Albuquerque citizen., 1908-03-30

evelt is pleased to call his first term
was. in reality. the second term of
President Mckinley by Theodore
Roosevelt, acting in a capacity sim
liar to that of an administrators with
the will annexed. 1t may be Conced-
ed that during those three and hat
years the people obtained some init
nation Of the character Of adminis-
tration Mr. Roosevelt would inau-
gurate. should he be elected presi-
dent. and thus become free to carry
out his own policies As a matter Of
fact. however. he never lost sight
Of his declaration. made in all SOL
omnity at Buffalo. "to carry out alb
solutely unbroken the policy Of
President Mckinley" How. then, can
his reelection violate the substance
any more than it does the form Of
the custom? 1t violates neither.
No Citizen Can Refuse Presidency.
If the great mass of the American
people. regardless Of party afhliation.
desire that the president succeed him
self. and ! believe they do. unques-
tionably It would be folly for them
to regard the statement Of Mr.. Roose-
welt as conclusive The office Of
exalted. and its administration so af-
fects the welfare of all, that the peo-
pie will never concede that any Ciu-
zen can refuse to accept it when ten
dered
Mr. Roosevelt, however, has not
declared that he will decline the Of
fee should he receive the electorate
vote Of the nation. We need not fear
that he would think of refusing It,.
He is too good "a soldier and too
patriotic an Ameriman to refuse to
obey the command of the people to
stay in the harness until he finishes
the good work he has inaugurated.
If the American people will stop
to think for a moment they will real
ize that. barring death or serious
illness, President Roosevelt must and
will be selected and elected for a sec
ond elective term" The people are
with him in the great work he has
undertaken. They have the utmost
faith in his honesty of purpose.
They appreciate his transcendent
ability to deal with the great prob
lens now confronting the state. They
realize his courage. his initiative, his
vast experience, his tremendous ca
pacity for effective work. They be-
| ieve I'm his purpose to enfOce the law
! impartially without respect to per-
| son. wealth or station. They have an
/ abiding faith in the ultimate good
! that will result to this nation from
| his persistent campaign against legal
and moral wrongdoing. They compre-
hend the value Of having such a man
as chief executive.
Problems Not Yet Solved.
Ne other man has such a hold up
on the confidence of the people. No
other man can gain such confidence
without years of trial. The people
know what Roosevelt is; they dc
not know what some other man may
become The policies of Roosevelt
are in course of execution. Few, al
his time. have reached ultimate con
clusion. To place another man at tht
head of this government would mear
for some time to come, delay, uncer'
tainty, if not possible disappointment
in the successful carrying out of thu
problems of government the presi
dent has essayed to solve.
For President Roosevelt to b
permitted to give up the reins o
government at the end of his frs
elective term because of such illogi
cal and paltry reasons as have beel
offered. against the wish of the grea
mass OF the people, in the presen
condition of governmental affairs
would be worse than folly.
There is but one logical and rea
sonable thing to do under the cir
cumstances, and that is for the Re
t publican national convention at Chi
cago to nominate Mr.. Roosevelt a
the choice of the Republican part
for president. 1t might not be 5
logical but it would be the sensibl
: thing for the Democratic conventio
to take a similar course. If Nj
2 Roosevelt feels that he cannot con
, sstently accept another nomination
4 the people will not insist that he d
2 So. They will, however insist tina
r he be on hand when the time come
4 for his inauguration.