Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-30
A FEW QUESTIONS
TEXAS MAN WANTS TO KNOW
HOW PARKER STANDS.
Requests Frank Answers. Did Judge Parker
Support Bryan and Sswall in 1907 Anew
Simple Questions That All Democrats Want
Answered.

Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas has adj
dressed the following pointed letter to
the Houston Post. great many demo-
Gratis In this stvte would like to have his
questions answered.
"Col. r. NJ. Johnston, editor Houston
Post, Houston, Texas. Dear Sin For
some reason your paper keeps naggng at
me for not supporting Judge Parker, or
rather for preierrng Mr.. Hearst, as the
democratic candidate for president. You
must recollect that when you asked me
TO support Judge Parker, some time ago,
l had no objections to make. If he was
sound on the leading issues and was q
straight democrat While you could
not state positively how he stood yon
seemed confident he was sound all along
the line.
Later on your correspondent from
Washington made a visit to the judge in
New York state and wrote Interestingly
about his home, his library and family.
Not word did he tell us Of his political
views and convictions. When you trans
ferred this same correspondent to Austin
the Goth OF last month, he came to me
ON the presidential nomination. l asked
how Judge Parker stood on the Panama
question. He said he did not know. l
asked him how he stood on the endless
chain question. He said he did not know.
Then asked him if the judge was in
favor of suppressing the trusts. He
answered this question the same way.
arguing that the Judge did not discuss
politics as he was on the bench.
'Since then the Post has been CRITICS.
ing me. have been in New York often,
have mingled with the public men there,
have known Of this gentleman long and
we'll, but up to this date have never been
able to learn from any source how he
stands on anv public measure.
doubtless he is nice man, q good
man and a gentleman. New York is
full OF nice and good men, but before
support any man for such an Office
want to know how he stands on import
ant public questions. The Post gives
great space to laudatory articles Of the
Judge and seems offended at me especial
ly for not supporting him. 1t seems mad
because prefer Hearst to Parker. In
your issue OF the 9th YOUR same staff
correspondent, unrebuked. says:
"lhe whole Hearst movement in this
state, so far as it is of any consequence,
revolves around the personality Of Mr..
Hogg. Almost every democrat Of promin-
ence in the state who is for Hearst is a
Hogg portisan. 1t is Hogg from start to
close and as in chains of other kinds, it
is not stronger than its weakest link. 1t
is Hogg movement pure and simple
and it will hardly be anything else.
"Most likely this scarecrow is used
with great effect to force that class Of
gentlemen Mo never liked me into zeal
vus support OF the Posts candidate. If
this argument can divert public inquiry
and investigation into the merits of the
presidential candidates so as to fool the
people, then the Post must be congratu.
lated. For my part, l look with suspicion
on every candidate for Office who con-
ceals or will not express his views on
public questions, 80 that the voters may
fairly pass on his fitness for the position.
"For several months have been seek
ing information as to Judge Parker. As
the state convention is soon to be called
/ am getting the more anxious to know
about his convictions. If the Post will
get the judge to answer affirmatively the
following questions, shall either sup.
port him or will not oppose him.:
81. Is he opposed to the republican
colonial policy borrowed from England?
"2. Is he opposed to the Cleveland :
Carlisle financial endless chain,' by
which the government was forced to
issued bonds to procure gold with which
to take up treasury notes?
80. Is he in favor of submitting p
constitutional amendment to authorize
the collection OF an income tax?
"a. Is he in favor of completing the
the Panama canal under the present
treaty?
"5. Is he opposed to the Aldrich
financial bill whereby the secretary Of
the treasury is given the authority to &C.
cept railroad bonds instead OF govern.
ment bonds, to secure government laws
in the sub.treasury and repositories?
SO. Is he opposed to transferring the
power of the government to issue money
to the national banks?
81. Is he is favor OF suppressing trusts
engaged in foreign or interstate COM
merce?
"S. Is he in favor OF reducing the
taxes and curtailing the expenses of