Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-08-04
CNMAUHIcATED.
Washington. Auust I. 1904.

Washington. Auust I. 1904.
IL is the consensus Of opinion 10
the national capital that in the line
up for battle between the two par
ties, the Democracy has the best OF
the situation. II is believed here
by the leaders Of the party who
have visited Washington since the
convention in st. Louis that the out
come Of the convention has practi-
cally solidified the Democratic party
in this country. II looked for atime
in st. Louis that no power on earth
could ever bring the two warning
factions together. But Cancellation
and compromise on both sides and
the spendid attitude of Mr.. Bryan
and his leaders have performed a
political miracle and the old Demo
cratic party is once more a solid
phalanx and will move in serried
ranks on the cohorts OF corruption
and extravaganza in the Republican
party. There are divergent opin-
ions here concerning the telegram
sent by Judge Parker to the conven-
tiOn. but the majority of Democratic
leaders believe that il has had more
of beneficial effect than otherwise.
While, OF course, Judge Parker did
not mean literally that the gold
standard was "irrevocably estab-
lished. " yet it practically is so un-
til gold becomes so cheap that men
who are now gold men will seek 10
demonetize it. So long as present
conditions obtain the gold standard
will remain fixed and nothing can
disturb. When however, the per
capita Of real or basic currency be-
comes less than it is now, there
will be more clamor for the double
standard and the money question
will become once more a paramount
issue in our politics. There are
some people who criticize Mr.. Bryan
for his action in criticizing Judge
Parker and portions of the platform
since the convention adjourned.
But the truth OF the matter is that
Mr. Bryan has done more to help
the ticket and hold his forces to-
gether for it than any one man in
the country. IL he had laid down
Immediately after the convention
and accepted fully and entirely
everything that was done, hundreds
of thousands Of his followers in the
past two campaigns would have be-
come angered at him, would have
declared and dishonest.
and would have bolted the ticket.
When he was honest enough, how
ever. to criticize the things in Judge
Parker that he did not like and
things distasteful to him in the plat
form, while at the same time he pro-
claimed that there was enough Dem.
ocracy in the platform to warrant
his entire support, his friends
knew him TO be honest and agreed
that IL their old leader could thus
support the ticket, they, too, could
make the same criticisms and give
it their undivided support. The
friends of Judge Parker who know
him best say that he will appreciate
this fact as thoroughly as any man,
and that it is his intention and the
intention OF the leaders to give TO
Mr.. Bryan some OF the heaviest
tasks of the campaign. One of those
tasks viii be to carry the State of |
Nebraska, and If he succeeds in
doing this, in which they will rem |
der him valuable assistance, he can
not only go to the Senate of the
United States, but will be one of the
biggest men in the Parker admins
tration. It augurs well for our
ticket that instead of all the enthu-
siasm for it being exhausted at the
time OF its naming, it has grown
day by day since the adjournment
Of the convention. Ii is progress
sive in public favor instead OF retro
gressive. The only possible dis
cord in sight at this time within the
Democratic ranks is the fight in
New York City between McCarren
and Tammany Hall. 1t is believed.
that Judge Parker is a
good enough politician TO send for
MIR. Murphy and placate him
oy giving him q fair deal. tlus
the biggest Demo
cratic majority ever cast for any
Presidential candidate in Grea.
ier New York. With that fight off
BUR hands, it gives us every chance
II carrying the State of New
York and with it will go Connect
sat, NewJersey, and Delaware. The i