The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

Georgia Congressman Would
Make an Ideal Candidate.
From the Washington Post.
CONGRESSMAN Turner Of Georgia would,
an my opinion, make an ideal democratic
candidate for President"
senator John L. Palmer of Illinois who
said this, had been discussing the politi-
cal situation, and the presidential possi-
blFries Of the democratic party. His men,
ZION of Judge Turner is the first time that
that gentleman's name has been spoken
Of in connection with the presidency. This
IS doubtless due to the fact that Mr.. Tur-
ner comes from the south. In point of
ability he stands. in the opinion of many,
the equal of any democrat in the House
or Senate. He is a man of broad and
deep learning, an accomplished orator; a
man of great force of character; of high
reputation, and a most courteous gen.
teman. He has become The recognized
leader of the administration in the House,
and the chief champion of sound money
on the democratic side. His leadership
has come TO him so quietly as to attract
little attention.
Senator Planners statement in view OF
ITS coming from a man from Illinois, whose
democrats are credited with favoring w.
R. Morrison for President, is especially
interesting.
cot course" said the senator, Il favor
Col. Morrison for President, and shall dc
all in my power to assist him in getting
the nomination. But that does not lessen
my belief in the excellence of Judge Tur-
ner's ability for the place. I regard Judge
Turner as one of the ablest men in public
life to-day His recent speech in the House
on the currency question is by far the
ablest delivered in this congress. 1t is
clear, concise, comprehensive, logical, bus
iness-like and convincing. 1t is the speech
of an honest man, with clean, deep prac-
teal insight into finances, of a man who
sees in the welfare of the business world
the welfare of the country.
THE fact that Judge Turner was, dur
ing the rebellion, a soldier in the con-
federate army should not work to his dis
broke out he was but p years old. He
was in the midst of the cOnfederacy, and
absorbed its ideas, would have been oStra-
cized had he not espoused them, and ii
was but natural that he should follow In
the footsteps of the leaders of the south
and join his comrades in taking up arms
for the cause which was there believed to
be just All that unpleasantness is passed
now, and such an act Of young mar
as Judge Turner was then should not be
used against him now.
Moreover" the senator continued. "it
would be of great advantage to the south
a southern man. There is a feeling among
the young men of the south to-day thai
because of the late war none of them car
ever hope to reach the chair of the CHIEF
executive. No matter how able, or hon.
orable, or patriotic in the nations cause
fhey may be now, they feel that the high.
est place in the union is not for them
such thought Is a great misfortune. II
not only tends in measure to humfliate
them, but by shutting the white house
from the range of their possibilities, il
narrows their thoughts to local issues, in
stead Of expanding them to national af-
fairs, as would be the case We're they pos
sessed of the hope of one day reaching the
presidency.
The preservation of the best interests
of this country depend on the intelligent
and honorable activity of its people IN
its political affairs And to engage thai
activity 1t is necessary. that everybody
should be made to feel that he stands or
the plane of absolute equality and posi-
pility. The nomination of a southern mar
for President would be a guarantee that
the south, as well as the north, stand or
that plane, and the result would work tC
the immense advantage of the entire
country.
II do not know that Judge Turner has
any aspirations for the nomination.
do not know that anyone has spoken tC
him OF 1t. But do know that he would
make most worthy candidate, and, il
elected, an admiral President -