The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-25
Pattison in the Field.

The democratic papers in different parts
of the country are beginning to talk about
Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, in c1nnec-
ton with the presidential nomination OF the
Democratic party. The Pennsylvania pa
pers particularly are calling attention TO his
availability, and they are satisfied thao ne
is so shaping his political course as to bring
himself prominently before the country
day or two ago he was asked whether ne
was a candidate for the democratic nomlna-
ton for President He avoided direct
answer by saying that his official business
took IN ali his time, and that he was,
therefore. giving no attention to national
politics.
Thu fact however, that some Of the
papers which are supposed to be favorable TO
Gov. Hill as presidential candidate are at
lacking him is significant These papers
| say that only the mugwumps favor him,
and that he has never beel known to help
the cause Of de nocracy except when 1t
was his personal interest to do 80. They
say that be has never gone outside OF his
own state to assist in fighting the battles Of
the Democratic party, and that even in the
work except when he was a candidate.
1t is true that he has not made reputa-
ton as a stump speaker, and it is doubtful
if he fiuds great deal of pleasure in polItI.
cal contests. Until the last political cam
paign in his state it was not believed that
he could make good political speech. In
that campaign, however, in which he was
a candidate for governor, he surprised his
friends and alarmed his p )litical enemies by
his political addresses. He proved not only
that he possessed a great deal more than
average ability as a campaign orator, but,
also, that he was a shrewd and far-seeing
politician.
No man with the record Of Gov. Pattison
can be kept out of the field of national poll
tics If he desires to enter it. HIS political
record is a phenomenal one. Indeed, 1t has
not parallel in the political history Of the
country.
Pennsylvania has remarkably large re-
pablican majority, and Philadelphia IS
strong republican city. Gov. Pattison,
however, has been elected to the office of
controller of Philadelphia and has
been chosen governor twice He has never
been defeated in a political contest When
ever he has been candidate the
better class of republicans have
voted for him, not because they like
his politics, but because they know him to
be a thoroughly honest man. To his in
tegrity he owes his success.
If Pennsylvania were a democratic state
he would be strong candidate for the
presidential nomination of his party. The
doubt that he could carry his state in a
presidential year is the only thing that pre-
vents him from being a favorite candi-
date.
His admirers think that as the presiden-
tial nominee of his party he could carry
but when it is remembered
what an immense republican majority that
state always gives in a presidential year it
would seem to be useless to try to convince
the party leaders that he could do anything
Of the kind.
But the country will hear a great deal
about Gov. Pattison during the next six
months. 1t is quite certain that his ad-
mirers are going to make an extraordinary
effort TO have him considered favorably as
a presidential candidate. They think that
Mr.. Cleveland has lost ground since writing
MS letter against the free coinage Of silver
and they believe that there is a chance for
: man having a record like that Of Gov |
Pattison to be chosen as the democratic |
But it will hardly be |
lenied that at the present time their under |
aking looks like hopeless one.