The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-27
NEW YORK. TINE sOtTH AMI
THH DEMOCRATIC NONI-
ME- ~ i0ssA

~ntxh apT,-sass-s. in ~. editorial rel
aims Of tns sam several months agn.
teaching .hs South as = factor in thu
msssf presidential elscsion. may Aoos
take practical AMI concrete form
We learn from our se@ YORK. eontcta
asegary that "a great number Of
swusosrafs OF southern birth, d@s
noYtnsra tn residence feel moved tn
challenge In n. south the seeming
domination 81 Hon William ]. Nsy-
as and are s~Fioasly considering
: movement 10 sFnanct pate the party
saaas assesy froE rh@ Bryan tFaai-
sknn How this II TO b~' daae hg
marfAvrn initiative and by the CO.
os-eratf,n ef the south. ~wher. nine
;eaths ~ the democratic efficiency
resides toaay. Is thus explained in
fha Nv@ YORK sun
TIE prs'sent plan IL to pat for
wara tne tton Charles \ Cul6eyssan
= TnlteA States senator from Texas,
as an Instrument 81 dtsilluSion and
a15enfagioa ia respect 70 Mr Bryan
Nc oae aan deny the psopriety of
sh6s as lust raent. Tor MIR Cuiherson
u everything THAT Nr Bryan il not
and noshlnS that M Bryan Il. tie
Is nnt fanatic or a doetrinaire He
doesn't believe that ne has been com
misssoued hy Providence TO uplift
h.s world. Al The same time he Is
man OF powerful character ~ pro-
found convictions and Of courage
and address and force very conspicu-
ous in these days OF It's absence from
the composition of the so-ealled
democratic leader
MIR Culberson Was one Of the sew
eral distinguished democrats of the
South who We're mentioned by the
Sun when IL discussed the propriety
and practical wisdom Of the South
putting forward one of its own sons
as candidate for the democratic
nomination in 1908. He is one OF
the representatives in the United
States senate OF q state which ter
ritorially, Is the greatest in the
union--a state which Is steadily
growing commercially. industrially !
and agrieulturally. Mr.. Culberson is !
regarded by his colleagues in the |
senate as thoughtful. conscientious !
able man In Texas he has the conf |
dence OF all elements OF the demo /
cratic party. His qualifications for |
the presidency are not superior how
ocrats whose names have been con- !
nected with the nomination next /
year. if the southern democracy shall !
see fit 10 assert its claim 70 first !
place on the ticket.
Before such a movement as our
New York contemporary foreshad
ows can have d reasonable chance to
succeed il will be necessary to con
vince southern democrats that The
northern initiative" is absolutely
honest and sincere. that 1t is inspir-
ed BY only one motive the rehabili-
tation of the democratic party and
the election Of a democratic presi
dent on a platform OF sanity, not of
reaction to conservatism akin to
bourhonism Before this movement
can make progress in the South or
elsewhere 1t must be demonstrated
that the men who are behind 1T are
/ democrats OF the best type and that
tthev have no axes to grind. no sell
fish ends TO promote The secret Of
Mr Bryau's hold upon the demo
Gratis of the South and West is their
/ belief in his honesty. For this reason
they have chung TO him even when
he was most extreme. II his domino
ton is 10 be over,hrown. il must be
accomplished by a man whose sin
Icerity can no more be questioned
than MI BRYAN s. The influence baCk
iof the man who is arrayed against
Mr. BRYAN must Doe entirely free from
suspicion.
n would, perhaps be better If the
movement 90 direct the attention oi
1.-The southern democracy 20 a South
Term democrats availability Tor th,
presidential nomination in 1870,
Ie0uid have Co.. origin Boo 'h- south
Ia is Obvious. however worthy o
5 confidence the Southern aemorFau
'of northern residence may De- fha
There viH uf certain efforts '1 DIS
. .,reJr fht movement which wouh
- .hste Hfr. force 10 the initiative
: should Us taken Boo NyU Orleans. AZ
. .Isua or Richmond Bgf it 4s a,s'
.r..lr rtat un Southern ttmarra
, 0IU rst. fhe ghost u+ -toa ra r
elected ar..ldsnr e.ta1ut rha .o
. operation .a every practical N.E I'D
"a fhr Northern aem1,u.. m fu
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