The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-04

presidential possibilities for the Republi-
can nomination. In dealing with the
Legislature and the inside management
of his own party his independence, cour-
age and firm adhesion to the general in
terest of the whole people instead of the
special interests of powerful classes and
cliques, are commended in the very high
est terms, and have raised him to an
eminence in the esteem of political friend
and foe alike that any man might be
proud of. No other Eastern man is any
where near him now. Can he keep up
the place is the question? His friends con-
fidently answer Yes"
With respect to Aguinaldo's proposed
visit to us the opinion is heard now and
then that it might be well for the admin
istration to give the Filipino chief to I'M
derstand that he can be of more service
40 his countrymen at home than he pos
sibly could be in the United States. 1t is
pointed out that thousands of homes
have been made desolate all over the
Union owing to the war weged by this
man, and that the immense number of
widows, orphans and parents upon whom
he has been instrumental in INJECTING
wounds which can never be healed, should
certainly not care to see him feted at the
public expense from the Pacific 40 the At
lantic. Aguinaldo has been fairly cap
tured in arms against the government
his life has been spared, and the prob
ability is that he will get an office Of some
kind as a matter of expediency. Surely
that is as far as the authorities ought to
go in the effort to conciliate him. To pa
rade him through the United States as
hero would be an insult to the memory
of the gallant men whom he and his semi
savsges sent to their graves. The thing
TO do with him is to set him to work and
keep sharp eye on his movements.
A Southern man for Vice President on
the Republican ticket in 1904! The sug-
gestion is rather startling. but there are
not few political prophets around here
that are confidently making this forecast
When asked If they mean McLaurin, their
answer is MOI" They believe. however
that while the McLaurin movement is
certain to grow, he will have only pioneer
honors, that, as i'm the case of all the
other advance political refoFmers in our
history. he will miss the great prize of
leadership. The only exception is Thomas
Jefferson. He created party and he led
II to victory during quarter of a cen
fury. He made Madison, and Madison
and he made Monroe. Every student of
Jefferson must admit that McLsurin's re-
cent speech is the most thoroughly Jeffer-
sOnian address that has been made below
the line of Mason and Dixon in nearly
three-quarters of century. Calhoun,
and, later on, Davis and all the secession
crowd were as far from genuine Jefferso-
nian doctrine as william Jennings Bryan.
Towne a. Co. are at the present time.
And that is why they were all beaten.
Jeffersonianism won In the first election
of Abraham Lincoln, and 1t won In the re-
election of William Mckinley.
The anachronisms that appear in one
of the bas reliefs on the base of the Lo-
gan monument are not the only artistic
evidences OF a departure from historic
truth to be found in this city. In the great
rotunda of the capitol millions of people
have looked with patriotic pride az Turn
bulls immense picture OF the Surrender
of Yorktown" On the canvas Lord Corn
wallis II depicted In gorgeous uniform Of
fering his sword to Washington. The
whole scene, so far as CORVALLIS is con-
cerned, is pure imagination. The incident
might have occurred, in fact, should have
taken place. bu4 Il did not. SO chagrined
was the British commander over his de-
feat that when the time to carry out the
terms Of the capitulation came he pleaded
Illness, and asked the privilege OF appoint
ing a deputy to take his part I'm the cere-
mony. Washington generously acceded 10
the request, and CORVALLIS sent along his
sword by Major O'IIara. Trumbull paint
ed the surrender, not as II was. but as II
should have been. Julius Chambers.