The Grenada sentinel., 1903-07-04
PROBLEM FOR DEMOCRATS.
Nominee for Presfdent Must he Man
Who VIII Receive Full
Party Support.

The problem of who is to be tho
nominee of the democratic party for
president has been giving the repubIi-
cans much greater worry than it has
democrats. There is no doubt a diff
ference Of opinion among democrats
of who should be nonina ted, but the
more important question is, who ca be
elected. When the convention meets
next summer and it can be shown that
any good democrat VIZ be able to carry
enough electoral votes to win, he viii
be nominated beyond question. 1t
must be remembered that the rule hat
requires two-thirds majority Of a
democratic convention to nominate
makes it tolerably certain that the
candidate will be acceptable to the great
mass of the party.
The most serious question that the
democrats will have to solve is plat
form that will clearly express the i.-
sues upon which the campaign must be
fought and upon which the candidate
must stand. The platform must be
agreed upon before the balloting for
candidates begins and only a.iority
of the convention is necessary to adopt
It. When the delega tions from the diff
ferent states meet in convention, they
will all be animated by one impulse, to
select the most availa ble candidate.
They will want to win.
The rank and file of the democratic
party can add vastly to the chances of
success. both as to the selection Of q
satisfactory candidate and of his cleo
tion, by selecting the most representa-
tive and honest members of the party
as delegates to the convention. Do not
tie them down with instructions for
any man. but leave them free to make
the best selection. after conference
with their brother delegates from 9TH
er states. The opinion of the delegates
from the doubtful states must and will
have the greatest weight in making tho
selection. The democratic sky has
been gradually clearing and with tho
united effort of all who believe in the
good old doctrine of Equal rights to
all and special privileges to none," a
glorious victory for the people is with
in their grasp.
Republican newspapers are taking
more than a passing interest in the
nomination of the democratic candi-
date. They have for some time been
trying t o breed strife in the democratic
ranks; their advice and comments are
to be- taken with due allowance for
such intentions. Their efforts from
this time on will be to kill off the most
able and loyal democratic andidates
and to cause confusion and discord in
the ranks Of the democracy. To listen
to them is to be deceived. They are
cnnfrO11oc nv ho to u.bD ora
the trust magfates. and they know
their downfall is at hand if the demo-
cratic policies prevail. The talk Of
Wall street or the trusts and corpora
tions opposing the republican ticket is
the sheerest nonsense. The monopoly
that gives the trusts power to- extort
from the people has been granted by
the republicans, against the protest
and votes of democrats. In every town
in the country the republican leader is
either openly or secretly their willing
tool and in many cases their adject
slave. Republican legislatures delight
in passing laws in their interest and a
republican congress but rarely says
them nay when the demand is made for
legislation. In return they have poured
out their money to elect the republican
tickets. both state and national. Is il
proba BILE that a divorce of these two in
terests is intended or even considered?
Do the actions of the republican adj
ministration point to any serious op-
position to the trusts? It il all a
political play, to fool the people, but
it should not deceive democrats.
Another republican scandal has