The daily sentinel., 1907-09-17

Especial Correspondence of The
Daily Sentinel.)
This has been the quietest sum.
mer from the standpoint of politics in
the national capitol that have wit
messed for the past ten years. 1t
may be the precursor of IA big storm,
when it does break, and the signs
of the times are that the storm will
arrive on schedule time. The big
fellows in both parties seem 10 be
waking up, and shifting the battle
from afar. In the Republican party
Taft, Fairbanks, Knox, Hughes, For
aker and IA whole lot of the smaller
bugs are on the wing, and buZzing
TO beat the band. They are maxi
ing whole passel of noise, and one
would think, to hear il, that they
hire busting the Republican party
wide open like "A boot-jack on ac-
count of the manner in which they
are tearing at each others thrOats,
but knowing that potential and purs-
SAINT organization called the Republic
can party as well as 1 do, l am
afraid il will but develop into cat
fight I'm which the usual result will
be simply more cats. In that case
it were well that the Democratic par
ty should look to its guns in the
next fight and take no chances. A
good many of the leaders of the
Republican party who have been
here lately have fearlessly expressed
the opinion that after all the fuss
and feathers and fanfarrenade in
side the Republican party, the net
result simply will be Roosevelt by
acclamation for another term, and
that he will not say nay to his party.
What is the duty, then, that devolves
on the Democratic party?
My opinion, briefly stated, is that
we should take no chances and make
no mistakes in taking for our candi-
date the most available man to be
had in the whole country. We have
many men in the front ranks of the
Democratic party who would make
ideal presidents of the United States.
All good Democrats have them in
their minds eye right now. They
are such meh as Gray and Daniels,
and Folk and Johnson, and Culber-
son and Williams and Bryan; but,
are they available men for the race,
and can they win? Until We win, we
can never get any OF our principles
into practice. That is self-evident
and obvious fact, but it is one that
many Democrats overlook in picking
out a candidate. They simply pick
their choice because they like him
better than any of the others regard
less of his running qualities and the
result, too often, is disaster.
Now, l am not picking out can
1idates for Democrats to vote for, but
| have been up against this game n
long time and have some sugges-
tions to make. So far as | am con
cerned. personally, l would rather
see Hon. Chas. A. Culberson, OF Tex
as, the president of the United States
than any man in the country. because
| know his ideal fitness for the posi-
tion, but Mr.. Culberson is in no sense
of the word candidate. and perhaps
does not believe the time ripe for
Southern man to aspire to the posi-
tion, l also would like to see Mr.
BRYAN president. He is one OF the
greatest men in the nation, and L
defer to no man in my admiration Tor
him. but he has not yet come to
the conclusion to be candidatee and
perhaps is not considering his avail
ability next year. II so, he is doing
a patriotic thing, and eliminating
himself for the good of the party,
which Is equivalent to the good OF
the country. The one boom and the
one man that is attracting more at
tention Just now In Democratic cir
cles here in the national capital Is
the boom for young Lewis Stuyvesaht
Chanler, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
New York His boom has alreauy
assumed such proportions and at
tracted such attention as to Indicate
the most formidable movement Tor
Ha
Democratic presidential nomination,
with the possible exception of Mr..
Bryan. Within the last few days II
has been demonstrated that the
Democratic leaders of New York are
thoroughly IL, earnest in preparing
for Mr.. Chanler and are making ov-
ertures to other Democratic leaders
in eastern and southern states that
Indicate beyond all peradyenture OF
doubt that they are in the race TO
stay. a..
Timothy D. Sullivan, one OF the
leaders of Tammany Hail, and
power in New York politics, mas been
in the south attending gathering
of the order of Eagles, but losing
no opportunity to point out TO south.
ern men that Chanler was the nrst
Democrat in fifteen years TO carry
New York state, and to promise that
what he did last year as candidate
for the lieutenant-goverhorship' ne
can do again as candidate Tor me
presidency. Sullivan says New fork
will instruct for Chanler.
It is also asserted by Chaniers $
friends that not only is the whole
New York Democratic organization,
including Charles Murphy the ieader
of Tammany, and Conners, chalrman
Of the State Committee, behlnd the