The evening world., 1912-03-05

once more. and there - very Huch
10 lose.
p PEOPLE FEEL He's THE oNl
MAN FOR THE JOB.
Under such circumstances. II I
cDnsuit only my interest. the
obvious thing 10 do would be to n
aounce that I would not obey
popular mandate-that l would not
run ~ nominated. do not follow
eAiu course because I am sincerely
sndeavoring to ioSk at the matter
eniy. from the standpoint Of the pub
lie interest. II 10 vol only necessary
Tor the people 10 have the right In
struApt. the right tool. with which
70 wofk In any given emergency. but
it 70 necessary that they themselves
shall choose and shall believe in the
sfhcisncy Of that instrument.
n st TILE particular crisis, with
Ne partaou1Ar problems shbsd OF
~ - THE particular time, the pso-
PIE feel that I am the one man 70
THE TIE Job. then Z should regard
Ayssef - sAirkins . plain duty II
ssfusel 70 DO Il.
What ] am interested In. remem
bsr. II not In the least holding the
e0ice. but doing a Job that IN actu-
ally worth doing: this In the position
that 90 tho best of my belief ! havo
always taken and always shall take.
u ths people should feel that ! am
the lnstsument 10 be used ut this
Zine ] should accept. even although
knew that ! should be broken end
east aside In the using.
oStsa n u true tAss 81 . givsn
0sosas tAsss 70 one tool, . II.
sesvDsns pastieulariy available,
~ thea thAs instrument must be
49,, svUn though using II nsoss-
oaeny means TO nrsa1 ~. The
~ nstss for say naa % sGps.a
- - Upeat;" and ~ one should
1es6 ~ worth doing from the
vato1s staAApeiAt, ~ must pay
I'M Aas ewn life. actual NE on
- 0sll - battle, or political NE
- av1e a9airs. and must not bs.
Oy9Age Ne payment.
- net concerned WITH the
Wslfass q any oss man N this
noAo0-aet with III. Tafvs well
fass nor ~. La Tolissts's an least
- IN WITH my own, I am Dor.
eanol enly with the welfare Of
~ le0pls Of tho unitod States.
- 0vHgR OUTCOME COULD d
" EXPECTED.
Unanswered 10 those who have
oah19.me whether ! would accept
II terminated that In the words of
Abraham Lincoln | was not re-
Quirsd TO cross that bridge until I
came to II. The reason In that In
making any statement II Is not
necessary TO consider what the man
aatually q and, actually says
and will be understood, al saying
by people who inieliigentiy accept
his statement at Its face value. but
also to consider wat the statement
V4N be held TO mean by the great
mAss Of people who are oblfxAf
- set their information more or
lees At second hand. and largely
through tnstrumentslities like most
Of the New York da4lies. whose one
purpose. as far az ] am concerned.
10 TO invent {alsehood and listort
ruth.
y - this time ! announced that
vOuiA aeespt u Nominated, e
voQ1A ~ blssonsd abroad by all
~ ,ensniss aaa ultimately be-
lsvsAshv . lAsgs portion even Of
~ eoeA ySasnls that I was IN 40
Uve oaAaidstA that I was con-
GV1stAg b. ivory o 70 secure
~ Aoninasaoa Tor President. A.
~ time, whatever may be the
Oss n ~ future, 7 do not see
SAas any other outcome could bs
QpssesA
Let me Illustrate what ! mean by
~r1ferring you to the language In
Which. after the tlct!on OF 1904.
announced that ! would not be q
candidate for denomination. At the
time good friends OF mine suggested
that I should use some such formula
~ stating that l would not be a
caadsdate in 1908 because o. the Gus,
tom that had grown up not TO elect
. men ~ President for Il third eon
sespkive term; but on thinking Il
ovsr ! became convinced that II
ussd' such language II would inevi'
tsbiy be taken as an announcement
THAI ! would be . candidate for an
other term In isi2--and this In spit,
ot the fact that the language. q
taken literally. would only have re-
fsrrsd to isoS and nav had no NOR,
bearing On 1912 than on 1916 or issS
NJ MAD A RESERVATION O
1912, 10 AND -.
Accordingly used Language
w1lsh st1vly stated that ! paid
hnnl 4 ~ DnoDo auA mot tha