Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-04

house and senate in Washington
city. the question "who can the
Democrats nominate in 1sO4?'' is as much
! OF a pazzle as ever.
where Is the man?' is asked very OF.
ten. II seems that Mr.. Hill was unable tc
carry New York for the Democrats and
that puts him out OF line as a presidential
possibility two years from now.
Mr.. Cleveland has twice been president
and the third term objection will apply to
him.
Mr.. Bryan is not to be considered be-
cause of his two defeats. The world
/ moves too fast to wait on such poor luck,
Admiral Dewey is a good naval ofhcer,
but the poorest politician that we are &C
quainted with in this era
Mr.. Tom Johnson, or Ohio. is an impossi-
bility. His pyrotechnics viii not do for a
presidential campaign.
Mr.. German Is left to us. but Maryland
Is not a state where presidential timber
has been found heretofore.
There are men in the south who might
make fine presidents. but the old cry
AGAINST slavery and against people whose
ancestors were slave owners, would mill
tate against any man south OF Mason s
and Dixon's line who was brought for
ward for president by the Democratic par
" at this time and perhaps for decade
cussing this question, says:
1T has thus come 10 pass that within
one year Of the time when presidential
possibilities become a serious study. the
Democrats have apparently no name on
their list.
1T would be graceful courtesy for the
Democrats In 1904 TO bestow their presiden-
tial nomination upon some man in Ala
hama. or Louisiana, or Texas, or South
g.
years been receiving their share Of the
honors in. Democratic national conven-
tons. certainly in view Of the heavy con-
tribution which they regularly make to
Democratic success. There have been
years when the Democrats might have
sacrificed a great national opportunity by
nominating Confederate veteran, and so
ar0using northern prejudices. but in 1904
there are no present indications that such
a nomination would seriously modify re-
suits.
still. times may change. A great in
dustriaI panic might revive the opposition
party in a night. So might the failure Of
the Republicans to respond 10 the known
wishes Of the people concerning trusts and
the tariff. But any such overturn OF senti-
ment must bring its man along with It..
There must be new candidate, as well
as a newsissue."
candidate from the south is presented to
the public for this high ONCE. shrewd pol
itical Republican managers would certain
~ irritate some OF the southern Demo-
Gratis into indiScreet expressions which
would please the south doubtless. but
would disrupt the northern Following and
solidify that section OF the country
against the candidate.
In the Forty-fourth congress. when the
30 - hnrs Of
representatives for the first time after the
civil war, and when there were investiga-
tons and political scandals galore, the
truth OF this matter was made plain in
every instance.
Whenever southern men dared to speak
out about these malodorous things, then
the bloody shirt would invariably be way
ed aloft, and one word would bring on an
other until the war would be recalled and
revived In a thousand different ways.
The northern Democrats were generally
afraid 10 open their mouths In defense Of
the south because their constituents were
war-crazed and followed the fife and drum
and the martial music controlled their
feelings.
They would whisper around that the
south must keep mum-go away back and
sit down whenever the bloody shirt was
flung out in such bouts of lurid oratory-
and it is well known that southern men
did keep down and suppress their indigna-
ton in a surprising degree, but when a
lapse Of the tongue did occur the north
and west were flooded and the country
electrified with speeches containing allu-
sions TO such mistakes or oversight OF our
immediate representatives on the floor of
congress.
We are too near Appomattox yet to risk
a great presidential campaign with
southern man, who Truly and emphatically
represents his people.
But 1t does seem we might settle on
some man like Senator Teller, who would
divide the opposition by reason of his
great following in the western country.
Where IS the MANI" is the question.