Iditarod pioneer., 1912-02-24
MR.. ROOSEVELT AND 1912

Under the heading Literary Digest prints
an article which great especially
that he would refuse profeed nomination The article too long
reproduction FULL but given below minus lengthy extracts
other publications.
Say what you once and let it go at that" An
drew Carnegie quotes himself recently admonishng
Theodore Roosevelt But willing the xPresdent
may be to act upon the iron masters advice the press and
the politicians to be in unconscious conspiracy
against his compliance with the latter part of it, at least
Everybody knows that on November s. 1904 Immediately
after his election the Presidency Mr.. Roosevelt publicly
declared that under circumstances will be candidate
for accept another nomination. This unqualified state
ment however, did not prevent the development Of vigor-
Roosevelt thrdterm movement and the attempt to-
stampede the delegates for the colonel the Republican
national convention of Within the past few months
he has assured his friends and given wide publicity the
that he would regard any movement for his
naton for President next year "a calamity Neverthe
less, his recent article trust regulation Immediately
made the OCCASION by both friends and enemies, of
outbreak of discussion around the everesh theme of his
possible candidacy Nor is this discussion senced by The
Outooks that those who really know the mind Of
its contributing editor know that he Presidential
candidate that he does not desire to be such candidate
and that the thought Of such candidacy to
him in his discussions Of questions of public and national
interest,"" nor by the more emphatic statement pub
lshed by his authority in the Philadelphia North American
prog. Rep. Little more than week ago, according to
the Philadelphia paper the colonel agreed that it should
put an end to unwaanted reports and deductions by
authoritative Of his position This statement
which is of considerable length, ends with the following
concise and definite para graphs:
Here follows quotation from the North American saying Mr.
himself accepted value that he
desires talk of bis supposed candidacy to
Mr. Roosevelt may cry dasist but there will be de-
sstng, predicts the Washington Star lind and the New
York Globe Rep remarks with evident irritation that the
country faces protacted parOd OF Teddy will and Teddy
WON'T With the Outlook article it points out the
Teddy Wills had inning, until the North American
statement gave the Teddy wonts" their The next
thing it goes to say will be the pulling of this state
ment to pieces:
THE Globe quoted at length the wi the won t"
OF Tits opinion fayorng Roosevelt sincerity saying he
candidate be probably did know himself what
Very significant, thinks the Brooklyn Times (Rep) is
the persistence with which Theodore Rooevet
up in any discussion of candidates for the Presidency
the only Republican who win ths election next year
and they not likely to keep quiet when they happen
be men of strictly partisan spirit
erests and has not pleased the believes
could be reelected but must the
eve in Rooseve rugged integrity and especially his couraga
and that it is idle try contrary
considers his candidacy denomination thing
IS possible to imagine situation which will compel shift If
Roosevelt should be nominated whr Of excitement
national nobody would
he has had bat election although
for 1t is urged that insurgency would
him for instead OF La FOee he
greater conservative support than Taft me
ling blaze of excitement throughout the country he would
whrwnd campain he would every
and rush overwhe lining vcoy these things constantly
hears, the Times.
1.-The question of what Roosevelt may do about the
Presidency only phase of the great question what
Roosevelt will do about thing; which something that