The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-31
SENATE HEARS TALKS
IN PLENTY
continued From Page One)

Borah said President Taft had not used
reelection in 1912 to any greater ex-
tent than President Roosevelt had
| used it in 1908 for the election of Mr..
Taft.
president Roosevelt wanted Mr..
Taft nominated because he believed
Taft would carry out the principles
to which the Roosevelt administration
was devoted" said Senator Bristow.
"A president who would not use every
effort to pe%rpetuate his policies would
not be worth his salt"
Senator Hitchcock asked whether 1t
were not generally believed that
Roosevelt favored President Taft's
nomination in 1908 $50 that he might
be a candidate in 1912 himself
Il know the senator himself does
not entertain such a thought" retorted
Senator Borah, 80 I feel free to say
hat such an idea is the product of a
diseased mind"
Senator Dixon's charge that single
siX-year terms We're desired chiefly by
ambitious a%spirants for the presidency
and the declaration Of Senators Bris-
tow and Poindexter that this proposed
limitation would be destructive of
American principles of government.
made up the burden of the progressive
fight against the resolution.
Senator Bristow declared the people
should be free to choose their own
president and to re-elect a president
when they believed it wise. He de-
clared the constitution should include
a recall provision, so that when con-
gress is overthrown because an admin
%istration is not satisfactory, h peo-
pie could recall the president also and
establish a new administration
throughout.
An attack on the proposed single
six-year presidential term, as a e
ure advocated by "aspirants for the
presidency" vas made by Senator
Dixon, who declared he did not be-
lieve there was any great public de-
mand for the proposed change in the
constitution.
IF the truth must be stated" he
said, this resolution might better be
entitled "A proposed amendment to the
federal constitution for the relief of
certain aspirants for the presidency of
the United States"
The senate took up the Works resolu-
ton proposing the amendment under
agreement to vote before the close of
the legislative day.
Senator Paynter, democrat, Offered
a provision that when the amendment
should be ratified the president her
in office should be entitled to a six
year term. He declared no question
should be left open as to whether it
applied to President wilson"
Wasn't it your understanding that
Mr.. Wilson was elected for a four
year term?' asked Senator Dixon.
Senator Paynter retorted that the
amendment should be made so that it
would take effect Immediately, not
withstanding who might be in office.
Senator Dixon's retort was to sug-
gest that it be so changed that it would
not apply to "President-el elect Wood
row Wilson," He declared that no
amendment should be adopted to the
constitution that would prohibit the
people of the United states from ex-
ercising their own Judgment as to
whether a president should be re-
elected.
'SFSONdi NI"Oik'OuSs
w are offering something that Is
not demanded by the people, except as
that demand flows from some personal
ambitions" declared Senator Dixon.
Are you democratic senator's going
to embarrass President Wilson by de-
clarins that no matter how good his
administration may be or how much
the people may desire him to serve
again. he shall be debarred, in order
to provide an opportunity for others
who want the presidential office?"
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey de-
clared Senator Dixon could leave
Woodrow Wilson out of the debate" as
Mr.. Wilson had announced his SYM
pathy with the democratic national
platform, which indorses a single pres'-
dental term.
WAS there any agreement with him
before he was nominated that he
would not accept another term?" per-
sisted Senator Dixon.
Il know of none." replied MI. Mar
tine.
Senator Dixon declared he had heard
that the real author of the single term
plank in the democratic national plat