Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-14
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not approve of the effort now
being made by some of his pre-
tended friends to make him the
candidate for President in 1912.
/ The Third term proposition is
un-American in the fullest de-
gree, and no difference who the
man is, or how popular, such
man may be, the more popular
the greater the danger. We
must not suppose for a mo,
ment that in this country of
some eighty million of people,
that there is but one man in the
nation qualified or worthy to
fill the great office of President.
! That ex- President Roosevelt
made us very able, fearless,
and good officer is not in contrc-
vsrsy, and that many, of all
parties would be very glad to
exchane a Taft for a Teddy, is
ALSO true, but as that can't be
done, we must try some other
man in 1912.
Gen. George Washington, the
father of his country, set the
example, and at the close of his
ISecOnd term. declined a third
election, and retired to private,
life, carrying with him the love
and gratitude of a grateful peo-
pie, and from that day to this,
no man has been elected to a
third term. Gen. U. S. Grant,
with all his military glory, was
urged, by some of his friends,
as candidate for a third term,
but when the Republican Ma
tional Convention convened, it
was found that only 66 dele
gates, in that large representa-
tive body of his party could be
/ found who favored a third term,
even for Gen. Grant.
Another good reason for not
favoring a third term is: If a
man can be nominated and cleo
ted for third term, why not
for a fourth, then for a fifth,
and soon it will be easy to elect
for life and our bosted inheri-
tance of freedom be exchanged
for a monarchy, or life tenure
lof the office.
1t was in this way Caesar be.
came the dictator of Rome, and
Napoleon theEmperorof France
and it is said that even General
4 George Washington was offered
a crown.
1t may be true that the Amer
lean people are disappointed in
w. II. Taft as the President,
but it is a little too early to en-
ter judgment and select a sue
cessor. We are to have three
more years of President Taft
land no man can now tell what
these three coming years may
bring to the people, and when
the proper time arrives and Mr..
} Taft has been weighed in the
!; balance, then and not until then
can the people determine who
is to be Mr.. Taft's successor
but one thing can now be deter
mined, and that is, that no man
should ever be made president
. more than twice. and the second
term to depend largely upon
the way the first term is con
Quoted. All honor to Theodore
Roosevelt for the services he
, has performed for his country,
Ist no third term for him or
any other man. 1t is honor
. enough to be President of the
United States, even one term
but two may be awarded, but ir
no case can the people afford tt
violate the example set by the
great Washington, and followed
no from his day to this by al
parties. 1t may, however, b.
said that Roosevelt has only
! been elected once, which is true
yet he has served two terms
and that is enough for any man
We do not speak from poll.
cal standpoint, but from a desire
to see the nation continue in thu
? way our fathers pointed out ii
this nation and followed for thu
| past hundred years, and believ
l ing such policy is safest ant
!, best for the prosperity and hap
piness of the people, and the
stability and perpetuity of our
{ Republican form of government
! and for the honor and glory o
our great name.
r D. M. H.
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