The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-05

Eastern papers which may be expected
TO support the Democratic candidate for
President have begun to consider the
party's material for that position. The
Washington correspondent OF the New
York Evening Post, which is against the
Republicans at all hazards, has been re-
viewing the presidential material, man by
man. As the result he is so disheartened
and Disguised that he reaches the melan-
chOly conclusion that Mr.. Bryan is about
as promising a candidate as can be named.
In New York. he says, Governor Hill would
not permit any one but himself TO be
named. Ex-Governor Pattison, Of Pennsyl-
vania, would make an available man if he
should be elected Governor this year. but
there is no hope of this. Ex-Secretary OIL
ney, Of Massachusetts, is a man of some
availability in the judgment Of The Posts
correspondent, but he has already denied
himself as a candidate, and if he had not
his attitude during the Chicago strike of
1894 and his professional association with
powerful corporations would make him IN
acceptable to the Populist element of the
West. Tom Johnson has some prestige,
but a bitter factional contest with Mr.. Nc
Lean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer. and his
single tax and socialistic heresies would
offset all such advantage. The writer
seems not to take Mr.. German, of Mary
land. into consideration.
The Posts man says it has often been
suggested that the Democrats should take
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men in the North who will vote the DEM
ocratic ticket would make any Southern
man unavailable. He mentions Senator
Bailey, of Texas. but he did it before his
assault upon Mr.. Beveridge. He sees more
qualifications in Ex-Governor Francis. of
Missouri. but he seems to forget that Mr..
Francis was not loyal to Bryan and would
be fought by Ex-Governor Stone. The only
other man in sight is Mr.. Bryan, but does
not the correspondent overestimate his
strength wheE he says that Mr.. Bryan
could probably control one-third the dele
gates in the next Democratic national con-
vention?
The Brooklyn Eagle, which would like
to support a Democratic candidate on the
tariff issue or the Cleveland platform, has
been looking the field over for a candidate
who will unite the party which voted for
Mr.. Cleveland in 1892. The Eagle dismisses
all the prominent men who have been an
tagonistic during the past eight years.
What that paper says of Mr.. Bryan is en-
titled to so careful attention that it is
quoted:
With reference to this matter. the ugly
tempered deliverance of Mr.. BRYAN after
Mr.. C~leveland's recent speech at the New
York harmony meeting is pertinent evil
cence. Say whatever one may of the pop
political crankiness, Ii cannot be denied
that he still has a powerful following,
without the aid of which there can be no
success for the Democratic party in the
next national contest. Hitherto he has
been exceptionally gOod-natured for a poll
tician of his creed. While he has not been
yielding, he has been amiable and c~oncilia-
tory In his manner, rather than the con-
trary. II Is apparent now that there is
such a thing as stroking his fur the wrong
and rancorous antagonism. He may have
a personal Srudge against Mr.. Cleveland,
more bitter and vindictive than against
Mr.. Hill; but there are no grounds for as
Stunning that he would be tolerant of the
latter as a party chief. If Mr.. Hill enter
tains a notion that he is the presidential
leader of q harmonized Democratic party
III = - ~ a1aN1 a AAAlA do Ills d4-
mirers would have the people suppose.
Mr.. German, the Eagle declares. cannot
be considered because he 'dished his
chance of becoming President when he
acted the part OF a traitor to his party or
the tariff issue" So. after its review OF
the field of candidates. the Eagle reaches
the following conclusion:
These considerations suggest that the
next candidate of the Democratic party
may be Il new man in national politics
somebody who may have had positive opin.
ions. but has not obtruded them, who has
some service that has established his abil.
ity, his conservative habit and his party
fidelity on general lines without getting
himself mixed up in the family quarrel II
a way 10 produce noted hostility.
The Eagle appreciates the difficulty il
finding a man who has been able and some.
what conspicuous during the past eighr
years and yet has done nothing that car
offend either faction. 1t does not mention
such n name. and il is probable that ne
one can. since a man with these impos
sible qualifications cannot be found. Never.
theless, the suggestions of these two news
papers present the difficulties which sur.
round the Democrats in the selection of
presidential candidate.
GROWING POLITICAL II