The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-23
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we should venture upon the perform
ance of Mr.. Bryan in Fastening to
speak at the anti-Parker meeting at
New. York city is that it is in execrable
taste. Our readers will bear witness
that we have dealt courteously with
months always given him the benefit
of the doubt. We have had no desire
to circumscribe his liberty of speech or
of action, passed no structures upon
his desire to remain prominent among
other Democrats, have not denied his
right as a Democrat to have a choice
for the presidency and views about the
platform which he would like to see
carried out. All this granted, we cam
not refrain from expressing regret that
he should so far descend from the
place he ought to occupy as to enter
voluntarily into a vulgar fray, simply
in the hope of helping to defeat a can
didate whom he happens not to like.
This course may be open to many
Democrats, but should not be to Mr..
Bryan. He has twice been the party's
candidate for the presidency. For
eight years he has been its admitted
leader. Such high position carries with
it obligations Of courtesy that he
should not be quick TO forget 1t is not
for him to attempt to impose upon the
party a candidate. nor is it for him to
prevent it from exercising a free choice.
Even his personal opinion as to the
availability or unavailability of any
man mentioned in this connection
should be given with some reserve, and
not forced prominently upon public at
tention. To become either partisan of
a particular candidate or his personal
opponent is derogatory to the dignity
of Mr.. Bryan and will justly weaken
his influence with the party every
where.
The GIob e does not feel that
Judge Parker is by any means the only
candidate whom the national Democ-
racy might choose 1t is satisfied that
he would be an excellent man if nonli-
mated. 1t has no patience with the
hypocritical cant about his silence and.
about the support of David B. Hill, all
of which is mere echoing of Repub-
lican abuse. 1t has still less with the
rot about his susceptibility to, corpo-
rate influences, which is an easy thing
to say Of any man. 1t is struck by the
similarity of the resolutions adopted at
the anti-Parker meeting in New York
city. which are to be carried to st.
Louis, and the resolutions presented by
the New York delegation in 1892 to the
convention that nominated Grover
Cleveland, declaring in the name of
New York state that he was not its
choice and could not be elected. The
effect upon Judge Parker's cause will
probably be about the same. Certainly
such a movement against him as this,
"ACCi TIC OCAIOtAdtS VI ms STATE nave
had an opportunity to express their
opinion freely and have registered their
decision, must aid rather than injure.
The spectacle that all Democrats
must condemn is that Of man who
has received the highest honors from
his party and had it's full support. who
is now out of the running and owes a
return for the sacrifices made in his
behalf, Fastening halfway across the
country into a distant state, there to
give public ~utterance to his dissent
from the regularly and formally ex-
pressed choice of the Democrats of that
state. With due respect for Mr.. Bryan.
it must be called both undignifled and
improper. Nothing could or ought to
do more to aid the cause of Judge Par
ker. Nothing could be more deeply de-
plOred by Mr.. Bryan's friends 1t is
not fitting that a man who has been
and still is SO earnestly believed in and
SO greatly admired by many should
either attempt to play the dictator or
descend to the Office of the common
scold.