The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-13

WILL VOTE Tie TICKET
But Will Antagonize the Interests
He Says Parker REPRE-
SentS.
Will Organize Forces For Another
Struggle For Mastery
In 1908.

Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-W. J. Bryan
yesterday gave out the following
statement:
Il shall vote Tor Parker and Davis,
the nominees of the Democratic ma
tiOnal convention, and shall do SO for
the following reasons:
"FirSt-BecauSe the Democratic
ticket stands for opposition to imper-
ialism, while the Republican ticket
stands for an i1nperianstic policy. On
this question, which was the para
mount issue in 1900, and which must
remain an important issue so long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American flag-on this is
sue the convention was unanimous
and the platform emphatic, and l have
no doubt that the candidate will carry
out the platform.
"SecOnd-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, ii it become national,
will make it impossible to consider
economic questions that demand So
luton. The electlon of the Demo
cratic ticket VII put quietus upon
this attempt and permit the race ques-
ton to work itself out without the bit.
terness which Mr.. Roosevelt's con-
duct has engendered.
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for
the spirit of war. His friends present
him as a man of blood and iron. He
! believes in StrenuOuSneSS and incul-
Gates a love for Warlike things. The
Democratic ticket stands for peace,
for reason and for arbitration rather
than for force, conquest and buster.
''Fourth-The Democratic platform
declares in favor OF the reduction of
the standing army, and as this plank
: was unanimously adopted, there is
reason to believe that a Democratic
success on this subject would bring
some advantage to the people.
For these four reasons | feel jIsti-
/ fed in supporting the ticket, but l
| shall not misreDresent the situation
| nor appeal for votes for the ticket on
! false grounds. A Democratic victory
will mean very little, if any, progress
! on economic questions SO long as the
party is under the control of the Wall
! street element. On t! g money ques
ton Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly COM
!
Is Mr.. Roosevelt.
"On the trust question the Demo
cratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform, but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullified the antitrust plank. Unless
! in his letter Of acceptance he commits
himself to attempt antitrust legisla-
ton, we need not expect him to pur-
sue different course from that pur-
! sued by President Roosevelt.
| I'm the full committee planks were
adopted in favor of arbitration, the
eight-hOur day and against govern
ment by injunction; also plank on
the Colorado situation. If Judge Par
ker is silent or ambiguous on these
subjects it will mean that the finan-
cial influence back of him will not
permit him to take the labor side on
these disputed questions.
con the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
Parker men on the committee were
necessarily in favor of a very con-
! servative tariff plank and it remains
to be seen whether Judge Parker will
carry out the positive and definite
plank which was submitted by the
full committee This is the situation.
Judge Parker stands for enough
/ things that are good to justify in Civ
ing him my vote, but as I have tried
to point Out for several months the
triumph of the Wall street element of
the party denies to the country any
hope of relief on economic questions
! I have nothing to take back, I have
nothing to withdraw of the things that
/ have said against the methods pur-
sued to advance his candidacy. 1t was
plain and deliberate attempt to de-
ceive the party.
'He and his managers adroit1y con
| cealed his position until the delegates
had been corralled and the nomination
assured. Then his friends attempted
to secure a gold plank, which was
overwhelmingly defeated in the com
mittee. After the party had rejoiced
| over the harmony secured by the
omission of the question, and after
he had secured the nomination, he in
jected his views upon the subject at
a time when he could not be taken
from the ticket without great demon
alizatiOn. The nomination was Sc
cured therefore by crooked and in
defensible methods, but the Democra,
who loves his country has to make his
decisions upon conditions as he finds
them, not upon conditions as he would
like to have them
after having stated that I shall
support the ticket. and after having
given my reason for SO doing. | thin,
it due to the Democrats of the nation
to say that while the fight on econom
&c questions is postponed. it is not
abandoned As soon aa~ tho nlactior