The Irish standard., 1904-06-18
A NOTABLE CONTRAST.

Inc democratic situation is now be-
ginning to assume fast and determined
lines with reference to the st. Louis
convention. Forty-one out of the fifty
one states and territories have held
their conventions and elected delegates.
In all, $50 delegates have been elect
ed. or this number more than BOO
have been instructed or have openly
declared themselves for Judge Parker.
Hearst has 300 votes. and 1876 delegates
have been instructed for favorite SONS,
leaving something more than 1910 votes
doubtful. In view of the fact that
Judge Parker has not done Il thing or
said a word to promote his candidacy,
the showing that he has made is re-
markable. He has to-day much great
err positive strength in the way of dele
gates than Grover Cleveland had in
1884 in the month preceding the con-
vention. The number of delegates for
Judge Parker is fairly Indicative of his
strength with the people. His candi-
dacy has appealed to reasonable peo-
pie ina most forcible way. This quiet
man. daily performing the duties of
his office. and so far as outward signs
go Oblivious to the fact that lie is the
probable nominee of great party for
and the conscience of the mass of Dem
ocratic voters as Il man worthy the
honor for which he is mentioned. To
he sure. his friends have worked in
his interest. but he has steadfastly re-
fused to utter Il word in furtherance
Of his own candidacy. BY his action
he has demonstrated that he is at least
in respect to sclf-sceking, worthy
successor to the great men who have
during the last one hundred years been
honored by the party Here is a man
until recently comparatively unknown
by his party outside his own state, a
man who makes no bid for the honor
which so many of his fellow-country-
men deem him worthy and capable of,
man who has declined to talk or to
be interviewed. and vet he has to-day
a full third of the delegates instructed
to work and vote for his nomination at
st. Louis.
On the other hand, we have Il self
constituted candidate who has been
working through a half-doZen news
papers owned by himself and through
Il small army of employed workers to
secure the nomination. He has
thrown all regard for common decency
to the winds and proceeded upon the
plain proposition that Il nomination for
tho presidency is like any purchase
| able commodity and within the reach
| Of him who has the money and the
| energy to 90 after it. TO him it mat
tiers not whether the voters want him;
| it is sufficient that he wants them and
is able and willing to pay for them.
10 him it matters not that no man be-
fore him has proceeded upon the plan
that the presidency was a purchasable
commodity. What has been the re-
suit? After six months of appealing
to all the class jealousies and hatreds,
after the expenditure of large for
tune, he has succeeded in getting 200
delegates bound to him by the instruc-
tons of his payroll brigade in differ
ent portions of the country. And where
did he get these delegates? Not in
Democratic states. not in doubtful
states, but in states that are over
whelmingly Republican. Wherever
Democratic sentiment is in the as
cendancy, wherever there is hope
and desire for Democratic success, Mr..
Hearst and his boomers have failed
Let us hope that his will DO the last
miserable and insolent attempt to buy
a nomination. That Mr.. Hearst will
not be nominated is as certain as
though the convention had already
acted. He will not get single dele
gate in the convention except those
who have been delivered to him fol
the money which he has paid out
Massachusetts, Delaware, Ohio, Wis
consin and Missouri are for favorite
sons. What these states will do wher
the breakup comes we do not know
but we do know that they will no