The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-14
JUDGE PARKER.
IF NOMINATED HE WILL CARRY
NEW YORK.
Opposition to Cleveland Strong and
Positive.-He Would Split the
Democratic Party.


Representative John Wesley Gaines
of Tennessee has been spending a few
days in New York and returns to
Washington thoroughly saturated with
enthusiasm for Judge Parker to lead
the Democratic party in 1904. Another
matter which impressed him was the
awakening of the people of the East to
the view that the South has for the
white man.
The people of the East" said Mir.
Gaines today, ARE coming to believe
that the white mans South is just and
honest and right in its treatment of the
negro. They feel that the South is the
negros homie, his proper home, and that
there he will remain and should remain.
They do not believe that ignorant ne
groes or whites should be allowed to
vote, but that the control should be left
to the intelligent
Expressing his views on the can
didacy of Judge Parker, Representative
Gaines added:
Il talked with very prominent
Western Democrat while in New York,
a man who has always been one of the
most successful politicians in the coun-
try. He asked me whom I was for and
| said for Parker.
"'You are right said the Westerner,
who has always been a Cleveland man,
and is still warm friend of the former
president, but he expressed the opinion
yesterday that if Cleveland were nomi-
mated, he would split the party. He
would drive off the Populists in Indiana
and Illinois, both of which states we
need. This same idea I found prevalent
in New. York. and many others were
talking along the same lines.
''The St. Louis affair has brought
Cleveland to the front, and Just now he
occupies the central position of the po-
Iitieal stage. This will blow over, how
ever, and the eyes of the people will
again turn toward Parker, whose eligi-
oiiity, to my mind, is unprecedented. He
IS a good farmer, who lives on his farm
and cultivates it, as any one who has
visited him there can testify; good
awyer, good citizen and great judge,
It has come his way to pass judicial
opinion on questions of semi-political
nature and of great popular interest,
namely, trusts, monopolies, unlawful
combines and corporations, and the
right of the people to control them, and
ne has passed upon them from the
standpoint of right and justice, quoting
often- the Declaration of independence.
Ie is conservative man, the friend of
David B. Hill, Grover Cleveland, Will
lam Jennings Bryan and John G. Car
isle. He has always voted for the
Democratic nominee and has supported
he ticket actively. He has been a suc-
.essful party chairman, and has been
elected in New York when other DEM
)crats were defeated.
Cleveland, on the other hand, put
Republicans in his cabinet and allied
himself with the Republicans to get his
bill through Congress. 1t is
ny opinion that he could not carry
ingle Southern delegation in the nomi-
lating convention. Not one man of the
Tennessee delegation would vote for
lin, nor do / think any other Southern
member of Congress.
"All the prominent Southern men |
now of practically are for Parker, and
hose who are not avowedly supporting
i'm are not opposed to him, but have a
reference for Senator German as an
experienced politician and a successful
eader.
But Gorman's position on the tariff
las always been criticised. Whether
ightfully or Wrongful1y I can not say,
nit the people have the idea that he is
protectionist, and that would hurt
i'm as a Democratic candidate.
My platform is to save the Republic
S a Republic first; to save the people
rom the vicious class legislation and to
egulate trusts and combines by the en-
orcement Of the law, which has not
een done in the past. The whole qaes7
ion is tied tip in the tariff Let st11e
Democrats GO into the fight to reform
he tariff, with Judge Parker their nom
nee, and J think they can win a VIC
Dry.
Representative Gaines brings reports
rom New York, such as prominent Re
ublicians operating in Wall street have
cen circulating OF late. that the bust
ess men are both tired and afraid of |
resident Roosevelt
While in New York, He added, Il
card great deal of anti-Rooseve1t
.lk. The people there seem to be. tired
him. / talked with a number of Re-
lablicans who expressed not only a
'illiHsness. hut a strorg desire, to vote
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