The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-27
THAT NEW YORK TRIP-wHAT's
IN IT7

An imperial ul,ase from the Demo.
cratic Car. Mr. August Belmont. has
put Chairman" Tom Taggart incom-
unica,lo The nominal bead Of the ncm.
lrntie campaign owes hi degradation
undoubtedly To The circular letter
marked confidential" and circulated. in
he strictest confidence. among several
thousands Of editors throughout the
,ountry. Possibly the ",ouidcntial'
COMMUNICATION was advsolly addressed
fo some editors only suspected Of hay.
iLg Democratic tendencies, but who b..
~ented the coarse manner IN which they
were approached by the French Lick
springs hotel keeper The scheme was
10 have grand national gathsing here
of the mtmmmrlcd leaders of Demo
1atic national thought. There were t.
be- keynote speeches. banquet. and
inally trip 90 E.opus. Il these wen,
not attractions enough 10 crowd ~,
town with n'moemtic editors. What ~
'tIi- promise I've quote thu iaggart cir
elilail. ..t.
THE FINANCES WILL BE TAKEN
CARE OF HERE
The Evening Post mentions the ii.
lent influences that are at work f,n
Parker This. then. was one of them
But the candid ami prccipitatc Tom
faggart hotchcd the whole business
The chairman w name only did nnt
kuow the first principles of a campaign
managed under Wall street method.
The wonder Is that be- dbl not give cy.
.crythng away When the canvass fot
Judge Parkcr'- nomination Wa In tho
dclcate ears stages in which delegate
we're springiug mp al over the south
and east in a sudden fever Of cathu
-iasm for the Belmont candidate.
The intention of the nat ional commit
tee we feel sure. was 10 organic abe
Dcmocrptic c,iitof- Of tle country, es-
pceially those inclined TO be- cool IN
their advocacy Of the Icfrrr-onian prin
ciplcs in a subtle and undemonstrativr
fashion Superficial methods are not
adapted TO such movement. II thrivcs
best under cover The announcement
That the Stcubcnviile True Patriot
which refused 10 support Bryan IN 1880
has come ont for Parker loses it. force
II IL l. anticipated by the revelation
tl.at ON the fearless editors trip 10 New
Work and E-opu- THE FINANCES
WILL BE TAKEN CARE or HERE"
The uprising Of the independent Dem.
ocratic press against thu Big Stick
policy was meant to be- spontaneous
How can il be- made to appear 20 now
Every editor who accepted the Taggart
invitation went home only to have
his inquisitivc townsmen propel embar.
missing questions at him. How much of
the finances were taken care Of here
lust the railroad fare aud the hotel
hillsl Was the item Of time and tTou-
BILE taken into account Only those ed
itors whose characters are like those oi
tacsar's wife and Mr.. Henry Watter-on
could afford to come, and for these It was
very little pleasure. The Taggart let
ter rose mp 10 confuse then AT every
turn of period of Parker praise.
We need look no further for reason
T. account for the tragic and forciblc
suppression of the man who promised
that THE FINANCES WILL BE IA
KEN CARE OF HERE" II j. melan.
rholy duty this We have. TO record III,
passing OF Tom Taggart. He was a gen.
ial soul. an opcn-faccd. frce-mannered
candid creature; a boon "a the inquisi-
tive seeker after the truth ia am atmos
phcre dank with the cold financial a.
pect of the Wall street counting room.
At the door of his living tomb We take
leave of him, not without a tear.