Arizona republican., 1904-10-10

zenship if we fail to realize our re- spOnsibilhy. The ballot is one of tt, weapons with which we must hold cur ground The contention of the ua.o- ple's party being that both the old par ties are wrong. We wage war on hofh- Ours is the tvO-cdged sword Tn OFF campaign it may be that we do great er damage to the fepublicans than ts the demOcrats-as ir 1Ss2. when Nr- Bryan and other western democrats were instructed by the Cleveland man ageIs to vote for Weaver. In ano-He- campaign. it might chance that ths greater damage is done Co the de-ar- crats- Tn the one case as in the oth- CT. we would not concern ourselves about the matter Such result is th. accident Of war, not the purpose Of the campaign. It is our buslness to breach sound pOpulism. which is sound JeF- fersonian democracy. ard to hit the re- publicans on the ore hand and the democrats on the other We mus new to the line" letting the chips fau where they may.
 The statement has been made thar in a speech in Atlanta expressed a preference for Mir Roosevelt over aTr. Parker Neither in that speech nor in any other. have I done SO. Being - candidate for the presidency myself. T would have made myself a side-shov- to which ever Of the other two candI- dates expressed preference for-whereas I am in full. militant. az gressive control Of an independent
 PARKER'S EVASION.
 Much abuse has been heaped rno- me because more time was devcte.7 h.- me to denunciation Of Parker than or Roosevelt The reason Is obvious. Roosevelt is a straight cut republican. who declares boldly for republican principles, defiautly defending existing conditions To attack him is a short. easy job He is so conspicuous and stationary target that no one who wishes to take a shot at him could p1=- sfbly miss the mark He is not fn ambush; he is behind no blind h. stands out in the open. and he says to his enemies, "here l ana replbIican who stands pat on all existing consI- uons; if you want to fight. come on Now, can understand a republican like that and. while I would love to make my battle-axe ring on his helmet until one of us went down in poIitieaI cefeat and death. yet ] could respect him all the while. as a foeman wor1hy ot any mans steel MT Roosevelt yrIII get republican votes and no other He 's not SC cf-5ng the support Of Er-eu democ ats under false pretenses. He rs not Tlaylng confidence game on Inc naCrO cue stIon. He is not attsmutias- Co win Jeffc-sOnians by a shan a F. herence to JCTersonian principles. In sfort. there IS no danger that JeI-r- sdnian democrats VIII vote for Roo-e e- veltRupCh tac assumption that he s T..r
 danger that Roosevelt win got a sin g'e vote to wh cE I. as a JeT-rs5iiil.. i' priEci2;e. ;.,n entitled
 With Mir. l's rker it is ssffferefst- He is n-'t a Jer--rsoaian democra+. yer l-.. seeks to secure the support of IerC,- s'nlians- T. c w"5-ld speak out oi=If.- ly and tell the people that le ts in principle the same thing. practically. that Roosevelt is. the Bryan Geuiatrafs would fall away from him Sy 5he mi lion. I would then be able t1 or=ta- iZe such a party of revolt against fEe republican rule as would sEee9 Iiia country. His attitudefs Thoroughly dfz- ingenious, profoundly lacking in truer manhood and leadership. He was u-1I.- ing to stand upon the New Tork state platform which Mir. Bryan denouncsd as a dishonest platform His position was so indefinite. so foxy. so .-nti--fy neutral, that MT. Bryan declared. to cheering thousands. that ParLe- was absolutely unfit for the democratfc nomination" and that ''robody hu. an artful dodger'' could stand upon fhai New York TlatfOrm-whlch so muca resembled 'cs father. David B. HIIL believe it was also in the same =p-eca that MT. Bryan declared that a man should be w'H ng to die for his cu-ss ic- tions-which is also a very souni pToR- OsitiOD-
 Mir. Bryal. who is alv. avs very cs-e- full in the statement Of matu-eI rpiz- ions, has assured the country that .-tHe- influences back of the Parker candida cy are so intimately associated v--h trusts and great corporations that the democratic party could hot appalI to the masses" With such q caudf,Iat=.F said Mir. Bryan. they would begin with a foot race and end with a rout~ -It-- wise he stated self-evident fact when he declared that "the pIutocratic eie- ment for the time being is in control of the democratic narty.
 AN OPEN FIGHTER.
 Roosevelt stands Tn the open. anI dares Parker. defantIy. almost mock ingly; and Parker stays out or tha fight. In his formal letter Of accept- ance he says ithat he takes up she glove thrown at his feet. declaring thag he will revoke that pension order No TS- But in the same breath. he hlstens to admit that Roosevelt did precisely what he. Parker. thinks ought to he done. IT elected. he. Parker, VIII at once have congress to do what Roose- welt has already done. Heaveust wllat a meek warrior is this. Roosevelt diI