The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
SOUTHERN NAH fOQ PRESIDENT
Awaken Self Respect And Parry Res
pect. Draw the People Together.
BY LAPS. D McCoRD.
(Copyrighted)

NhAh nN Wv wv y bNa1f~
suffice on the question Of "expedi-
ency," but since begun this
agitation have letters from south
ern men agreeing with me precise
" in desire, but protesting that
we cannot elect a southern man, "
And then ! found the following
reference to this agitation in the
New York Sun of May 81:
Yet q southern man will not be
nominated and the efforts Of the
Hon Laps d. McCord will be il
vain. BY meekly failing after the
democratic party, by having no
reliance upon itself, by continuing
to shiver at negro rule after de-
priying the negroes of the right to
vote. by accepting alliance against
its own interests with the fierce
popllistic democracy of the west,
by being patiently and persistently
democratic, the south has lost for
the present its chance of making a
southern man a candidate for the
presidency. Whoever is nominal
ed, and or whatever platform, the
south will be faithful to the demo
cratic party. There is nothing
doubtful about the democratic
south. No concession need to be
made to il. No southerner is
necessary for the purpose Of carry
ing it. The south will do as it is
told and vote obediently Its
breed OF public men has not i'm
proved under the demOralizing in
hueuces Of a party without effect
i've opposition
1t is the souths own fault that
it does not not furnish the demo-
cratic candidate for president. "
Let's look first at the 'eXpedi-
ency" objection again: Can we
elect any mani We never can
2 elect a southern man unless we
5 Try, and if we keep Oh declining to
/, try until we starve the party to
death, we never will The man is
blind or fool who refuses to see
that the new generations Of voters
i coming on south will refuse longer
to align themselves with party
that gives up all its rights, meekly
z surrenders everything to others,
aud has nothing to give them, OF
. even to promise them, in the way
of office and honors. They art
becoming disgusted with sucl
cowardly policy. In the city Of
- Nashville where ! know most about
10 it, the young men are breaking
4 away by the score, and by tn,
hundreds know of one nest O.
them, mostly young blue-bluods
= whose fathers were of the ole
1t rock ribbed stripe Of unterrifeC
> democrats, who never warbled OF
II political gurgeon, and these younl
= fellows almost to i man voted fo
ID Mr.. Mckinley because they arr
" tired and disgusted and worn out
'e and they turn to something il
which they think they see promis
n. and opportunity for them. Mel
10 naturally love success and despis
no failure, and everybody despises
er coward, and these young fellow
of see the democratic party contiuu
at ed failure and conspicuous COW
III ard.
ne We may not be able to elect th
first time, but the attempt vii
awaken self respect and party res
er pect, and draw the people together
es and cement them in the bonds Q
40 common interest gain. 1t wi
's- arrest the threatened disiutegra
Oh tion, reclaim those who are startin
OF astray, awaken new hopes, an
r. infuse that strenuous vigor tha
'e' courage imparts, and, if not 9
I'D first, in the end we will succeed
r. The present give up policy is liter
ally starving the party to dealt
he Life in anything must be fed fC
,r. its sustenance, You cannot hol
nm young democrats 10 the rack will
is out putting some fodder on it.