Evening journal., 1919-10-06
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919.
A THrRD-TERM CHALLENGE.

rsc1issING tho nossibility OF President Wilson
IL ming for third term and challenging him TO do So
the Republican Publicity Association, through It's presl
dent Hon Jonathan Bourne, Jr outlines the lesson ms
defeat would teach, follows
There is room for conjecture to whether President
Wilson will seek a third term in the White House u Is
vossped that the reception he experienced in his western
tour has disspaed that notion and that he may soon
make public announcement Of his intention not to essay
third term with physical disability given as an excuse
Should he decline to run again he will escape the pooa
drubbng which an outraged nation reservns for him.
and which will include telling licks from the Sond
SOUTH lie win escape in degree the loss Of prestige
in Europe which an overwhelming defeat would entail
Therefore his irreconcable enemies hoping he VIII
perss in his determination be third termer even II
third party candidate They want to see him walloped
nat lin campaign which win not be demoralized by
divided Republican party, nor confused by some such
specous plea he kept out OF war II would eAcle
their risibes to see him get It good and plenty
so certain is the defeat OF Woodrow Wilson II he can
be peseed to run again. that there who believe
1t would be a wholesome example TO the rest OF the
world this country TO him make another try
OF It. For one thing, his defeat would establish the
sacredness Of the precedent OF but two terms Chief
MAGISTRATE and Mr. Wilson at precedent II would
set the seal OF national dsapprova one-man govern
ment and Mr. Wilson is the arch-exponent Of one man
government Il would mean a saluary reputation OF
socastc doctrines Mr. Wilson has preached social
istc doctrines II would record staunch support OF
natonslism and MIR Wilson is nternationalist It
would show our unequivocsl Americanism, and Mr. VIII
son has not been unequvocay American. would re-
establish government by law and Mr.. Wilson supports
government by men, It would remove the States from
Federal interference elections and Mr. Wilson delights
in such interference II would resrlrm faith in
protection 10 American industries, and Mr. Wilson Is
free trader would the civil service TO higher
plane and Mr.. Wilson is a spokesman.
But over and above ALL II would explicit no
ce on the rest OF the world that holds the
United States its man-power. its substance, and its
desnies in the hollow OF his hand to barter TO pawn TO
trade and to gamble With with which to police the
world; with which to bul-doze weak nations into sub
mission to the demands strong nations whether single
or in combination IL would again inform the world
which needed not Of November last that
is a three-ply government political triny-legsative,
executive judicial each with It's jurisdiction specially
demted by the Federal Constitution, and that It is not
the back yard domain OF solitary dictator, circumyal
lated by such divinity doth hedge king. And as
the world appears have ignored that fact II might be
good thing n Woodrow Wilson again in order that
the world might be impressed with II. Any
other Democrat who may be put up will be knocked
down and rolled out next year. but the moral OF his de-
feat might be lost to the rest Of the world"
That is unqualified challenge from high Republi-
can sourc- Il is President Wilson's next move