The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
IAN ARTFUL D0DGER
JUDGE PARKER's DExTERiTY III
THE ART OF EVASION.
A Few Reflections Upon the Demo-
cratic csndidate's Letter Of Accep-
tancs Document that Docs Not
Convince the Reader.

| Few people outside of those politically
interested will be found who claim to
have waled through all OF Alton Il.
parker's letter of acceptance. Those
who have performed the feat must nd
nit fatigue. Although the tone OF the
letter is more clear and emphatic than
that OF the nervelcss and insipid speech
of acceptance. it IN without that supreme
quality which fixes attention. As one
reads the MUD wanders. The PERFORM
ance, in short, is not convincing.
In some passages there is marked evil
dence of the foxy clcverness f David
| Bennett Hill. Here IN the voice OF
Jacob indeed. but the hand is the hand
of Esau. But. even with thc injection
of Hill there is little In the document
to ward off the gentle influences Of
Sunderland.
In his remarks upon "lmpcrnlism."
intended to be impressive, the judicial
candidate succeeds only in being solemn
and dull, and his long words and long
sentences lead nowhere. for he gives no
instances of the violation OF the libcr-
ties and constitutional rights he Is so
anxious to uphold. lie merely winds
| round and round the subject he has
introduced with flourish. us "Consti-
| tutional vs.. Imperialism and ends
| abruptly with general and scattering
fire upon an lima ginary ''determinei. am
bitious and able executive" who might.
could, would or should do something
real deviIsh" some day. IL the Eepub.
licans are retained In power.
Will Not Follow Democrats.
And the statesman OF Esopus forge,s
| good many things. or. possibly he
doesn't forget. Perhaps he never knew
much about the history OF the people Of
the United States.
SHALL WE FOLLOW THE
FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FATHERS
ALONG THE PATHS OF PEACE.
PROSPERITY. AND CONTENT
MENf" he asks.
NOT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE DEMOCRATlC PARTY,
comes a mnny-v"iced reply.
When has the Democratic party ever
led among the pleasant fields Of peace.
| along the strea ms Of prosperity where
fed the fat focks Of contcntment!
| PEACE.
What party plunged this nation into
such a war of Rebellion AZ the world
has never seen. and kept it there. at
untold expense OF klood AM, tears and
treasure for four long years?
| PROSPERITY!
What party undermined the wcalta
| and productive force. the credit and the
industrial life of the United States to
| the appalling conditions Of 1888. con.
ditions which ~ worked upon the minds
OF men as to render them easy victims
| to the schemes and visions OF the silver
craze OF 1906
GOVERNMENTS!
What party has foxtered within It's
bosom all tho tirelcxs nGitntors. the dis
turbcrs, cranks aud misanihropic pe-si-
mists. who have had a full hand Ia
full country!
Save us from the Democratic version
Of peace. prosperity and coDtcntmcnt!
| inrther Evasloua.
In his uttrranccs upon the Imperial"
bogy Mr.. Parker il gushing. When IL
gets to the tnriH he settles down Into
the jos-trot Of party dnilness and fog.
In his discussion Of pension order. No.
~. he begins Io,I.ins questions with
neat lexterity. aud he keeps this mp.
with varying success throughout the let
ter. executing grand sun,niersauh when
whixzing by the trusts,
The amuSinx assumption Of Republi-
can ideas on the Panama Canal. the
irrigation Of arid lands. foreign relations
and American citizenship need no com
ment. They constitute what IL an old
story to Republicans. but may come
as a revelation to Democrats.
| Following President Itoosevelt's ex.
ample. Mr.. Parker winds mp his letter
with eight or ten questions. but In select
ing the questions Mr.. Parker departed
from the excellent model at first chosen
and asks only questions which answer
themselves.
1t Is comforting to he assured that
the Democratic candidate and HIS nsso.
ciates await the peoples verdict with
calmness and confidence"
so do the people themselves. especial.
ly the Republicans among them. There
ix really nothing to get furrie'i about:
nothing to scare the most timid Demo.
crat IN the bunch Of scnry brethren.