Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
FOR JUDGE PARKER
Senator Carmack Discusses
Presidential Possibilities.
DEMOCRAT AVAILABLES
A CANDIDATE FROM EMPIRE
STATE Is WANTED.
Topics to Be Argued on Stump Will
Be Trust, Tariff and Philip
pine Questions.

Senator Edward w. Carmack of Tennes-
see one of the leaders of the minority in
the Senate. in discussing presidential pos
siblites today for the campaign Of 1904,
expressed the opinion that from the pres
ent outlook Judge Alton B. Parker of New
York would receive the nomination of the
democratic party at it's next national con-
vention and that the selection would be a
| judicious one.
Perhaps it is little early to be talk
| ing of this matter at this time" observed
| Mr.. Carmack. Everyone is interested in
| the subject nevertheless and 1 am willing
| to be put down saying that Judge Park
er would make most excellent candidate.
| He would be an exemplary leader for the
party and one under whom, in my opinion,
we could march on to victory. l have heard
a great deal of Judge Parker, and I have
heard nothing against him. New York
democrats are frequent and liberal in their
encomiumS of him leader. He has
clean record and Is a distinguished man.
There may be reasons why he should not be
nominated but l have not heard any of
them.
The Money Question.
Certainly no objection could be made to
his nomination by Mr. Bryan OF any Of the
latter's followers. 1t has been argued in
Ills CoiliieStiol llldl pei JuuSe fdTk6T s
record upon the financial question might
initiate against his desirability as a candi-
date. 1 cannot see it in that light AS a
matter of fact the money question in my
Judgment is not to cut much of a figure
during the next campaign. 1t is now in
the background, although not there to stay
1T Will soon come to the front.
The increased supply of gold has rendered
the question one Of slight Importance to the
people now Nature has accomplished what
the democratic party sought to effect when
that party favored the free coinage of sill
yer. The democratic party's idea was to
increase the volume of circulating medium
The party was defeated, but Providence
stepped In and did the work without the aid
of governmental machinery. Gold is COM
paratively plentiful and the volume of cur
rency is on the increase We have pros
perity now, but I make the prediction that
the mines Will sooner or later exhaust
themselves. What will be the result? The
gold supply will begin to ebb the price of
the yellow metal will increase there will be
a decline in other prices all along the line and
sion. We will have hard times again, and
then the money question will forge to the
front. Nothing can stop it.
Other Candidates.
Now continued Mr.. Carmack, there
has been great deal Of talk about nom
mating ex-senator Hill, Senator German
and ex-Secretary of State Olney of Massa-
chusetts. Each of these gentlemen would,
no doubt, make an excellent President, but
1 do not think that any one of them is
available a candidate. Certainly not
Mr.. Olney. Mr.. Olney has a fine record
but he lives In New England. The party
can expect nothing from New England We
can get no strength there. Therefore
1t would be folly to nominate the Massachu-
sets statesman.
In order to win we must select a man
from the state of New York 1t is in the
empire state that we must look for strength
to help our cause. Therefore, I am favor
ably inclined to the reported candidacy of
Judge Parker. The probability Is he could
carry New York state. If so he is important
to the organization.
Probable Issues
ut is difficult to predict what the issues
of the next great campaign will be-" con-
cluded Senator Carmack 1T is little too
early for that There Is no telling what
may happen between now and then to
change the situation. 1 think it Is pretty
safe to say. however that at least three
topics will be discussed upon the stump.
They are those relating to the trust tariff
and Philippine questions. l think all are
enduring issues and the probability is they
will cut a considerable figure in the fight of
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