The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
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Why Not Daniel7

Editor Of The Times Dispatch
sir,--tye noticed In yotir issue OF March
18Th an article from "Observei'' regard
Ing the nomination of Senator Daniel BY
the Democrats for President, and IN tho
game issue your editorial upon the same
subject u
n Has there ever appeared In any ia
pcr a. sound. cotltnos sense reason why
Senator Daniel should not DO the noini-
nee? l
NO have not seen any. A few con-
grcsstnen have said that the time has
not yet come for the South to ask for
any such recognition at tho hands OF the
party.
FOR over thirty years the South has
given at least two!thlrds OF tho Demo-
cratic vote, and sho has supported with
candidate put up by the party. Tho
question OF ''kniflng'' Democratic cans
dIdatc nominated by the party has never
been even limited at In the South We
may be accused OF many things, but the
souths fidelity TO the great Democratic
party has never been questioned. Thc
idea seems to he that the North Or West
can supply the andldate-cannot trust
the South just hcrc-but we can supply
the voters. In other words. the cat can
be secured to get tho chcstnuts out OF
the fire!
When the country was called upon for
troops to drive Spain from this sido OF
the Atlantic. we find that the South was
Just as solid in answering Mckinley's call
as she has ever been In voting the Demo-
cratic ticket. The first blood shed in
the SPANISH American war was that OF
Southern boy. We arc told It would
be bad politics to nominate Southern
man this year. We simply ASK why?
TO us It seems that the North and West
have for the past thirty years, to orr
knowledge, dictated the nomination for
President, one presenting man for the
head Of the ticket and the other for Vice
President. and vice versa. The South
may have been sufficiently honored (?)
by having the chairman Of the party and
sometimes consulted about tho PLATFORM,
but when 1t has come to presenting her
claims for recognition by naming cam
didate, she is quietly reminded that
.'.since the war things re different. and
1T would not be polite to put Southern
man on the ticket!
Now we humbly ask: BY what right?
No Democrat can be elected without
the solid South, and we would be very
foolish not to give our support to the
ticket at all times. But we are just now
asking why should we not insist upon
recognition?
Would not the Democracy OF New York.
New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois support
the nomination OF such man as Senator
Daniel, OF Virginia. as readily as we have
supported men from these States?
Let us see!
Is not Daniel far better known than
Parker? Is he not as souncD as Cleve-
land? Is there a Democrat in any sec
ton who Is any abler as statesman.
lawyer. or speaker? Read his speech
es in the Senate and find q single sem
tence that is not true and conservative.
Compare him to-day with Mr.. Roose-
welt, the already selected candidate Of the
Republican party. and who can truthtully
contend that the latter is Daniels equal
in anything that makes q great man?
Would the country be as safe under
Roosevelt as under Daniel? Which is the
safer the more certain and conservative
John W. Daniel Is the superior of Theo-
dore Roosevelt in every quality that rc~aes
President, and II he had been born IN
New York or Indiana there would have
been no question that he would have
been the first citizen OF those States as
he is to. day OF Virginia.
But we must not think Of nominating
him: it would not be polite! He's from
the South Let the 142 votes Counting
the vote of A1isso,lr) that were cast for
Mr.. Bryan in 1900. representing the solid
South. determine that we shall have
fair hearing at st. Louis and Will the
thirteen votes outside of the solid South
dictate as to who shall be nominated?
Nay, verify.
It might be we'll for our Northern and
Western brethren to under.s nd right
now that we are getting weary OF being
so modest. so polite. SO humble. and we
want to be "n the SWIM" Such sugges-
ton might help in great measure TO
form the fidelity OF the North and West
to the great Democratic party.
Why should we not nominate Senator
Daniel?
I o,dnnn co - Va March 81 1901.