The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Nashville American (Dem.) says:
ut is said that Senator Blackburn, of
Kentucky, cherished the hope that he
might be selected as the leader of the
Democratic minority in the Senate, but
no universal and tumultuous demand
for his selection was forthcoming The
senators like the genial Joe, but they
do not put in much time admiring
him as a statesman. The remark of
a Kentuckian that for a man who
never reads and never thinks Joe is
the greatest orator of his time, is
generally Endorsed in the Senate
The Philadelphia Record Dem.) says:
There is danger that some day the
negro voters may find out that they
really hold the balance of power be-
tween parties, and that they may Sc
cure for themselves a leadership to
make their power effective for their
own political advancement They were
in Pennsylvania at the taking of the
last census 53,7 male negroes over
twenty-one years of age entitled to
vote. If ever the time shall come when
these voters shall no longer give a
blind support to the majority party in
this state, but strike out for them
selves, it will be day of reckoning
for the Republican leaders and of in
evitable disaster"
The Mobile Register (Dem) says:
Senator German, who, a few years
ago, was consigned by Mr.. Bryan to
a place in the most permanent of all
organizations-the "Exes" has return
ed to vex the prophet. Mr.. German
will be at the head of the national
party, will have charge of the tenn
porary organization of the convention,
and will minimize the influence of the
Nebraskan in every way that is legiti-
mate. He is well aware that Mr..
Bryan cannot win and that the Bryan
dictation spells defeat for the party
nominees. The task before the Mary
land senator is none of the easiest, but
he is shrewd, resourceful, cold blooded
and will not hesitate to declare war
on Mr.. Bryan If the latter attempts
to interfere with his plans. Perhaps
Mr.. German will take some small
pleasure in the work, in view of the
evident qualification with which Mr.
Bryan babe him God-speed upon the
senator's trip up Salt river"
The Indianapolis Qnd.) News (DemA
says: Bryan insists on making the
Democratic party a very small and Sc
lect affair. He rules out of it Cleve-
"
lamont, and even our own T. Taggart.
He is even getting ready to throw out
Judge Parker. OF course, it is posi-
BILE to have harmony If you only have
one man in a party. And that is
what the Nebraskan seems TO have in
mind. But such harmony as that does
not win elections. II is not compre-
hensive enough. The case OF Bryan
is really a sad one. He Is yet a young
man. but he finds himself side-track-
ed and hopelessly out OF touch with
political conditions as they exist at
present The Democratic party has
practically cut loose from him And at
the present time IL is looking for
candidate who viii appeal 20 the peo-
pie ais man who represents real
Democratic principles. Yet Mr.. Bryan
undoubtedly believes that the Demo-
cratic national convention Of next year
viii be guilty 81 the unspeakable folly
81 reafiirming the Kansas City plat
form. Perhaps he n rsght-for the
Democratic party sometimes does very
strange ana wonderful thlngs-bat We
do no1 hslisYe he is'