The river press., 1904-10-19
formsr SiIverites and Democrats Decline to Sup
port Parker for President
AL PREFER PROSPERITY TO PARALYSIS
Views Of .. @. Ti|Iotson, Late Chairman OF the
National Silver Republican Party -Rea-
sons Given by Others.

welt and Fairbanks this fall. \ large
number have publicly announced their
change of faith, hut others have sim
oily said to their friends that they pre-
fer the known and tried Roosevelt to
the hesitating, evasive and untried
Parker. The names of some of these
men. including Oscar Straus, John A.
Mccall, Major John Bryne. Patrick
Egan, Richard Price Morgan and Eu-
gene A. Philbin, have already been print
ed. Among those not heretofore noted
are: Ernest Crawfort, Judge w. NJ.
Chandler, DIR. George H. Carpenter, VIII
liam McLain, w. e. Williams, John
Ennis, William d. Harrison, John L.
Doyle, Charles 2. Blaney and Daniel
Buchanan.
From Baxter Springs. Kas., comes
the information Of wholesale desertlons
on the part of Bryan Democrats, anu
the forecasters predict that Cherokee,
which gave Bryan 1900 majority in
1896. will 20 soidly for the Republican
ticket. Prominent among the Demo
Gratis who have announced their imten-
ton Of supporting President Roosevelt
are: T.. II. Goodwin, mine owner: +.
w. Dow. president telephone system;
NaUluSl y. SIi"uOlu. LOliaCA 6o'SAAAoA ~
Kansas; James H. Chubb, former mem
der fusion legislatures; j. G. Haskett,
dry goods merchant: Samuel Binns. hay
dealer; Edward Hodgkins, retired mer-
chant; ID. Orr Chubb. politician; w. ;.
Baxter, editor and G. E. Collins, poll
Gcian.
End Of silver Republican Party.
An important accession to the Repub-
aican ranks is d. G. Tillotson, of To
peka, Kas., chairman Of the national
committee of the Silver Republican party
in 1900. In letter to ]. w. Habcock.
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, Mr.. Tillotson says
that the Silver Republicans are salts
fed that the Roosevelt administration
tried to do its duty with the people, and
Tor that reason he and his friends will
support it. This statement is Of i'm
portance because the Silver Republicans
voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900, and
it is believed all will now return to the
regular party organization. In letter
tc Representative Babbcock, chairman of
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, Mr. Tillotson says:
Present conditions make any further
attempt to maintain silver party or
ganizGt;on mere farce and with chang
ed conditions come changed political re-
lations.
1T appears to me that the Demo
cratic party has forfeited it's claim npoll
Wll voters except such as vote the ticket
from tradition. Indeed. the only Demo
crat who in generation has stood fol
an idea is constrained to admit that tho
candidate of his party is the benefciar!
of fraud practiced upon the conyentio,
which nominated him.
1.-The Democratic party, through it
attitude and the attitude of it's candi
dates, admits that the Republican part
is right on the money question. 1t ad
mits that the Republican party has pei
fected the legislation needed for COZ
trolling the trusts and monopolies. a PEI
lection that the Republican party itse
has never claimed. 1t admits that,
successful. nothing in the way Of tari
legislation can be effected except sue
as may be approved by the Republica
party, vet it seeks to make tariff tinl
ering Oh issue.
1T condemns the acquisition OF Il
right to build the Panama canal, h'
says ratify the act by keeping the good
1t sympathizes with the Filipinos, b.
fails to recognize that the acquisition
these islands was ratified by the peop
in 1900.
1T presents us with a candidate who
tive sort. He claims that Il
body polite is sick and as IL renee
proposes four years of paralysis
this attitude is in good faith it wou
appear that there is no good reason +
supporting the party or its candidad
il in bad faith then there is every re
son for not supporting them.
with NO definite programme to a
vocate and no settled policy OF COVER
ment to assert the opposition is devoti
its energies to an attack upon Preside
Roosevelt. His opponents are compe
ed to admit that he is a man of virili
of high moral purpose in both civil a
official life and one that does not eva
official responsibility.
while there are many honest u
upright citizens among his oppone,
yet the fact remains that the Presiden
vigorous and aggressive execution Of
office has led the manipulation of pret
tory wealth. the professional agita"
and the political CRATER to make co
mon cause against him. These are til
oughly convinced that the President
not safe, but legitimate and vested rigl
have no cause OF complaint.
"The voter has to choose between c
or the other of the candidates of
dominant parties or throw his vote aw
~ q mere protest by voting for so
third party candidate. 1t appears
me that the President is entitled to
vote of confidence, and above all pa
considerations the election Of Presid
Roosevelt is required as vindication
moral courage and official integrity
the government of men-a vindicat
not OF the candidate. but of the Ann
can people"
Parksr's Letter Disa ppoint men,
Ernest Crawfort, of jamestown,
T.. Democratic county committeem
and delegate to the Democratic st
convention which instructed for .u'
Parker, has severed all connections "
the Democratic party and has decla
his intention OF voting for Presid
Roosevelt. In letter to Walter