Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-27


The gentlemen who planning to change presidential
system na king term years-WITH NO SECOND TERM
ALLOWED-mean WELL but they don't know and they haven't
thought
Those that have really thought queson-begn
with Thomas jefferson strong argument written 1905
settles the question definitely up present dayeaze that
fouryar with second term reward for good
service is the right system.
The president ought by the peoplealthough
this always happen good presidents have been
elected by moneyhe in the hands of
few
With corporation made president Office with only
permitted and with the president realizing that he can expect
nothing more the people-HoW MUCH GREATER WOULD
BE THE INFLUENCE OF THE CORPORATION THAN THAT OF
THE PEoP1El
At the years people could do nothing for
their president except say THANK No matter how faithful
might be the people they could not reward himno even
with second
But if the president proved faithful the corporations
they AT THE END OF HIS SINGLE TERM COULD REWARD
HIM IN MANY WAYS
They could give him. very large income from
company bank and make the job most hon
orable
They could take care of They could tell the
president they put their faithful expresden the
supreme bench
If were possible the people matters so THAT
CORPORATIONS COULD NOT REWARD MEN FORMERLY IN
OFFICE that admirable But the people should legis
late president after could have nothing
pect yet with all of the usual rewards to expect from
corporations would rule fully than at
present
There a effort the part Of special erests and
that really object to government by the people TO
HAMPER AND LIMIT THE PEOPLE IN THEIR POWER
be republic permanently why not legsae to in
crease the peoples power rather than to diminish it?
Ehu Root the abe legal representative of the biggest
dishonest the United States in favor of only term
for the president
Of course he is
He that with only in office possible the trust
candidate elected would be tempered to forget his trust
friends the effort to curry popular favor and get second
term.
Thomas Jefferson before he had time to think about thor
oughy inclined favor only term for the president But
deiberaton made him the thing clearly and this what
January g. 1905, to John Tyler:
MY opinion originally that the president of the United
should been elected for years and be forever
eligible sensible that years
long be rremovab and that there should be peaceab
way of Withdrawing a in midway who is doing wrong
All of those who feel that the people really capable of
self government who believe that special class of wise and good
and powerful should rule constantly nvenng hobbies
hamper hold the people All the specous talk
for the president of six years and reelection simply another
set of hobbies to hold the people down.
If himself the people the right
rid of him at the end of four better STILL rid
of him by properly afeguardd expression of public
opinion
If president competent and faithful let the people
him again prove their gratitude and his valuable
somebody will invent law keep Mr. Ehhu Roots friends
presidents and eectng them
when that thought advisable the law will be welcome But
new limit the peoples power needed The
it stands attends to that task sufficiently
An Ode to INDIGESTION