The Irish standard., 1904-04-16
HEARST NOT BRYAr.s HELD

An attempt is being made by TN
supporters of Mr.. Hearst in this stat
to convince Democratic voters tina
their candidate stands for all that ele
ment of the Democratic party which
supported MIR. Bryan in the last tw,
campaigns and that Judge Parker rep
resents the Cleveland wing of the party
By this means they are attempting tt
turn the loyal Democrats of this state
to the candidacy Of Mr.. Hearst with
out any consideration as to the wis
dom Of naming Mr.. Hearst. 1t is al
attempt to keep alive the factionalisn
that has existed in the Democratic
party for the last eight years. The
attitude of Mr.. Hearst's friends in this
state is shown by letter of one of his
huluth supporters recently published
in which the writer says in part:
1.-The contest is on between the re-
dictionary element in the Democratic
party, which can be defined more terse.
ly rs Cleveland Democracy and the
progressive element of the Democratic
party, which can be intelligently indi-
Gated as the Bryan Democracy 1
don't have to tell you that the Bryan
Democracy demand that the burdens
and favors of government should be
equally borne by and distributed
among all the people, and the securing
of equal opportunities under the law
for every man, woman and child, for
YOU know it. We had forceful dem
onstration of 'Clevelandism' between
le3- and 1896. A return to this, how
ever, would mean a more complete
domination Of affairs by the monopo-
listic and speculative combinations of
capital now tllnn in the past because
they are stronger.
lit is just as logical for the Bryan
Democracy to unite and harmonic
with ,ne Republican party as it is to
unite with the re-actionary element of
the Democratic party.
when the Bryan Democracy comes
to realize what this contest means, as
1 believe they will within the next
sixty days, believe the plans which
have been SO carefully prepared during
the past four years by the reorganizers,
the monopolists and those men who
want to serve, or are obliged to serve,
great railroad interests, will come to
naught. Who are the sponsors of
Judge Parker, whose candidacy has
been before the public for the past
two years? He is preferred by the
Brooklyn Eagle, D. B. Hill and others
Of the ultra-reorganizers. His sponsors
must know what he stands for politi-
cally; but I venture that very few
other men even in the state Of New
York know. The fact is Parker, Cleve-
land, Olney, Hill and German repre-
sent the same school of politics and
would stand for the same kind of adj
ministration. The only men in this
state, who are in favor of Parker, so
far as l have been able to ascertain,
with the exception of yourself and Mr..
lind, are the gold Democrats, men who
reluctantly supported Bryan in 1896
and 1900 and men who want to serve
or feel obliged to serve Jim HILL"
1t is important for Democrats ut this
time to understand the true situation.
If as the supporters of Mr.. Hearst
claim the present fight for the Demo-
cratic nomination We're contest be-
tween the followers of Bryan on the
one hand and the followers of Cleve-
land on the other, there would be mole
doubt about the result. If those Demo-
Gratis who supported Mr.. Bryan during
the last two campaigns were now the
supporters of Mr.. Hearst there would
be no doubt about his nomination. But
such is not the fact. In spite of the
determined effort to prolong the fight
within Democratic ranks it now seems
certain that there will be united
Democratic party in the campaign of
this year. 1t will be remembered that
the leaders of the silver wing of the
party at the Chicago convention in
1896 were Senator Daniel of Virginia,
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
and John +. Altgeld Of Illinois, OF
these leaders of the reform forces
Senator Daniel has announced himself
as in favor Of Judge Parker Senator
Tillman has not announced his candi-
date but is quoted as saying that there
would be a united party this year.
Governor Altgeld is dead. OF the
Prominent leaders of the forces which
nominated Mr.. Bryan in 1896 not a
single one has announced himself as
for Hearst. OF the radical wing of the
Republican party which balloted at St.
Louis in 1896 Senators Teller, 'Du
Bots and TOwne have all declared
themselves as in favor of Judge Par
ker's nomination this year. The only
argument advanced against Judge
Parker by the Duluth Democrat, whose
letter we quote, is that Judge Parker
is acceptable to Cleveland, Hill, Olney
and German. He seizes upon the very
fact that Parker is an available candi-
date and one who might be elected as
reason for opposing him. He places
himself in the same class as some of