The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

In Massachusetts where because ~ tho sunnosea
effect Of the traditional habit Of thought The people
might be expected to look with favor on long tenure
OF public office, the governor OF the state is elected
yearly. The mayor of the city Of Boston also holds
ONCE only for twevemonth Massachusetts, and Bos.
ton are no weak'ings commercially. There has been.
however tendency IN the states OF the Union to length
en- the terms OF the chief executives That which seems
wise to-day would have been deemed folly half cen.
tufy ago The people have found that they trust
themselves to keep away fros the Dit OF apathy for
three or four and that men are not possessed
OF dangerous ambitions.
The recurring talk OF a term OF six years for the
president and the talk OF senators for life Is prob
ably but talk for talks Anything that has politics
Tor basis is OF interest the live American and in the
and each can back The given with reasons that
for which the adyancer couldn't get vote-not even
his own.
American politics deal largely in futures The man,
ing Of presidents s done many thousands OF times
before the convention days that figures keep
count The question Of the multitude that witnesses the
oath taking Of president the platform of the
capitol Isl who win take the oath four years from
todayf" There are some thousands of individual
befs Of the multitude who will be quick give
and each can back the given name with that
he believes all convincing II is great and It
makes for safety.
There never has been time since Washington was
naugurated In the city OF New York that the
OF legislation matter how vital to the country have
been strong enough to keep politics and the matter Of
the presidential succession out OF the peoples minds
The American thriyes poItcs-proof enough, per
hapa, that il is a healthy food.
There has been the everready 1T American
methods OF naming a president. Men who think
too well Of popular government have said, until BY
iteration they hfve to believe their words,
that the politicians and the office holders talso poll
tcians) do the presidentnaminG for the people 1t is
q statement that bears test When Mr. Roosevelt
began the outlining Of his policies there was hardly
politician In the land who approved The members Of
congress who friendly to the presidents course
could be counted with knowledge of counting. Meas
went through that the congressman who
voted aye Oahed In their souls.
What was tie reason Of It all? The people them
selves were voting using unwilling but finally politically
wise agents to do the voting for them. The man who
wants TO succeed himself In Office has an eye and ear
for his constituents. II he wants to commit political
suicide he becomes temporarily blind and deaf The
force OF public opinion more sharply shown
than in the United States senate winter before last
when senator after senator voted for measures that
three years ago they would openly have declared to be
iniQuitous they might disturb business inter
ests business interests being the interests OF corpora
tons which some people say little and reap plente
Ously.
AZ for the house Of representatives the men VINO
stood against the presidential policies, sti cngng 70
ths belief that the majority OF the people was not IN
sympathy with the administration found out their mis-.
take at the convention later at the polls
All this was part and parcel Of the plan Of presi-
dentnamng by the people 1t is as certain as mundane
thinga can be certain that IL the politicians OF either
party and their allies succeed IN hwartng the VIII Of
the voters Al national convention tlsre is always the