Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-15

Dina almost unanimously and who
have already given evidence that they
will carry the other southern states,
believe in the cause which Bryan
breaches why should the Democracy
ii the nation take its creed from Office
holders who do not represent their own
constituents?
The Vice Presidency.
But, if the presidency seems to be as
aured. there will he lively contest for
the vice presidential nomination. and
It has been the misfortune of the Dem
pcratic party for several campaigns to
err grievously in the selection of the
man who should hold second place on
The ticket Both elements of the De-
mocracy have been equally unwise. and
if there was a blunder in 1896 when
the radicals were in the saddle. so, too
was there one in 1904. when the con-
servatives We're in power. Sometimes
the search has been for man with a
barrel. which. if the Democratic party
IS to win, should he The last thing
thought of. Sometimes. again. it has
been urged that the views of the nom
inee who heads the ticket should be
qualified by the quiet opposition of the
man whose name ends the ticket. Iii
this particular campaign which is
coming neither of these arguments
will be likely to carry weight. AS to
the second one it is absolutely de-
stroyed by the reiterated statement of
Mr.. Bryan that if he should be presi-
dent the vice president will be invited
to a seat at the cabinet table and give
a voice in the counsels of the cabinet
equal to that of any cabinet officer.
This is one of the progressive reforms
which no legislation is necessary to ac-
complish. Furthermore, it is a reform
which will make it well worth the
while of man of force and character
and of convictions and desire to give
those convictions effect to be willing to
accept what has hitherto been thought
to be thankless task.
Even without this statement on the
any American. however great his am
billions may be, should look OH the
vice presidential nomination as some
thing to be avoided. 1t Is true that
Mr.. Roosevelt did, but probably today
he recognizes how great was the for
tune which overcame his reluctance to
take the position.
Among the men, loyal, true and
fighting Democrats, whose names have
been mentioned as possible vice presi-
dental nominees are these: John w.
Kern, Indiana; Charles A. Towne, New
York; Governor Charles N. Haskell.
Oklahoma; Governor John A. Johnson
Minnesota; Representative Francis Bur-
ton Harrison, New York; Senator
Robert L. Owen, Oklahoma; w. G..
Conrad, Montana; John Mitchell ILL
nois; Mayor Brand Whitlock, Ohio.
Doubtless there will be other names
mentioned before the convention be-
gins it's session. But for twenty years
there has never been a time when the
feeling was so strong among Demo-
cratic public men that with militant
and inspiring leader at the head of the
ticket the second place should be Civ
ell to a worthy associate, man who
as nearly as possible would equal
in political talent the chief and who
certainly without question would stand
squarely and forcefully for the princi-
pies which the Democratic national
convention will lay down for the guild
ance Of BOTH
Crumpacker and Corrupt Politics.
When the bill pressed earnestly by
all the Democratic members of the
house Of representatives providing for
national publicity of"campaign contri-
buttons had gained such strength
among the people that the Republicans
in the house dared no longer openly
oppose it, one Crumpacker of Indiana
devised a plan to destroy it. He at
tached to the bill as originally present
ed an amendment which implied the
reduction of the representation in con-
gress Of the southern states. OF course
the amendment was not germane, but
went far enough to make it impossible
for southern Democrats to vote for any
part of the publicity bill. That was it's
purpose, and it succeeded.
1t may have succeeded too we'll for
the intentions of Mr.. Crumpacker and
the Republican ring in the house who
put him up to the dodge, for it has
put the house Republicans in the posi-
ton OF not saying only to the southern
states which have DISTINGUISHED the illit-
crate and thriftless men of the cOlOred
race that their representation in con-
gress shall be reduced, but it hits with
equal force the states Of the Pacific
coast, where the increasing Monaghan
immigration constitutes a peril almost
as great as the African peril in the
south. Several Of the Republican rep
resentatives from California, Oregon
and Washington have openly expressed
their disapproval Of the Crumpacker
project. 1t Is matter of the more
Importance to them because, in their
effort to limit oriental immigration and
to prevent the admission to citizenship
Of the Japanese, they have always
heretofore had the friendship and the
cooperation Of the Democrats from
the south in both house and senate.
Mr.. Crumpacker's bill serves notice
upon southern Democrats that such CO.
narration IN nor doalrod oud tho Pc.