The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
WILL SUPPORT
The TICKET
william j. Bryan Not a BOlter
Gives Four Reasons Why
He viii Vote for Parker.

gave out the following statement
II shall vote for Parker and Davis,
the nominees Of the Democratic ma
tional convention, and shall do so for
the following reasons:
First Because the Democratic
tickets stands for opposition to impe-
rialism, while the Republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy. On
this question, which was the para
mount issue in 1900, and which must
remain an important issue as long as
an attempt Is made to hold colonies
under the American flag-on this issue
the convention was unanimous, the
platform emphatic, and l have no
doubt the candidate will carry out the
platform.
aSecond-Mr Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, II 1t becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider
the economic questions that demand
solution. The election Of the Demo
cratic ticket will put quietus upon
this attempt and permit the race ques-
tion to work itself out without the
bitterness which Rooseyelt's conduct
has engendered.
Third Roosevelt stands for the
spirit OF war. His friends present him
as man Of blood and iron. He be-
lieyes in strenuousness and inculcates
love for wariike things. The Demo
cratic ticket stands for peace for rea-
son and for arbitration rather than
for force, conquest and buster
ssFourth-The Democratic platform
declares in favor Of a reduction Of the
standing army, and as this plank was
unanimously adopted there is reason
to believe that Democratic success on
this subject would bring some adyant-
age to the people.
ssFor these four reasons feel jnsti-
fed IN supporting the ticket, but
shall not misrepresent the situation
or appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds
"a democratic victory will mean
very little, II any, progress on economic
questions, 50 long as the party Is un-
der the control OF the Wall street ele-
ment.
a0n the money question Parker IS
as thoroughly committed to the side
OF the tinaneIers as Roosevelt.
ssOn the trust question the Demo
cratic platform is gery much better
than the Republican Platform, but
the nomination Of Parker virtually
nulliies the antitrust plank. Unless
IN his letter OF acceptance he commits
himself to attempt antitrust leglsla-
tlon we need not expect him to pur-
sue different course from that pur-
sued by Roosevelt.
II have nothing 70 take back, !
have nothing 10 withdraw OF the
things that have said against the
methods pursued TO advance its can
didacy
ut was a plain and deliberate at
tempt to deceive the party. The New
York platform was vague and mean
ingless, and purposely 50, because the
advocates Of Parker were trying TO Sc
cure votes from among people who
would have opposed his views had
they known them.
IF he had sent to the Albany con-
vention the telegram that he ent to
the st. Louis convention he would have
had very few Instructed delegates
from the south, and no possible chance
for the nomination. But he and his
managers adroitly and pIrposely con-
cealed his position until the delegates
had been corraled and the nomination
assured.
"The nomination was secured, there
fore, by crooked and indefensible
methods, but the democrat who loves
his country has to make his decisions
upon conditions ashe finds them, not
upon conditions as he would like to
have them.
after having stated that shall
support the ticket, and after having
given my reasons for 50 doing, l think
Il IS due to the Democrats Of the ma
tion TO say that while the fight on
economic questions is postponed, it is
not abandoned. As soon as the cleo
tion Is over l shall, with the help Of
those who believe as ] do, undertake
20 organize before the campaign Of
1908. the object being to marshall tile
friends Of popular government within
the Democratic party to the support
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