The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-01
WILMINGTON, n. c.
TUESDAY, jARUARY /, 1907.
SOUTHERN MAN FOR PRESIDEZN-
TIAI CANDIDATE

j ne idea Oh southern man Tor dcTn'
Ocratic candidate for president seems
TO be growing N popularity nOL only
at the south but in the north also. The
northern democrats and the indepen
dent voters Of the north seem to be
awakening to the fact that the demo-
cratic party Of that section of the
country which furnishes the electoral
vote should also have the naming CT
the man for whom those votes should
Oe cast. The southern democracy has
got to do one of two things in 1908. II
has got either to accept as its candidate
Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Hearst neither Of
whom can, in our opinion, secure The
solid electoral vote of the southern
states, or it has got to insist on the
domination Of a southern man who
will secure the solid vote Of this section
Of the country. The southern democrats
may not be able to elect their man, but
he would receive as large an electoral
vote as any man from any other sec
ton of the country whom the party
could nominate and we honestly be
9ieve he would get larger vote than
Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Hearst. We are
firmly convinced that either OF the
two named would fail to receive the
electoral vote of a single northern
state and would as the candidate of
the democratic party break the S0'il
democratic south. We do not believe
either one of them could carry the
solid south, whereas some good
southern man could with certainty
carry every state of his section and
have a good showing with some Of
the doubtful states of the north. Hav-
ing this view of the situation We feel
ii to be our duty to the democratic
party to advocate the nomination of
a southern man for the presidency IN
1908. In such action we believe lies
the only chance of the party for sue
cess III the next presidential election.
If the party stands any show at all
it is in the nomination of man
from the south. On this subjec. the
Washington Post had the Following
to SAY few days ago:
a year from now the democratic
party will be running up and down the
south hunting . candidate for preSi-
dent of the United States. He NAV be
found in little Delaware. he NAV be
found in big Texas; he may be found
on the banks of the YazOo, in the state
Of Mississippi.
1t has been a long time since the
country has had "a taste of old-fashiOn-
ed democracy Those of our popula-
tOn who were fortunate enough TO eX-
DcrienCe il have "a, recollection of what
real corn bread was. but even in Ken
tucN the making of sure enough corn
bread is rapidly becoming q lost are,
tuSt as dem OCracy got to be a lost art,
so far as tho democratic party is con-
Ccrned, some ten or a dozen years ago.
But there are some real democrats
left, just as there is some real corn
p"ne left in kentucky. and the demo-
cratic party is likely to be on a voyage
Of discovery year or sixteen months
hence. Cray. Rayner, Williams. Gull
@"rSon-there are plenty Of them be
tween Delaware bay and the Rio |
strand" mouth.
Mr. Root lately nadc 4 speech that
Z. N>,t."nrt the dc,nDcrati.. conscience
~ li'r ",'l'li. Fh'r. = SOfno dispute
r.- 7" th' correct Interpretation Of MI !
Roots St','"h. Whethor Il voc 4 threat !
or warning. SoG1u foiE~ say Il WAS |
4 huGlH Cal3 I. Patriots te lfliv to the !
support OF r,:3t : RIGHTS. others >s}W n |
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dead and done for s:@..'s ~i-nt~.
Whatever it rea1'-- was /; wade !
n'"hty logical the G>f'"rrafi" na"ty's !
9c?rch for southern :Nre ~ contain |
~" 3or,ocratic squad in 1865.