Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-31
THAT PARKER TELEGRAM.
An Independent Editors View, Bad
Attack of Hysteria.

Golfers Weekly is one of the papers
which tries to maintain a conservative,
independent position. The fame of it's
editor is worldwide and his serious judg
ment is as sound as his sarcasm and
humor The following concerning Mr..
Parker's telegram, which forms the lead
ing editorial in recent issue of Golfers
under the head of "Hysteria." should be
read by every fair minded voter:
There is coming to pass in regard to
the Parker telegram about what was to
be expected. 1t matters not whether
they are for the Judges election or
against it. ordinary, clear headed Amer-
cans must suffer a reaction after being
worked into excitement over allegations
that are absurd. They must come to see
the facts in the more or less clear light
of common sense. They observe the part
played by Mr.. August Belmont in The
present campaign They read that Sen
ator McCarren receives a salary of
$4,000 a year from the Standard Oil
Company. Whether that be true or not,
it is certain that the Senator is a very
smooth man. They know something of
the history of the adroit Blue-Eyed
Billy Sheehan and q good deal more of
the history Of David Bennett Hill The
principles of Bourke Cochran are not
shrouded in mystery. These men form
the group nearest to Judge Parker; most
likely to know and influence his councils;
most likely, We're he President, to COM
pose or suggest his cabinet.
Now, men of this stamp secured the
nomination of Judge Parker at st. Louis,
acting as his spokesman. Certain prom
ises and compromises We're necessary to
obtain that prize. When the nomina-
ton was secure, and could not be taken
away, without putting the Democratic
party in the position of seeming to re-
ject n man because he favored gold. the
Judge sent his telegram He was i'm
mediately hailed by that part of the
press which is primarily interested in
markets as q hero who had been willing
to sacrifice the Presidency to his duty.
Such idiocy must have it's rebound.
"Bryan's cross Of gold metaphor, which
drove another class of people into frenzy.
had it's reaction, although even it, fall
laciOus as it was, had much soldier
foundation than the childish story that
to offer back q nOmina ton when it could
not possibly be withdrawn without alb
surd disaster was the bravest deed ever
perpetrated in American politics. Inani-
ties of that kind never pay. The people
may become excited for moment. but
then they settle down to CONTEMPLATE
with digust the spectacle they have
made Judge Parker played good poll
tics, Or he did not. Those who tried to
turn him into n hero did all they could
to turn him into an ass. The newspaner
which is trying to prove that it forced
him to send the telegram is not doing
him any more harm than the Others
which are still hailing him as Casab iap-
ca If the Democrats wish to- carry
New York. not to talk of any Western
State, they had better get busy and show
that Judge Parker is less Of a plutocrot
and more of a Democrat than Theodore
Roosevelt"
The Democratic claim of wonders they
will work If given power should be dis
counted by a backward glance at their
past failures and follies.