The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-29
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Southern National Candidates.
Herald.1

PMS Appear, an ihhuenllal Neuues'
see journal-says, that the demo.
Gratis who count so confidently and
depend so greatly on the support of
the Southern voters, should nomi.
nate Southern stateman on their
tick ct next year. He declares
this to he the wish Of large num-
Der of Southern democrats, and
gives what seems to us forcible
reasons for it, which we venture
to recommend to the considera.
tion of Northern democrats.
When the next Democratic Con
vention meets nineteen years will
have passed since the collapse of
the rebellion. Since then, as Mr..
Heating remarks, the Southern
people have shown themselves to |
be, not only willing citizens of the
Union, but they have become fully |
imbued with the Northern spirit /
of progr ess and with the national
sentiment. Their ablest men have
served in the United States Senate /
and House on the most important ,
committees, and have helped by |
their speeches and votes to de.
cide--and, as we of the North we'll |
know, often to decide rightly
questions of the greatest impor.
tance to the whole country. They |
have shown on many occasions
sound and conservative states.
manship, conspicuous ability and
undoubted patriotism. They have
we believe, erred in continuing so
long their connection with the
democratic party; but while we
may count that an error of judg-
ment, II cannot be denied that this
gives them all the stronger claim
on that party for the recognition
which IL seems is not longer ex-
pected and asked. Mr.. Heating
remarks that so far the Southern
democrats have asked nothing of
their Northern allies. They have
been content to follow where the
Northern wing Of the party led.
Now they believe the time has
como when the party ought to
place southern man on The ticket
and he says that In this he expires.
ses n desire very widely felt in the
South.
We believe this'wish is just and
reasonable; and not only that, we
are convinced that II would be for
the benefit of the country, If there
is to to a change of parties, that
the democrats should nominate q
national and not a sectional ticket
Il is the opinion of many close OBJ
servers of federal politics that the
wisest and most truly conservative
statesmen Of the democratic party
Mt this time are from the Southern
States. Lamar, Hampton, Gar
land, Beck, Gordon, Jackson, Har
rs, are all men Of conspicuous and
acknowledged ability, and it would
be difficult for the Northern wing
of the party to show their equals
In the House Of Representatives
Southers democrats like Carlisle
Hammond, of Georgia; Atkins ant
House, of Tennessee; Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia, Reagan, o
Texas, and others are in the fore
most ranks, not only of their part,
but of the whole body of Repre-
sentatives.
We cannot see any reason, thel
why the democratic party should
should not name for the Vic'
presidency next year a Southern
man. Supposing proper maj
. selected, we do not believe |
I would be possible to arouse sus
picion or opposion to the ticke
, because of his presence on ii
General Gordon is named by Mr
\ Heating, and he is an able and ex
Q cellent man. His relation to grea
J. railroad corporations would proba
/. bly, be an objection to him; bu
I such an objection would not appl
!. to either Lamar or Garland-botl
j. men of greater ability that Genei
!. al Gordon; or to Hampton or Cal
' Isle or Tucker-the latter of whor
@ was the late General Garfield
n most intimate, trusted and believe
v friend in Congress. We believe
on the contrary, that the nonin;
ton of a Southern man of hig
q character, and whose public CT
l. reer ia known in the North, woul
). strengthen the democratic ticke
~ 1t would. we think, give it chara'
ter aud win to it the confidence
!. of the general public.
@ Interstate Lcvee Convention.