The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-13
CURRENT COMMENT
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Ex-senator Beveridge takes himself seriously
statesman but even he might admit that
every statesman has his limitations. OF no
man that lived could greatness be attribu-
ted with more confidence on the ground that the
accused freely admitted the soft Impeachment,
but Beveridge's special limitation seems the in
ability to appreciate the obvious fact that he Is
not the only pebble the beach. For reasons
Of his own. he has just discovered that the
South can never vote the Republican ticket,
and, also for reasons OF his own, nc asserts that
the South can be brought to the Progress
sive ticket, provided he and his particular friends
viii consent to receive such votes The moral
is plain.
Lest us iniure the blooming statesman whose
wisdom continues in the flower, but has not yet
ripened into fruit quote from him:
'"rhe Republican party cannot get q foothold
in the South and it would he unnatural If
that party could get foothold IN the South.
Southern men cannot be blamed for this.
Northern men would take exactly the same
stand that Southern take against the
Republican party if Northern had gone
through what Southern have gone through.
The scorching scourge OF which desolated
almost every Southern home the deadly years
Of carpetbag rule which oppressed the Southern
people worse than Cossack rule oppressed
the Russian people--al this is woven into the
word 'Republican' through the fiber OF the
very being of Southern men and women. And
the best-1neaning Republicans concede that this
is true. The Republican party never can des-
troy sectionalism- can make the nation
whole again But the Progressive party
and viii put an end to this evil condition. For
Southern men vote and fight for the Pro-
gressive party without tramplHg upon loved
and cherished graves casting aside their most
sacred memories
In the first place. il is not true that the Re-
publican party cannot get foothold in the South
It has had q foothold for wears, but when
| Beveridge thought himself one Of the great Re-
publican leaders the party never wanted any
thing but the foothold because that served all
purposes. Nor when he might have done
good by explaining the reason for this lower
most possession he failed to say what he
shouts from the housetops- why? Because
then the saying would not have been profitable
20 Beveridge. Now the cry may Weld harvest
70 Beveridge and Beveridge shouts, believing
in his heart that the South stands ready to
follow him even the field of Armageddon
But Beverdge does not hope to supply
reason why the South. which naturally
/ fused vote the Republican ticket. should
now be oYerjoyed to vote for Republicans who
call themselves Progressivesl knowing that he
needs no reason but the hope Of profit to change
pa rites without regard To any difference of
doctrine such men commonly suppose all men
| are such themselves Now cannot deny. to
our sorrow and shame. that occasionally such
characters are horn or developed in the South
while have Bleascs and Hobsons denial
would be IN vain but the imported variety is
| taboeed, and Ieveridge need apply So it
has been. and so it will bc~-we take pride in
saying that far the South is concentrations and
under no circumstances progressve.--F1orida
Times Union.