New-York tribune., 1904-08-12
4 SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.
Ho1O Parker's Speech of acceptance
Is Vie.ced in Washington.
lFRoaI raD TRIsCNE BUREAU. J

IRON TRIBUNE BUREAUl
Washington, Aug. u--"Judge Parker's earnest
desire to prevent making enemies has prevented
his making any friends" remarked prominent
Democrat here to-day, and that Is the general
Impression even among E-embers Of the ex-judge's
own party. S-ha speech OF acceptance is a sore
disappointment TO of the members Of his
party The free trade element is disappointed
because Of his failure refer 'the inquities
the protective system while the protective wing
Of the party declares that he said too much about
revision and then pointed TO the fact that the
Democracy would be restrained only by Re
publican Senate The GOLD men are ,ruu. bling
because he CLOSED over the fiua.cial question in
a ;ew lines, almost an indirect reference and the
Tree silver wing asserts that he has AIKEN an un-
fair advantage of the party in his reference 10 his
famous telegram Throughout tha pronounceue1t
there is declared even by men who would wish
Il otherwise TO be an evident fear Of his own voice
metaphoricaLy speaking. and an obvious desire 70
carry water both shoulders Aas
AS for the declaration that he would sunder No
circumstances be candidate for reelection both
democrats ana Republicans are inclined to receive
II Win large grain Of salt They say that no
man can make such assertion in advance
How Judge Parker commit himself in ad-
VaIlce7" said Democratic member Of Congress TO-
Gay Suppose that win this year but are
unable TO effec- any revision os the tariff because
OF the Republican Senate and suppose still fur
tneT ina: four years hence II becomes obvious thar
we could win with Parker for our candidate and
would also have the Senate for four years more.
Then would Judge Parker decline to run7 Well
I guess not
a 1ew ardent Democrats profess to believe it "a
hne. conservative. statesmanllke effort but it
evident that it was on the whole great disap-
poinimene to the supporters Of the St. Louis
tcAet- No one could be found outside of the
democratic Congressional Committee rooms at the
Flsss Housa who would adni. tha; the Esopus
candidate had advanced a single valid reason why
President Roosevelt should be taken away from
me helm and the ship OF state placed under
ParLers control.
. Are: reading that speech said a prominent
TlepGnLcaH Official. 4 reminded of the way
JuoSe Parker boom. first launched two years ago
"a IeIl nat and was forgotten 1t IS
nue.; the same kno of an effort as speech he
thronged wta MS foiiowers reaSy and eseer TO
cheer for him, but when they heard what ne had to
rams died il their throats and his boom died in the
SoiS' S5poi-S' am am surprised that soma one has not
Gay. would Like to see his Atlanta speech repro
dgced nov and compare it with MS Esopus effort
e- spssCn Inah the Judge delivered 1t marks him
Der mt Tor the great Office OF President The very
ing even the least Ihsatrics eecI have re-
signed. Well what Of il: Is the fact that he has
run foy another Office anything to be proud OF Is
mat any argument calculated to induce the think
He tells the people OF the tinted States that
his hands tied and thai he canaot DO any
harm even he IS elected: therefore. eject him,
ming up the situation There was one thing that
surprised ne and Inat WAS the unfair. undignihed
way Judge Parker alluded TO the Colorado troubles
re sald, without saying 30 in just many words,
that the President ought take a hand in the
situation out there he knows very well does
every other intellsent person in the country that
tne PRESIDENT cannot lawfully interfere out there
u ne did he would certainly lay himself open to
the chargs OF Imperialism and overriding the law
that the judge makes against him in another part
OF his speech. Sucn charge as that proves the
judge TO be d OF much smaller caAbre than l
thought him TO be. It is piece OF very small
politics. &c say the least Ine rest OF the speech
is weak and Wabbly. and bulk With the evident
{ hope or catctinE All classes oi the oaoIy oe-
moraliZed party that he represents Parker won I
make very heavy haul Of votes out IN Minnesota
and Fairbanks VIII come IN with majority or
lOQ0O0 and l believe will capture Minneapolis
Ex-Governor Lind now represents Minneapolis II
( Congress as a Democrat For years he represented
7 believe that deep down IN his heart ne wishes
that ne a Republican yet All the old trien oS
OF his political are Republicans and had ne
I gone of on tangent on account OK ne Al5e
craze and other matters, he would SIN oe f'e-
NJ NcClesrv will 20 to Maine next week TO make
some OF the anu-mperialists. too. are decidedly
disgusted with Judge Farker's reference % the
Philippines. They say that his assertions dlreE so
little from those OF President Roosevelt that there
ia no choice between them. There may oe IA diner
I ence between PaTker's views and RooseVelts. tney
say but II so. Why did not the former express IL
tention OF bringing the Fllptaos 70 a point where
thew would be competent for SELF government
I Judge Parker admits that the United states could
no- do otherwise than assert It's authority IN tne
Aitogether aside from the few who are com
10 find a man in Washington. Republican or Demo
Crat who believes that Parker added one degree
the strength % his party by his speech OF &C
ceptance.