Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04
PARKER AND BUCHANAN.
M. Cisvs'snd's Companion Causes .
Nation. Wide Ealls.

NJ. Cisvs'and's Cows Osvi isoa Causss .
Nation. Wids Smile.
When a pondsrous person plants his
feet in . shallow puddle there Is likely
to be \ mighty splash. This IL precisely
what has happened as the result of
President Cieveland's discovery Of the
"sllxht resemblance between the candi-
dates In 1856 and 1904.
The comparison OF Roosevelt with Fre-
mont because Of their fancied resem-
blancs as appealing to romantic senu-
ment aud popular love for the spectacu-
lar. scareely produced ripple on the
surface of political thought. But the
likening of Judge Parker to James Bucli-
snan as the model OF what . ''matnre.
undramatic and experienced" candidate
FOR the Presidency should be. has pro-
voked scornfui laughter clear across the
continent.
If ex-President Cleveland had searched
the roll Of prominent Americans for .
name less likely to arouse popular en-
thusiasm than that of James buchanan
he would have had to look among those
whose records were positively odlous to
find IL. There was nothing actively Well
Gus or, what Mr.. Cleveland would call.
''perniciously active" about President
buchanan. lie was not what. accord
inI to the sage OF Buxxard's bay. would
be called an offensive partisan"
But Ia the vital emergency that low.
cred above the Republic during his nd-
ministration he was tried In the balance
and found wanting. Where a man
worthy TO be President would have
grnsped the nettic of secession with the
firm hand OF American patriotism and
crushed Il In Its incipi-ncy. Mr.. Buch.
snan daliied with the question. He held
that Congress was not competent to deal
with the anti.slav~ry agitation. that IL
was a question for tho Individual States.
and that II was better for all parties,
including the slaves themselves, that u
should remain 10.
As President he deferred to prorslav-
cry leaders aud quaii-d before their
threats of secession. While he temper
iy-d the scceders perfected their plans.
Instead of m~~tin. their threats with
the words aud measures OF an Andrew
Jackson he took the Illogical and impo.
tent position that. while the States had
a right TO scceds the. nation, with a
little u. had NO power to prevent them
doing so.
And this Is the man of mature. un-
dramatic experience" who. In Mr.. Clere-
lands judgment, IL the prototype Of
Judge Parker. .lrr-solutc and Ineffective
as Mr.. buchanan was. we arc not 50 sure
hut Injustice IL done him In comparing
him with Judge Parker. lie was certain.
ly q man Of greater maturity than the
man from E.opns, not only In year. but
In experience with affairs and In knowl.
edge of men. Everything that expert
enc- could teach OF politics and state
craft buchanan kncw-only the intrinsic
capacity to master them was lacking.
Judge Parker has had absolutely none
OF the experience aud trainin. that seem.
ed to 6t Mr.. buchanan for the Prcsi.
dcncy. In 1877. at the age Of twenty.
FIVE. he was elected surrogate OF Ulster
County, New York. aud under the shell
trring wing of David Il. Hin he has
yeIrtatej In sonnc judicial position ever
since. That there IL = certain parallel.
ism between his weak. undramatic and
vacillatins uttcranccs and those of Mr..
buchanan cannot he denied. Their views
upon the uncon.titutionniity OF tho row.
or OF self pcrp-tuation In the Union and
Of the folly of an army and navy COM
mensnratc to the dignity and necessities
OF great nation, arc strikinEly similar
and equally false. barren and reaction.
AIRY.
Buchanan lived to repent the ''undra-
sion Into life. lie supported Iincoln's
administration and lent all his influence
TO the prosecution OF the war. hut Il
does not appear that either Judge Parker
or Henry Gassaway Davis. who also
hnrks back TO the days OF buchanan.
follow his prcccpt AMI example when.
In the fierce fame of civil war. he saw
n bright light that taught him that the
Union must be saved at all hazards.
When he came to tho conclusion that his
country was more to him than his own
Interpretation OF its constitution. Judge
Parker and Mr.. Davis quit his company
md continue to steer their courses by the
chsrt that ran his administration on the
breakers.
The American people will never elect a
counterfeit replica OF James Buchanan
to the Presidency. II they are warned In
time: and. thanks to cx-Prcsidcnt Clcve-
land. they recognize that Judge Parker
has all OF the failinrs and none of the
rcdccming qualities of President Buch-
auan.