Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-11-14
WHO WILL 1T BE

WHO WILL 1T BE2 +
Since the recent elections the Demo
Gratis are casting about for candidate
ior president two years hence. There
are but two names 80 far which have
received much favor, one is David |
Bennett Hill. the other Arthur P. Cor
man. To be frank with our Demo-
cratic readers, We desire to say that
neither is very satisfactory to US, nor
do we regard either as very strong
before the people. Mr.. Hill has some
characteristics of real Democrat. in
that he seems fearless, and would not
do as Cleveland did the first dash out
of the box, put Republicans in his cab
met. He has enough Otto the victor
belongs the spoils-tO make him re-
ward the people who elected him, and
not cram the pie down the throats OF
those who belong to the other party.
Hill is the only man who would stand
the ghost of a show of carrying New
York against Roosevelt. State pride
controls some votes, probably a great
many in such State as New York,
but that would be nullified, or horrors
rendered easy, If both candidates came
from that State. If Cleveland has any
influence left be would probably exert
it in behalf of Hill, but not in behalf
of any other candidate, unless Oiney
(who is really our choice) should con.
sent to run and become the nominee.
AS for Mr.. German. we have only to
say that we do not like his antecedents
any more than we like some of his &C
tions. His history, as we gather it
from what seems to be reliable sources,
is that he was Republican until the
Southern sympathisers in Maryland
were enfranchised. So soon as they
were allowed to vote, or were about to
be allowed to do 80. be turned a polit.
ical summersault, and siuce then has
been calling himself a Democrat. His
action on the Tariff during Cleveland's
last administration, when be and three
other senators practically defeated the
Wilson bill, gave us then rather poor
opinion of his Democracy and our
opinion has not been improved by va
rious recent events. 1t would, how
ever, be absurd to nominate a candi-
date from SO staunch a Republican
State as Maryland, and thus Mr.. Cor
man may be said not to cut much ice
as a presidential possibility.
There are few who pretend to think
Mr.. Bryan will enter the race again.
If he could be elected no man would
fill the bill SO admirably, but be cannot
be. There are a few who pretend to
be Democrats who say they would
like to see Cleveland nominated. We
make no comment on this, at such a
thought our tongue cleaves to the
roof of our mouth. One thing is GER
tain, the dark horses seem few and far
between. The last election has pre-
sented no new possibilities, it has
taught no new lesson, given us no new
candidate.
Now that the election Is over, we
will hear nothing more of laws to con-
troll trusts, but we will hear that some
of that surplus in the treasury has
disappeared before the next Congress
adjourns. A treasury with 500 mil
lions in it presents remarkable Oppor-
tunities for good time for every body
except the tax payers. If a country
can prosper long with the bulk of it's
funds taxed out of it every year, 1t
must be because the Republican party
which does the taxing, is such love-
able, enjoyable, trustworthy body
that all the country need know is, that
the Republican party reigns.