Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-12

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Gpociai CosFc ionce me Daily Sun
washinsGon. D. @. Feb. H. There
hes been such 4 plethora Of politics
during ne past week that only the
major matters can Be disposed Of here.
The principal event has been the spe-
Gal message 81 President Roosevelt
q Congress, which has resulted IN 3
great division Of opinion among re
publicans and somewhat among Dem
ocrats, The general trend of opinion
is that the message 10 intended 70
promote e third term IN case Il ap-
pears that Secretary TAFT cannot -
cure enough deIegates 70 the National
convention 70 nominate him. Some
believe that q bold stroke wilI be- AZ
tempted by the President such as q
''bFpshy between our feet and that Of
Jspah, 20 as TO make his Penomina-
ton imperative and 80 arouse public
feeling on the yellow peril that the
political danger Of The third term
would be lost 10 the shufie.
FOR my own part DO not agree
with these Views o. ne pelnshness
OF the President. I<feel confident ne
is mt figuring Oh ! third term. and
e only intent on perpetuating what ke
pIeaaes 70 call .my policies" The
great majority Of the Republican
members Of Congress would have re-.
cslvel the message In silence, but
ny were spurfed on to rival the re-
ptated Democratic demonstrations
thst accompanied ~ reading. The
Democrats members generally DO not
indorss many q the policies adyocat,
"a By President Roosevelt but the
glun loohn Of macy % their Republt
can friends on the othsr ride Of the
aisle a. the potent points were read
and which. 90 some Republicans Gaid.
was bound TO proIona the panic. was
900 good = chance 10 Do lost for Ironi-
en- cheering.
That the PFeaidenta message was
q deHance % those who are opposing
-my polIclsag and was intended 70
oysfwhelm some Of those greater Re-
pnhIlcena" Who have heretofore nnan.
cd Repphllean campalsns. hscanse
they have now declared they win mo-
longer DO 20 % apparent from the
Werda Of the President that; "Ths
attacks upon the Standardization are
made principally m the interest Of
the Standard on trust and Of certain
notorioas railroad comblnatlons.H
Then 70 arouse popular feeling the
President further declared; THE OK.
tracrdInAry violence oi the assaults
upon the Governments policy and tho
enormous sums Of money spent evI.
denee the terror the corrupt men Of
vast wealth feel In the very marrow
OF their being
President Roosevelt is nghtlng for
his political life against nlne-tsnths
Of the Republican leaders who are
backed by "mRlefactors OF great
wealth." and this message Of bis was
evidently intended 10 put those Re
puhlicans who arc opposing him on
the defensive BY publicly denounclng
those interests who are backing them
IN the nght Tor control OF the party. |
The President has been 70 angored
by the pscret and open opposition |
that he Tee down the usual bars that
guard executive utterances tha,
would be likely TO AFFECT business dis
astfousiy. He dehantly said ''The
business which Il hurt BY the move.
ment for honesty e the kind Of basi.
meas Which IN the loag run Il pays
the country 70 have hurt Then ne ]
replied 70 those critics Who have been |
charging that Roosevelt is rosponsl.
BILE for The panic. That he denled !
by saying, THE actions OF the "a. |
have not brought on busi-
ness distress. but u 4 were trae that
10 cut out ro,sonness from the body
meant 4 documentary check 10 our un.
healthy seeming prosperity. should
not Tor one moment hesitate To pat
,ha e.tka A thA roPr,ntlnr