Arizona republican., 1901-10-16
GOOD PARTY POLICY
Presidents Purpose in His
 Southern Appointments
Such Selections as Those of Jones and John G. Capers Will Win Over the Progressive Element in the South.


 Roosevelts appointment of former i Governor Thomas Goode Jones of Ala bama. to be the United States district judge for the northern and middle dis | tricts of that state. continues to be one
 of the chief topics of discussion among politicians in Washington. The ap- pcintment is considered as absolutely beyond criticism. whether looked az
 from the point of view of the pubic | service or from that of political strat- egy- In either case, the selection of ex-GovernoT Jones is regarded as a bold and decisive stroke.
 President Roosevelt, in making this appointment. declared that he wouIG not hesitate to appoint a good demo crat whenever he could not find a good ' republican. He has said this so often recently that no one will pretend to question the sincerity of the utteranc- It has been pointed out. however. that in the selection of eX-GoVernor Jones the president did not have to go far i beyond the lines of his party as it is generally considered that Colonel Jones ceased to be Q democrat, within the organization meaning of the word when he refused to go into the fiat money crusade with Bryan and the regular democracy of the south and west. It is also considered that he practically became a republican-per- ] hapS in all save the mere name-whsn he acted so as to aid in the election Of President Mckinley
 But to many politicians here the ap- pcintment Of the former democratic governor m ans a great deal more than appears upon the face of the matter. NJ. Roosevelt made another remark at the time of the appointment which seems to have escaped general notice. He said that he would make such ap- pointment3 as would make the repub-
 ican party respected throughout the south. Evidently the best way to do this. at least in the opinion of many astute politicians here, is to appoint good and respectable republicans or men who are affiliated with the repub- lican party
 Colonel Jones. who was formerly the isader of the Alabama democracy is no longer iii the fold Of that party, aal has long since ceased to be a member Of it's councils. To all intents and pur- poses he Is republican. though he may not have openly professed such poiiti- cal faith. The appointment of sucn men as he will certainly have the ef- feet of making the republican party respected in the south. It will also have the effect of making 1t powerful and giving it solidarity.
 What is most commented on at this time is the apparent significance of the superintendent so much with regard to Alabama, but with regard to the en- tire south. It is accepted as an illus traitor and example of the policy of the administration. which is working in harmony with the young republican, ism of the southern states in the or ganization of White Mans repub- lican party. The need of two political organizations in the south. both equally respectable. both representing the white race-as well as the negro race Is felt throughout the southern states. ] especially by the younger generation and by business men. It is felt that the democratic party. as controlled by Bryan and his followers. does not stand for principles or policies that would aid in the development of the great natural resources and the industries of that section.
 Even when the republican organiza tions still suffered under the stigma that remained from the days of Ire construction several efforts to form a clean and powerful party were sue cessfully carried out in different por- tions of the south. In Louisiana the 1 interests of the sugar and rice pro- IuNtiS were SO III iAiAt NlAH liiG principles of the republican party that a large republican organization was formed. It drew to itself many of the | best and most influential men of the | state. The same result followed, ! though not to so great an extent. in | Georgia. where the cotton manufactur- l ing interests felt that some sort of de- | gree of protection was necessary for l the development of that industry. The | policies of expansion and of foreign | markets were also alluring to the agri- | cultural and manufacturing sections of | the southern states.
 But these effects were the outgrowth ! of commercial and industrial develop ment. The political question is another matter. Shrewd politicians have seen that there is a tremendous opportunity | for aiding in the republican moyement | in the south. They have seen that many young men and business men Of that section have actually become re- publican in sentiment, but still lack a respectable republican party organiza ton to vote and work for. They want to help provide a respectable organiza- tion that will advocate good measures and put out good candidates.
 These politicians also see that there is another. a much larger. class of young men and business men who have not yet cut themselves entirely 1oosa from the old party, but who have real ly abandoned almost all of it's princi- ples and every one of its present pol icies. To this latter class belong such men as former Governor Jones and former Secretary of the Navy Hilary A Herbert of Alabama; and Senator McLaurin of South Carolina, to name only few of the more prominent. Such appointments as that of Jones will go far toward determining these men in making their final choice of a party organization in the change and shift ing that is taking place throughout the political south.
 It Is a remarkable fact that ex-Gov- JoDas raceiycd fha cordial in