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Vol. 19. No. 968.
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Roosevelt Reiterates Determination
Not to Again Become Candidate
" and Will Make Tour of World
The Washington correspondent of
the State Journal, under date of De
cember 23, writes: Whatever doubt
may have existed heretofore of Presi
dent Roosevelt's determination not to
be the republican candidate for presi
dent again should disappear now, in
the opinion of his advisers. In the
presence of a number of politicians
and others at the Gritiron dinner re
cently the president reiterated his de
claration not to be a candidate for a
third term. He went further, in fact,
than previously, and said. "I would
not accept even if I were nominated."
This remarkable statement on Pres
ident Roosevelt's part came as the
conclusion to a talk he was giving
on his. tenure of office and the attempt
of certain newspaper men to keep
him in the running for the next nomi
nation. He referred to the fact that
he would not have a third term, but
that still there appeared to be misgiv
ing on that point in the public mind.
He said he was determined, how
ever, to adhere to his previous state
ment, that he did not believe in a
third term himself and did not believe
the American people believed in that
idea; that he did not want another
term in the presidency and that he
would not accept it under any circum
stances. Thoroughly eliminated, therefore,
from the contest , 'a 1908, as the presi
dent's advisers say he henceforth must
be considered, Mr. Roosevelt, it is be
lieved, does and will aspire to become
United States senator from New York.
He also has a burning desire to travel
extensively abroad, it is" said, and f-3ls
assured according to his friends, of a
world ovation second to none ever ex
tended to an American, not excepting
General Grant.
PASSENGER STEAMER BURNS
Prompt and Efficient Work of Crew
Lands 330 Passengers
Halifax, N. S. Word was received
here from Port Dufferln. a small coast
town some sixty miles oast of this
city, of the destruction by fire of the
pasaciwr steamer Strathcona. cwn"l
by thd Halifax it Cannon Slep.mahlp
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL TO
POLITICS, AGRICULTURE -AND HOME
Lincoln, Nebraska,
company, and bound from thi port for
Canso and Gtiysbovough. That no
lives were lost is due principally fo
the heroism of the engineers and! fire?1
men, who stuck to iheisr posts mt&
the steamer was beached and every
one of the 380 passengers landed1.- In
less than. an hour after the bcacfii'iV
of, the steamer it was burned fo the
water's edge.
SOUTH WANTS A PRESIDENT
Representative-elect Lassiter of Vi f"
ginia Scores Roosevelt
Charleston, S.- C.hi response to the
toast "Forefathers Day" at the animal?
banquet, Representative-elect Ffaiwifa
R. Lasister of Virginia took occasion?
to score the national administration
and advocated the election of a sontlV
ern man for president in 1908-
"The strategy of nationalists,, .so
called," he said, "is the indirect e
largemert of federal powers;. 6
scheme of taxation is too reeftfess anw
that will pile up- the unnecessary mil
lions used in debauching the- rnithin Ik
ing who hope everything from: ait ovei
flowing government treasury.-
"We are not here to' devise cfetai'fe
but when one cabinet officer fta$ tt ft
his power to lock up' fifty Million of
dollars there is something wrong.- To
day the president of the- tlnitedl Scares
forms himself on the model! of Ca?sa
and adopts the manners of emperors;
Though occupying official! place' fe
never unmindful of partisan? necessi
ties." Mr. Lassiter criticised1 fh prft
dent's recommendations to congress tt
give him the right to dismiss, aimy M
navy officers without trial! amf to &
tenure of office in civil! sjtvlw,, fift
remedy for all of which,, lv tettwi
was the election- of a eort-aewa.i'iw?
southerner as president.-
Remedies Suggested for Ctf tWfl-2
Chicago, nr. United? Sfztm fafv
state commerce commissioner Haekm
and Lane concluded th-Mr feqntyy
into th causes of car ahorTa m4
have kftf or Washin,stf.ow,
The rfmedU 1
nesses for the relief of rftft rxr $l?
tion were in effect as folio;
The establishment of a ?t f U-w.t.
house with every railr-f t;v f?.
try a mmbr, o thae ffkki ff
would b at fiwrt a? any ffw 4 lo 3210 KrHerick
available for n wh-ntr Afi!wr'l IJL t r4oJij from the sik-ut
Incraf of th. 4im t.htr. tojte;kr'w hih fvr so many y-ars
rprpt'nfarlf fff rfaffttft f'Hy lu4 l--pt uarj uJ had thiu put
cars htdtii jtf-tJt--! ff J f ft cmWI f r.M 4 silver, in
December 27, IW6
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RATE LAW
Colonel Price Suggests That New
Railroad Commission Enforce Old
Maximum Rate Law
iLioeolu, Nebraska Honorable W. B.
Rose, Chairman Republican State
Committee. My Dear Mr. Rose: I
X( ad pur letter directed to .the mem
hers elect of the Thirtieth session of
the .Nebraska legislature and wish to
congratulate you for the poignant
statements it contains, and for the
understanding which you display rela-,
live to difficulties to be overcome by
them in enacting into law all of the
measures promised. The letter also
Impressed me with your apparent hon
esty and personal anxiety in having
your party redeem every pledge. The
anti-pass law, the direct primary law
and Jaws to tax the railway terminals,
while new to your party are not so
to a largen umber of our citizens, for
the reason that they have been dis
cussed and advocated for a number
of years, by your political opponents,
therefore all parties being now agreed
upon the necessity for their enact
ment little or no discussion will be
required for their passage.
But the great battle will come upon
the Jaws fixing maximum freight and
passenger rates to be paid railroad
companies in this state. As to the
imperative need of such laws, I take
Jt all parties are agreed, this being
true thn, the vital point is how can
it be done with the least friction and
certafny of accomplishing the desired
results? The plan proposed by you
and your party is to confer upon tho
railway commission the power to fix,
determine, and .enforce reasonable
freight and passenger rates. This
plan in my judgment is fraught with
two doubtful and therefore dangerous
contingencies. First, and most remote,
the declaring of the constitutional
amendment creating the eommislon
nil for various reasons and discussed
during the recent campaign. Second
and the one which I consider most so
rious, can tho legislature confer thla
lower upon a commission? I have
serious doubts upon this point, and It
Is utl taut of such Importance as to
require cartful attention from every
im mbr elect, and of all who nre sin
cerely working for ri'luY from the too