Arizona republican., 1904-03-27
The Democratic Embargo Against the
 South,


 The Atlanta Constitution, the lead ing newspaper of the south, is insist ing with much force and logic that the time has arrived for the democratic party to raise the "senseless embargo which forbids the nomination of Il southern man for the presidency. The present lack of democrats of presider- tial size in the north is tactfully stated in the statement: The situation of the northern democracy on the eve of a national campaign as regards men of presidential stature and harmony in vites southern self-assertion as never before" It appears, however, that the south considers it impracticable 10 nominate a southern man this year, and is prepared to see one more perfunctory campaign under the leadership of a northern democrat. and one more over whelming victory for the republicans The south will not dsmand it this year." we are told, but let the whole reunited country be put on notice that the forty years embargo is ended with the ides of next November, and that thereafter no point of availability is to be raised againt the strongest men of the nation, simply because they hap pen to hail from the southern states.
 It is undoubtedly true, as stated by the Constitution, that the country is re- united. The war of the rebellion was fought forty years ago, and our Atlanta contemporary might truthfully assert without qualification that all the bit terness caused by the war has disap- peared entirely from the mind of every sane American. All remnants of sec tional feeling and prejudice disappeared during the war with Spain. The patri otic enthusiasm with which the men of the south rushed to enlist under the Stars and Stripes removed the last trace of sectional feeling. so far as the north was concerned.
 It follows, therefore, that there is no longer any reason for the policy of ex- pediency which has guided the demo- cratic party in making it's presidential nominations.
 The way to remove the embargo of which the Constitution complains is 10 remove it--it requires merely that the south shall assert itself Why wait four year more? If the southern dem ocrats were to nominate one of their strong men this year-John Sharp Will Hams of Mississippi Benton McMillin of Tennessee, or Joseph w Bailey of Texas-therc would be no protest from northern republicans. and the cam paign issues would be discussed on the same lines as if the candidates of both parties were from the north
 But it will be many years, probably, before the democratic party has The courage 10 nominate a southern man. The plain truth of the matter is that the democratic party has been out of power so iong that it has lost most or its self-ccnfdence. It is shifty and cowardly. Opportunism and expedi- ency are it's watchwords. Its leaders are forever seeing things in the dark It is without the courage to pursue any path for a considerable distance It follows jack lanterns into the swamp. It fees when no man pur- supth. It !s afraid of it's shadow. It holds to the superstition that the busy, virile north is still thinking of nothing but that old war-a superstition indus tr:Ously cultivated, to be sure. by sell fish democrats in the north-apd +bot accordingly, no southern democrat can get the votes Of northern people. And until the democratic party acquires a new stock of moral courage the At lanta Constitution will hope in vain