The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

OF the present lawmaling tends to do.
Not one single campaign pledge dld
the democratic bosses redeem.
Now what? The very same gang
which ran the Cleveland second adj
ministration is running Parker's cam
paign. There is German, who changed
wilson's democratic tariff bill into
republican measure. There is Carlisle,
the cabinet officer, who took drders
from the sugar trust. There is Oiney,
the railroad lawyer, who loaned the
United States army to the Pullman
Palace Car company in Illinois. inere
is Belmont, whose name reeks OF that
midnight bond deal. There is Lamont,
who belongs body and soul to the cor
porations. There is Cleveland himself.
who schemed to get the nomination,
expected to get it, and by the logic OF
events should have had it, Then the
tableaux would have been perfect. But
he tells the whole world that Parker Is
man after his own heart. That being
SO, we can guess what Parker is. In
| 1892 the eastern democrats wj.o were
backing Cleveland we're Wiling to
promise reform. They made distinct
pledges. In 1904, the same eastern
democrats who are backing Parker will
not make any pledges of reform at all.
AS construed by their candidate, tGeir
lplatform contains no definite promise
i az remedial legislafion. Nov Listen:
III the East rsNc1aiurxeAs le2isl atad. .1nn
favor Of the corporations in 1872, IN
violation Of written pledges to the con-
trary. what will they do In 1904 when
| they are not even hampered BY q single
pledge? From what motive has the
STANDARD Oil company been financing
Parkers campaign? From what motive
has Belmont, German; Carlisle and all
this old gang OF plutocratic booGlers
taken such rayenOus interest in Far
ker? So far as the public can see,
There is no reason for all this corpora
tion activity In behalf Of Parker. 4
the corporations expect nothing more
that the platform discloses, why should
they not be supporting Roosevelt
every one Of them! The platforms are
fpractically the same; no intelligent
man denies it. pxrker's running mate
[said Is much at the very beginning
WHY is Il then that = certain lot Of
| the tursts and corporations are srend
ling their money To elect Parker? Sumo
| where or other III this political Ho0i
[pile there's . hidden niger: Dom
lyon doubt II A. sure as you live, Sc
lcret pledges have been made for Parker
aust ii they were made. for lleyaianl
lin 1852. Ii no other W1y can the in
terest Of Belmont. German ana tn
standard OIL company be accounted xoI
One Of two things Is true, to mora
certainty. Either these trusts and cor
p0ratiOns are afraid Of Roosevelt, o
!. they have been promised something b,
Parker which Roosevelt would no
promise. Twist 1t anyway You like
That Is the key to the whole situation
Why deIud1 Yum Srarsea- ~. -hpning. +
!, get reforms inside the democratic paI
ty? The organs, Tillmans and BAILEY
!. have less power in the democratic PAL
: ty than ever before. Eastern dsinoe
: racy controls; and the eastern demo
}. crat is a republican all but the nam,
: The national democratic party car
!. nothing for the. people 1t is rule
: by corporations. And it has Go cen
mon purpose, no unity, no cohesion
!, Therefore it is not really polite;
: party in any true sense. There are to
many kinds of democrats, pullin
Heainst one another, in all sorts {
1t Is like a balky team;
/|Qts of dust in the big road, bl
go anywhere.
that the discontenfe
VI be left entirely witt
vship, in order Lhi
st one rccrultii