New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-07

Poor Judge Parker. AS If 1t was not bad
enough 10 be paraded before the country as the
protege Of David b. Hill, he is now introduced
as an intimate friend of Elliot Danforth 1.-The
New-Iorl Times" one of the chief custodians
of the Parker boom, and therefore doubtless
speaking with authority, yesterday brought for
ward Mr.. DanfOrth authorized spokesman
for Judge Parker. 1t says that he is IAN init
mate friend OF Judge Parker" and it publishes
an interview with him, which, 1t declares, levi
IDENTITY is designed TO put before the country
Judge Parker's views on the issues between
"the parties" From the interview itself we
learn that Mr.. Danforth was recently q Wis
itor at Esopus, and received the inspiration for
his present deliverance; and his intimacy with
Judge Parker and his qualification like priest
who comes forth from shrine where the multi
tude may not penetrate, TO give diluted reve-
lation OF that mysterious statesman's views are
attested by the casual intimation that Judge
Parker calls him Elliot"
Far be it from US to attempt n censorship on
Judge Parkers personal friendships Mr.. Dan
forth may be most agreeable man. If Judge
Parker wants TO give TO Elliot" beneath the
trees Of Esopus giimpses of his mind which
are not allowed TO other men, that is his IN
doubted right. But it does not seem just friend
" on the part of ELLIOT at this critical mo-
ment TO parade himself as the custodian OF
tect Of his political fortunes. He ought TO real
iZe that the thing which Judge Parker most
needs is disassociaton from the old New-York
Democratic machine and the quieting of the
fear that his success would mean the ascend
ency Of the Hill coterie of peanut politicians
and election thieves. How Mr.. Danforth could
have been so careless as 10 fling the spotted
mantle of his reputation over Judge Parker and
his candidacy surpasses comprehension. He
fnN nav fa.f1, 4ls oa L
Maynard in stealing an election in 1891. Poor
Maynard was driven from public life for it.
Those who were much more to blame than he,
being the deliberate schemers OF the iniquity,
persist in forcing themselves on the public, and
Judge Parker In spite OF IT all, accepts them as
his intimate political agents. Danforth, in the
face OF decision from the Court of Appeals
that certain election returns were false and
void, and in face Of an order to canvass a true
return, a member Of the State Board of Can
vassers counted this false return and stole for
David b. Hill the State legislature For this
he was declared TO be in contempt and was
fined by the Court of Appeals. For his part in
this crime Maynard was driven from the Court
Of Appeals, where he had been placed by ap-
pOintment as n reward for his zeal. For his
part in it David B. Hill was overwhelmingly
defeated when he next ran for Governor For
lis part Elliot Danforth was decisively rebuked
Wnen III 1919 lie ran Tor Lieutenant Governor.
But the Democracy of New-York loves him
still He remains an influential member Of fits
State Committee, and with his fellow election
thief, Hill, appears as an hOnOred guardian OF
the Parker boom. Judge Parker needs to be
delivered from his friends.
AS for the Parker views thus revealed through
the Daaforth medium they are about as definite
as the Albany platform. Judge Parker is for
the reduction OF the tariff wherever It shelters
trusts, as everybody knew. lie IS enough for
exclusive State control OF State corporations TO
suit his Wall Street friends who object to the
Northern Securities decision, but enough for
enforcement Of the Interstate Commerce and
other federal laws TO quiet Democrats who do
not like the idea OF making their party q ref
uge for President Roosevelt's plutocratic enc
mics. Then, best OF all at this time Of delegate
choosing, he is friendly to the South. "EIliot"
says he, they are great people; they are tho
"cOuntrymen of Washington, and Jefferson, and
Madison, and Jackson, and Lee" Can any
Southern State resist that noble sentiment, ut
tered in the privacy of brotherly converse, with
out thought OF its being published? Surely
not Not even though the medium OF its trans
mission TO the Southern conventions is an cleo
ton thief!