Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
ny WILLIS J. ABBOT.

ton that he should be, the nominee for
governor ofeNIisssuri IN he next cleo
ton. Rightly he declared that he
would prefer to be in the legislative
branch OF the government either in the
senate or house of representatives, than
to accept an executive position. Among
the militants men on sthe Democratic
side in the house Champ Clark ranks
with the first He has not aspired to
be leader, but standing has been so
high that no leader .haS. attempted to-
lead him. If bis colIaa snes were able !
to determine the oItcome.of his future
ambitions he would be elected to the
senate without a dissenting voice.
He is, of course, not a candidate
against Senator Stone, whose term ex-
pires In 1909. Senator Stone will be
!. reeleStA f WITHOUT serious;s4RpoSff ion
';.if che SO desires. His services to the
Democratic party in the nation justify
that compliment Mr.. Clark's ambi
ton is to- succeed Senator Warner, Res
publican, of Kansas City. Senator
-, Warner has made an .enyiable record
in the senate but came there as the
result Of a. political fuke. His term
will expire ia 1911. In all probability
Missouri again viii have two Demo
cratic senators, and one of them VIII
be Champ Clark, who is the-lJest known
Democrat of the whole state.
1t is one of the advantages of. the
southern Democratic states that when
q man has learned the business of law
making he is allowed to continue it for
many years. Mr. Clark is serving his
seventh term in congress and has been
in public life for almost thirty-fve
years. Perhaps the business of being
a member of congress might be regard
ed as almost as technical as any other
one. If that is so, it seems that the
man who has learned the ropes would
: be more useful to his constituents than
the stranger.
The Two Conventions.
The conventions of tic two great par
ties this year will both be lighting con-
veations. 1t is easy enough to say
that Mr.. .Bryans Nomination by the
Democratic national Convention is al
ready assured. rPFobably it is. Yet
maaly of the people who express such
great confidence in that outcome for
get that's f rIiSy'aB eSocratc convention.
unlike the Republican one, must give a
two-thirds majority i'll order to NOM
inate. Furthermore, in the Democrat
ic snatiOnal convention the unit rule
prevails. Mr.. Bryan's lead above all
other candidates is conceded even by
his enemies. But there will be other
names presented to the convention, and
properly. so. Governor Johnson. of
Minnesota will have some strengthand
probably his own state delegation.
Lieutenant Governor Chanler Of New
York may have the New York delega-
: tiop. "slnes,sf; it wouli be better for
the cause of Democracy If the eonven-
.tiop. sb9.fl not fail to BE deliBerative.l
gathering and one in which the names
of all prominent Democrats should be,
mentioned. s w rs,
=. -. The Republican Convention.
of. course Republican ceffeentions
are sometimes cut and dried The
next one will not be, however. To
day the fight for the nomination be-
tween. Secretary Taft Secretary Cor
telyou, Vice President Fairbanks, Ean2
ator Foraker, Senator La Toilette,
Speaker Cannon and Governor Hughes
is a free for. all. 1t is fair to say. that,
viewed from a Republican standpoint,
almostaanx. one of these candidates de-
serves respectful attention But from
Democratic, standpoint it is worth
while pointing out that not one stands
for any reduction of the tariff. Even
Senator La Toilette, who is above all
the representative of the radical ele-
ment in the Republican party, has new
,er breathed one word that would in |
dictate his Willingness to aecedes to i'm
mediate tariff revision Taft has de-
clared that the matter should be left
until after the election. Cortelyou has
said nothing. Foraker has declared
against revision of any sort Fair
banks and Cannon are Essentially stand
patters. As. for Governor Hughes, ole
could hardly characterize. his attitude
better than to quote what was said by
;. Hugh Hastings, an old line. ,lsepublic-
L an sof New York and. long st;rte; llristQ.
: riap. Mr.. Hastings resigned from the
, Republican club of New York because
1t had Endorsed Governor Hughes for
the presidential nomination. In his
, letter hesdescribeds Governor. Hughes
as being in "bomb proof which had
projected him from all questions bear
ing upon national issues After all,
isn't that worth some consideration?
If there Is any man in the United
States today who can tell where
Hughes stands on any national issue
the regulation of railroads, the revision
of the tariff, the curbing of the power
: of federal courts. the colonial policy,
the question of increas4d appfopria-
tions for the army or navy or anything
else of national importance-he can
getsa prize by sending bis information
to any great newspaper in the United
States.
The Trouble In the Navy.
When Senator Hale, chairman of the
eomnlittee on naval affairs, announced |
pablielyi his sympathy with Admiral, |
RroyYnson I'm the latters controversy
with the president, a new fight on the |
Roosevelt plan of complete domino
tion OF the army and navy was began
This hght is likely to be very serious |
one. 1t grows, of course, out of social |
influence. Mr. Roosevelt is singularly
amcnabIe TO that. Through the infu-
ence of Surgeon General Rixey. one Of
his boon companions. he WAS led to
conImH the error Of insisting that a
narHS Surgeon Should be IN. colalslsaIad Of |
the Hospital ship lsdiief. Possibly 1t lis \
;, g tepapest in n teapot. but there are
plenty of peeple taking an interest ii ]