The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-11-17
BRYAN and PARKER ISSUE STATEMENTS.
Nebraskan Holds That Party Cannot Afford to Abandon
Fundamental Principles.
Parker Extends Thanks to Those Who Did Their Best Under the
Circumstances Discusses the Difficulties Encountered by the
Democrats in Making their Campaign this Year.

voters in 1895 and supplied an enormous
campaign fund in both 1896 and 1900
would help the democratic party If our
party would only be less radical. The
corporation press aided in this decep-
tion and even the republican papers
protested an 'unselfish desire to help
build up the democratic party.
1.-THE election has opened the eyes Of
hundreds Of thousands of honest and
well-meaning democrats who a few
months ago favored the reorganization
Of the party. These men now see that
they must either go into the republican
party OF join with the democrats of the
west and south in making the demo-
cratic party positive, aggressive and
progressive reform organization. There
is no middle ground.
"Mr. Bryan did what he could to pre-
vent the reorganization Of the demo-
cratic party. When he failed in this he
did what he could to aid Parker and
Davis, in order to secure such reforms
and there were some vital ones-prom-
Used by their election. Now that the
campaign is over he will assist those
who desire to put the democratic army
once more upon fighting basis. He
will assist in organizing for the cam
paign Of 1908.
cit does not matter so much who the
nominee may be. During the next three
years circumstances may bring into the
arena some man especially fitted to
carry the standard. 1t will be time
enough to nominate candidate when
we are near enough to the campaign to
measure the relative availability of
those worthy to be considered, but we
, ought to begin now to lay our plans for
the next national campaign and to form
' the line of battle.
!. JUDGE PARKER'S MESSAGE.
, Esopus, N. Y, Nov. 10.-Judge Parker
, last night gave to the press an open
r letter, addressed to 1.-THE Democracy OF
2 the Nation" in which he thanked those
1 in charge of his campaign work and de-
$ clared that the people will soon realize
} that "the fairfield trusts are absorbing
) the wealth of the nation
d He said that when that time comes
, the people will turn to the democratic
party for relief.
q In this letter Judge Parker says he
$ shall not seek a nomination for public
o office. He discusses the difficulties on
o countered by the democrats in making
u their campaign this year, and makes
IS suggestions regarding harmony in the
y party.
In conclusion, the Judge says that il
the presence Of defeat he does not hest
). tate to say that in his opinion the grea
- moral question that confronts the demo
: Gratis is: "Shall the trusts and corpora
% tions be prevented from contributing
70 money to control or to aid in CONTROL
- ing elections?'
y The letter follows:
u Kingston, N. Y, Nov. 9.--To the Dem
. ocracy of the nation: Our thanks are
! due to the members of the nationa
: committee and to the executive com
L mittee in charge of the campaign fol
. most unseltish, capable and brilliant
party service. All that it were possible
. ty was beyond the reach of party man.
ayers.
81 am most grateful to them, and wish
!. in this general way to extend my thanks
: to the workers, as we'll as the rank ano
: file all over the country. ! know how
hard they struggled against overwhelm.
ing odds, and l only wish / could take
- each one by the hand and thank him.
. deeply as | regretted leaving the
! bench at the time of it, in the presence
J. J. of overwhelming defeat, l do not Ia
!. ment it. thought it was my duty. Ii
. the light of my present information
=, = am now even more confident that / die
~ - right, shall never seek nomination
y for public Office but shall to the best
. . of my ability serve the party that has
= honored me, and through the party
y serve my country.
a HAS GREAT MISSION.
y "The party has in the near future ;
= great mission. Before long the people