Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-26
NOT AFRAID
OF PARKER
REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON
WOULD BE GLAD OF HIS
NOMINATION.
D. B. HILL is HIS SPONSOR
D. B. HILL is HIS SPONSOR
Hill Is Rather Unpopular Especially in
the West-Parker Not Man Who
Inspires Enthusiasm Among the
Masses Of the People.

Washington, D. c., April %. If
the impression exists to any great ex-
tent that the republican leaders look
with apprehension upon the prospect
i've nomination of Judge Parker of
New York for the presidency by the
democratic national convention, that
impression is entirely erroneous.
AS matter of. fact the republicans
are not apprehensive on account of
any candidate the democrats may nom
mate. They are willing to admit that
some men mentioned would be more
formidable opponents than others who
have been named. but well informed
republicans or democrats for that mat
Gratis have not within their party a
man who can defeat President Roose-
velt in November 1904.
Judge Parker is considered by the
republicans to be a stronger man and
a better vote-getter than Mr. Hearst;
but Parker is not the strongest man
in the democratic party. In the first
place Parker is the candidate of Hill
of New York and Hills standing es-
pecially in the west is of such a ma
ture as to constitute handicap for
of Woolford's Roost.
Parker is Not Vrile.
Parker is not regarded as represent
ing anything virile and active in the
national life of the country. He is re-
garded as a man willing to be manip-
ulated and handled; to be content to
permit somebody else to plan his pro-
gram and meekly execute it. 1t is
pointf }out that the American people
aboV y all things admire man of ideas
convictions and action even though the
public may not at all times agree with
all of these ideas and convictions. The
people cannot enthuse over man
whose backbone is of the angle-worm
type. They found much to admire in
Grover Cleveland because of the enc
mics he made; because he had his own
ideas and convictions and was strenu-
GUS in pressing them.
Judge Parker is not the man who is
calculated to inspire enthusiasm on
the part of the masses Of the people.
His only strong point, so-called, is his
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never said or done anything one way
or the other.
Would Be "Safe."
It is claimed Parker would be
safe" man. Even stronger claims than
this are made; in fact, it is boldly
charged that Judge Parker's nomina-
tion would be an out-and-out sale of
the democratic party to the so-called
trusts and money interests of the Nor
gan type. More than one great paper
has fatty made this charge and it is
not being denied. While it is undoubt-
edly true that certain Wall street and
other eastern interests would, support
Parker, in case of his nomination, the
probable lineup the masses of busi-
ness men, farmers and laboring men
throughout the country, either on the
side of Roosevelt or Parker. does not
leave a great field for prophecy.
Would Fall Flat With Farmers.
1t is freely predicted that the can
didacy of Parker would fall fiat with
the farmers and working men and the
statement is made upon authority of
one Of the best informed politicians of
New York that Roosevelt would defeat
Parker in his own state by, at the low
est calculation, $4,000 votes.
The Hearst Papers.
While the democrats in congress pro-
fessed to be greatly elated over the