The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-20

presented to the Denver convention.
Governor Johnsor's name may well be
offered. So also the name Of Mr.. Chan
Ter Of New York might properly be
presented. Senator Culberson's name
ought surely to go before the conven-
ton. because there is no man IN the
United States senate today who more
thoroughly represents true democracy
than he. If I am charged with speak
ing for the Bryan Democracy | will
plead guilty to being quite ready and
quite eager to see the name Of Senator
Culberson presented to the convention.
4 Democratic convention should con-
slider the names of all prominent Demo-
Gratis. It is For the convention to de-
termine which one most closely repre-
sents the policies Of the party. True,
the state conventions should instruct
CATION may represent the voters Of the
state who selected it. There is no rea-
son why Governor Johnson should not
have his delegation If the Democratic
voters of Minnesota desire him. In
deed, it would seem proper that as he
is offered as what they call in machine
politics "a favorite son" his state
might we'll be conceded to him. The
Republican organization has taken
this view in the cases Of Governor
Hughes, Vice President Fairbanks,
Senator Knox and Senator La Toilette.
There seems to be every reason why
Governor Johnson, if he desires to he a
candidate. should be giT'en the support
Of his state delegation without serious
opposition. Probably he would have
none except for the violent enthusiasm
shown for him by the Washington Post
and Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by
John R. Mclean. who also owns many
of the public service corporations in
both of those cities; by the New York
Sun, believed 70 be owned by ]. Pier
pont Morgan, and by the New York
World.
Governor Hughes and New York.
Few people in Washington take very
seriously the candidacy of Governor
Hughes for the presidency--if indeed
he is a candidate. He is too new to
national affairs-too noncomlnittal, as
q Republican senator who really ad-
mires him said to me, to attract the
support of majority Of the Republic
an convention. But Hughes, without
chance OF nomination, received a few
days ago the Endorsement of the Re
publican state committee Of New York.
The New York man has been q good
insurance investigator and. with one
exception, popular governor. The
exception was his veto Of the two cent
fare bill in New York state. That ac-
ton indicated a willingness to put the
burden of proof, in an issue arising be-
tween the people and the railroads.
upon the people rather than upon the
roads. But the chief criticism upon
Governor Hughes among national poll
ticians in Washington Is that 1t Will
take four years to make him known to
the people Of the United States. Fe
has seldom been west Of the Niagara
river. In his public speeches he has
dispensed fine sounding phrases end
accepted platitudes. But with an elect
orate which seems now to be interest
ed in Roosevelt or Bryan, Hearst or
La Toilette, the old line Of underground
politicians Of whom New York has
produced so many must be regarded
as shopworn and only fit to be laid on
the shelf.
A View of Roosevelt.
And when it comes to considering
Roosevelt as real politician, one of
the most practical type, some things
which were said to me the other day
by southern senator, who, though
Democrat, yields to nobody in his ad-
miration for the political skill of the
president, may seem pertinent.
.You may remember" said he, that
when it was announced that Governor
Hughes would make statement OF
his position on national affairs on
Saturday night. Roosevelt was cleTer
enough to get the senate to remain IN
session. though its practice Is to ad-
journ Thursday night over until the
following Monday. Then he sent IN 4
message so fierce in its tone that II
would draw away from the Hughes
speech the attention of the entire coun-
try. That is SO recent an incident that
everybody remembers it. but no"
lnant DeoDle do remember now that
when the revelation was made tha'
the malefactor Of great wealth. E.
II. Hartman, had raised more than
S2JO,O0O for the Roosevelt campaign
fund at Roosevelt's incentive, u spokes
man of the president suddenly discov-
cred that there was Il conspiracy
among rich men to raise $5,0OO000 t"
defeat the presidents reelection? The
mere suggestion Of the conspiracy was
so much more dramatic than the proof
of the corporation Doodle put up for
his election that everybody talked
about the former and forgot about in
surance moneys used in his behalf.
When California was up in arms
against Japanese immigration and the
rights of Japanese students in Ameri-
can schools, Mr.. Roosevelt, as com
mander in chief of the navy, found the
time propitiouS to send the greatest
fleet the United States has ever put un-
der one command to the Pacific.
"1hev talk about there being Knox