Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-07-06
Entered ut the Postofice al Staunton, Va
as second class mail matter.
Friday, July 6. 1906.
THE BALTIMORE SUN, AND The "a
VORITE SON.

The Baltimore Sun is PICKING Vlce
timber for the Democrat
ic party for 1908. Of course it begins
on the Maryland lumber yards hrst'
and it's first choice is what it would
make us believe was a nice bit OF ma
bspany in the shape Of Gov. Warfieid.
The trouble here begins right IN the
beginning. Both the picker and the
picked are in bad Odor with the rank
and file of the Democratic party. Inc
odor of their conduct in 1896 Is still
upon their garments and reaches into
the bone. This is to be q campaign
wherein the leader is now as well
known al he will be after the c0nven-
tiOn adjOurns, but the vice presidentiai
nomination has yet to be made. On
three distinct occasions has the party
been loaded down with a bundle OF
sticks, and suffered as a victim OF lep'
rosy. When Mr.. Bryan won bis nom
nation in 1896 in the face OF terrific
opposition, such as the Baltimore Sun
and Gov. Warfield, the cOmmerciallsm
of the convention arose and put mill
stone about his neck to the delight OF
the Sun and Gov. Warfield, no doubt.
The nomination of Sewall, OF Maine,
was made to kill, and it had it's effect,
as far as Sewall and Maine and those
who suggested his name under such
circumstances could make 1t. But IL
took more bane than that, to fully ac-
complish the task and in scattering
the poison, the unfaithful hand OF the
SIM and it's suggested candidate were
seen sowing it broadcast. Democratic
Maryland was SO lnOculated with the
virus that it fell PROSTATE and dead IL
the arms of the Republican party.
Again in 1900. Mr.. Bryan was han
dicapped by having, If not sticks, dry
bones laid upon bis shoulders In
heap in the person of Adlai Z. Steph
euson. A good man in bis way, bu
the contribution OF Cleveland and han
dieapped by the maledOrous exhHla
lions of that mans second admins
tration. When Mr.. Bryan needed
Young, vigorous assistant, youth lik
David to go forth with him and Kill
Goliahs, he was sent man who had
never been great, who had no ele
ments of candidate, who was neithe
an orator nor statesman, with n
personal magnetism, and daubed
far as he would allow himself to b
with the CRIME of Cleveland 3 admins
tration wherein was pillaged and muI
dered the Democratic party.
When at last Bryan turned the par
ty over to the ''safe and sane" an
babe them Gods speed in their under
taking, it made another find. We vii
not say more about the vice presiden
tial candidate ON that occasion than t
mention bis name. The candidate TO
president was of so little weight, tn
whole campaign SO great fiasco tina
the old gentleman with "barl" wh
hobbled along at the tall of the process
sion need not be held up here to furthe
ridicule, be has suffered sufficiently a
the hands of his friends. But to say
his name from oblivion we reproduc
it here. He was the Hon. Henry Gai
soway Davis.
But the party must now, after thes
three experiences, be pardOned II
declines any Maryland tail to its kit
and especially one prepared and shiE
ped from the Office of our esteeme
contemporary the Sun, in the shape
this favorite son. whose cause 1t ha
just espoused. This time none bu
loyal followers need apply. No ga
vanized material will be accepted
Youth. and energy. and brains will
wanted. Money, commercialism. trui
later, conservatism, gold standar
bearers, trimmers, nor renegades nee
not be named. The candidate mui
be clean. he must be bold, he must /
magnetic. Verify We will chose
strong man to run this race