The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-21
SINCERITY VS.. ExPEDfENcY

GETTY PE0tEN 8
Wide circulation was given last SUN;
| day ttrougn the Democratic press TO
Jna sc Parker,s letter o. AIR. Parker, of
asking that there be no word in the
Democratic text book rejecting upon
the personal honor and integrity of.
President Roosevelt. The letter fol-
lows:
Eosemount, Esopus, n. z, Aug. Il,
1904.
My Dear Mr. Park er-The Times of
this morning says that the party text
book is about prepared, and that it
viii go to the printer n q few days.
Therefore hasten to beg you to sec to
/ +, that there is no word in it that re-
fleets upon the personal honor and in
tegrity of President Roosevelt.
An Evening Post editorial indicates
but little care was taken in that direc-
ton toward myself by the mpiler of
the Republican text book, but let there
be no rejoinder in kind or otherwise.
feel confident that you need no re-
hinder. still my anxiety ircpels me TO
send this caution, Very truly yours,
ALTON B. PARKER.
Mr.. George F. Parker.
Il was certainly a very pretty play
for the candidate to make, particular
ly as he coupled with this request to
Mr.. Parker The reflection that the Re.
publican text book had contained re-
hect:ors upon his own personality,
statement wholly devoid OF truth. 1t
is well. however to aIalyze Judge Par
l5ar's kilograms and letters TO see
whether they are sincere or merely eX
;;eaient. One week after Judge Par
leE's virtuOus letter of August Il Mr.
Joseph Pulitzer printed in his New
York World an editorial attacking
very severely the record of President
Roosevelt and rejecting most emDhat
toally upon the Presidents honor and
Integrity. In the World of August 2+
we ind the following dispatch
kingston, Aug. 23.-After reading
Mr. Pulitzer's editorial in this morn
ings World. Mr.. Parker gave the
World correspondent the follow
ing signed statement. the first signed
statement he has ever given: "A Wig
crous, trenchant, notable letter. 1t
should be read. marked and digested
by all. ALTON. B. PARKER.
1t would then seem that Judge Par
ker does not object to attacks upon
the honor and integrity OF President
Roosevelt when they appear in a Dem
ocratic newspaper, although he may
not consider it expedient that such at
;.r,
book.
Iudse Parker's letter bears the date
Of August II. A week later the Demo
cratic National committee began to
distribute a document entitled !What
Roosevelt Says containing the fol |
lowinga
:'Farmer-Mr. Bryan and his adler
ents have appealed TO the basest set
in the land. the farmer. '-Speech be-
fore New York Wool Exchange, Oc-
tober 81, 1896. Reported in New York
Journal, October 81, 1896. Il
When this document was printed the !
authenticity of the above quotation |
had been denied over and over again |
by President Roosevelt and its repeti- |
ton therefore was the strongest kind |
of a reflection upon his "honor and in
tegrity." yet the document is still in |
and Judge Parker has not
lifted his voice in protest.
SO far during the campaign no re-
Election whatever has been made upon
Judge Parker's honor and integrity,
while on the other hand almost the en-
tire attack of our opponents has been
against the honor and integrity OF
President Roosevelt
IF any one doesn't wish the West
to get after him, he had bet