The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-04
WHAT BRYAN SAID
Declared Parker's Candidacy Repre-
sented Greed of Law.ess
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-Four Months Old Utteranoe of "The
Commoner" on tine Origin and Pur.
pose of the Candidacy of the New
Yorker-PossibIe Effect o. the EI,c-
ton of Candidate of the Trusts
on the Character CT the Supreme
Court.
The issues of tie campaign OF 1904
are defined not by the platform adopt
ed at Saint Louis, which is meaning.
less, but by the candidate nominated
for president, whose personality and
associations are significant. The is
sue raised by the Saint Louis conven-
ton, dominated as it was by the Bel
mont-Hill interests, is this:
Shall President Roosevelt be re-
buked by the people of the United
States for his interference in the an
thracite coal strike, and for his initia-
ton of the Northern Securities pros
ecutions, at the dictation of the Wall
street coterie, Tor whom the presi-
dents activity in behalf Of the people
has made him an unsafe man?
| The origin of Mr.. Parker's -eandi-
dacy and the influences to which il is
under, obligation for it's triumph, are
| well understood. They never have
been better described than by Will
lam Jennings Bryan himself, when he
wrote as follows in "The Commoner"
of April Sth, 1904:
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination Is out
OF the question, although he is the
first choice of the plutocratic element
in the Democratic party. Mr.. Olney
has removed himself by his advocacy
of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination, and
Mr.. Germans chances seem reduced
to a minus quantity by his failure to
secure the cooperation of the Demo-
cratic senators in his position on the
Panama question. Mr.. Hill is not a
possibility, but he has taken up the
candidacy Of Judge Parker in the hope
of making himself the power behind
the throne" AS some of the Demo
Gratis are considering Judge Parker
as harmony candidate, it is i'm
pOrtant that the real nature of his
candidacy should be examined. He is
first of all Mr.. Hills candidate, and
that in itself would be sufficient to
raise suspicion in regard to his po-
sition on public questions The Hon.
David B. has legislative record that
enables us to easily ascertain his
position on public questions-a record
so antagonistic to the Democratic
party that he refused to give any open
support to the ticket in 1896, and did
not even disclose, until some two
years after the election, how he voted.
In letter written shortly before the
election he told a New York Republi-
can that he had not decided what he
would do, concluding with the state
ment, I am Democrat still-very
STILL
"Mr. Hill has made himself the
champion of Mr.. Parker in New York,
and it is not likely that he would do
this without having an understanding
with Mr.. Parker as to his own posit-
ion with the administration. It can
safely be taken for granted that in
case of Judge Parker's nomination
and election Mr.. Hill would be the
controlling figure in the administra-
ton, and that would mean that those
who attempted to reach the White
House would have to wade through
peanut shells knee deep.
"Mr. Hill stands for everything bad
that Mr.. Cleveland stands for, and
lacks the brutal frankness that has
given Mr.. Cleveland most of his popu-
larity. But Mr.. Hills support, danger
GUS as it is, is not so detrimental to
Judge Parker as the corporate support
which is gradually gathering about
him. The Washington Post recently
described the situation as follows:
"In the meantime Parker stock has
been having little boom. 1t is now
almost generally conceded by Demo
Gratis here in Washington that he is
the most likely candidate. Many mat
/ tiers have taken shape to help him, al.
though the attitude of the New York
Democrats still worries the party lead
ers. Judge Parker-so it is learned
here from men who are in close touch
with the thought of the financial and
business world-has, through appro-
pirate channels, given assurances that
II nominated and elected president
his administration will be conserva-
tive. He will see to it that the large
interests are fairly treated This cam
paign of enlightenment from Judge
Parker is described as progressing
methodically, but with dignity. The
Judges attitude on many of the ques-
tons before the public are not we'll
known, but, nonetheless, business
men in high places are being acquaint-
cd automatically with his views in
outline.
The criticism of the masnates
against Judge Parker has been tina
he had not been tested. 1be5 could
not tell what ne might do sl.or. hay