Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-13
government which inherently belongs to

them.''
The Taft bureau issued the following:
Another chapter of Theodore Roose-
yelt's public announcements with regard
to a third term in the White House is
found written in his speech before the
Iroquois Club of Chicago, a democratic
organization of that city, which he adj
dressed May 10, 1905. only little more
oath Of Office in his second term. AS a
preface to his subsequent announcements.
and as throwing light on the interpreta-
tior Mr.. Roosevelt placed upon them at
that time. the following extracts from his
Iroquois Club speech are interesting. He
said, in part:
Mr.. President, Mr.. TOastmaster and
you, my hosts:
:" I very deeply appreciate the honor of
being your guest and guest of the city
of Chicago this evening. and in looking
at the possibilities of the future let me
add that l have not the least anticipation
of 'Chicago's ever reversing that most
complimentary vote which I so deeply
appreciated last year. because it will
never have the chance"
Continuing, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Our country is governed and under
existing circumstances can only be gov
erned under the party system. and that
should mean and that will mean when
We have a sufficient number of people
who take the point of view that Judge
Dickinson takes-that will mean that
there will be frank and manly oppo-
sition Of party to party, of party man to
frank refusal to conduct a party con-
test in any such way as to give good
Americans cause for regret because of
what is said before election when COM
pared with what is said after election
Mr.. Roosevelt's further announcements
with respect to third term are as fol-
lows:
ION the 4th of March next shall have
served three and half years, and these
three and a half years constitute my first
term. The wise custom which limits the
President to two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form, and under no
circumstances will l be candidate for
or accept another nomination. Theodore
Roosevelt, November 8, 1904
Il have not changed and shall not
change that decision thus announced."-
Theodore Roosevelt. December IL, 1897.
''Any such movement as you suggest
would very deeply embarrass me, and I
must insist that you and any other friends
1 have shall do all in their power to pre-
vent any such movement. Letter to
Franklin Shotwell. Omaha. Neb., May
y. 1912.
q. telling all alike, just
exactly what have said always, that
would not be a candidate in 1912 myself.
and that I had no intention of making
part in the nomination for or against any
candidate."-Letter to E. A. Van Valken-
can. June q, 1911.
ITO all that were at that time writing
me to be a candidate I answered that
would not be. To all who asked If I
would accept if nominated answered
yes If / knew them sufficiently well TO
be sure that they would understand me:
otherwise I said simply that I would
cross that bridge when I came to it,
Subsequent statement explaining the Van
Valkenberg letter.
II should esteem 1t a genuine calamity
If such a movement docking to the nomi-
nation) were undertaken. Letter to A.
p Moore, editor Pittsburgh Leader,
August 49, 1911.
Il am not and shall not be a candi-
date.''-Letter to Frank A Munsey, jan
uary 16, 1912.
In the Outlook for February, 1912, an
article appeared which stated in sub
stance that "of course all previous state
ments made by Mr.. Roosevelt related
wholly to "a third consecutive term"
Il will accept the nomination for Presi-
dent if 1t is rendered reinstatement Of
Mr.. Roosevelt. February "a, 1912.