The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
NOT THE MACHINES CANDIDATE.


There is a lesson in the nomination of
Col. Roosevelt for Governor by the Re-
publicans of New York that politicians
would do well to heed. By some of the
papers it is said that he was nominated
by the Plat machine. That statement is
true, but it is not the whole truth The
Plat machine nominated Col. Roosevelt
because it couldn't help itself, not because
il wanted him. There is no love lost be-
tween Mr.. Plat and Col. Roosevelt. 1t is
very well understood that Mr.. Plat hates
Col. Roosevelt with an intensity which he
finds hard to conceal. He knows that he
cannot control him and that if elected
Governor Col. Roosevelt will act in ac-
cordance with has convictions, even if he
runs counter to the plans of the leaders
of his party.
The Republican voters demanded the
nomination of Col. Roosevelt, and they de-
manded 1t not alone because Of his record
as a soldier in the war with Spain, but
largely because of the record he made in
the discharge of his duties of the civil
offices which he has held. He proved to
the people of New York that he was hon
est and would stand up for the rights of
the people against the political jobbers,
plunderers and thieves. That is the kind
of man that is wanted in New York
at this time. The millions of. dollars
which the Republicans have stolen in con-
nection with the capitol building at AL
bany and the Erie canal, have alarmed
even the Republicans, who saw no pros
pect of reform under Gov. Black or any
other machine candidate. Therefore they
insisted upon the nomination of Col
Roosevelt. MIR. Plat was shrewd enough
to see that he could not stem the tide,
and therefore he went with it and endeav-
ored to give the impression that the po-
litical machine nominated Col. Roosevelt
The Quay machine in Pennsylvania
would have been smashed this fall if there
had been a Republican In that state as
popular as Col. Roosevelt is in New York.
Republicans in Pennsylvania are going
to vote against Quay's candidate for Gov
ernor this fall by the thousands. They
are going to vote for DIR. Swallow, an
Independent candidate who Is running as
Prohibitionist. The other day DR..
Swallow charged that the Republicans Of
the state, in the last few years, had stolen
more than $4,000 from the state treas
ury and challenged Quay's candidate to
meet him on the stump and deny the
charge. The challenge was declined
The people are getting tired of official
wrong doing, and when they get a chance
10 put into office men they know to be
honest they will not be apt to hesitate
as to the course they will pursue. The
nomination of Col. Roosevelt means that
the great majority of the Republicans of
New York intend to free their party in
that state from scandals if they can.
Our esteemed and amiable friend, the
Charleston News and Courier, is SO much
afraid that Savannah will be selected as
the port of embarkation for the troops for
Cuba that 1t is editorially calling attention
TO a Savannah ordinance which provides
that sailors may not sleep ashore during
the summer months. The ordinance. how
ever, is not an insurmountable difficulty.
1t rs not nearly so much in the way as a
bar would be. Capt. Maurice Bourke, of
the British cruiser Cordelia, was not both
cred by the ordinance when he brought his
ship up to this city's wharves and moore
her there. An ordinance can be suspended
bar cannot. Secretary Alger has ben
fully Informed concerning every featufe in
connection with this port and thee are
reasons for thinking he is wen So listed
The News and Courier should be worried
about Charleston's bar rather tn, A about
SaYannah's health ordinance