Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-20

things. The Democratic ticket
stands for peace, for reason and
for arbitration rather than for
force, conquest and buster.
Fourth The Democratic plat
form declares in favor of the re-
duction of the standing army, and I
as this plank was unanimously
adopted there Is reason to believe
that a Democratic success on this
Subiectwould bring Somcadvantage
to the people"
For these four reasons | feel
justified in supporting the ticket,
bat shall not misreprcsent the
situation or appeal for votes for
the ticket upon false grounds. y
Democratic victory will mean very
little. if any, progress on economic
questions 50 long a the party Is
under the control of the Wall street
element. On the money question
Mr.. Parker Is aS thoroughly COM
mitted 10 the side of the tinanciers
a. Mr. Roosevelt. If he does not
GO as far aS the Republicans would
in retiring silver dollars, in eStab-
fishing branch banks. in charging
the powers of the national banks
and I'm the substitution of an asset
currency for the present currency.
it will he because he Is restrained
by the Democrats i'm the House and
Senate. Nothing good can be ex-
pectcd of him ON the money
question.
On the trust question the Demo
cratic platform l. very much
better than the Republican plat
form, but the nomination of Judge
Parker virtually nullifes the anti
trust plank. Unless I'm his letter
. of acceptance he commits himself
To attempt antitrust legislation we
need not expect him to pursue "a
different course from that pursued
by President Roosevelt.
80 far as the labor questions
. are concerned we mustawait Judge
Parker'> letter before we shall
know whether the laboring man
has anything 20 expect from his
election. The labor plank. as pre-
pared by Judge Parker's friends
ON the subcommittee, was a strad-
ding. meaningless plank. In the
full committee plank> were adopted
in favor of arbitration. the eight
hour day and against government
by injunction also plank ON the
Colorado situation. If Judge Par
ker is silent or ambiguous on these
subjects it viii mean that the finan-
cial influence back of him viii not
permit him 10 take the labor side
ON these disputed questions.
On the tariff question some
little progress may be hoped for.
but the Parker men on the COM
mittee were necessarily in favor of
a conservative tariff plank. and it
remains To be seen whether Judge
Parker viii carry out the positive
and definite plank which was sub
mitted by the full committee. This
Is the situation.
Judge Parker stands for
enough things that are good to
Justify me in giving him my vote.
but As | have tried to point out for
several months the triumph of
the Wall-Street element of the
party denies TO the country any
hope of relief on economic ques-
tons. / have nothing TO take back.
have nothing TO Withdraw of the
things that | have said against the
methods pursued to advance his
candidacy. 1t was a plain and de-
liberate attempt to deceive the
party.
The New York platform was
vague and meaningless. and pur-
posely so, because the advocates of
Judge Parker were trying to
secure votes from among the
people who would have opposed
his views had they konwn them.
If ne had sent to the Albany con-
vention the telegram that he sent
to the st. Louis convention. he
would have had very few instructed
delegates from the South. and no
possible chance for the nomination.
Bat he and his managers adroitly
and purposely concealed his posi-
ton until the delegates had been
corralled and the nomination as
sured. Then his friends attempted
/ TO secure gold plank, which was
overwhelmingly defeated in the
. committee.
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