The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-08
POSITION SAME
AS II WAS in
DECEMBER 1910
Does Not Desire Office of Any
Kind, and is Not Candidate
For Delegate
DISCUSSES WORK AS EXECUTIVE
Says He Has Accomplished More
Than He Expected
Hopes Party Will Select an Able and
Fearless Man as His
Successor.
DISCUSSES WORK AS EXECUTIVE

Lansing, Mich. April S.-Governol
the following statement:
To the People of Michigan:
Will not be a candidate this year
for governor. Ii seems necessary and
proper to make this statement at this
time. This is my reply to hundreds
of letters, personal requests, inquiries
of delegations and endorsements OF
counties. | confess that ] am person
ally graufiel by the active insistenct
of so many that l should become a
candidate.
do not desire office. have at no
time thought OF going or have spoken
voluntarily to anybody of going as a
delegate TO the Republican National
convention. / have at no time thought
Of being "A candidate for the vice
presidency. In other words. | am In
exactly the same frame of mind that
/ was in on Devemher 6, 1910. when
announced that I would not lbe a can
didate for a second term.
] knew at that time practically what
my program of endeaVor would be
have already succeeded i'm doing more
than | ever hoped to accomplish. The
greatest service that | expect to he
able To perform Is TO convince the peo :
pie of the state OF Michigan that we
are nearing the threshold of new
era. wherein citizens will have a high
er idea of their duties and unsefish
service will be their chiefest reward
and happiness anu when they will dc
things without any thought of acquir-
ing issues with which they may be per-
petuated i'm office and power.
lntemperately Criticised.
have been most intemperately crit
icised. For the most part those who
have opposed me have been honest
] think. They have known only the
habits and methods of yesterday. when
for the purpose of satisfying lust foI
office and for serving the few for profit
rather than the many for patriotism
This led To "A general doubling Of men
In puolic Office. When | stated that
would be candidate for only one
term n great cartoonist drew u pic
ture Of previous governo"s arising In
their graves with such olence as to
overturn their headstonc | do not
wish them 60 arise again and cry out
False alarm!"
| do not know whether | can con-
vey my thoughts TO You or not. but
believe there are many men now, and
there will be an increasing number
i'm every part of our nation. who viii
find their greatest happiness i'm un.
selfish sacrifice. Rich men are slowl.
admitting hut more generally than
ever before, that the pursuit of the
Jack o'lantern of wealth does moi
lead to contentmcnt or joy. They
must turn elsewhere. a new and bet.
ter spirit is developing in many of thu
departments of life. The preacher ant
priest work for the very love of theii
work for love Of their Master and %
mankind. The doctor enlists i'm tn,
same spirit. and his Hippocratian oatl
of service Is superbly ideal. Teacher!
"ic attached 10 tnclr profession ID,
love of service. Scientists are always
striving for the public good. The law
yer In tune with the higher ethics o
his profession feels the same way
This spirit Is contagious and is at
taoking the political sphere.
Discusses His Position.
Theodore Roosevelt enlisted for lif
~ twenty I'm the service of the pcopl
for either war or peace Woodrow
Wilson told me a few months ago tina
he proposed to give up his life to pub
lie service. These two are particular
ly notable examples. There are man,
more. At this point | ann going to asl
YOU to permit me to break in with tn
statement that hope the Republican
vill nominate Theodore Roosevelt an
that the Democrats will nominal
Woodrow Wilson. whichever then 1
elected viii insure an administratio
IL fullest sympathy with the highes
welfare of all the people.
Men build their political character
whether they always realize Il or no
much as they do their financial cred
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