Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-08-17
MACON AND THE PRESIDENCY.

BACON AND THE PRESIDENCY.
No one will likely dispute the
atatement that Mr. Bryan has more
admirers. and more close. true friends,
among the rank ana file Of the dem
ocratic party than any other man in
that organization, but at the same
time ne Is mortally feared by the
money interest on account Of certain
policies which he claims to have in
vented. and now alleges that Mr..
Roosevelt has stolen from him--and
for that reason his party proposes to
make Jonah OF him to propitiate
Wall street II the Morning Journal
stood for the democratic party as It
stands for the republican party 1t
would let the public understand. in
ho uncertain terms that 1t regarded
the adoption OF such a policy by the
berty az cowardly But the man TO
be selected az the democratic leader,
is the business Of the democrats. and
none Of ours. still, in common with
all good citizens. we have a right to
hope that the choice of the conven-
tion shall fall upon a good man, so
that II the choice OF the party should
chauoe to be ratified By the people.
ihe country would still be in safe
hands, And since things just as
strange have happened in the past. We
are warranted in fearing they may
happen again. A democrat has twice
been chosen to preside over the af-
fairs OF the nation, and quite recently
a democrat was chosen 10 stand at
the head of affairs in this territory.
In regard 70 the last named case il Is
commonly alleged that the persons
charged with the important duty Of
keeping the republican party in good
condition had managed to work. the
party affairs into such a hopeless
niuddle that a democrat had to be
called In to straighten them out
and II It is possible for such condi-
tiohH to occur in the territory, Il Is
not impossible for them 60 come
about in the nation at large for you
know Nhat the American people, all
over the country. are just about the
same
But coming back to the matter of
fhe democratic nominee for the presi-
dency. we learn that Senator Bacon.
OF Georgia. is in favor Of the nomna-
ton of southern man! and In re-
cent Interview he Is reported as hav-
ing said
Where would you find man.
north or south, who would make q
nobler president than John Daniel or
one that the country. north and south.
would be prouder Of? And there are
Culbersoh and Carmack. and George
Gray aud dozens OF others who could
be named all Of them able and Of
high. unblsmlshed character. and also
experienced In public affairs. What IS
needed Is for some one OF them to
step out and say that he seeks the
nomination aud will make the fight
Tor H. When he does NO and gets the
south behind him. as either one Of
them would do under such circum-
stances. the nomination viii be his
I'm my judgment not only would he
secure the nomination. but he would
stand better chance Of election than
any northern democrat who can be
seleeted for the nomination. There
are many republicans north who pre-
Ter TO see the next president a demo-
Graf. and from many expressions
haye heard believe they would pre-
fer to see a southern democrat rather
than northern democrat chosen for
the office"
That i all very well from demo-
cratic standpoint Dut from the much
broader point OF view cf independent
American citizenship. we would in
quire, what's the matter with Mr.
naeon. himself The simple mgges-
iion Of the choice Of a southern man
90. head either OF the great parties
pfesupposes that the anlmoslties en-.
sshdered by the great war have been
'tprn away By time 10 such an extent
that the people Of all sections will
ilafeeforth be governed by their
Judgment rather than BY their preiu.
dites. and Il We have reached the
point IN onf progress toward reason
and common sense when either party
taps ake Ne candidate from either
section. and hays him Judged upon
hls merits. why not take the best
~ Baeoh has no, a. yet been the
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