New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-29
ISSUES. AND THE MEN.

The style il is the man. has long been pro-
verbal in literature. With certain modifca-
tons. the rule seems to be applied to the present
political campaign. The issues they are the
men. Only be 1t observed, the gentle propa-
sandists of Rosemount and Tammany Hall. as
voiced at the corner of Futon-st and Broad
way. apply the rule in the vice versa. contrari-
wise. heads, We are Ii: tails your name is Den
mis-" fashion. President Roosevelt is personally
they concede. above Teproach 4 better man.
simply as man. could not be desired But.
then, they say. the mans personality is not at
Issue. 1t is the policy he stands for that Is
ubiquitous. Why, he Is as militant as Washing
ton as imperialistic as jefferson. as autocratic
as jackson. and has no more regard foh the
Constitution than Lincoln. Wherefore hi the
name of Washington jefferson. Jackson and
Lincoln. he must be defeat ted or the etront nil
lars Of the Republic will crumbIe. etc nd lib
On the other hand. they concede that the partv
behind Judge Parker is simply rotten Ii has
no principles II has no unity ave that caused
DIV The cohesive power of public plumber" But
Just look mt the man. How sane and safe h. is,
HOW quiet. How pure in private life. How
amlable in all his domestic and neghborIy rrla-
IONS! And, of course. il is his personality and
nothing else. that is at issue Was II NOT Emer-
son VINO SAID that consistency was something
WIN winch a great soul had nothing TO do?
sort OF an issue this candidates personality
makes. Only YOU have got TO REGARD his ,,..
sohailty from the public point of view. You
cohcede that In the private affairs Of life Thee
dorr Roosevelt is GOOD as Alton r par,or. |
Dut IN his personal attitude toward public af
Ialrs The one is reckless and dangerous willie
the other is safe and sane Very well WITH
what measure this inquest is meted 10 Roose- |
'et let II be measured again to Parker What
Is what has been. his personal attitude toward
sredi pubic matters: On the money standard
Tor example, ooh. grant for q moment If moth |
ing else will satisfy you that it is no longer an
issueD Why, so long as il was an issue IAa |
Kept himself on the wrong side Of it, and ONLY |!
Wheh, as he now tries to pretend II is no longer
an Issue, but has been settled squarely against |
hih' only now, when the battle for honest /
Ihohey Is won. does he venture to slip under the |
renee and get on the right side We have won |
a great battle, my Crillon; and-yOu were not |
here
or is there some question of honesty In gov |
eminent, or Of the purity of the judicial bench
natlers that should, one would think, appeal |
with peculiar directness to a Judge? few |
years ago an internal crime against popular
government was committed IN this State and |
with uneXampled cffrontery the perpetrators of |
IL sought To Vtndcate themselves by dealinp the |
!uhiclhl ernllne. The people of the State by an |
Overwhelming majority, showed what they
thought or IL. But what did Alton Il Parker
90! presumably he voted to degrade the bench
ny putting Maynard upon it. We know that at |
me present time Danforth. the election thief IS
ms own familiar FRIEND that he secured his
Iresideutial nomination at the ncIean hands
ol mn, whom 1.-THE Brooklyn Eagle" rightly |
branded as "the head devil'' of that scoundroi
isii' ana that he looks on in silence while Hill
pans TO punish brave, just fudge for daring
10 caii thief thief What is there in sucI,
IN attitude toward such n public matter IN com
mend Judge Parker TO support?
he issue, 1t Is the manw LET n no On 70
'ou Will But pray moderate the shrilIness of
your ecstasies over "A man at last" and con |
what hummer OF man this really U.s. Ieorned
'Htuo"s' amiaDle no doubt In his priva+o char |
acter ana relationships he Is without reproncb
nut that is not the question else Won conJd find
io Iauit with Theodore Roosevelt The o,,ostIon |
u.s. what is he In his attitude toward eraat ,,,,
'ic issuese His record suggests and iusti6as
my one answer: He is a man who. as his
,po"soi al 81 Louis said. will not dictate to
~. o"s WIZ OBEY bis party. The whole rucl of
'ias i,ai oiSih. Hilitsm. Tammanyism and what
No. eih's win all its laundering and nlundor,,,
.nat is the thing this vrtuous and omioIIa co,
iiuale represents. Never has he sbov, bi,,soI. |
'ncilhed 10 or able to master II and mouId !. 90 |
'is better VIII. The Democrats condemn poose
'e't because. as they contend he is stron., ona |
lhasterrui and asserts his individuality above
ns party 1t Is the fatal condemns tion of
Parker that he has never shown bimse,f o.hon