The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-15
Senator Morean's Bread Campaign View

Both in the original newspaper interview
and in his talk to The Age-Herald's repre-
sentative Senator Morgan seems to be i'm
pressed with a fear that the country will
accumulate another Harrison or Cleveland
"a man greater, wiser and better than his
party-a man who is first ard always opin-
donated and all-sufncient in himself. Gov
eminent through such man is essentially
Russian In its nature and Senator Morgan
is very correct when he says the country
wants no more of it.
Our senior senator is no mans man. He
stands for issues only. and he wants those
issues as they are developed presented in
platforms and lived up to. He believes the
long session of the Fffty-sixth congress
will do more than all else to bring out the
issues that the next campaign will be con-
Quoted on. and those issues, fortunately for
the democracy, will be various. The more
the better Mr.. Morgan says. The old is
sues will to some extent be raised by new
circumstances. He sees, for example, hope
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the new possessions viii need. lie at least
sees what the democracy should stand for
and demand in that direction.
When the issues of the coming campaign
are brought out and defined, Senator Nor
gan expects them to be put in the two plat
forms of the two great parties of the coun-
try, and then he wants. above all else, a
presidential nominee who will work TO them
in harness. He is not partisan of any
man. He is no more a German supporter
than he is a Bryan supporter. Neither
should be permitted to define the issues of
the campaign, for that must largely be
done by the peoples representatives in con-
gress; and all he asks is the nomination
of man who will sustain in every legiti-
forth in its platform.
Our senior senator is not accustomed to
being led. He is a good deal of a leader
himself He is not given to soft, concilia-
tory expressions. He talks what he thinks.
He has never accepted the Taleyrand the
DRY that words are used to conceal
thoughts. He is outspoken. He is above
all else honest and straightforward He is
hot opposed to Mr.. Bryan; he is not in ia
vor of Mr.. German. He simply wants the
party's wishes to become party law, to be
obeyed in the white house as well as else
where. He wants no more presidential au-
tocrats, and he is eminently right. If the
will of the party be against his views. he
will accept it, and he asks for like obedi-
ence in the nominee.
The Age-Herald is convinced that no man
so nearly fills the Morgan bill as Mr. Bryan
himself, and it believes that when all is
said and done, when congress has discussed
and voted upon all propositions. it will be-
come plain that he can best unite all Sec
tons and that he will best represent all
living issues. 1t further believes that he
will stand firmly by the platform he is
elected on whether it presents his per-
sona views o. not 1t further believes that
no man can he found In congress who c9i:
will give the new administration more
efficient support than the great senator
whose fame is worldwide, and whose in
fluence is far beyond that of any other man
in the south, because he says he will sup
port any maa who supports the platform.
That is as good platform as any democrat
can have before the opening CT the presi-
dentia! campaign.