The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-07
So says Representative Mccall in
a Notable Speech Aimed
at Roosevelt.
POWER or THE EXECUTIVE
tas" With Which He Might Secure n
Permanent Tenure Comntr,
Full of Good Men.

directly at Col Roosevelts activities.
, Mr. Mccall Is one Of the ablest members
! OF the House, having AT one time had the
offer Of the Presidency Of DARTMOUTH
College. and his speech was heard with
! intense interest Mr. Mccall reviewed
| the attitude Of the Presidents OF the
United States toward third term. and
pictured the dangers that lurked in giving
up this precedent. Said Mr.. Met
A limited tenure for the head Of the
State may fairly be called the most i'm
portant bond to republican institutions.
The tremendous influence Of the execu-
tive power. centralized in the hands
| of one strong. INSCRIPTIONS man. may
| easRv be adequate in critical times TO
remove all limitation on his tenure 2nd
to change the essential character Of the
Government 1t Is hardly necessary
I to cite instances. Under the Consuship
| of Cesar the annua' election to the leader
ship of the Roman republic became
an idle form and this annual farce was
performed each year for centuries under
| Augustus Nero and tn. other Emperors
| And if YOU ask for an instance nearer
| to our own country and time YOU have
| only To turn to the n"ighboring republic
| of Mexico. whore autocraCv paved the
| way for revolution and only bloody war
terminated the rule Of a President
! Representative Mccall said that Wash
ingtons refusal to accept third term
| has been regarded az "th" RubiCon over
/ which no President mi ght cross
For nearly a century and quarter"
added MI McCall whatever other
changes may have taken place in our
! Constitution or in public opinion, what
ever enlarged views jhs people may have
com" to entertain regarding the NATIONAL
Government. the precedent Of Washing
! ton in fixing III" limit AT two terms rati-
/ fed a. II has been hy his s'IcCessurs has
acquired tn" tore" q, "A constitute ional
limitation and hy prssrrir,lun il has
to-day III" validity of positive law"
Mr. Mccall reviewed tie expressions
against a third term 10y Washington.
Thomas Jefferson. Madison and Aidrew
! jackson. He recounted the history Of
President Grant Z, aspirations for third
term. eliminating in the passage by the
House of Representatives on December
Ii. 1875. Of a resolution against the third
torn for any President Mr Mccall
quoted President Mckinley agans a
third :erm and then added
The first ,ttorance to the country
mad. 10y President Roosevelt after the
Presidential election Of I0, was declara-
! tiun against a third 'erm. When We con-
sider"d its thoroughly explicit character
and ihe circumstances Gnder which il
was made II will compare in point Of pat
riotsm or III any other high quality with
that of any Of his predeCe-Sor- He had
received tho greatest populnr majority
ever given candidate for The Presidency
II was tho first election as President
,hai he had eyer received. The question
might have been raised whether the pre-
c,l.ni- literally ap;,lied hnt hedi.regar,jed
the techniCali,v n. sent the second ..c
| tive term" uihhlc ylinrn.ring and made
the following -xplioi, declaration Of his
intention.
I ON Tn. tn of March next | shall
! hay. served three ard = half v.ars and
! ,h.s. tbr.c and a half yaar. constitute
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"'''l0 ''' ''N'"'i' '" '"' 'etthS re-
CARDS IN" subStanC" ana not IN" form,
and under no circumstances will | he II
,ardid,to ,,r ar acc,n, any ,,or,in.,i,,
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J / have no! changed and shalt not
! ,h,rya th,i decision Tins nunoi,urad
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| the hond preScrih"n hT Washington has
br"n severely respected No man' has
| servad in tho PRESIDENCY mora than two
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any one permit hl'hSe' I" he a candidate
tor third term. and h" was defeated
even in the convention of the party of
,rbicb no had hasn tho lido, Tho ,ong.r
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| me usdH' '"e ''''' "''''''s 'N'''-> us
character
The restriction imposed by Washing
TONS eyample" Mr. Mccall continued
.,,,s ,orar so sab,tarv as ,o.doy Tba
| - -,
army o' re"e'"l e'np'oS"es mas crown
from a lew huhdred l" nearly haf a
million. Through the extension Of our
territory ana the DEVELOPMENT of com
,,e,,, and industry IN. nctivitiss ., ,h.
,',iopsi Gnvernmenr have eYnandad
;n ', how ildsring f,sh,on Mere than ~ -
,n,, ~ ,r,n,,rt n1 mr. annual eYnsnd;,',..e ,,e
,,n'iar WosLinvton is now snep, L,, ~
I:nva,ument each wear for insnec, ,'rs
and datertives for superyising WIN, va
,,rt,o what sort Of r>,ntracts w.. nal.
ana hoy We condn1 our hrsin.s. Th.
central authority NAV know what svsrv
nan dncs TN. kuowjedv. nr ,h;i, y