The gold leaf., 1904-04-21
Now Follow New York's Lead For
Parker.
The Atlanta Constitution.

The Atlanta Constitution
The action of the democracy of the
state of New York, in instructing for
Judge Parker as a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination,
clears away all the doubt that has
heretofore hung over the situation,
and removes many obstacles from
the path of the party. 1t should set
tie the question of the national can
didate, for just as Judge Parker rep
resents the enthusiasm and har-
mony OF the party in his own state,
SO he should represent the enthusiasm
of reunited party in the country at
large.
New York in recent national cam
paigns has cast her vote for the re-
publican party, and in a general way
she has achieved the dubious distinc-
tion of being a doubtful state; but
New York is doubtful only when the
democratic party itself is doubtful
or divided. At all times when the
party is united and harmonious, that
great state may be depended on to
cast her electoral vote for the demo-
cratic candidate; and with Parker as
the candidate there will be nothing
to interfere with the unity of the
party, nothing to stand in the way
of the complete harmony that is not
only SO desirable in itself, but so
necessary to success.
New York is a pivotal state, and
the fact has been demonstrated that
without her large electoral vote, the
democrats stand little or no chance
OF electing their candidate This is
the reason that the choice of the
democrats of that state has such an
important influence on democrats
everywhere There is nothing humi-
liating in this situation for the party
in other states SO long us the candi-
date put forward by New York rep
resents in his personality. his char
acter, and his record the principles to
which democrats are cOmmitted-sO
long as he stands for all the elements
necessary to promote the harmony,
and unity, and the enthusiasm neces-
sary to success in the larger field
which the party occupies.
No Obsevant democrat can have
failed to see, at least, some of the
symptoms of the general movement
that have resulted in the Endorsement
of Judge Parker by his own state.
That movement has by no means
been confined to the friends and ac-
quaintances of Judge Parker. 1t has
made itself felt in every state and in
all sections, and so far from being
confined to a corner of the country,
it has spread its influence to such an
extent that it may be truly said that
the state of New York, in making
known her wishes and desires, is
merely recording those of democrats
everywhere.
The only complaints we have heard
of Judge Parker have come from re-
publican sources He has been urged
by those who are opposed to him,
and who would bitterly resent his
election, as they would that of any
democrat, to speak out and tell the
country what his views are He has
been referred to us the silent candi-
date, and his reticence is resented as
only republican partisans can resent
sincere modesty and dignifed de-
cency. But in Judge Parker's case,
the nomination has sought the man,
and not the man the nomination,
and he has had no reason to make
announcements and declarations
He has not been actively engaged in
politics. He has always been a demo-
crat, but the position he occupies is
not a political one, and a display of
partisanship under the circumstances
would have been extremely offen-
sive.
He has been content to embalm
the essence of democracy in his de-
cisions as a Judge, and toylive up to
his political beliefs in his private life,
which has been notably simple and
pure. In public life, he is a member
OF the judiciary; in private life he is a
farmer, close to the soil; so that he
will be an ideal candidate on whom
the party may unite in the hope OF
refreshing the country with a season
OF conservative democratic rule.
Since the great state of New York
has acted let democrats everywhere
get together and make its decision
that OF the party at large.