The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-07-14
Is What One Of the Most Promi-
nent Democratic Papers
SAYS OF THE PARKER TICKET
Chicago Chronicle Refuses to
Support Ticket Put Up
at St. Louis

n lHo CDlChHO OnTOulClt, lut ltuullk
Democratic paper OF Chicago, declares
that it will not support Parker, and fur
ther that, under the circumstances, it COLI
siders 1t an honest duty to do all ID its
power toward defeating him. Editorialy
the Chronicle says:
"Nhen 1000 men, representing The
Democrats Of the United States, most Of
them chosen with much difficulty us
representatives Of what Is called conser-
vative Democracy, permit mere dema.
gogue to bully them into wrong doing, It
must be- that the demagogue Is greater
than the party.
"Two. thirds of The delegates to the
convention voted for Judge Parker on
the frs, ballot-the man whom Dir. Bryan
had traduced for three months, the man
whose friends Mr.. Bryan lad yillifed,
the man who Mr.. Bryan said should not
be nominated and could not be elected,
which was silent on the money question.
"When a cowardly committee repre-.
sent|ng these delegates brought in plat
form not a voice was raised in expostu-
latlon or protest. While hundreds were
ready to shout for Parker not a voice was
raised In defense Of elementary Democ.
racy.
"Mr. Bryan not only graclously per-
mits the Democratic party to name can.
didate whom he has done his best to dc.
feat In advance, but he places him on a
platform with hole in it big enough to
drop the entire party through,
9'it Ia bad enough to have Mr.. Bryan
dominating radical Democratic conven.
tions. When Mr.. Bryan is able to 81.
leuce conservative Democratic con.
vention the situation becomes intolersble.
A mixture Of William J. Bryanism and
David B. Ilillism Is insupportable,
"The Chronicle is not in sympathy
with Mr.. Bryan's ideas. For eight years
1t has refused to believe that Mr., Bryan's
Ideas were acceptable to the real Demo.
cats Of the country. The result at vt.
Louis appears to end the discussion. He
and Hill are in control. He aud Hill |
have named the ticket and made the plat.
form.
"A timid Eastern Democrat, who
fondly hoped that he could be nominated
as an unknown, has been placed on the
ticket with an octogenarian free silverte
from West Virginia and supplied with a
platform that amounts to an endorsement
Of the platforms Of Chicago and Kansas
City. The Populistic West and the re.
dictionary South are again in alliance with
a new leader, 1t Is true, but with no
change In principle and purpose. The
ticket bears the stamp Of Populism.
There Is not plank In the platform that
was not modified by Popullsm.
"The Democratic party is attached to
Organism. 1t is subservient TO Bryan.
II has been pursuadcd against It's nat
/ tural inclnations to nominate an unknown
>eandidste whom Bryan has antagonized,
but 1t has permitted Bryan to do the rest.
The Democratic party Is Bryan, and there
is no reason to suppose that Its triumph
under the leadership Of a man VINO voted
twice for Bryan and free silver, and
boosted Of 1t, would be anything else than
a triumph for Bryan.
"Disagrsslng fundamentally with this
leader and this party in most things and
agreeing with the Republican party In
the essentials Of Its creeds, the Chronicle
today takes leave Of the Democratic party
and allies Itself with the Republicans.
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