Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-07
[..<orality Of Nominees
in National Campaigns

"nblcans have been Of such magui
tude that all men stand in the shadow
i them. 1t is a great mistake Ia s,1n.
.,ose that at this das' ca the nea1aa.
t;an Ct an individual 3e5a1lls victory
Nothing could Well be further from
tie truth than this Ii wauld - ~
ucins politics to a farce. Bur poa
lics is not farce. it is a Yef@ SUI
lime and interesting science. ii
stands nearer TO the people man au=-
thing else, and therefore, deo9 Ha
nit Of ordinary comparison Aaer#.
~ politics however. dill rs fage
hls depth Of interest autil il wa.
=iven il by he party that noW=lo4t=
!ates it. There is no doubt on this
point. Storms have to al extent dis
appeared from the political heavens.
and the sea beneath has eontinua
calmness that is assuring. This cou=
dition very naturally far outWeighs
any candidate Years of statesman
ship have been devoted to producing
it. and it is of commanding impor=
tance.
Nothing more beneficial was ever
iene to our politics than to give it the
element of certainty it now has. l.
is a pretty tough proposition to go
up against, nor can party in power
adversely affect it any more easily
than the one in opposition. That is to
5ay, the Republicans could not hold
taeir own simply through q nomina-
ti6n. nor could the Democrats alter
their standing unless they 0vermateh-
eii them with issues. President Roose-
welt, to be sure, is one of thousands
fer engaging manners and ability, but
these are not the predominating ele-
ments of his strength as a Republican
this party's ticket next year is quite
certain of election but not because
he is overshadowing and indispensa-
bic. And in proportion as the paITy
has grown great it has depended less
and less for success on its leader. It's
conventions have had the good judg-
ment in making nominations to choose
men from the midst of our vast popu-
lation, endowed with genius for poll
tics and in every way popular; but
no man repres enting it has ever
stood further to the front than the
party itself. 1t went ahead at the
outset Of Fremont Seward, and even
Lincoln, and none of its nominees have
it in the magnitude of
execution Or in popular admiration.
Grant was a commanding figure, and
having been associated with the Demo
crats was solicited to head their ticket,
but he saw plainly enough that great
as was his personality, it would be
overwhelmed in the capacity of a
candidate. Here was one
instance, at least, of an individual
the attention of his country
and the admiration of the world de-
pendent on the prestige of his party.
The Republican party under Lin
coin cha lgo1 Aueric2n politics as
rs did thc party preceding
it under jefferson. a&d no feature OF
the tran &c. nation elected by it was
more naked than the suppression OF
in Official nominations by
and achievement. This is a
part. and a very conspicuous part, OF
the work done by >Ae RepuDhcan
party. But it has in no sense dlmln-
shed individuality except in COM
parisOn with the bulk of it's attain
nents. And in that respect every
ne. whatever the measure OF his
energy and talent, is more or less
deficient In this organization the
,tatesmanship Of many has been blend
ed and harmonized as that OF one
mind by the controlling idea OF ma
itonal solidity and sublimity,
The Democratic party. after
suffering defeat under Seymour
COX up Greeley. Seymour was
good enough representative.
5ut Greeley was worse mis-
It than Mcclellan. for he had not
a drop of Democratic blood in Als
veins. And then to put him up
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