River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05

In Massachusetts where, because Of the supposed
effect of the traditional habit thought the people
might be expected to look with favor on long tenure
of public office, the governor the state is elected
yearly. The mayor of the city of Boston also holds
office only for twevemonth Massachusetts and Bos
ton weddings commercially There has BEEN
however tendency in the states of the length
the terms of the chief executives which seems
wise to-day would have been deemed folly half
tury The people have found that they trust
themselves to keep away from the pit of apathy
three or four and that all not possessed
of dangerous ambitions
The recurring talk of a term of six years for the
president and the talk of senators for life prob
ably but talk for talks sake. Anything that has politics
for basis is of interest to the live American
and each can back the name given with that
for which the advancer couldn't get a vote-not
his
American politics deal largely futures The nam
ing of presidents is done many thousands of times
the convention days that figures keep
The question of the multitude that witnesses the
oath taking of president the platform of the
capitol is: "Who will take the oath four years from
to-day?" There thousands of individual mem
bers of the multitude who will be quick to give
and each back the given with that
he believes all convincing. 1t is great game and it
makes for safety.
There never has been a time since Washington was
nauguraed in the city of New York that
of legislation no matter how to the country have
strong enough to keep politics and the matter of
the presidential succession out of the peoples minds
The American thrives poltcs-proof enough, per-
haps, that it is a healthy food.
There has been the everready at American
methods of naming president. Men who think
too we'll of popular government have said, until by
iteration they have to believe their words
that the politicians and the Office holders (also poll
ticians) the presidentnaming for the people, 1t
a statement that bears test When Mr. Roosevelt
began the outlining of his policies there hardly
politician in the land who approved The members of
congress who friendly to the presidents
could be counted with knowledge of counting Meas
ures through congress that the congressman who
voted aye loathed in their souls.
the of it all? The people them
voting, using unwilling but finally politically
wise agents to do the voting for them. The who
wants to succeed himself in Office has eye and
for his constituents If he wants to commit political
suicide becomes temporarily blind deaf. The
force of public opinion sharply shown
than in the United States senate winter before last
when senator after senator voted for that
three years ago they would openly have declared be
inquorts, because they might disturb business inter
ess business interests being the interests of corpora
tions which people say little and reap plente
ousy.
AS for the of representatives, the men who
stood against the presidential policies, still clinging
belief that the majority of the people not in
sympathy with the administration. found their mis-
take the convention or later at the polls.
All this was part and parcel of the plan of presi
dent-naming by the people. 1t is certain mundane
things certain that the politicians of either
party their allies succeed in thwarting the will of
the voters at national convention there is always the