Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-30
New York and the South.

John D. Crimmins the New York capt.
talist, in an interview with the washington
correspondent of the New York Sun, de-
clares for a southern man for the demo-
cratic nomination in 1908, and says:
CAS- I look at the situation 1t does not
seem to me that the north, and especiaiiy
New York, can be looked to 1or the selec-
tion of the next candidate OF the demo-
cratic party. In New York great many
of our best democrats felt compelled to act
in opposition to the partys nominee lot
governor. / think they We're rlgn' pu rs. -
would be impracticajbe to choose presi-
dental candidate who did not have a clear
record as to regularity.
|. ..Some men may be developed at this
term of Congress-some member or senator
who NAV catch the attention of the country
and rise to national eminence at Douno.
We have men in either house VINO are
capable of this-men of latent genius, VINO
only lack the right opportunity to demon
strate their greatness l doubt not some
such one will rise to lead the hosts OF the
unterrif1ed democracy to victory; ana II l
do not greatly err, the south Will FURNISH
the man.
Why discriminate against men VINO
voted against Mr. Hearst In favor Of men
who would have voted against MIN mao
thew been residents of New York? May 1t
not be assumed that the leading southern
democrats would have done SO? A number
on the score that his policies are not demo-
cratic. and that had he won his race for
governor he would have been advanced In
influence as q national political quantity,
and have greatly embarrassed the party
two wears hence Neither southern poll
ticians nor leading southern newspapers
have "a clean record as to regularity on
the subject Of Mr.. Hearst and his recent
candidacy.
The weakness of New York democrats as
respects national leadership does not lie
In their rejection of Mr.. Hearst-which was
personal-but in the fact that they are
not in sympathy with the accepted democ-
racy of the south and west. In those sec
tions Mr.. Bryan, Notwithstanding his views
about railroads, retains his supremacy.
And he does this by nothing SO much as
by dinning the ears of the people with
cries that New York and the east are given
over to the worship of money, and that
their place Is properly in the republican
party He fought Judge Parker on that
proposition two years ago. ana declares
now that the judges nomination was
triumph for Wall street and his defeat a
rebuke for Wall street. Judge Parker
had been regular both in 1885 and 1900 but
that fact did not, recommend him as
candidate in the face of the Bryanlte con-
tention that he represented in the race the
influences of the east and that, at bottom,
they were anti-democratic ---
Mr.. Crimmins' suggestion that some young
southern man may rise between now
and nomination time and electrify the coun-
try is interesting. and should answer as q
spur to actions or orations, or to both. Mr..
Bryan won his leadership by speech
which threw a national convention into
a frenzy of enthusiasm. Oratory Is, and
has always been, the south's long suit.
Among her politicians today are some CAP
ital takers. Not a few Of them are In
Congress- and If they care to try the ex-
pertinent suggested by Mr.. Crimmins many
opportunities will present themselves at the
long session of 19O7-S, which will be held
on the eve Of the national campaign,