Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-12
MIGHT
ACCEPT THIRD TERM
ID Event Secretary Tiff Cannot
be Nominated.
gxrRAcrs FaoM AlA MassAoE

President says Actions 81 AdmtnIstrs-
lion Have Not byoaobt On bgsInsss
Depression Favors covsrnmsntal
Control 81 Corporations.
spssIai coresDon dsucs Tne DAILY San.
Washington, b. c., Feb. I1.-There
has been such a plethora OF politics
duFlng the past week. that only the
major matters can be disposed Of here,
The principal event has been the spe.
6iaI message Of President Roosevelt
% Congress, which has resulted In q
great division Of opinion among Re
publicanS and somewhat among Dem
ocrats. The general trend Of opinion
Is that the message is intended 70
promote o third term in case Il Rp-
pears that Secretary Taft cannot se-
cure enough delegates 70 the National
convention TO nominate him. Some
believe that a bold stroke viii be- at
tempted by the President, such rs a
''brush" between our feet and that Of
Japan, so as TO make his renonina-
ton imperative and 80 arouse public
feeling on the yellow peril" that the
political danger Of the third term
would be lost in the shufie,
For my own part do not agree
with these views Of the selfshnesS
Of the President. lseei confident he
IL not figuring on 9 third term. and
10 only intent on perpatuatinE what ne
pleases to call my policids." The
great majority OF the Republican
members Of Congress would have re-
ceiyed the message in silence, but
they we're spurred on 70 rival the re-.
peated Democratic denominations
chat accompanied its reading. The
Democratic members generally DO not
Endorse many OF the policies adyocat.
ed BY President Roosevelt, but the
glnn looks Of many Of their Republi.
can friends on the other side Of the
aisle 90 the potent points were read
and which. % some Republicans said,
was bound to prOlons the panic, was
too good . chance 70 be lost for ironi-
oil cheering.
That the Presidents message was
q defiance Of those who are opposing
''rpy policIea% and wac Intended 70
oyeFwhelm some OF those greater Re-
pnbllcens" who have heretofore imam.
ced Republican campaigns, because
they have now declared they win no
longer do 90, 10 apparent from the
words Of the President thaE "The
attacks upon the administration are
made principally m the interest Of
the Standard OH trust and OF certain
notorious railroad combinations"
Then 10 arouse popular feeling the
President further declared; THE OK.
traordinary violence OF the assaults
upon the Governments policy and the
enormous sums Of money spent. evl,
dence the terror the corrupt men Of
vast wealth feel In the very marrow
Of their being"
President Roosevelt Ia fighting for
his political life against nine.tenths
OF the Republican leaders who are
backed by "mAlefactors OF great
wealth." and this message OF his was |
evidently intended TO put those Re |
publicans who are opposing him on |
the defensive by publicly denouncing |
those interests who Are backing them
IN the fight for control Of the party.
Tho President has been 80 angered
by the secret and open opposition
that he let down the usual bars that
guard executive utierances that
would be likely to affect business dis
AstrouSly. He deiantly said: The
bus;ness which IL hurt by the move
ment for honesty Is the kind OF bust.
nesa which In the long run e pays
the country 20 have hurt" Then he !
replied 10 those critics who have been
charging that Roosevelt 10 responsi.
BILE for the panic. That he denied
by saying, The actions OF the ad-
have not brought on baSi-
ness distress, hut n e were true that |
30 cut out rostenness from the body |
meant momehtaFy check 20 our un.
healthy seeming prosperity. should
not tor one moment hesitate TO put
the knife 70 the corruption
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