The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

G'ent's point of view is not without
some plausibility Even now, with
the duty in existence, | earn from
/ the bulletin OF the forestry depart
ment that Wisconsin paper mills are
buying wood pulp in Quebec. 1900
miles away. Canada itself is appre-
/ lrensive OF tbs exhaustion OF its
supply.
paper. The measures won't be pass
+ ed
It Is characteristic Of the tiniidity
pf the republicans III touching any
subject which BY any possibility
might afect the tariff that President
Roosevelt who had posed as a revo-
lutionist in the days oil long ago
explained that he would recommend
only the abolition OF the duty on:
wood pulp in order to save Our for
ests, which were rapidly being des Z
tryed.
Newspapers all over the United
States are either reducing their ex-
penses or increasing their prices. 1t
IS easy to say that lnich tof the in
creased cost OF white paper is due
70 the trust. but. the scarcity OF. the
aw material makes the paper trust
/ .ossible. Sill. if the IS per cent duty
| loes not protect the American pulp
manufacturer its abolition Ought not
to hurt him. Why cumber the stat
ute books with usless laws?
Solid South and Solid West.
Looking the other day at map
: showing that the democratic con
almost entirel the south and to New
York City | was impressed with the
fact that it was high time that the
democracy caused o allow itself to be
called sectional. ! recalled also the
fact that republican newspapers have
ic party because while it got the md
| jority of its electoral vote from the
I ern man as its standard bearer in the
presidential battles. The latter fact
lis true. yet there ar c5on1e. people
who know that il eight months ago
the south had desired to rally about
| n truly uor+bern ,,,ap x,rb,x 4, II chow,
unfailing loyalty TO the principles ST
the democracy OF today, suchsa MAI,
might easily. have been nominated
have some reason to believe that Mr..
| Bryan himself would have looked witt,
in personal conversation with distin-
guished senator's from South Carroll
and from Texas, two 'of whom at
least might have been considered as
!. possible candidates, and from cores
pondence with certain democratic
governors of southern states | have
learned that the south itself did not
feel that the time was ripe for a
southern candidate.
.sThe democratic party should
elect one more president from the
north said one senator TO me, DE
fore it goes south for candidate"
But what of republican sectional
isnira Abraham Lincoln was the near
est approach TO western wan the re-
publican party has ever nominated
gressional strength was confined 20
Tor the presidency. The party hiss
never looked west of the Mississip-
pi river for candidate and does not
Enow.
The history OF the real westerners
who sought republican nominations
has been an interrupted record OF
disaster and dekat Today the
only man among the list OF those
striving for the republican nomina-
tion who is near the borders OF Mis-
sissippi is Speaker Cannon. Indiana
has one. Ohio has two, New York
has two, but from that great terri
tory which gives to the republican
Lparty the bulk of its electoral votes
Tot one candidate has appealed. II
may at least be said for the democrat
ic prty that, with Nebraska, Mimic
sofa, New York and Maryland all
Having possible candidates for its ma
tiona1 candidate. it cannot be accus-
led of secfionalisn.
| And. speaking OF the geographical
tdistribution OF votes recall the fact
that New York newspaper which
Iseened very much distressed lest
any democrat should be nominated
for the presidency win show Of
i winning has been finding great COM
|ofrt in the daily publication Of map
showing the gradual loss Of the west
and the north to the democratic par