Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-15
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Last Week.
Where IS the MAN?

IL Is time, the Cincinnati Gazette thinks, to
begin to look about for a proper Presidential
candidate for 1916; and that paper sets forth In
portentous array the requisites for that office
The nominee must be a man with a national
reputation, and a character, both political
and personal, which will command the re-
spect of the country; which will have no
breaches for assault, and will make his sup
porters secure from the liability of being
thrown upon the defensive. He must have
the intellectual requirements, the experience
in public affairs, and the demonstrated
capacity which entitle him TO the rank of a
statesman. He must have a history of fidelity
to the principles of freedom, of emanci-
patton, OF equal political rights, and OF
the supremacy of the national constitution
He must be a man of such natural elevation
OF views as will accept the Presidential Of
nee, not as a reward of merit; not as thing
for personal enjoyment; not as prize from
which 10 dispense TO personal friends; not
even as a means of rewarding his political
supporters, or OF supporting the party which
elected him ; but as a high public trust, TO be
administered for the general welfare. He
must be a man of such firnness of character
and such BETTING official reserve as will keep
the base order Of managing poll ticians at a
proper distance; will abash the office-seek-
from the control of wire-workers and the
strife OF personal favoritism, and will remit
IL to be regulated by rules making the public
service the first consideration. He must have
a dignity Of conduct which will give a high
tone TO the Administration and to Congress,
and will tolerate no official or per-
sonal associates whose reputation does
not entitle them TO the country's respect
His nomination must come, not through
combinations of managers; not through any
scheme to direct a Presidential succession or
create q political dynasty; but as the result
OF the elaboration of the people. He must
have such statesmanlike qualities that In
bis course in the affairs of the untranquil
sections he will regard neither personal nor
party favorites or fortune s, but will consider
only the establishment of the principles of
constitutional liberty. He must be a man
whose reputation for craftsmanship and for
high patriotic aims will be accepted as a
response 10 the popular longings for peace,
security. the reign of law, and the subordi-
nation Of political disturbance and animos-
tiles to the things of material prosperity.
He must carry to the national mansion
house the personal dignity of George Wash
tngton and John Adams and their families,
instead Of any representation of political
demagogism, shoddy vulgarity, or back
woods uncouthness.
This Is a formidable array OF qualities de-
manded for the coming candidate. The man
will be rather hard 10 find in our present crop
OF statesmen. The Gazette does well in en-
tering upon the search at this early day.
p. Sit occurs to us after all, that the
truly good Deacon Richard Smith may be
the man to fill this bill, but of course the
Gazette could not, with becoming modesty,
say So