The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-05
Outlook
In the Political World
as T old From
Washington

Washington, .. c., Aug. SIT is the
consensus Of opinion in the national
capital that in the lineup for battle
between the two parties. the Democra-
cy has the best OF the situation. Il
is believed here by the leaders of the
party who have visited Washington
since the convention in ST. Louis that
the outcome OF the convention has
practically solidifed the Democratic
party in this country It looked for a
time in St Louis that no power on
earth could ever bring the two warning
factions together. But Cancellation
and compromise on both sides and the
splendid attitude Of Mr.. Bryan and his
leaders have performed a political
miracle and the old Democratic party
is once more a solid phalanx and will
move in serried ranks on the cohorts
of corruption and extravaganza in the
Republican party. There are diverg-
ent opinions here concerniag the tele-
gram sent by Judge Parker to the con
vention, but the majority Of Demo
cratic leaders believe that It has had
more of a beneficial effect than other
WISE While, of course, Judge Parker
did not mean literally that the gold
standard vas "irrevocably establish
ed" yet it practically is so until gold
becomes so cheap that men who are
now gold men will seek to demonotlze
It. so long as present conditions Oh
tain the gold standard will remain
fixed and nothing can disturb It, when
however. the per capita OF real or has
ic currency becomes less than Il is
now. there will be more clamor for
the double standard and the money
question win become once more a par
amount iseue in our politics.
As to Bryan.
There are some people who criti-
cize Mr. Eryan for his action in crit.
icizing Judge Parker and portions Of
the platform since the convention ad-
jcurned. But the truth of the matter
IS that Mr.. Bryan has done more to
help the ticket and hold his forces to-
gether for II than any one man in the
country. II he had laid down immed-
lately after the convention and accept
ed fully and entirely everything that
was done, hundreds Of thousands OF
his followers in the past two cam
paigns would have become angered at
him, would have declared him insin-
cere and dishonest, and would have
bolted the ticket When he was hon
est enough, however, to criticize the
things In Judge Parker that he did
not like and things distasteful to him
In the platform, while at the same
time he proclaimed that there was
enough Democracy in the platform to
warrant his entire support, his friends
knew him to he honest and agreed that
II their old leader could thus support
the ticket, they, too. could make the
same criticisms and give It their undi-
Vided support. The friends OF Judge
Parker who know him best say that
he will appreciate this fact as thor
oughly as any man, and that II is
his intention and the intention Of tho
leaders to give to Mr.. Bryan some OF
the heaviest tasks OF the campaign.
One Of those tasks will be TO carry
the state OF Nebraska, and, II he sue
ceeds in doing this, in which they
will render him valuable assistance,
he can not only so to the senate Of
the United States, but viii be one of
the biggest men in the Parker admin.
istration.
Augurs Well for Ticket.
II augurs well for our ticket that
instead of all the enthusiasm for it be-
ing exhausted at the time OF It's nam
ing, it has grown day by day since
the adjournment OF the convention.
II IS progressive in public favor in
stead of retrogressiye. The only pos
sible discord in sight at this time
within the Democratic ranks Is the
fight in New York city between McCar-
rem and Tammany hall Il is beliey-
ed however. that Judge Parker is a
good enough politician TO send for ar
Murphy and placate him by giyinS HIN
all he asks thus guaranteeing the
biggest Democratic majority ever cast
FOR any presidential candidate IN
Greater Now York. With that fight
on our hands Il gives us every chance
OF carrying the state Of New York and
with ii will 60 Connecticut, New Jcr-
sey and Delaware. The nomination
OF Davis gives us West Virginia be
yond all doubt The negro question