The Washington times., 1904-11-01
PARKER KEEPS 0 f
THE MAIN ISSUES
Cautious About Facts in
n W York Speech
READS FROM MANUSCRIPT
Colonel New Lays Bare "Tom" Tag
CARTS Record as a Failure on
Political Prophecies.

Candidate Parker's speech in Madison
Square Garden last night vas note
worthy principally for what IL did not
say about the issues OF the campaign.
Ia the great auditorium where Sena-
tor Fairbanks had within the past few
weeks addressed a multitude of New
York voters and had spoken fully and
frankly upon Industrial development. the
tariff revision and the establishment anC
maintenance OF the gold standard. the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency made his speech last night, mainly
an attack on Chairman CorteIyou and
the rest principally relating 20 foreign
markets. Although the candidates
words We're sufficiently vague 10 pre-
vent The audience from Immediately
grasping their import. E2eir substance
seemed 20 l7 much OF the fTae-trade SORE
which Am=-ican voters have consistent
Is repudiated whenever mentioned in re-
cent campaigns
Saving Up Ammunition.
In explanation Of this apparent eva
sion OF the issues, 1t must be surmised
that the candidate is saving up his am
munition Tor some great disclosures
on the Culbers0n plan.
In his other speeches in Connecticut
and New Jersey he is likely 10 take
them up. OF course. The money issue
may be expected for the Nutmeg State,
In consequence OF the residence there OF
So many famous gold Democrats OF the
Cleveland type. New Jersey, which has
chartered many aggregations Of capital
seems in line for a declaration from the
candidate on the trust question. So be-
fore the week is out the nation viii
probably hear what the candidate thinks
on some other things than those which
are not prominent among the issues con-
tanned in the planks of the two plat
forms
A feature of lie candidates appear
ance was his reading the entire speech
from manuscript. This seems to have
been due 10 the caution Of Adviser Cor
man and il Is thought not unlikely that
az the candidate future utterances
VIII be properly censored by the same
authority before the public Is permitted
10 hear THE candidates views.
Taggart's Bad Guesses.
Candidate Fairbanks has started his
campaigning in his home State, and
confidence has been restored among the
Republicans who began 10 quake Ovel
National Chairman Taggart's rosy pre-
Gicti0us.
All that was necessary 10 0hset The ef-
chronological statement from Col. H. S. /
New who knows Indiana politics by
Beast and Who has heard such state (
ments from Taggart in previous cam (
palgns. In brief. Colonel New quoted
from newspaper nles showing what pre-
dlcrl0us IaggarL had made in past
si S ana inns was the record 1t ola
Taggar was chairman Of the Dem
oCTarlc state central committee la 1892
since he has made all sorts of predic-
Mons rev or none or which nave ever
been verified. In lS94 he predicted Dem
ocFatlc victory IN Indiana until the
night before the election. and the Re
pubIcaus carried Indiana the next day
Just before the Presidential election
OF 1883 1aEBaFt again entered the field
OF prophecy, ana on October p declared
over his own signature that Indiana.
never locked brighter for a Democratic
victory Lldu il does at this time. and
feel sure from the reports received from
all parts OF the state that the electoral
and state tickets VIII both be success
fuL Boti tickets were defeated by
something like 1900 majority.
Predicted Bryan in 1900.
Ia October, 1900. Taggart went to New
York 10 raise money for the Indiana
campaign and on the day on which he
returned TO Indianapolis the New York
sun" quoted him as follows:
81 am going back 10 Indiana tonight,
my friends We are going 90 carry In
diana We are going TO carry the Union.
We are going TO elect Bryan"
on November 9. $780, Taggart wrote
another communication. this time Tor
the indianapolis Sentinel, IN which he
said.
"It is now but three days until cleo
ton. and 1 have every belief and conf
dence that the loyalty and enthusiasm
OF the Indiana Democracy and their lib-
erty loving allies are such that Indiana
WIN cast ITS electoral vote for Bryan
and Stevenson and that the entire State
ticket viii be elected by "a handsome
majority. I base my predictions upon
The broken promises of the Republican
para. in 1886 and the attitude OF the
present National Admiuistra ton iu its
tendency toward mllitarlsm and lmpe-
rlalism and the protection Of trusts and
mon0polies While the Republican party
fooled the people In 1880 ou the gues-
tiou of prosperity it is impossible 10 do
So again
Colonel News Answer
That was Taggarts opinion expressed
as his deliberate conviction three DAVIS
before the election Of 1890. Concerning
that and the other bad guessess Colonel
New says
There has not been a national OF
state eectiou in the last fourteen years
in which the genial Tom has not In
dulged in the same kind Of talk and the
Democrats have gone ou losing their
money betting on the accuracy OF his
predictions all this time / don't believe
the Democrats viii come anywhere near
carrying indiana. and / don't believe
that Tom thinks so either III he does
he ls as badly deceived now as his own
newspaper utycr7uces prove him TO have
been on past occasions
SPECIALIST IE
CROWN AND BRlDGEW0RK.