Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-25


III so he Was la mental condition
10 realize TO the full the danger 20
the republic involved ia setting aside
"a custom constituting the only bull
wark against the assaults Of men
whose ambitions choke their patriot
ism and whose selfish desire FOR per-
sonal victory and power thrOtties
those moral scruplca with which they
may once have becn endowed.
Would the man who threw his hat
la the ring and sought 10 slug his
opponent over the ropes In his fight
Tor third term rest satisfied witn
ith achievement? Clearly his lust ot
power would have brookcd no such
limitation A third term would have
whetted his desire for mora, and a
the terms slipped away each renewal
would diRcovtr greater injury 10 our
constitution. 70 the form OF govern
ment established under ii and 20
every legal curb on his imperious
VIII.
"rhls IL the man who menaeed us
with an increase ol federal power by
usurpation Of state rights and with
out authority of constitutional amend
menis. the man who took the isth-
NfiWN WA A'AiNtAANNA NNA w. AHAANA'HHN Wy
bate about Il aftorwerd The man
who. having enough money 10 send
the fleet on its famous cruise GO thc
paciglc. sent it Without sanction oi
coneress leaving n 20 appropriate
the money for the return when con-
gress deemed that necessary
This is the man who advocated
federal Incorporation for shc increase
OF power at Washington and the
tightening of legal burdens on the
corporations. tho man who caused
the absorption OF the Tennessee Coal
and Iron company by the steci trust
the man who, by Enany such drastic
acis and by unnumbered words mas
sought 90 batter down our statutory
and constitutional safeguards.
Gle who runs may read the dam
| ger that threatens the country ruled
by such a man Do we envy Mexico
her thirty yeats OF welded hio, or
the war the divorce from Diaz pre-
cipnased. the end OF which no man
may prophesy? The way 20 prevent
Il life series Of terma ~ 90 prevent
the present attempt 20 capture tho
office for third term. one ot our
opportunities in this campaign " 20
lead the fight against the Third term
That opportunity should appeal q"
every drop Of patriotc blood in our
veins,
"Unquestionably We have been
wrong Isl assuming that "a tradition
against d third term constitutes
Isnfflclent safeguard against unscrup-
uious ambition for unlimited power,
We need dcflnlte constitutional lim-
ltntion which shall prevent imperial
lstic souls from forcing personal con-
unuatlOn IN office for long periods
or for ufe. aud the personal selection
of successor in office. And the
constitutional provision should 80 one
step further than our recently as
sailed tradition,
"The provision should limit 20
single term Then win the occupenta
nf the Office have before them bat
the one ambition so 90 fulfiil the
great trust reposcd in them that upon
lretlremcnt they shall hcRr from a
grateful people the commendauon
Well done. shou good and faithful
servant
In this great country which
boasts OF wealth OF one hundred
land thirty billion. Hs against eighty
billion for Great Britain and ireland
sixts-nve billion for France ane
aixiy-fiye billion for Germany. an ars
conscious that too large q part OF oui
wealth has heon secured hs o smal
percentage of our population ano
that the cost of living rises fastei
than the average Income
''The principal cause OF an this d
90 be- fesHd in the tariff statutes and
in the combinations restraining trads
and competition created for the pur
pose af wringinG from the public
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