The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-18
GULF BETWEEN PARKER AND
HEARST.

Two men who are now being discus
sed in connection with the next demo.
cratic nomination for the presidency
are Chief Judge Alton b. Parker of tn,
New York court of appeals, and Con.
gressman-elect William r. Hearst Of
New York, the owner of the New YorR
Journal and American, the Chicago
American and the San Francisco Exam
iner. New York state will probably
send delegation to the next democrat
ic national convention instructed to
vote as unit for a candidate from that
state. even, and as between these two
men. the chances are overwhelmingly
in favor of Judge Parker as the choice
Of the democrats of that state. In
deed the candidacy of Mr.. Hearst will
not be regarded seriously by the DEM
ocratic politicians of the Empire state,
even If regarded SO elsewhere, says the
Tacoma News. There is no compari-
son between the two men and an apol-
Parker for oupling the two names in
this connection.
Judge Parker's name is being more
than favorably received by democrats
all over the country who desire to place
q strong man in nomination against
President Roosevelt next year. and at
the same time Mr.. Hearst is being In
formally nominated for president by
others who affect sincerity and ayow an
admiration for the young man. The
call for Mr.. Hearst is too farcial TO be
seriously discussed. 1t is only neces-
sary to recall the utterances in regard
TO Mr.. Hearst and his newspapers
which were evoked at the time Of the
assassination of the late President Nc
kinley to form a correct idea of the
estimate which thoughtful Americans
of all shades of political opinion have
regarding the chief promoter of yellow
Journalism in this country. The DEM
ocratic party in the United States
could not commit more suicidal act
than to place Mr.. Hearst upon presi-
Dental ticket. Mr. Hearst is a demo-
cratic congressman-elect and has been
a conspicuous democrat for many years
by reason both of his ownership of
three large newspapers and his per-
sonal participation in the national dem
ocratie clubs work. But even the party
which twice committed the mistake of
nominating Mr. Bryan on a free silver
platform can not be presumed to have
fallen into such state of idiocy as to
tender the next nomination TO William
r. Hearst.
The most significant fact regarding |
Judge Parker's candidacy for the nomi-
nation, if such it may be called at this
stage, is that many of Mr.. Bryan's
most loyal supporters in New York fa-
vor him. The democracy of that state
supported him for chief judgeship of |
the court of appeals in 1897 and elected |
him notwithstanding a split over Mr..
Bryan's nomination the previous year
which gave the Mckinley electors the
state by 26S0OO plurality. Fifteen years
ago or more, before he went on the su-
preme court bench in that state, Judge
Parker was an active democratic poll
tician and chairman of the executive
committee Of the democratic state COM
mittee. In those days the democrats
were winning victories in New York;
that fact is not forgotten now. In
fact Judge Parker seems to possess the
qualities calculated to arouse more gen.
eral enthusiasm among democrats of
1ariotis shades of opinion than any 9TH
,r man who has been mentioned in con-
nection with the next nomination.