The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-11
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Just now the South is resplendent
With the advice 1t should have offered
IN 1892. The leaders in the Dixie land
announce hat from this time forward
he South is going TO write Demo-
cratic platforms and have voice in
pho will be the candidates for Democ-
acy. There are fram one TO three
millions cf Northern Democrats. so
It's said, willing that this shall be as
COW advertised. but what kind Of plat
form. what sort of candidate and what
tate is to furnish the man who Will
have the voice of the South?
Many days, weeks, mentha, years
and decades have goae since Dixie
furnished the choice oi Democracy for
resident In TACT the last regularly
nominated Southron for the presiden-
- was Taylor. n Whig. Andrew John
son was q yice-presidential accident.
nd, like the last one chosen for sec
ond and advanced by tragedy to FIRST
iace, he proved a sort of bull In the
hlna shop and kept the people in a
tate of excitement, accomplishing no
more than to excite the nervous ones
md keep business in a suspen.e.
Adlai Stevenson was a native Ken
| ruAhltH buN nuS Uttil a ltHlutnA VI
i Illinois longer than the average span
. life. He Is Northern in thought
ideas and by the years Of enviroi
ment.
Many statesmen are left in the
South, and not few of them would
/ make splendid chief executives. but
hey are not well known to the gener
4 public and would hail from local.
ties where the rivers Of prejudice. now
almost run dry. might be renewed
again and the peace we have prayed
for be over for another decade,
Ex-Governor Hoke Smith is ono
/ Democrat Of the South whose fame Is
national, whose Democracy is unques
ionable whose character is ire
/ )roachable. and whose ability shines
Ike the star OF the evening I'm the FIRST
dark spdl OF the heavens. The people
| of Georgia recognize this. and while
l he fierce newspaper competition fore
ed his retirement from the gubernato
rial chair with but one term. his stand
/ Rg is Of the best, and his wisdom
has grown with the years of service
which he has given 10 the science OF
/ government; have placed him in an
enviable position to command the re-
pect OF all men. No otner son OF
ptxis can approach him for general
strength or fixed purpose
| Ex-Governor Glenn, Of North Caro-
hna, is also man of splendid narivo
| ability Born In the same state and
near the same village where Smith
first saw the light Of day, Glenn has
'isen with rapid strides TO the highest
place the people OF the cid North
state had to give by their ballots.
But the governor is handicapped by
he short time he has been known tc
ihe outside states. and In a convention
where the passions of men run high
and whore preiudlces are ever al
work, hs would cut sorry figure
Conventions where the delegates
would be uninstructed If he has even .
chance 10 win the prize. seldom go tc
men OF such limited experience.
Uule s lines change and the sents
ment1of the people drifts differeni
from the present tone the next can
didateoE Democracy will come from thg
hand east OF the great fiser and NORTH
OF It's largest eastern tributary. NJ
nan knowcth who that maan will be
but that he halls from one OF the two
important states We must carry no on,
now seriously questions.
Howevtr r, four years are long year.
when one grooms boom for the high
est office and some man now unknown
may lead the party TO victory.