Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1908 — ROOSEVELT AND THIRD TERM. [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT AND THIRD TERM.

The Indianapolis Sun says that Roosevelt has builded a wall of three thicknesses, between himself and another term: Ist, tradition against a third term; 2nd, he has twice solemnly declared that he would not accept another term, and 3rd, he would have to betray a friend—Taft—to accept one. Even so. All signs point in one direction -—Roosevelt is, and has been, laying plans to have himself nominated for a third term. And the three reasons given by the Sun why he can not accept will be swept as straws in a gale, in case he thinks he sees a chance tasbe elected if nominated. Roosevelt has never shown a very discriminating sense of honesty where his personal interests were involved, and he has not only compromised his reputation for truth on scores of occasions, but has laid himself opeh to very grave and slanderous suspicions, that when his personal interest is involved he wilt not stop at even slandering a woman to acquit himself, as he undoubtedly did in the Storer case, commonly known as "Dear Maria.” Bro. Thompson should not take Roosevelt too seriously, as he is a great joker.