The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-03
CLEVELAND AND PtRKER

The completely of The Democratic
situation IS further revealed In the DIS
closu es made by Mr.. Cleveland ana
by NJ. Murphy, the Tammany leader
SAYS the Call. Mr.. Cleveland makes
Ii evident now lat his S ngle pui-
pose is to d sclothe the pa ty of the
fashion ii tool on in 1896. He admits
that in his opinion either judge Gray
or Mr.. Olney would make a st onger
candidate than Judge Parker, but more
sent ment Seems to be behind Parker.
and the efole he should be nominated
il, oiGer to make sue the defeat OF
Hea- 81.
Mr.. Cleveland as non the first duties
of the ltrty. H. uses the term con
seryatves' as applied to all who a e
against Hearst. and in conclusion
speaks of the organization that Is
expected to issue from the national
on as tie new Democracy.
That seems pushing the fight pretty
far. Mr.. Bryan wa ted in 1896 until ne
had captured the convention and the
committee before he began calling his
organization a new pa t.. Mr.. Cleve-
land is either vei- confident of con-
Sc vative control, O., with his usual
frankness and courage. he chooses TO
rsmove all doubt of his position long
half of the delegates to the conven-
ton are chosen,
That part Of the situation seems to
be straight enough. But when the
Tammany position, as declared by MI.
Murphy, is laid alongsd OF Cleve-
land $ straight line 1t zigzags like sum-
mer lightning. Mr.. Mu ply says that
the head of a great corporation. which
has often suppo- ted Tammany, has
asked h m to cease oDoosit on TO Judge
Parker. threatening to withdraw sup
port if this is not Ion Thereupon
Mr.. Murphy proclaims hat he TAKES
his life in his hand and goes 70. tn on
ar anti-Paiker crusade. to win o. fall.
used the co. ooration Hobbies In the
Southern States to secu e delegate
for Pa ke4, and this Is undodbsedl.
true. 1t has already been noticed IN
the States penetrated by the Southern
Railway, tie Plant system and the
Illinois Gem al. All OF those roads a G
in financial or sympathetic alliance
with the G. eat lines that run west from
New York and Chicago, and back OF
them are ambushed the z. eat p oduc-
tive combinat ons. which have thrown
the gauntlet down to Pes dent Roose
welt. lis monster force Is more in
fluentlal in a Democratic convention
than it can be at the polls. But thai
r. esident cit is appa. ent in TIE
disclosures made by Mr. Mu. pny ano
by the news agenc es.
That the Democratic merger is rep.
resented by NJ. Belmont. IS plainl!
evident. That choice is not al all un
wise, though Mr.. Hearst. from a We /.
superficial view. has assumed that Ii
is. Mr.. Belmont left the Democrat
party in 1886. ard when the countr.
was wildly alarmed by Organism con
SO. ted with those Republicans VIII
accepted Blyan's challenge and mad.
sound money the paramount 'ssue
Again In 1900 Mr.. Belmont was off tn.
reservation and supported Mex nile!
di. ectly. While. from a Democrat
standpoint. the coming of such a maj
Immediately into the responsible lead
ership of the party Is more han
strange and unnatural. yet seen fIon
the situation which & YES the only
hope OF Democratic success 1t is entire
~ logical and proper.
Ever cince tie trusts and combine
started on a hunt for President Roose-
velt's scalp it has been apparent thai
they could not hit him through the Re
publican party. Nor could they hope
to use the b.. yam organization for thai
purpose. The only course left open 10
them was to make use of the opporun-
ity to elect delegates to the Democratic
vide a transfo nation. That conven
ton is TO be called to o der as the
old Democracy OF 1899. and II viii cone
to order as something entil ely differ
ent. IL will be the new Democracy
p oclaimed by Mr.. Cleveland. This
new Democracy Will be pc mitted to
roar some and gnash its teeth a little
In the party prospectus. called irs plat
form, but II will be the political in
strument. ca efully manufactured and