The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-14

good taste and no utterance Gid so
much to secure Democratic harmony.
THE New York leaders believe that
Parker and Davis will certainly carry
New York. Roosevelt has never been
good vote-getter in the Empire State.
When he ran for mayor in 1886 he got
only 6O,435 votes, while Earnhardt got
$4,000 in 1888 and Einstein $4,000 in
1892. When he ran for Governor in
1898 upon the record of what his
biographerS said he did in the Cuban
war, ~hen rs was on the flood-tide
of his popularity he only got 17,2S6
more votes than Van Wyck, whereas
two years before Mckinley had car
ried the State by 26S, 900. On the
other hand Judge Parker is a good
vote getter. AS a young man he was
elected Surrogate of his county, which
was Republican, and his election as
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
In 1898 by $1,000 majority was a
surprise to the whole country and
proof of his popularity with the
voters. If he had not been named
for President, he would have been
unanimously reelected Chief Justice.
The bar of New York-powerful in
that great State-was largely behind
him in 1898 and is behind him now.
Roosevelt cares little for law and
knows no law. He rides rough shod
over legal and constitutional barriers.
Parker respects the laws and believes
that the highest duty of a public man
is to enforce the law.
'"The New York Democrats believe
Davis strengthens the ticket in the
border States and expect him to win
strength in the mining States OF the
West for his career and his interests
put him in close touch with the
mineral State of the Union.
There is no reason why every voter
calling himself Democrat should not
support the ticket and the platform
There are those who believe that the
pendulum has swung too far toward
the New York idea in politics and for
that reason have not grown enthu-
siastic They should remember that
in 1896 and in 1900 the New York
and Eastern Democrats complained
that the pendulum swung too far to-
ward Western ideas in politics Both
times q large majority of the New
York and other Eastern Democrats
gave the ticket loyal support. This
time when the pendulum has swung
further the other way than many
Southern and Western Democrats de-
sired, let them show their devotion
to the Democratic party by giving 1t
the same loyal support they did when
it was all going their way.
Inc pest DOSleu IueiI III AiIGlIScl
are the newspaper correspondents and
those who make Washington their
headquarters are the brightest in
profession of bright men. Moreover
they have access to all information.
I talked with not few of them who
rarely miss it in their predictions.
They agree that as the result of the
st. Louis Convention the Democrats
have.a fine prospect Of success. Some
say that Parker will win. some that
Roosevelt is a sure winner, but most
of them think the campaign is going
to be close and doubtful to the close.
"There were many North Caro-
linians in the Convention-mor than
| have ever seen before. This was
due to the fact that quite a number
timed their visits so as" to take in
the Worlds Fair at the time of the
Convention. Fully two hundred North
Carolina folks attended the Conven
ton. In the number were several
ladies, including three beautiful North
Carolina brides. The North Caro-
linianS enjoyed the Convention and
the Fair and contributed their part
toward the wise action of the Con-
Vention."