The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
The Strong Drift of Business Men to
 Judge Parker.

New fork Herald.
 If there were any further evidence needed to attest the rapid drift of busi' nes men to Judge Parker than the daily press reports of last month 1t IS furnished most conspicuously by The Herald's careful poll of the New York body there is a large reputed prepon- derance of Republican members, and during the Bryan campaigns their in fiuence was powerfully directed to the support of Mckinley, though the or ganization, as such. took no direct ac- tion. But The Heralds poll shows that whereas the Exchange voted almost solidly for Mckinley and Roosevelt in 1900, about one to every four and one half will swing this year from the Re publican to the Democratic ticket Out of the six hundred and sixty-five mem bers who have sent replies to The Herald's inquiries Gas to how they will vote next November) there were one hundred and forty-one who voted for Mckinley in 1900, but now an Judge Parker. AS the Produce Ex- change includes 5000 members. 1t is impossible to determine from these data how a majority of its members will ''straws show which way the wind blows" 1t Is evident from the replies of fraction of the Exchange that the Democratic members who were for Nc Kinley are now largely fiocking to the Democratic standard bearer. This course is similar to that of the great body of New Yorks lawyers, including about 600 members of the bar, who have formed the Parker Constitution Club.
 The eminently safe, sane and con servative candidacy of Judge Parker particularly comments itself to the business men of the country in a criti - cal epoch of our national life when the dangerous imperialistic tendencies n nd hold fnta tx, power threaten the very stability of our constitutional government The first condition upon which domestic trade and commerce with foreign nations de . pend for prosperity always have been and must ever be a maintenance of law and order at home and the avoidance of every complication which can possibly lead to war. The restless ambition of a President to create great world power can only encourage the widest forms of jingoism, which may become greater menace to the stability and prosperity of business than even the free silver of 1S90-1S96. If the perilous policies of expansion which have been passed by the President since 1902 are
 to be endorsed by the people on Novem-
 Der $, and carried out on an extended
 scale during the next four years. 1t Is
 impossible to foresee how the business
 interests of the whole country can es- cape great disturbance and disaster.
 That this is no idle fear is evidenced
 by an enormous depreciation of all SC.
 curities which invariably occurs whef
 ever our relations with foreign powers
 are seriously strained and war clouds
 lower on the horizon. As every one
 knows, the mere uncertainty or doubt
 in the public mind as to the continu-
 ance of peace has a whitening effect
 upon all mercantile interests.
 Republican orators and spellbinders
 are busily trying to create an impress sion in the public mind that the cleo tion of Judge Parker would mean busi-
 ness depression and panic similar to those brought about in 1893 by the pre- vious Republican silver purchase act legislation which was naturally follow ed by the agitation for free and unlim ited coinage of silver As the panic came when Mir. Cleveland was in office his taritf reform movement was held responsible for 1t by his political foes and they are still claiming that nc Democratic President should again be elected. because. if this "calamity' should befall the country, their sacred l tariff schedules would be disturbed | and business depression would follow But 1t should be needless to remind any intelligent business man that this silly bugbear has ceased to serve the pur' poses or It's inventors, even among the least educated classes of people. and that the earnest but judicious tariff re | foim SO powerfully urged by the pres ent Democratic platform and heartily indorsed by Judge Parker would bC hailed with delight by the great mas! ] of consumers throughout the country