Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-06-24
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
EleCtion.-.TueSday. Nov. 5. 1904.
Congress 10th District,
II. ID. FLOOD,
of AppOmattOx.
VIRGINIA PEOPLE ARE NOT FOR
PARKER

We hear that Senator Daniel ia TO,
Parker SO far as his personal feeling
goes. We know Mr.. Martin is, and
Mr. BraxtOn is. We are not advised
as to Gov. Montague. The convention.
however, was dramatically opposed
to instructions for Parker, as was ful
ly shown by the Introduction of three
resolutions each containing mention
OF him, all of which were Withdrawn
The Parker. men would not risk vote.
1t is doubtful whether the unit rule
would have prevailed had the com.
plexion of our delegates to st. Louis
been fully understood. If the personal
preferences of the delegates is to rule
In this matter Judge Parker will get
the vote OF Virginia. If the W ishes OF
the people are to prevail then be will
not. The people of Virginia are not
Tor Parker. There is nothing more
certain than this. There are manv
reasons for this. In the first place
Judge Parker has never been before
the public in such way as to cause
any demand for him. Abraham Lin.
coin, Gen. Grant, James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland, VIM. Mckinney
and in fact almost every man who ever
attained to the presidency by nomina.
zion IN a National convention, did so
by virtue of the fact that be had risen
step by step to that high eminence. so
much so that when the time came the
people demanded mis- nomination. Bit
with Judge Parker this is not 40
Nobody, down here at least. ever heard
OF him until one David Bennett Hill.
adeserter from the Democratic party. |
discovered him and foisted him on the
nation. Now Judge Parker NAV be a
nice man, he may make the best presi /
dent ever in the White House should
ne get there. But how are we to know
III Does anybody know what "cardi.
nal principles" he stands for, save as
those principles are announced by his
trainers and grooms? Does ANYBODY
know certainly that he voted the
Democratic ticket in 184R and 1900 n
Not by ~-y enIng he himself hath said.
inere is one thing he does stand for.
ana that we do know, and that is the
opinions and wishes of Mr.. Hill. Sur
rounded by such men as Hill. Cleve.
iand, August Belmont and others. canl
aDy democrat see aught in him politi-
Carly, TO admire? Would we all not -
rather vote for Cleveland whom we mol
know, than to vote for Parker. groom.
"a by Hill and Cleyeland, whom Wa
20 NOT kn0w7 It is well known that
lrginians have never been fond of
|leveland. Even when he was the
lomiiiee OF the Democratic party he
ol The State only by the skin of his
seth. In 1884 his majority was bare fl
o,ooo, and in 1888 be scraped through OF
nth barely $500, to the good. AsFof
ioel aespised as Mr.. Bryan seems M
d" De In some quarters, he beat that tb
very many thousand. Ii Mr.. Cleye-
-nd could only pull through in Vir.
MA Dy such bare majorities where an
ID MT Parker 3 strength be when he
INES backed by a man who since the
'ys when Democrats of Virginia raj
u 70 DIM SO tamely as their nominee ,
- deserted and disorganized the oar. tor
We assert here again that if our er
lfgihia delegation to st. Louis en-. Wa
fses and supports Parker and in VIII
ihg 30 Secure his nomination. the sist
ate OF Virginia will be hard tn aga
Ing into line. If her past record be Pre-
ith anything as a criterion. We to t
''ner assert that if a majority of the dim
fglnia delegation are for Parker mig
y DO not voice the sentiments of the thor
"a 'ne peopie OF Virginia. The deci
hmond convention was really for gets
Cielian, and our delegates should gatl,
>"ei 'nis. Asht