The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-28
WILSON ALONE CAN
BE TRUSTED WITH
TARIFF. ELIOT SAYS
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mEnt knowledge ana experience NJ
aim to deal wisely. as Presiden of
tbe United states viii all these rail-
anthropic projects.
THE coming troubulous years viii
call for fairness, sober judgment and
inlet resolution in the executive
head of the Government. Gov. Will
sons career gives many indications
that he possesses these qualities,
Through 80 years OF public life ex-
President Roosevelt has proved to
the American people that these are
rot his characteristics.
State Rights to Be Considered.
Far the eater part OF the social
md industrial improvements which
he three national parties seem to
ontemplate-though not in equal
lumber can be effected by the CEN
raj Government only by danger
rus stretching or eyading Of consti
tutional provisions, since they lie
within the jurisdiction of the several
tates.
The national executive. there
ore, at this particular juncture
ught not to be an impulsive, self
onfdent, headstrong man, impa
atient OF restraints and opposition,
nd given to the use OF extrayagant
anguage. Such man is expresi-
lent Roosevelt, as both his friends
nd his foes well know, He also ex
libits from time TO time a fondness
or taking risks and willingness
use force. which would not be bad
igns in an energetic youth, but are
farming In mature statesman.
THE candidase of the Progressive
arty has shown himself capable,
hen in power, OF taking grave pub
ic action--which. OF course, seem
4 to him wise and right-in disre-
ard of constitutional and legal linn
tations, and while out OF power, of
,roposing rash changes in the rela
ions of the judiciary. to the other
departments Of the government and
the voters .
Third Term Question.
Finally, at the forthcoming cleo
on the people are called upon to
2press. not directly, but by implica
ION, their opinion on another con-
titutional chang e-the question Of
third term iii the presidency. 1t
ex-President Roosevelt and the
Progressive party that have sprung
his important question upon the
oters. Fortunately, the issue is
learly joined between the Demo-
rattle party which declares for
ingie term, and the Progressive
arty, which has nominated a man
no has already held the presiden-
ial office for seven years and half
in all probability, to give anyone
third term in the presidency
ther with or without an interval
etween terms, would be an undesir-
Bile precedent. All obseryant citi-
ems know that in the cases Of
residents Roosevelt and Taft prepa-
ations for securing a second term
impaired the efficiency and dign ty
# the President in the last year Of
his first term. Every presidential
,ampaign ought to furnish the who'll
ountry with valuable lesson in
God manners, fair discussion, sound
easoning and loyalty to ideals II
would be more likely to do SO If the
resident in power could have no
mbitions to be gratifed and no per
ional claims on his party Of the
country
Unfit for Third Term.
In order, however, to arrive at
le conclusion that it is not best TO
i've President Roosevelt a third
ERIN. It is not necessary TO discu s
~oadly the question of the best
mil for presidential service. 1t is
ncugh to say that ex-President
roosevelt Is a parsonage peculiarly
NIT TO be placed for a third time in
he presidential office, because he
owes power. ardcntly desires to ex-
| ItfEP lUG EGGStueuL , Eb"Ge again,
nd has procured his own nomina-
| ion by direct personal effort at the
| oat vi splitting the party to which
We owed his previous opportuni' les
9r a high Political career. To these
acts frank sayings OF Mr. Roose-
eli himself abundantly testify.
Moreover. President Roosevelt
las lately contributed by untimoly
criticisms, couched in. intemperate
| language to the defeat Of the inyal-
| liable arbitration treaties Of the
tnited States with Great Britain
and France, drawn by the Taft adj
| ninistration which would have made
war between these countries we'll
light impossible.
Holding the opinions he has often
| expressed about the beneficial effects
of war on the individual and on 10.
ciety, he can manifestly be only q
half-hearted believer in the judicial
settlement of international disputes
and would probably prove a danger.
GUS President should questions oil
war arise. Yet international a~bi.
tration, justice and peace have Ions
been and are emuhatically today