The state herald., 1904-09-23
Form SiIverites and Democrats Decline to Sup
port Parker for President
ALL PREFER PROSPERITY TO PARAL YSIS
Views of D. G. TilIotson, Late Chairman of the
National Silver Republican Party = Rea
sons Given by Others.


rclt and Fairbanks this fall. A large
number have publicly announced their
change VI faith, bur others have sim.
ply said to their friends that they pre-.
fer the known and tried Roosevelt to
the hesitatng, evasive and untriel
Parker. The names of some of these
men. including Oscar Straus, John A.
Mccall, Major John Bryne, Patrick
gene A. Philbin, have already been print
ed. Among those not heretofore noted
are: Ernest Crawfort, Judge w. NJ.
Chandler. DR.. George IL. Carpenter, vii.
liam McLain, w. Il. Williams, John
Ennis, William D. Harrison, John T.
Doyle, Charles F. Blaney and Daniel
Buchanan.
From Baxter Springs, Kas., comes
the information of wholesale descrtions
on the part Of Bryan Democrats, and
the forecasters predict that Cherokee.
which gave Bryan l,SOO ajority in
1896, will 90 soldly for the Republican
ticket. Prominent among the Demo
Gratis who have announced their inten-
ton of supporting President Roosevelt
are: r. IL. Goodwin, mine owner; II.
w. Dow, president telephone system
suilutl d. CTaNlpTu, lbTlntT EoNtThpf Va
Kansas; James II. Chubb, former mem-
her fusion Legislature; j. c. Haskett
dry goods merchant; Samuel Binns. hay
dealer; Edward Hodgkins, retired mer-
chant: D. Orr Chubb, politician: w. s.
Baxter, editor and c. L. Collins, poll
tician.
Eud Of Silver Republican Party.
An important accession to the Repub-
lican ranks is ID. c. Tillotson, of To-
peka, Kas.. chairman of the national
committee OF the Silver Republican party
| in 1900. In a letter to j. w. Babcock,
chairman OF the Republican Congress
sional Committee. Mr.. Tillotson says
| that the Silver Republicans are salts
| fed that the Roosevelt administration
! tried to do its duty with the people, and
for that reason he and his friends will
support 1t. This statement is OF I'M.
| portance because the Silver Republicans
voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900, and
| it is believed all will now return to the
| regular party organization. In a letter
to Representative Babbcock, Chairman Of
the Republican Congressional Commit.
tee. Mr.. Tillotson says:
present conditions make any further
attempt TO maintain q silver party or.
ganization a mere farce and with chang.
ed conditions come changed political re.
| lations.
ut appears to me that the Demo.
cratic party has forfeited its claim upon
all voters except such as vote the ticket
from tradition. Indeed. the only Demo
crat who In u generation has stood 10,
an idea Is constrained to admit that the
candidate of his party is the beneficiary
OF a fraud practiced upon the convention
which nominated him.
| The Democratic party, through II,
attitude and the attitude OF its candi.
dates, admits that the Republican party
Is right on the money question. It ad!
mits that the Republican party has per
fected the legislation needed for con
trolling the trusts and monopolies, a per
fection that the Republican party itself
has never claimed. II admits that, II
successful. nothing in the way OF tariff
legislation can be effected except such
as may be approved by the Republican
party, yet 1t seeks to make tariff tink'
ering an issue.
lit condemns the acquisition OF Oh,
right to build the Panama canal. but
says ratify the act by keeping the goods
fails to recognize that the acquisition OF
these Islands was ratified by the people
In 1900.
at presents us with candidate who's.
political virtues are of the mega
tive sort. lie claims chat the
body polite Is sick and as remedy
proposes four years of paralysis II
this attitude Is In good faith II would
appear that there Ii no good reason Tot
supporting the party or It's candidate
IL In bad faith then there Is every rea'
son for not supporting them.
with no definite programme to nd
vocate and no settled policy OF govern
mrut to assert the opposition is dcyo,ins
it. energies 10 an attack upon President
Roosevelt. His opponents are compel
ed 10 admit that he Is a man OF virillty
OF hlgh moral purpose In both civil and
ofiieial HE aud one that does not eyady
Official responsibility.
while there are many homes, aud
upright citizens among his opponent,
yet the fact remains that the President,
vigorous aud aggressive execution Of biz
office has led the manipulntor OF pre1a
tory wealth. the professional ngitntoi
and the political CRATER TO make com
mon cause against him. These are thor
oughly convinced that the President, Ii
not safe but legitimate aud vested rights
have no cause OF complaint.
'rhr voter hrs 20 choose between on,
or the other of tho candidates OF the
dominant parties or throw his vote away
~ a mere protest by voting for som'
third party candidate. II appears g.
me that the President IL entitled to q
vote OF confidence, and above all party
considerations the election Of President
Roosevelt Is required y. ylndlcntlOn OF
moral ronrag. aud offiriai integrity In
the government of men-a ylniication
npt OF the candidate. but Of the Afnrrl
can people"
Parker. letter = pis ppain'mrnt
Err>I Cfawfort. of jamestown, n
s.. Democratic county committeeman
aud delegate 10 the Democratic stats
convention which instructed for jnjFs
Parker has severed al connections with
tho Democratic party aud has declared
his Intention of voting for President
Roosevelt IN letter 20 Walter I'd
son. ehairmnn os the county committee,
Mr., crawfon says, anon. other thnasi
"h1n will consider my relations with
The Democratic party severed because
that political organization has ceased
- he the declared exponent Of govern
mental policies Ahi economic pfinrlpln.
whose ultimate triumph il deemed
uiofp essential than the Inauguration
~ any particular political regime, The
iinal decision ~ east ny vote for Theo'
dpfs Roosevelt i. nH hnsiy conclu'
i u. 4 sA4a1lNt4Eal ttuiN Al