Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-27
WON'T SUPPORT PARKER.
Chicago Chronicle, Democratic, Will
Work for Roosevelt.


When 1000 men representing the
Democrats of the United States. most
Of them chosen with much difficulty
as representatives OF what is called
conservative 'emOCracy. permit a
mere ~demagOsuc to bully them into
w~rOng-doing II must be that the dem
agoguc is greater than the party.
Two-thirds ot the delegates 10 the
national Democratic convention voted
for Judge Parker on the first ballot
the man whom Mr.. Bryan had ira
duced for three months. the man
whose friends Mr.. Bryan had villihed.
the man who Mr. Bryan had said
should no be nominated and could not
elected.
When a ~cONdrdly committee rep.
%resenting these delegates brought in
a platform which was silent on the
money question not a voice was rails.
in eX~postulatiOn or protest. While
hundreds werC ready 10 shout for
Parker, not one appeared in defense
of elementary Democracy.
Mr.. Bryan NOT only graciously per.
miis The Democratic party TO name
'.liblAluAN v f'lh III has AlDllA HIS
best 10 defeat III advance. but nc
places him on Il platform with a hole
in il big enough 10 drop the entire
party through.
Ii is bad enough To havo Mr.. Bry,
an dominating radical Democratic con.
vCntlons. When Mr.. Bryan is able 10
silence a conservative" Democratic
convention the situation becomes in
tolorable. Il mixture of William j
Organism and David Il. Hillism is in,
supportable.
with Mr.. Bryan's ideas. For eight
years IL has refused to believe that
Mr.. Bryan's IDEAS we're acceptable tC
the real DEMOCRATS of the country
The result al 81. Louis appears to enc
the discussion. lie ""A Hill are il
control. He aU,i Hill have named thu
ticket and made the platform.
a timid eastern Democrat, who
londly imagined That he could be nom
mated as an unknown. has been
placed on the ticket with an octogen
nrian free silvCTitC from West Virgin
Ia and supplied with a platform which
amounts 10 an Endorsement Of the
platforms OF Chicago ami Kansas
City. The popuiistic west and the re
dictionary south are again in alliance
with a new leader il is true. but with
no change in principle and purpose
The ticket bears the stamp of popu
llsm. There Is moi a plank Iii Tho
platform which was NOT modified by
populism.
The Democratic party is attached
to Organism. II is subservient e
Bryan. 1t has been persuaded agains
its natural %inclinations to nominate
an unknown candidate whom Bryan
has antagonized, but ii has permitted
Bryan To do the rest. The Democrat
ic party is Bryan and 'r~"H is NJ
reason to suppose that its triumph
under the leadership OF a man WHIT
voted twice foI Bryan and free silver
and boosted OF il, would be anythin,
else than a triumph for Bryan.
Disagreeing fundamentally will
this leader anu this party in mos
things and agreeing with the Repub
lican party in the essentials of it
creed. the Chronicle today take
leave of the Democratic party ant
allies itself with the Republicans.
AS at present constituted and led
the Democratic party is a m I
the peace. the prosperity and the IN
tegrity of the United States and thei
people. Ii has discarded Democrats
ic principles and taken up with tn
%radicalism of Fopulists and Socialist
and the obstructionism and the COW
ardice of wreckers and demagogue'
, No good can come out of II. With
p blank for a candidate and a blan
+ for a platform it will become NOR
!. and more a contemplate instrumeI
tally for the exploitation of WilliaI
]. Bryan and tine school of demaeol
I, ues following in his train.
The Chronicle believes that the r.
publican party. while not free OF fau
by any means, offers the America
people at this time the only prospeC
: Of efficient, intelligent and honest go
: crnmcnt that Is anywhere to be seei
and. so believing. il will do what
can 10 advance tbs principles and
strengthen its candidates.