now Il Is IN
open field. From now on there viii,
= be waged IN the Republican camps
enc of tho lattereet political wars ever
seen in this country. Tho admlnistra
tlon Will throw its influence for some
candidate. but II Is question whcth-
or that influence will amount to a
great deal. now that tho President IL
entirely eliminated The office hold
ers who owe their places to the
President will no longer fear him
They will not support the Roosevelt,
candidate Just because no "a til,
Roosevelt favorite. Their influence
Is going TO be given to the man who
hae tho boat chance OF securing the
nomination.. I'hay want TO continue
In their easy births. and the man wifi
the best judgment will he the mar
who can support tho candidate ina
VIII receive the nomination, for then
ne Will have c leg to stand or whe,
ne makes application to no reta!nc,
In his position. Roosevelt canno
safely count on the. support of III,
Office holders. aud without them Hi
fnisence will be only nominal.
It is giess work at this time I,
( says az TO whom Will be most bone
iited Of tho aspifants for the Reput.
lean nomination. but as the indica
+ TOM point at the present time. Their,
seems to DO little doubt BUT TIM
4 Hugh II and Cannon have the iarges
~ sna3llloSines Tsft's chances have bee,
ruined by tho split In his own atate--
no very samo conditions that pre-
r ysntsd John Sherman from being tn
porninee Of the party. Fairbanks 4