The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-23
BRYAN HITS PARKER
Nebraskan Heads Crusade
Against New York Jurist.
."ANTIS" HOLD MEETING
Judge is Denounced as the Candidate
of the Money Power-Hi!l and
Belmont Also Come in for
a Roast.

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Cooper Union hall, in New York
city ,Swas crowded Monday night at
the anti-Parker convention called by
some of those who do not concur in
the Parker instructions given at the
New York state convention. William
J. Bryan was the principal speaker
and when he appeared on the platform
he was enthusiastically applauded.
Before making his address he said he
would not name his favorite candi-
date for president. but he made saw
age attacks on the ''reorganizers.' and
vigorously opposed the nomination OF
Judge Alton 3. Parker, who was held
up as the candidate Of the corpora
tions and not OF the people,
Judge Samuel Seabury, OF the city
court, who presided, spoke of Parker
as the candidate of the 'plutocracy.
Parker Attacked.
The platform adopted at the meet
ing opened by condemning the eXpan-
sion policy Of the republican admins
tration. The platform continues:
Judge Parker is silent. Senator
Hill speaks for him. We know Sena-
tor Hills record. AS governor OF the
state of New York he blocked the Sc
cret ballot. AS senator he opposed
his party's position on the tariff and
the income tax. The people OF New
York expressed their opinion of Sen
ator Hill when he was beaten for the
Office Of governor in 1894 by $4,000
votes. Neither harmony, confidence
nor success can now follow his dis
credited leadership ...-.....
In the course of the resolution this
declaration is made as to candidate:
"The candidate of the democratic
partys must be a man who has stated
his principles and can be trusted to
apply them with firmness and cour-
age"
Bryan Makes Address.
When Mr.. Bryan arose he was given
an ovation. He said in part:
..t'I believe that the national conven-
ton should not nominate the man
whom your state convention has rec
commended. The great question this
year is not the money question, but
it is whether we are to have plntoc-
racy or a democracy. My own posi-
ton has been and will be that / shall
not attempt to decide upon the avail
ability Of Mr.. Hearst or others. All
I ask that we have man on. whom
there is not the taint of monopoly.
"Mr. Parker goes before the coun-
try on a cowardly straddling platform.
The democrats of this country are
brave men. 1t required brave men to
stand up for democracy in 1896. I
knew In that year men in every state
who were threatened with bankruptcy
for being democrats.
what does the state platfrom
stand for? 1t states it is opposed to-
unnecessary duties. Who ever advo-
Gated an unnecessary duty?
n No Loaded Dice.
Where does Parker stand on i'm
perialism? We don't know. Where
does he stand on the money question?
Is h3 for gold? We don't know Is
he for silver? We can't tell.
Maybe he is for radium-who can tell.
Il object to playing with loaded
dice. We don't know Parker's views;
but am afraid some men do My
friends, don't trust him.
has concealed his views from the peo-
pie he has made them known to the
men behind him.
what is Mr.. Belniont's considera-
ton in the Parker candidacy? He is
too shrewd inancier to invest his
money without being sure of the re-
turn of the goods.
TT has been fraudulent campaign.
They have openly bought men at con-
ventions and any man who counte-
nancses that work does. not deserve
the Office of PRESIDENT