The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-02
= Washington, d. c., Jan. /, '0t

Washington, d. c., Jan. l, '0S
Special 10 the Caucasian:
The recent developments in nation
al politics are of the very greatest
moment. The order of the President
that none of his Federal office-hold-
crs should support him for renomi-
nation and go as delegates to the
State and National conventions, which
was followed shortly by his announce
ment that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate again for
President, were both called forth bv
the same condition of things and to
accomplish the same result
The Result Desired.
Tie President has felt and still
feels that he owes it to his admins
tratlOn and to the country to exert
every effort TO have the next national
convention not only to endorse his
policies, but also to nominate can
dldate who sincerely believes in them
and who has the ability and courage
to carry them forward to ultimate
success.
TO accomplish this, III addition to
What the President has himself ac-
compllshed in the way of securing a
square deal, would be the greatest
victory he could achieve for the
American people and for good gov
Crnment.
The Scheme to Defeat the Admins
tration Discovered.
The President, of course, knew
That there was strong popular de-
mand that he should serve the people
! again as President, and he knew that
number of politicians were loudly
clamoring for his denomination, but
he thought that this came from the
politicians as we'll as from the peo-
pie as an evidence of their loyalty
to his administration and his policies.
But 1t IS now clear that the President
has become convinced that some of
these politicians, including a number
Of his Federal Office-holders who have
been most loudly clamoring for his
denomination. have been flirting with
his enemies and preparing to 90 as
delegates to the national convention
under cover of being for Roosevelt,
but ready to trade and dicker at the
first opportunity. Indeed, it is un-
derStOod that information came tc
the President from many sources and
with much force TO the effect that
there was all organized movement
among Federal office-holders to have
themselves elected as delegates Tor to
send some of their special agents as
delegates) to the national convention
who would be pledged to Roosevelt,
but who would not be pledged to any
one for second choice, and that their
second choice would be man in
whom the President and the country
would not have the most confidence to
stand in his shoes and carry forward
the great progressive reform meas.
ures which he has inaugurated. This
aroused the President, not only be-
cause of the trickery discovered, but
especially because it showed the dan
ger of his administration being be-
The President Flushes Again.
The President, after being convinc.
ed OF this state of affairs, issued his
order prohibiting his Federal office.
holders from going to the convention
and he thought this would correct
the evil and clear the atmosphere
But finding that it did not, and prob.
ably would not, sufficiently correct
the evil done, he at once renewed his
famous election night declaration
that under no circumstances would he
accept another nomination or serve
again as President, in order to force
every man at once to come out in the
open and to show for what he stood
and for whom he stood This sud
den action by the President ha.
thrown CONSERVATION into the rank.
of many political machines in th
South and there has been much sour
rying and hedging and many effort!
to explain.
The President s sincere friends re
gret that he felt called upon to re
new his election night statement, anC
they still feel that if the sentimen
Of the people was honestly represent
ed at the national convention, tha
the nomination will be rendered t.
the President in spite of himself, anc
he will be called upon to serve hi,
country from sense Of duty. But
however that may be, it is clear tina
the Presidents now correctly inform
ed as to the situation, aud that then
IS no danger of his administrator
and policies being betrayed at th,
national convention. It is also clea,
that the President wants the conven
ton that endorses his policies ant
dominates his successor. to be con
trolled and dominated, not by Fed
eral offce-holders, but by strong, rep