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With this declaration Chief Judge alton b
Parker. the chosen Presidential candidate OF
the New-York Democracy. has broken his hith-
ertO sphinxlike silence and enunciated a policy
which means the complete abandonment of fed
era1 supervision Of the interstate operations OF
corporations and trusts; which would make
necessary the repeal of that law which put the
Northern Securities Company cut Of commits
sion; which would render void every function
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the
Department Of Commerce and Labor. and would
make IT possible for single State legislature to
charter holding company which might acquire
and own every railroad in the United States
BOMB To DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS.
When the fun purpOrt of this apparently in
nocent paragraph dawned on the Democrats in
Congress exultation at even apparent harmony
among New-York Democrats gave place to con-
sternation. 1t was realized that the bunglng
politics of David B. HILL the Overreachng OF
August Belmont and the interests he represents.
and the ingenuOusness of Judge Parker. had
combined to place the Democratic Moses In
his true light before the public. and revealed
so clearly that tine wayfaring man might read
the power which has resulted in the indorse-
ment Of Parker by the New-YOrx Democracy
This power seeks by pIacating trust promoters
and enunciating the Wall Street slogan. to re-
CTuit the sinews of war from the little cliqus
which still nurses its wrath because of TheOdOre
ROosevelt's fearless prosecution Of the Northern
Securities Company case and the Supreme
Courts confirmation % the Presidents judg~
ment as 10 the violation OF law therein involved
No question is raised as to plank No. 4. hav-
ing been a precise declaration OF Judge Parker's
views and sentiments Only last Friday Judge
Parker visited New-York. to consult with Au-
gust Belmont and William F. Sheehan regard
ing the platform as told in ms
Tribune Of Saturday. and IL Is assuIneu "
Democrats in Washington that IL was tnis
plank which required Mr. BelmOnts % r.
in order that it might prove SATISFACTORY Uo
Wall Street interests. That such a plank. laNOI-
able as II is to the trusts and inimical 70 ths
efforts OF the Republican administration 20 COM
pile and scrutnize corporate statistics and con-
troll corporate greed was satisfactory TO judge
Parker is easily conceivable by leading DEM
ccr4ts in Congress- for il IS little more than an
affirmation OF Justice Whites dissenting opin-
ion IN the Northern Securities case But the
prouulgation Of such plank at this time. the
open championship Of all that trust promoters
have advocated and more than they have hoped
I for. Is regarded By many Democrats here as q
\ strategic error OF incalculable gravity. and
! frnucht with the direst possibilities. not only to
7 Judge Parker's ultimate candidacy. but to the
i success OF the Democracy itself
! WASHINGTON CONFERENCES RECALLED
D
/ 4 realization Of the significance of the plank
! above quoted has also served to revive certain
/ incidents hitherto not well understood. even by
/ some Democrats themselves. Now IL IS recalled
/ that only few weeks ago August Belmont
came to the capital and pleaded with Demo-
/ cratic Senators to support Judge Parker, ara
l that almost simultaneously. James J. hlIi.
/ president Of the Great Northern Railway Com
/ panv came to Washington and spent several
| Of
/ tn enlist the support Of the Maryland 'pOssioh-
| itv" FOR the New-YOrk judge. who manifestly
/ had promised to stand on a PLATFORM which
/ threatened the very principles OF federal SUPER
| vision of interstate commerce. ,.
/ 10 some OF the most staIwart Democrats ii 10
/ nov plain WHY Grover Cleveland tndorsed ths
| candidacy Of Judge Parker so heartily. ard
/ these are repeating TO each other this evening
i the significant concentration or evidence related
IN +hese dispatches of April .. the very day that
| Mr. CleveIand's Endorsement OF the chler judge
/ appeared IN print -
/ mn has bIundered in the exploitation OF his
/ presidential candidate as seriously as ne erred
| when he promulgated the doctrine OF govern
/ ,,,crt ovrnership of the coal mines, Democrats
/ Of both houses Of Congress are asserting Tor
publication their belief that there Is once mora
/ b1rmOnv i'm New-YOrk. and IL IS only in the
/ nrivacv OF clOa krOOms and committee rooms
| that Judge Parker's bid for campaign funds
/ and HfITs inability 10 rise above peanut poll
tics are frankly discussed and openly deplored-
| THE HII.L-TAMNIANY FIGHT.
| There too. is TO be heard discussion OF
| other source Of anxiety to loyal Democrats. Ad-
vices from Albany describe the serious character
| Of the fight between the Hill forces and Tam
| many Hall and the rancOr and bitterness
| which have followed Tammany's defeat The
/ evidence shows that Hills strength lies IN those
districts OF New-YOrl6 State which are unaltera-
/ bIv Republican. while Tammany. the controlling
| element in sections of New-YOrk that could give
majority to Democratic eahHioa'e' - us-
\ feated and disgruntled.
Under these circumstances" ask thinking
| Democrats ~can the Hill candidate carry his
: State?
'VVH the Tammany saCbems sulk IN their
/ tents or will they put their shoulders 70 the
| wheel and work for the man David Bennett HhA
used to humiliate them?
These are some Of the troubles and problems
/ which the inner circle Of national Democrats -
seriously considering this evening and through
IL "a there Is bright ray of hope. no voice OF
tion but the ex-senator from New-HOrk. whom
I no one likes and few trust
MEANWHILE MR.. GORMAN SMILES
There is probably only one man in the senats
who in his heart regards this situation with
compIacence. and that man is Arthur Pue Cor
man. the wOuId-be candidate OF the ST. Louis
convention.
will the Democracy rally behind such a lead
er as Judge Parker asked a newspaper man
/ of Senator German this evening
The Senator smiled broadly. Il am not say
/ ing ANYTHING about the leader" said Mr. Cor
man "but the Democratic party will rally wnen
the time comes - -
| tuckv replied to the same inquiry; The Demo
cratic party Will rally. but not behind rarNer-
| German win be the standard bearer Marx my
words
I CpEfK HEIL OF PARkER.