The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
WHY Nor JUDGE PARkER,


fer President will be Judge Parker OF
that state. The prospect is that the
city and up-country Democrats viii
agree upon him. In that case il viii
be in order for Democrats of other
states to get in line for him, since il
seems to be generally understood that
the New York Democrats shall have
the privilege of naming the candidate.
Until recently it was thought, espec-
! tally here in the South, that Senator
German would be the strongest man
who could be nominated. He seems
to have lost ground. however, and un-
less something occurs to turn the at
/ tention Of his party strongly in his
direction it is doubtful if his name will
be mentioned at the St. Louis conven-
! ton.
Mr.. Cleveland is not in the list OF
/ candidates. 1t is true he is very pop
ular with influential Democrats in all
parts of the country. but he doesn't
want the nomination. and if he did
there is opposition enough to him to
prevent him from getting it.
There ought to be a candidate for
the nomination around whom the con-
sentative and thoughtful element of
| the Democratic party could rally. I'm
less there Is, the radical element viii
make an uncomfortably large showing
for Mr.. Hearst. The friends of Mr..
Hearst are doing a great deal of work
for him, and it seems to be producing
ton from Rhode Island and a num-
Der of Congressional districts have de-
clared for him.
1t is safe statement that the Dem
ocrats of the South do not favor Mr.
Hearst. His friends are doing what
they can for him in this and other
Southern states and they have sue
ceeded in making some impression, If
reports are to be credited, but when
the time comes for a showing of hands
Mr.. Hearst will not be the choice Of
any one of them.
The Southern people are conserva-
tive. They favor conservative meth
DDS in the administration of the gov
agitation they care for in the days
when they struggled against carpet bag
rule and were threatened with negro
domination. They are not partial to
men Of either the Roosevelt or the
Hearst stamp. They don't want for
eign complications or domestic trou-
bles. They want man for Presi-
dent who would give the country an
administration that would bend all its
energies to the development of the
country's resources.
Holding these views the South ought
to see to it that the Democratic. party
doesn't make mistake in the selec-
ton of its presidential ticket. AS the
South will furnish the most of the
electoral votes which that ticket will
get, it is her duty to see to 1t that
a ticket is named that is worthy of
the confidence of the country.
Judge Parker holds very high Of
fetal position. and has q record that
is without a flaw. None stands bet
ter as a citizen and as an official. OF
his ability there is no question
wouldn't it be the part of wisdom
for the Democracy of Georgia and of
the other Southern states to support
him for the nomination?
The Southern people don't want the
Democratic party to make a mistake
at St. Louis. 1t depends largely upon
them to see to 1t that 1t doesn't make
one. In order to be in a position to
throw the influence OF the South In
the right direction the people of every
county should be moving in the mat
ter of selecting delegates to the st.
Louis convention. They should insist
upon delegates who represent their
views. If they leave the matter to
the small politicians who hang around
their court houses they may be rep
resented in the National Convention
by men who will misrepresent them
and the South.
II the Southern people want tick
ct that will command their respect
and which they can support with a
feeling that IL elected the. country
win have a safe and conservative ad-
ministration they must do their part
in selecting delegates to the nomina-
ting convention.