Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25
NUTstR OF StwssoYs IN cONeREs
crrom a stsr correspondent1

President Roosevelt will not permit MS
name TO 20 before the next national repub-
Iican convention. In my judgment" said one
OF the big leaders OF the republics rty
this week. Il believe Mr.. Roose Z, i
what he said on the night Of NoN 4
1904, when he was elected presidei =, T.
he would not be a candidate to 81 u y
himself. That he regarded his election
an election to a second term and that
the end Of his term he would retire to pr1
vate life 1 have every reason TO believe
that he is Of the same opinion now.
But that does not say that he will not
again be a candidate for the high office OF
president. MY opinion Is that at the com
ing national convention a man will be nom
mated who, In many ways. win reflect the
RooSeveltian idea Whether that man will
be Secretary Tart, vice President Fair
banks or some one yet undrempt Of l do
not know. but 1 am profoundly convinced
that whoever is nominated will be sats-
factory to the present chief executive.
with someone else in the White House
I can now see a candidate that might prove
to be mighty interesting and in some par
ticulars unknown in the annals OF our po-
iitical history.
IT happen TO know that Mr.. Roosevelt
desires. above all things. 70 make tour
Of the world a Ia Bryan. but with this diff
not as brief ehronicler OF the times at
90 much per letter as did our good friend
of governnent-ownership- -public-utilities
fame
should the president indulge the thought.
that IL very close to him. and travel with
Mrs. Roosevelt on a tour OF reflection and
observation through. the older civilizations
OF both east and west. kings and queens,
emperors and shahs will pay to him that
honor due TO an ex-president OF the United
States and Theodore Roosevelt the man.
He will take two years in which to 'girdle
the earth and II my guess comes true he
will land In the country of his birth just
about the time the national republican con-
vention Is to convene In the summer OF 1912
And having had four years OF some other
president, the people viii just naturally de-
mand the nomination OF Theodore Roose-
welt. and the people usually get what they
go after.
years and associations with other ma
tionalities, with their influences and their
horizons so different from our own. Will
have done their work and the radical Of to-
day will be the conservative Of tomorrow.
So 1 look upon Theodore Roosevelt's future
career "A pipe dream may be! Full how
ever. of possibilities, you must admit"
From Nevwsboy TO Senate.
william Alden Smith Of Michigan began
life as a newsboy. Today he is a United
States senator, and he is not ashamed Of
the fact that he began his business career
as ''newsie"
Another boy who worked himself up from
the ranks OF the lowly to a place in the
halls OF congress was Dennis Flynn. late
delegate and future senator from Okla
homa. Flynn sold newspapers on the streets
Of Buffalo twenty years ago and Is proud
- A..
OF newsvenders to the front. He Is Charles
c. CarlIn OF Alexandria, Va, the historic
city which points with pride TO every Wis
itor the Masonic lodge in which George
washington acted as master and the church
IN which the nations paternal ancestor
worshiped and In whose churchyard this
nation was born.
A few weeks ago the representative IN
congress for the district in which Alex
andria is situated died. Naturally there are
several candidates for the seat thus made
vacant. for next to Indiana Virginia pro-
duces more statesmen than any other state
In the union. But Mr.. Carlin comes from
Alexandria. the most historic city In the
state. which has had no congressman for
many years. Mr.. Carlin has something
more than the mere fact that he once sold
newspapers. He comes from a frst-class
Virginia family. His father gave up his
life for the cause which Robert z. Lee led
He has developed as few young men with
like advantages have developed. He has
won for himself a place second TO none
among the bar OF Virginia and he Is reeog.
nized In the old commonwealth as one OF
the very best lawyers in the state. 1t is
because OF the fact that he is young. Wig
orous, Clean and progressive that the voters
OF the Eighth Virginia win send him tc
a. -
predict for him a career equal to that OF
John Randolph Tucker and the other Illus
trious sons Of the old dominion who hav,
done % much to make the commonwealth
which proudly boasts that she Is 9TH,
mother OF presidents" the important factor
which she has always been in the councils
OF the nation.
Record on Pensions.
Careless critics I'm or out OF the Grant
Army OF the Republic who assert that CON
gress Is not treating the men who hav,
borne arms In the defense OF the United
states In its various wars from the Mex
lean campaign 10 our latest war-spanish
American-should read the following ARA,
OF figures regarding the present or short
session OF the F1fty-ninth congress.
In round numbers during the Fifty-nlnt,
congress 1850 private pension bills OF al
classes were introduced of which nuuh@,
6.S0o have become laws and possibly sew
ersl hundred will be added 10 the fnal en-
actment class before the session closes on,
week hence.
The total amount carried by reason n
the enactment OF these private pension bill
win cost the government Sl.Oo0OOO annually
II should be understood that a privau
pension bill involves always some techni
eality Of existing law which cannot b
adJudicated through the usual penslol
bureau channels and nothing Is left 70
the applicant TO obtain justice except b,
special congressional action. Each cas-
possibly presents a new phase not con
templated by the general pension laws. b,