The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-14

spirit Of war-when there Is any pos
sibility of anything more realistic
than dressing mp in q SNOWY uniform
and strutting about on parade.
His fourth reason is that the Demo
cratic party "favors a reduction of
the standing army" The American
people and the Republican party are
for standing army in proportion to
our size and Importance, and one that
will enable the United States to hold
her place as q world power. Do Mr..
Bryan and the Democratic party favor
or oppose this? These are the only
four reasons Mr.. Bryan gives for vot-
ing the Democratic ticket. As to
whether or not they are reasons is left
for the reader to judge. On the other
hand, he admits that the Democratic
party is in the hands Of Wall street,
and says Of Judge Parker, Nothing
good can be expected of him on the
money question.
He says further that-"The nomi-
nation Of Judge Parker virtually
nullifies the antitrust plank" Of the
Democratic platform. He declares
that 1.-THE labor plank as presented by
Judge Psrker's friends on the sub
committee was q strsddling, meaning.
less plank. In the full committee
planks were adopted in favor Of arbi-
tration, the eight-hour day and
against government by injunction;
also Q plank on the Colorado situa-
ton. II Judge Parker is silent or am.
biguous on these subjects il will mean
that the financial influence back of
him will not permit him to take the
labor sice on these disputed ques-
tions."
He also ADDS that the Parker men
on the committee were for a conserv-
alive tariff plank, intims ting that he
is not very sanguine of any thing from
Democracy in the tariff line.
He says of Judge Psrker's expires
sion on the money question:
"If he had sent to the Albany con-
vention the telegram that he sent to
the st. Louis convention he would
have had very few instructed dele
gates from the south and no possible
chance for tine nomination. But he
and his managers adroitly and pur-
posely concealed his position until the
delegates had been oorraled and the
nomination assured. Then his friend.
attempted to secure Il gold plank
which was overwhelmingly defeated
in the committee. After the party hac
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 9
time when he could not be taker
from the ticket without great demon
alization. The nomination was secured
therefore by crooked and indefensibls
methods, but the Democrat who love,
his country has to make his decisions
upon conditions as he finds them, NOT
upon conditions as he would like &c
have them"
Mr.. Bryan significantly ooncludeI
his irrational epitome with the obser
walton:
"As soon as the election il over,
shall, with the help Of those VINO be-
lieve as do, undertake TO organize
for the campaign Of 1908, the obiec,
being to marshal the friends of pop
ular government within the Demo.
cratic party to the support Of radical
and progressive policy to make the
Democratic party an efficient means
in the hands of the people for securing
relief from the plutooratic element
that controls the Republican party,
and for the time being in control Of
the Democratic party
Yet Mr.. Bryan 10 going to support
the tioket-a ticket he admits
was successfully put through by chi
indefensible methods" on the part Of
the, "plutocratic element''of the Demo
cratic party. II is clear that Mr..
Bryan is hopelessly oowed. He stands
self-convicted of 'insincerity, coward
Zoe and political dishonor. He know
it 10 his duty to his country, II he be