The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-07-21


issue in 1900, and which must remain
an important issue SO long as an at
tempt is made to hold colonies under
the American flag, on this issue the
convention was unanimous, the plat
form emphatic. and | have no doubt
that the candidate will carry out the
platform.
'Second-Mr Roosevelt is injecting
the race question into American poll
ties, and this issue, if it becomes ma
tional, will make it impossible to con-
slider economic questions that demand
solution. The election of the Demo-
cratic ticket will put quietus on this
attempt and permit the race question
to work itself out without the bitter
ness which Mr.. ROOsevelt's conduct
has engendered
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for
the spirit OF war. His friends present
him as a man of blood and iron He
believes in StrenuOuSneSs and incul-
Gates love for Warlike things The
Democratic tickle stands for peace,
for reason and fO- arbitration. rather
than for force, conquest and buster
"Fourth-The Democratic platform
declares in favor OF the reduction OF
the standing army. and as this plank
was unanimously adopted. there is
reason to believe that a Democratic
success on this subject would bring
some advantage to the people
"for these four reasons | feel just-
fled in supporting the ticket, but
shall not misrepresent the situation
or appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds. \ Democratic victory
will mean very little if any progress
on economic questions so long as the
party is under the control of the Wall
street element. On the money cues
ton Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side of the financiers as
Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does not go as
far as the Republicans would in re-
firing silver dollars, in establishing
branch banks. in enlarging the powers
of the national banks and in the sub
stitution Of an asset currency for the
present currency. it will be because
he Is restrained by the Democrats in
the house and senate Nothing good
can be expected of him on the money
question
"On the trust question the Demo
cratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform. but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullifies the antitrust plank. Unless
in his letter OF acceptance he commits
himself to attempt antitrust lagisia-
ton. we need not expect him TO pur-
sue different course from that pur-
sued by President Roosevelt
so far as the labor questions are
concerned, we must await Judge Par
kers letter before we shall know
whether the labOring man has any
thing to expect from his election. The
labor plank as prepared by judge Par
kers friends on the sub-coin NIT ee
was a straddling. meaningless blank.
In the committee pIankS were adopted
favoring arbitration against injunc-
lions, etc. II Judge Parker is silent
or ambiguous on this question it will
mean that the Wall street element
will not allow him to take a stand
favorable to the Nottingham
Regarding the tariff question, 1t
remains to be seen whether Judge Par
ker will carry out the positive and
definite plank which was submitted
by the full committee. This is the
situation.
After having stated that | shall
support the ticket. and after having
given my reasons for so doing, think
1t due to the Democrats of the nation
to say that while the fight on eco
nomfc questions is postponed. it is
not abandoned. AS soon as the cleo
ton is over | shall. with the help of
those who believe as | do. undertake
to organize for the campaign Of 1908,
the object being to marshal the friends
of popular government within the
Democratic party to the support of a
radical and progressive policy to make
the Democratic party an efficient
means in the hands of loyal Demo-
Gratis to defeat the purposes Of the
plutocrats who are attempting to d.
rect its affairs