The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-16

it would appreciate such an honor
and would furnish list Of eligibles
from which could easily be selected ?
man who would measure up 10 every
possible requirement exacted by the
Northern wing O fthe party mad at
the same time possess other qual.h'
cations which would be most CON.
mondatory and which might possibly
not be- found In a candidate from
the section from which all our candi-
dates have been taken since the days
~ James X. Polk. Taylor Was
Southern man hut was nominated hy
the wings In 1855 and died in the
early part ~ bis term 10 1859 the
party nominated Franklin Pierce OF
New Hampshire. in 1886. buchanan
of PENNSYLVANIA. IN '60. Douglass Of
Illinois. in 90. Mcclellan of New Jer.
soy. 10 'fs Seymour of New York
r 70. Greeley of New York in 20.
Tldcn ~ Sow York. Zoo so Hancock
~ Penrf f,laauia. 600 - Cleveland
of New York. iu 'Ss cleveland 600
s2 cleveland. iu et. Bryan Of Sc.
hrasRa. IN 1900. Bryan. and In 1904.
Parker of Sew York So 90 can De
.ra tha' it was many years before
rro civil war tina, the p1rts named
i's last Southern man a, pre- iden-
ui, candidate
TIE Kansas Clt9 Post says that
NOR. than forty.tvu years have elaps.
"a since peace was restored by IN"
surrender at AppomattoX, and even
the once embittercd North has now
been won over 20 the belief In the
honesty. patriotism and sincerity o.
the South. The Sorth would with It's
knowledge Of the high character an
statesmaulikc qualities of the South
ron. readily admit that In case a
man from that section was elected
president there would be- no scandal
ana no breath Of dishonor would at
'ach 10 any department presided over
hy any man bred and horn south oi
Mason and Dixou's line. That ha
been their hi8toy and with them
honor is more than life Less thar
ten years ago an Indiana contractor
tried 10 brihc the then governor p
] Mississippi 10 permit him 10 see th'
competitive bids upon the propose
new capitol building Of rhat state
and the offender found himself de-
nounccd and Jailed In ten minutes al
ter he had made the proposition
he afterward forfeited a $1,000 bal
bond and remarked that he had gon
too far South 10 do business" an
has given that state a wide bert
ever since.
n has been siNty.thrce years sine
Southern man has been dominate
hy the Democratic party for the pre-
idcncy The great grandchildren {
men who lived I'm the days Of Poi
and Dallas wonder why no Souther
man has been so honorcd In all thes
years. and wonder still why the pa
ty always goes North for its cand
, dates and why It permits delegate
from hopelessly Republican state
states from which It could not hol
10 receive an electoral vote to di
, tate It's policies and name its cand
. dates. Pennsylvania forced Park
upon the convention In 1904 and IN,
the Democrats oi that great state =
% fused to support him AT the polls. u
e plurality against him being 5O5,5i
. II IS yet too early to forecast '
IA suits ar even tentatively agree up'
candidates. Many are under SCI
tiny and the measure ot ayailahili
4 is being taken Of each, but no or,
, uU1ation of sentiment nor workil
q, organization Is attempted iu behalf
4 amy mm iu the party ranks sure
.iNv' 'hrrc years is long ENOUGH
t,.p rho South from even getting
a Democratic presidential nominee az
. There now seems to hr uo reason {
. LONGER IGNORING thr section fro
i. whence has come some cf the m,
% brilliant honest and potential STAT
a m,u and diplomats the world has
y known Kansas city Post
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