The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01
"s0ME WESTERN MAN.

Nobody thinks of doubling thatM HAIR
RIsoE will be nominated at Minneapolis
Perhaps three-fourths OF the delegates so
far elected have been instructed to vote for
him, and in most other cases it is under
stood that he is the choice, BLAINE being
out of the question. Possibly some fellow
who wants to make speech compliment
tary to friend may nominate another than
the present occupant of the White House,
but we doubt that any other name than
HARRIsoN's will be mentioned, although
there are good many Republicans who
would be pleased il he were out of the way
or another nomination could be made with
out dividing the party. Necessity cCmpels
the politicians and the bosses to accept the
man who has so manipulated affairs as to
enforce bowling down to himself.
On the other side, The HERALD believes
but one name will be mentioned in the
Chicago convention. This viii not be the
result of wire-pulling, any laying of plans,
any bargaining with the bosses and party
manipulators. 1t will be because the De-
mocrscy of the country almost unani-
mously demand that the person referred to
shall be called to lead the hosts TO victory.
But we intended to askif the Democratic
newspapers that are SO clamorous for the
nomination of "some western man." know
what kind Of politics it is they are advo-
catingl 1t is. in a sense, hattering
to the west to be thus referred
to, and 1t has tendency &c
cause western newspapers and politicians
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same time the suggestion is not inspired by
political wisdom. Theoretically geograph
ical considerations ought not to figure il
selecting man for President. So far a!
the executive is concerned, he is the chic
magistrate of the nation, and his duty
, should run to California as well as to Main,
or Florida. However, in practice the nom
inee's residence is made an important fac
tor, a candidate from a doubtful state be
, ing preferred to ons from state which i
reasonably safe to support the party nomi
nee, no matter whence he comes. Becaus
Of the Importance OF taking the geograph,
into account, we say it is mighty bad poll
tics for Democrats to urge the nomination
, of 8 western man. 1t is not possible t
gain anything with such a man. It /
doubted that there is a Democrat in tn
: west who could carry his own state
much less bring to the party an
other western state. Canvass the name
q of all leading Democrats in all the wester
Z states, and you will find none who woul
!. give fair guarantee of getting the supper
8 of his own commonwealth. GovernC
@ BoIEs. of Iowa, would perhaps com
nearer to it than any other man, but VII
would like to say that be sincerely believe
!. Iowa can be made Democratic this year?
% On the other hand, think of the grel
# risk of losing the east by nominating
Il western man. We say that New Yor
IS New Jersey and Connecticut should be Den
ocrrtic no matter whence the good Demo
crat came; but our saying 30 would not
g cessarily hold those states in line. Indee
e the geographical question is such an il
II portant feature that we are not certa
1t the nomination of a western man wou
l. not be regarded as an offense, and cause
L.. revolt in places where the Democracy mo
needs strength.
N In 8 few years the west can demand al
s. take what it wants. The people are mo
lie ing with the sun, and one of these days Il
Of population centre will be 80 far this Sit
al of the Alleghanies that the west, inste,
e. of the east, will have to be consulted VIII,
in the question of candidates comes up. No,
lie however, those Democratic editors who a
is talking about the Importance of taking
IN western MANI are not showing good p
liticel sense. They confess ignorance