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Show Keep Your Eya on La Follette. Discussion of Presidential possibilities at this time may be a trifle premature, but it is entertain-" entertain-" ing to probably more Americans than any other subject. Again, there is no law against talking politics, poli-tics, even three years in advance of a Presidential election, and the discussion of Roosevelt's successor is already going merrily on. Of course it is remembered re-membered that Roosevelt announced that he would not be again a candidate for the! chief magistracy. There are some foolish friends of the President who refuse to take him at his word and insist that he will again head the Republican ticket in 190$. . . Roosevelt is a' greater man than these foolish friends give him credit for, and they had as well relinquish the idea that they can curry, favor with ' him by such a suggestion. He has enlisted for a four-year term as rresidentxf all the people. He has shown his independence and his courage. When he says he will not accept another term, it may be taken as a fact that be means it. But there is no lack of aspirants for his shoes, even thus early. Vice-President Fairbanks is undoubtedly laying Lis plans' to. capture the nomination for the head of the ticket and will pull every wire and make every possible move that will strengthen his position with .the party. llut this is again knocking at the door of the White House. She has two "favorite sons'' who are more than willing that the Presidential lightning .' strike them. Secretary of War Taft and Senator Foraker have up their war balloons, scanning the political horizon. Each is able and popular and . ' ' ; ach is endeavoring to control the Buckeye situation with the view of securing home endorsement. - Of course all these excellent gentlemen may be expected to strenuously deny the impeachment, but lheir political moves are so palpable as to leave no doubt that they are planning studiously for 190S. There is another man who is likely to figure jiiore extensively than most people will now believe. That man is La Follette of Wisconsin, nis spectacular spec-tacular career in recent years has made him a conspicuous con-spicuous figure. His victory in the gubernatorial election and his subsequent election to the Senate, despite bitter opposition within his own party, stamps him as a leader of, such strength as is ran in these days and times. The Senate is ordinarily a graveyard for new leaders, but La Follette is a born fighter and may upset some of the traditions of that Aenerable body. He has had Congressional experience, experi-ence, having been a member of the Ways and Means committee of the nolise when McKinley was its chairman, ne has all the independence and com-"'. com-"'. bativeness oMtoosevelt and will not be "sat upon" . even by the dignified Fairbanks. It is well for Presidential aspirants to keep their eyes on La Follette. He has three years in which to make his Wisconsin record spread out over the Nation and that , he will do so no one who has watched his career can reasonably doubt. |