The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14
WILL SUPPORT
The TICKET
William ]. Bryan Not a BOlter
Gives Four Reasons Why
He Will Vote for Parker.

gave out the following statement
IL shall vote for Parker and Davis,
the nominees of the Democratic ma
tional convention, and shall do 50 for
the following reasons;
First Because the Democratic
tickets stands for opposition TO impe-
rialism, while the Republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy. On
this question, which was the para
mount issue in 1900, and which must
remain an important issue as long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American Tag on this issue
the convention was unanimous, the
platform emphatic, and | have no
doubt the candidate will carry out the
platform,
"second-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, II IL becomes national
will make il impossible TO consider
the economic questions that demand
solution. The election Of the Demo
cratic ticket will put quietus upon
this attempt and permit the race ques-
tion TO work itself out without the
bitterness which Rooseyelt's conduct
has engendered.
Third Roosevelt stands for the
spirit OF war His friends present him
as man Of blood and iron. lie be-
lieyes In strenuousneSs and inculcates
love for wariike things. The Demo
cratic ticket stands for peace, for rea.
son and for arbitration rather than
for force, conquest and buster
'Fourth-The Democratic platform
declares in favor of a reduction Of the
standing army, and as this plank was
unanimously adopted there is reason
to believe that Democratic success on
this subject would bring some adyant-
age TO the people.
"For these four reasons | feel iusti.
fed In supporting the ticket, but
shall not misrepresent the situation,
or appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds.
a democratic victop will mean
very little. II any, progress on economic
questions. 50 long as the party Is un-
der the control Of the Wall street ele-
ment.
ION the money question Parker is
as thoroughly committed 70 the side
Of the dnanciers rs Roosevelt
:, son the trust question the Deino-
cratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform, bat
the nomination Of Parker virtually
nullihes the antitrust plank. rnless
in his letter Of acceptance he commits
himself 70 attempt antitrust legIsla-
tion we need not expect him to pur-
sue a different course from that pur-
sued by Roosevelt.
II have nothing TO take back /
have nothing 20 withdraw of the
things that ! have said against the
methods pursued % advance lis can.
dldacy.
''It was a plain ana deliberate a. i
tempt 70 deceive thg party Tie New
York platform was vague and mean.
ingless. and purp0seiy 80. because the
advocates Of Parker were trying 10 se-
cure votes from among people who
would haYe opposed hn views had
they known them.
~ he had sent 70 the Albany con
yentI0n the telegram that De- S eut 70
the ST. LOuiseouVenti0n be w0uldhays
had very few instructed delegates
from the southland no possiblechance
for the nomination. But be and hts
managers adroitiy and purp5seiy con.
cealed his position untlIthe delegates
had been cofraled and the nomination
assured. as
1.-The nomination was seeured, there
fore. by crooked and 'intiefensible
methods, but the democrat who loves
his country las 20 make his decisions
upon conditions ashe finds them, not
upon conditions IS he would like 20
have them. 81
AFTER having stated that | shall
support the ticket, and after having
given my reasons for 80 doing, think
IL is due to the Democrats Of the ma
tion TO say that while the iight on
economic questions is postponed, Il Is
not abandoned. As soon as the cleo
tioD is over shall, with the help Of
those who believe as | do, undertake
to organize before the campaign Of
1908, the object being TO marshall the
friends Of popular government within |
the Democratic party TO the support |
Of radical and progressive policy TO
make the Democratic party an eni- /
eient means In the hands Of the peo-