The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-16
Helping Parker in the East.

New York Times.
 Bryan is rendering the best service that it is In his power to render to the Democratic cause by profering support in such a way as to make it plain as a pike-staff that he is laboring for the partys defeat. He is the most welcome traitor that ever came into anybody S camp. For if he came as a loyal friend striving in good faith to promote the election of Judge Parker he would do untold harm; while with nothing which he assumes so carelessly that everybody can see the enemy beneath it. his activities will make it easier to elect Judge Parker.
 We. printed yesterday Mir Bryan's statement issued from his home in Lin coin, giving the reasons for his pro- fessed support of Judge Parker. Mo- body can read this passage from the statement without seeing at once that Mir Bryan is using such influence as he possesses to compass the Judges de- feat:
 Il have nothing to take back have nothing to withdraw of the things that 1 have said against the methods pur- sued to advance his candidacy. It was plain and deliberate attempt to de- ceive the party. The New York -pIat- | form was vague and meaningless, and | purposely so becuse the advocates of Judge Parker were trying to secure would have opposed his views had they l known them.
 If he had sent to the Albany Con vention the telegram that he sent to 1 the St. Louis Convention he would have had very few instructed delegates from the South, and no possible chance for the nomination. But he and his managers adroitly and purposely con | cealed his position until the delegates | had been corralled and the nominat ton assured"
 Of course if Judge Parker had | "adroitly and purposely concealed his l DDSitiOn-' if he had iOinnd in acy to deceive the Convention, he would be unworthy to receive any body's support, By pretending to sup l port him while al the same time charg- ing this knavery against him Mir. Bry- an showed himself to be devoid of prin- ciple. But it is the charge, not the sup port that MT. Bryan hopes to make | effective. He makes it clear that he Is didate!
 This will help Judge Parker in the East. It will make it easier every where for sound money Democrats to vote for him. On the other hand. MT Bryan's stabbing of the ticket will fin the west cost 1t no votes which it has the slightest chance of securing. It is for this reason that the treason of MT Bryan is welcome
 It may be impossible to confine Mir Bryan to the West. but certainly if he comes to the East 1t should be with out the consent or collusion of the Ma | ttonal Committee. Here he can do nc good. and he might do some harm. Oi course, the suggestion of Il reconcilia. tion meeting in which he and MT. Cleveland should appear upon the same platform was made ironically. It is
 permissible and might be advantageous for Democratic orator to meet a Re.
 publican, an open and honorable foe
 upon the platform. But for a Iowa Democrat to appear on any campaigr
 occasion with MT. Bryan would giyt
 rise to the suspicion that a dishoSor'
 ing compromise had been reached, on, of those arrangements that put an in.
 delible stain upon the parties to if
 Mir. Bryan ought to confine himself tC
 Nebraska. They appear to like hin
 there. It would be well for the com
 mittee to assign him the task of car,
 rying his own State.