The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-10
THE CANDIDATE DESCRIBED.

der the caption, rs the Democratic
this paper took strong ground against
the nomination of eits>er, and in ex-
plicit terms defined it's position. the
sum and substance of it's editorial be-
ing that there was no such alternative,
and that there was sound material in
the Democratic party from which to
select a standard bearer who would
be acceptable to every voter in the
party and to whose aid would come
a great mass of voters in this country
the certain Republican nominee dis
aster for the nation.
In defining the kind of man in
whose hands the Democratic party
should place the party banner, with
the purpose of winning a victory that
would insure the country a return to
the paths marked out by the Consti-
tuition, the description of the man
needed was given in these words:
1.-THE Democratic party needs this
wear a Conservative candidate-pot a
Retrogressive candidate like Cleveland
or Olney; not too Aggressive candi-
date like Hearst. Moreover, it needs a
man as standard-bearer who, while
never falling to ring clear, has not
made strong antagoniSmS and is not
factional or sectional, and is not domi-
mated by any wing of the party. Now
there are such men in the Democratic
party-men who have never worship
cd a
pregnant hinges of the knee that
thrift may follow fawning," have not
gone off after false gods or sulked in
their tents, do not appeal to any par
ticular class but to all Americans,
who are thoroughly grounded in DEM
ocratic faith and stand against the
selfish aggressions of all who would
use government for private ends"
On the fourteenth day of April, in
an editorial which had for it's text: ut
Locks Like Parker" in further dis
cussing the subject these words were
written:
''The type of man described in the
last paragraph is met in the person
either of Chief Justice Parker, of New
York, or Ex-Governor Pattison, of
PENNSYLVANIA. The latter's State is
hopelessly Republican and his friends
have never considered presenting him
if the pivotal State of New York could
agree upon a suitable and winning
candidate. Judge Parker is such a
candidate and if New York names
him next Tuesday there is no doubt
that Pennsylvania Will second the
motion and those two great States will
be united in his support. The prima-
ries already held in Indiana make it
81, toir Ind Wi ha n
line for Parker.
ut begins now to look like there
will be a lining up at st. Louis be-
tween Parker and Hearst. If that is
the clear-cut issue as to candidates,
the South will be almost solid for
Parker. For the reasons outlined in
the editorial in this paper on March
18th, Mr.. Hearst will get very few
votes from the South. This great
Democratic section believes it is the
part of wisdom to nominate straight
Democrat who is as nearly the exact
opposite of Roosevelt in everything as
possible The Democracy of New
York, with only the Tammany leaders
dissenting and that on local and State
consideration of party management,
believe that Judge Parker is such a
man."
Continuing its article the following
was written:
'In some quarters an attempt has
been made to throw suspicion upon
the genuineness of Judge Parker's De-
mocracy. He is as straight" Demo-
crat as lives in the United States, and
before going on the bench, rendered
signal party service as county chair
man, and as chairman of the Demo-
cratice Executive Committee of the
State of New York in q momentous
and victorious campaign. The De-
mocracy of this country would have
given no consideration to his candi-
dacy if he had either been unstable or
had sulked. All voters are invited to
join the Democratic ranks, all prodi-
gals are invited to return, and there
is no prescription in the future for
those who come back, but the De-
mocracy will not stultify itself by plac-
ing it's standard i'm the hands of any
man whose last vote in the national
election was cast against his party S
candidate. In 1897, when Judge Park
er was elected Chief Justice of New
York by $4,000 majority, the ques-
ton was raised by some of his enc
mics that he had not voted for the
Democratic nominee in 1896. To
ascertain his position, Hon. Elliot
Danforth, who had presided over the
great gathering in New York when
Mr.. Bryan formally accepted the
nomination, addressed letter to
Judge Parker, who promptly replied
as follows:
ITO the Hon. Eliot Danforth, Chair
man State Democratic Committee:
my Dear Danforth: 1t was entire
ly right for you to bring to my at
tention the question which the sincere
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upon you. I can say to you frankly
and sincerely that you can assure
them that 1 voted for the last nation
al nominee of the Democratic party,
as / have voted for all of the regular
Democratic nominees since | had a
vote.
"Yours truly,
"ALTON B. PARKER.
September %, 1897.
''That settles all questions as to his
Democracy"