Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-07
Republican Sentiment Over
Parker's Rejoinder.
REGARDED AS FAILURE
CLAIMED THAT DEMOCRATIC CAN
DIpATE DID NOT "MAKE GOOD"
It is Said the Most Sanguine Admins
tration's Supporters Did Not Count
on Such "Fall Down."

To say that republicans generally are
highly elated would express but mildly the
feeling that prevails. now that Judge FAR
ker's reply to President Roosevelts en-
phatic denial Of charges and vigorous
statement of facts has been read. digesteo
and discussed. Among republicans there
Is apparently but one opinion on the SUD-
ject, and that opinion was heard emphat-
ically stated on all sides this morning:
Judge Parker utterly and absolutely failed
to make good when put to the test, was
the prevailing sentiment, land the result
of tomorrows election will demonstrate
that he and his uncalled-for accusations
have fallen to the ground together"
The demonstrated efficacy of the Pres
ident's statement in drawing the fires from
under the democratic boilers and lowering
the steam pressure In Judge Parker's pri-
vate power plant has converted even those
few critics of Mr.. Roosevelt who thought
that the chief executive had lost in dignity
by issuing a personal and signed statement
from the White House. They now admit
that 1t was a well-timed and judictOus
move and that it has had even a more pro-
nounced and more far-reaching effect for
good than was at first believed possible.
Something More Expected.
And 1t is interesting to note. at this time,
that not even the most loyal republicans
and the most sanguine party men believed
that Judge Parker would make such a fiat
and miserable failure Of his attempt to
prove that the campaign fund collected by
the republican national committee had been
raised by extortion and by the use of hold
up methods. They did think that perhaps
Judge Parker. in making his attempt to
prove that President Roosevelt, Chairman
modern political bandits, exacting tribute
from wealthy travellers on the American
commercial highway. would produce
check-perhaps two or three of them-mad de
out to the republican national committee
by one or more of the so-called trusts OF
the country, accompanied by some kind OF
statement from somebody which might Sug
gest the checks were secured by coercion
And while the republican leaders were not
afraid that any thinking and intelligent
party man would be led by any play of this
nature into believing this to be a proof OF
the rascality of Chairman Cortelyou and his
associates. they admitted that to certain
class of the doubtful a trick of this sort
might have some weight. Then, too, 1t
would haye been made almost Immediately
before election, with hardly a chance for
republican anSwer-if one were found
necessary and advisable-to be prepared
and sent out to voters all over the country.
But these men, old In politics and wise in
the jugglery of candidacy, who seriously
discussed the strength of the card that
Judge Parker was supposed to hold up his
sleeve, never thought that in his response
to President RooSevelt's statement the DEM
ocratfc candidate would make such a
lamentable showing. And one of them
said today, with more of wonder than of
elation in his tone: And after all that talk
ing, after that stupendous bluff he did not
even have card higher than three-spot"
1t became known today as a result of the
discussion Of the Parker reply. that for
some little time the republican leaders have
been convinced that they saw the fine
Italian hand Of Arthur Pue German, demo-
cratic senator from Maryland. and manager
OF the Senate minority, In the Incident that
has been the feature of the closing days of
an otherwise apathetic campaign. Going on
this assumption 1t can be seen why they
awaited with the greatest interest and some
little anxiety to see what proof Judge
his sensational charges. They are con-
WINGED now, however, that Senator German
had nothing to do with the personal equa-
ton so prominently worked out In the past
week or 80. 1T would have been better
managed and much more troublesome"
they say, ''if Senator German had had
anything to do with it,
prominent republican. who is a high
official of the Roosevelt administration and
an intimate personal friend of the Pres
ident. said this morning. his manner pos
sibly rejecting some of the enthusiasm OBJ
served at the White House. that he was
ent state of affairs. We have absolutely
nothing to fear" he said, land can sit
tight and hold on until the counting is
over"
Morton Pleased.
Secretary of the Navy Morton, who some
days before the President decided to make
a personal reply to Judge Parker's charges,
urged Mr.. Roosevelt to take just that STEP
expressed himself this morning as highly
delighted with the outcome. Mr.. Morton
Is one of those who think that Judge Par
ker and the democratic party were ''smok-
ed OUT in great shape by the Presidents
denial and demand for proof and that
nothing but good has come of 1.-THE re-
publican party having received a shove
ahead and the democratic party the BOOM
erang where it would do the most harm.
And it was Secretary Morton who said
the other day to an eminent republican
who criticised the President for making
such a political utterance from the White