New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
ROOSEVELT IMPOSSIBLE,
SAYS GENERAL. AGNUS
Baltimore American" Declares
Itself for mo Third
Term Candidate"
WOULD HANDICAP PARTY
Believes Mr.. Roosevelt Would
Not Accept Nomination II
Tendered-Playing Into
Hands of Democrats.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Baltimore. Jan 2S.-General Felix Agnus,
editor and publisher OF The Baltimore
American" the oldest Republican news
paper In Maryland in a signed editorial IN
to-morrow's issue. under the caption, NO
Third Term Candidate" will say
That incident at a college alumni banquet
in Boston may be taken as one OF the
straWs to denote the direction OF popbdi
sentiment. The Kissing OF the name Oh
former President Roosevelt when men
toned i'm eulogistic terms by Dr. Lyman
Abbott was not designed to be an aIront
to the individual, but an indlcatlon OF Sne a
unpalatableness OF launching OF MN as q
candidate which was looked Tor from w
tenor of the remarks OF Or. AoDott. M
Roosevelt is personally much d9uhlIt"
man. but his candidacy would not pe r.
garded tolerantly by large portion oI hIs
fellow citizens. ,,.. Do
publicans Of the country are prepa!SH ~ -,
go before the voters Handicapped WIN an
issue that would overshadow the leSitW5lo
issues OF the campaign and bring sure Ge-
feat to the party at the Dolls INlS peihS
the case 1t is time that serious ',, aotr"',GT ,Tn
were given the efforts TO force upon 'hc
party a third-term candidate
Theodore Roosevelt is Presidential I'M
possibility. The sooner this fact Is rScos,
nlZed and the more firmly il Is stated the
sooner will the Republican party GET us
true bearings and the drivel OF hysterls
that invokes his name as savior oil the
party ana the country ne NHtNN'b
Roosevelt is an impossiblity because no
American, however eminent or esteemed
could secure the confidence of the peOpie
To the extent Of having set aside the hNe.i
tradition of the nation in TINS regard
WASHINGTON would not accept third term:
Grant could not secure IT. Roosevelt VIII
not have the opportunity TO gain thls az
tinction He viii not have the opportunity
first because he does moi want II, anu
secondly. because the people do not want
him To have 1t. His personal indispositinh
rests upon mis- oft-reI Gated declaration
that under no circumstances could he be
induced 20 tranSGress the unwritten law OF
the land and the highest sentiment OF the
peoplc by accepting the nomination FOR
third term, even were ShCh offered.
Therefore, those who are In season and
out Of season. eXalting the name or ROose-
not be distracted 10y a fallacious issue; ii
should not he assailed through the anxiety
of certain persons TO get back at Mr.. Taft.
II should not be subjected TO the injection
of disintegrating proposal and one that
desgnedly or otherwise. plays INTO the
hands Of the Democratic party.
II this play of advancing the name OF
Roosevelt is kept up IL must be In the
presence OF the expressed opposition and
Indignation of every Republican who has
sound regard for the traditions Of the par
tv The Republican party has never been
willing to yield it's principles TO men or 10
violate federal interests in the furthcrance
of personal fortunes. Mr.. Roosevelt Is the
last person to he looked 20 as willing 10
set an example In COntravention 10 these
positive attitudes OF the Republican party.
For reasons best known to himself he
has not repeated as unequivocably ms upon
former occasions his absolute hostility TO
third term, hut II Is not to be believed
that he would yield his consent 10 accept
the nomination If il were rendered to him.