The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-02
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Who is the Next Victims

New York World.
John Warwick Daniel is an honest.
able, upright public servant who has
represented Virginia in the United
States Senate for ten years.
In his Autobiography of Seventy
Years" Senator Hoar of Massachusetts
describes his Virginia colleague as
among the most interesting characters
with whom 1t has been my fortune to
serve" II have been led to form
great respect for his intellectual quail
tiles and for his sincere and far sight
ed patriotism" The grandson of Rog-
or Sherman was no mean Judge either
OF men or character.
Senator Daniels Democracy has al
ways beer liar. He was temporary
chairman of the Democratic National
Convention of 1896, which nominated
Mr.. Bryan for President, and his
speech on taking the chair was an elo-
quent plea for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. Senator Daniel sup
ported Mr.. Bryan ardently both in
1896 and in 1900. but he was equally
loyal to Judge Parker in 1904 and was
among the Democrats who favored de-
claring the silver issue "irrevocably
settled"
Senator Daniel parted company with
Mr.. Bryan on the issue of government
ownership and operation of railroads,
and is representative of a great body
OF Democrats opposed by pTuClple anu
not by personal pecuniary interest to
this socialistic invasion of the Consti-
tuition. Senator Daniel has never
mixed his principles and his finances
After long years of puolic service he
is still poor man, and If no were to
be brought out as candidate for Pres
ident by the Democrats of Virginia his
claims would be entitled to serious and
respectful conslderatic,3 on their mer-
Its Neither Virginia nor the South
need anOlnPiZa for presenting
his name to the Democratic National
Convention in 1908
But we doubt If Senator Daniels
candidacy will be mentioned in that
convention. 1t seems t. have been
bliGhted at the very outset by the New
York corporation crowd that helps keep
the Democratic party a football be-
tween Populism and Plut9cracy.
No sooner is Senator Daniels name
brought tentatively before the public
than Thomas f. Ryan, who is credited
with an ambition to succeed Mr.. Dan
lei in the Senate, begins to manifest
his approval. Then Paul Morton, Pres
ident of Mr.. Ryan's Equitable Life
Assurance Society, presumes to en-
tighten Virginia Democrats as to Sem
ator Daniels availability. The New
York Sun goes into double-leaded ecs-
tastes over Senator Daniels qualifica
lions. Harper's Weekly reprints In its
editorial columns an editorial from
The Lynchburg News telling how
Daniel looms up as the one southern
man best suited and most available to
-talee-up- the national leadership of his
party" Various Democratic corpora
ticn lawyers in New York are greatly
impressed by Senator Daniels Presi-
Dental qualifications, and Mr.. Bryan's
hold on the Democratic party is CORE
spondingly strengthened.
Evidently the Democratic party can
never be taken out of the hands of the
Populists and semi Socialists and re-
rationalized until means can be found
for gagging the Wall Street Democra Is
and tying them hand and foot. They
are incapable of understanding the po-
litical aversion and contempt with
which they are regarded throughout the
country. They cannot realize that no
candidate nominated for President by
their efforts could survive the handi-
political destruction of judge Parker
than the active support of the RYAN
Belmont element, Their favor would
undermine anybody. Their negative
influence is all but overwhelming.