Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-20
SHORT TERMS Of
OFFICE ARE BEST
Believed That American
People Prosper With
Frequent Elections
BN GEOEGF CLINTON

Washington. d G.. Jan. %. The
Republican and Democratic national
committees have held their meetings
ia Washington The presidential
campaign is on The political activ-
tiles Of the American people are prac-
uDally ceaseless National. state and
local elections follow one another in
untroken round. Il is held that 10
short terms Of office lies the greater
safety for free institutions
Il has been asserted and argued 10
the limit Of patience and endurance
that the campaigning times. with their
attendant excitement coming as they
DO with barely a space between. tend
20 'ho breaking OF The health OF the
business life Prosperity however has
been so generally % part of the roun-
RVS history tha. little heed Is given
10 .h' complaining cry The fear Of
possible instability OF Institutions
that might follow a change has out
weighed the fear of possible but TEN.
porary commercial instability
In Massachusetts. where. because OF
the supposed effect Of a traditional
habit OF thought the people might
be expected 20 look with favor on a
long tenure Of public Office, the gov.
ernor OF The state IS elected for one
year and. until recently, the mayor
Of Boston also held office only for a
twelyemonth Massachusetts and Bos-
ton are not weaklings commercially.
Naming Presidents ? Great Game.
The recurring talk OF a. term OF six
years for the president and the talk Of
life terms for senators. Is probably
but talk for talks sake Anything
that has politics for basis Is OF inter.
- 90 the live American. and IN the
pursuit Of mild excitement PROPOSE
tions are advanced for which the ad.
yancer couldn't get a vote-not even
his own
American politics deals largely In
futures The naming OF presidents is
done So many thousands Of times he
fore the convention days that figures
cannot keep the count The ques.
ton OF the multitude that witnesses
the oath taking OF a president on the
platform east of the capital is Who
will take the oath four years from to-
day There are some thousands of
individual members OF the multitude
who will be quick to give answer. and
each can back the given name with
reasons that he believes all convirc.
ing II Is a great game and It makes
for safety
There never has been time since
Washington was inaugurated in the
city 81 New York when the concerns
OF Legislation. ao matter how vital 10
the country. have been strong enough
to keep politics and the matter OF the
presidential recession out OF the peo-
pies minds The American thrives on
politics proof enough. perhaps. that II
Is a healthy food
A president 10 10 be named next
summe b. one or the other OF two
conventions The campaign has been
In progress ever since the election re-
turns were IN On the November night
more than three years ago that saw
the election OF William Howard Taft
The presidential campaign Is always
on Just little more 80 In the present
instance hocaus. OF the personality OF
the executive. because oft hts state.
men' OF never again which some Of
The people won't believe. aud because
OF the issues which .u sense nave
divided the Republican party into Two
factions though unfortunately enough,
classes might be D.. better word
Public Opinion Really Rules
There has been fh. cyerroady .neer
at American methods o' uamu-
president Men who think none 100
well oi popular government have aid.
until by reiteratuU they have rome
10 believe their own words thar tGe
politicians and the ofiOehollers also
politicians do The presdoutuaming
for the people ., is statement that
bears no test When certain nation.
al policies were outlined IN the White
House some few years ago there ap-
parently was hardly a politician In The
land who approved The members OF
congress who we're friendly 20 the
suggested measures could be counted
with little knowledge Of counting.
Measures went through congress
which the members who voted ave"
loathed In their souls
What was he reason for Il all The
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