The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-29

A Candidate for the Peoples Party.
Who will be the candidate Of the People,.
party for Presidenti This is question that
has not yet received much attention. The
leaders Of the Peoples party are not quite
certain that they will need candidate in
1892. Their party may have no existence
ct that time. After Feb. % next, however,
they may be in position to begin 10 look
around for standard bearer.
But there will be plenty Of candidates.
There were men at the Cincinnati confer
ence who would willingly accept the NOM
| ination. 1t may be that some of them are
now planning to get it. They would accept
it even if they thought they would not carry
one state.
1t has been suggested that Senator Stan
ford, Of California. could be induced TO ac-
cept it He is known to have presidential
aspirations. II rumors do not do him an
injustice the buzzing Of the presidential bee
has made him restless for long time.
He is not great statesman, but he has
great wealth. He is a shrewd man of bust
ness. II he was not he would not have sue
ceeded in accommodating one of the greatest
fortunes in the country. And having vast
wealth he would like to have political
honors
He is more nearly in accord with the
Peoples party than any other prominent
public man. Last winter he introduced
into the Senate bill which provides for
loaning the public money to the people at 3
per cent. interest 1t is not exactly the sub
treasury plan. but it is something like it.
1t is so nearly like it that Senator Stanford
would have no difficulty in accepting the
sub-treasury plan, and that plan is the sum
and substance of the platform of the Peo-
pies party. 1t is true there are other things
in the platform, but without that the Peo-
PIES party would have no excuse for exist
ence.
The Peoples party has no rich men in it,
1t does not court the favor and support of
rich men. One of its alleged purposes is to
bring about condition of affairs that will
make the accumulation of great fortunes
extremely difficult. But it will need money
for campaign purposes if it decides TO enter
the campaign of 1892.
Senator Stanford could provide it with
all the money it would need. He could
easily spare 81. DOC, 900 or IS, 0O0o 900. He has
no heirs, and therefore no incentive to go
on increasing his millions. And there are
reasons for thinking that he would distrib,
ute his money freely If he should be placed
at the head of the ticket of the Peoples
party.
1t would De rather remarkable, it is true,
if the Peoples party should nominate
many-times millionaire for President, but
stranger things have happened, and if it
should do so it would have plenty of excuses
for its action.
But would Senator Stanford be a wise
choice, even if he should promise to bear
the whole expense of the campaignl Would
not the masses see the inconsistency of put.
ting millionaire and a great railroad
monopolist at the head of a party which
purposes to make war on monopolies and
trusts, and which has no sympathy with the
methods capitalists employ for their own
advantagel And 1t is rather interesting
fact that no rich man has been President
since Washington.
However, il Senator Stanford makes an
effort to get the presidential nomination of
the Peoples party he may succsed. He will
not be wanting in supporters, for money
can accomplish woaders, though it is
doubtful if it could make man President.