Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-13
AN fARTFUL DODGEn
JUDGE PARKER'S DExTERIIY III
THE AIT OF EVASION
n Few Reflections Upon the DENY
cratic Candidates. Letter of Accep-
tance = Document that Does Not
a Convince the Reader.

Few people outside of those politically
interested will be found who claim TO
have waded through all of Alton Il.
Parker's letter of acceptance Those
who have performed the feat must adj
INIT fatigue. Although the tone of the
letter is more clear and emphatic than
that of the nerveless and insipid speech
or acceptance, it is without that supreme
quality which fixes attention. As one
reads the mind wanders. The perform.
ance, III short, is not convincing.
In some passages there is marked eyi.
dence of the foxy cleverness of David
Bennett Hill Here is the voice OF
Jacob indeed, but the hand is the hand
OF Esau. But, even with the infection
of Hill there is little in the document
to ward off the gentle Influences of
Sunderland.
In his remarks upon "Imperialism."
Intended TO be impressive, the judicial
candidate succeeds only in being solemn
and dull, and his long words and Ion.
sentences lead nowhere, for he gives no
instances of the violation OF the liber-
ties and constitutional rights he is 50
anxious to uphold. He merely winds
round and round the subject he has
introduced with flourish. as ''Consti-
tutional vs.. Imperialism" and ends
abruptly with general and scattering
fire upon an imaginary determined. ann
bilious and able executive" who might,
could. would or should do something
real devilish" some day il the Repub-
licans are retained in power.
win Not Follow Democrats.
And the statesman of Esopus forgets
n good many things. or, possibly he
doesn't forget. Perhaps he never knew
much about the history of the people of
the United States.
SHALL WE FOLLOW THE
FOOTSTEPS or OUR FATHERS
ALONG THE PATHS OF PEACE.
PROSPERITY. AND CONTENT
MEM he asks.
NOT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
comes many-voiced reply.
When has the Democratic party ever
led among the pleasant fields of peace,
along the streams of prosperity where
fed the fat focks of contentment?
PEACE!
What party plunged this nation into
sum u war VI IttptlllOU as the WtTlu
has never seen, and kept it there. at
untold expense OF blood and tears and
treasure Tor four long years?
PROSE &RITY!
What party undermined the wealth
and productive force, the credit and the
industrial life Of the United States to
the appalling conditions of 1893, con-
ditions which so worked upon the minds
of men as to render them easy victims
to the schemes and visions of the silver
craze of 1896.
CONFINEMENT!
What party has fostered within its
bosom all the tireless agitators, the dis
tnrbers, cranks and misanthropic pessi-
mists. who have had full hand In a
full country!
Save us from the Democratic version
of peace, prosperity and contentment,
Further EMISSIONS.
In his utterances upon the "Imperial'
bogy Mr.. Parker is gushing. When it
gets TO the tariff he settles down into
the jog-trot of party dullness and fog.
In his discussion of pension order, No.
rs, he begins lodging questions with
neat dexterty. and he keeps this up,
ter, executing grand summersault when
whizzing by the trusts.
The amusing assumption OF Republi-
can ideas on the Panama Canal, the
irrigation of arid lands. foreign relations
and American citizenship need no com
ment. They constitute what Is an old
story to Republicans. but may come
as revelation to Democrats.
Following President .Roosevelts ex-
ample Mr.. Parker winds up his letter
With eight or ten questions, but in select
ing the questions Mr. Parker departed
from the excellent model at first chosen
and asks only questions which answer
themselves.
1t is comforting to be assured that
the Democratic candidate and his asso-
eiates await the peoples verdict with
calmness and confidence"
SO do the people themselves, especial
ly the Republicans among them. There
is really nothing to get hurried about;
nothing to scare the most timid Demo-
crat in the bun h of scary brethren