The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-27
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The way some southern men, good, hon
est, conscientious men, undertake TO speak
for the whole south when they &c
north and come into contact with
tbs newspaper men of that section
IL very amusing, as well as inter
esting. For instance. Hon. Robert C. Ould,
chairman OF the democratic state committee
of Virginia, was in Boston the other day.
and, In an Interview in that city, said that
the south has an idea that Mr..
Cleveland thinks he is bigger than
his party, and that he (Odld)
would muca prefer Hill as the democratic
nominee for President in 1892. He further
said: For speaker of the next House we
want some good northern maa. The whole
south believes that we should give way for
a good northern democrat"
Mr.. Ould may be in a position to speak
for his own state, but Virginia is not the
whole south by long way, aud it is doubt
full if Mr. Onld knows any mora about
southern political sentiment outside of Vir-
ginia than he does about political
sentiment in the north. In
this part of the south it is
not believed that MIR. Cleveland thinks that
he is a bigger man than his party, and
neither is Gov. Hill preferred to Mr.. Cleve-
land for the democratic presidential nominee
in 1892. The fact that the tariff was the
great issue in the recent elections is
fully recognized, and it is admitted that
Mr.. Cleveland is the great exponent of the
tariff reform sentiment. 1t is safe to say
that in all parts Of the south it is believed
that the tariff will be the great isiue in
1892, and the prevailing opinion is that
with that issue Mr. Cleveland is the strong
est man the democrats could nominate.
The west is for Mr.. Cleveland. Those
who went TO the Thurman banquet holding
different opinion were convinced that
they we're mistaken. The west and south
favor Mr.. Cleveland, and from present IN
dications, Gov. Hill will not be a factor n
the national democratic convention IN 1892.
Indeed, Gov. Hill already sees that he has
very little, if any, prospect of being the
next presidential candidate of the Demo
cratic party. and, according to the latest
reports, has about made up his mind to
take the senatorship from his state, IL he
can get it.
1t is true that several southern news
papers have expressed the opinion that a
northern man should be made speaker of
the next House. but that is not the prevail
lug sentiment in the south. There are four
strong southern men who will be candidates
for the speaksrship, and the chances are
that one of them will get it.
And there is no goo1 rea-
son why one of them should not
have it. The election of southern man
for speaker will not lessen the chances of
the election of democrat to the presiden-
cy. Let the democrat best fitted for
speaker be elected, and the country will be
satisfied. 1t will be much better, from
every point of view, to have clear headed,
sagacious southern democrat in the speak
ers chair than an incompetent northern
one. By this it is not meant that northern
democrats are not as capable as
southern ones. but that if g
northern democrat is made speak
or for poliey's sake, and moi
because of his eminent fitness for the posi-
ton, the mistake of putting an inferior
man into the speakers chair is likely to bC
| made.
The time is past when the question Of
section should have controlling influence
in choosing men TO fill high positions in the
government. The question Of fitness should
be the chief one considered.