Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-20
BRYAN JOINS
TRUST GANG
And Then Goes on to Roast Parker,
the Faction Which Nominated Him
and the Party Platform.
DOMINATED BY WALL STREET
Says the Nomination Was Secured
by Crooked and lndefensible
Observation-Disclosures to Deceive.

Lincoln, Neb., July l2.-Wm. j..
Bryan today gave out the following
statement:
Il shall vote for Parker and Davis.
Tho nominees Of the democratic ma.
tional convention, and shall do so for
the following reasons:
"First-Because the Democratic
ticket stands for opposition to imper-
ialism while the republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy.
On this question, which was the par
amount issue in 1900 and which must
remain an important issue so long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American flag-on this is
sue the convention was unanimous.
the platform emphatic, and | have
no doubt that The candidate will car
ry out the platform.
"Second-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics
and this issue. if il becomes nation
al. will make il impossible to consid-
eI questions that demand solution.
The election of the Democratic tick
ct will put a Quictus or the subject.
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for
the spirit of war. His friends present
him as a man OF blood and iron. He
believes in strCnuousness and incul.
Gates a love Tor warlikv things. The
Democratic ticket stands for peace,
Tor reason and for arbitration rather
than for force, conquest and buster.
"Fourth-The Democratic platform
declares in favor of the reduction of
the standing army. and as this plank
was unanimously adopted there is
reason to believe that a democratic
statement on this subject would bring
some advantage To the people.
For these reasons | feel justified
IN supporting The ticket. A Democrat.
&c victory will mean very little, IL any
progress on economic questions, so
long as the party is under the con.
troll of the Wall street element. On
the money question Nh. Parker is as
thoroughly committed to the side Of
the financiers as Mr.. Roosevelt. If
he does not go as far as the Republi.
cans would in retiring silver dollars,
III establishing branch banks, and in
the substitution of an asset currency,
il will be because he is restrained by
the Democrats in the house and sen.
ate. Nothing greater can be expected
from him on the money question. On
the trust question the Democratic
platform isetery much better than the
Republican platform, but the nomina.
ton of Judge Parker virtually multi
fies the antitrust plank. Unless in
, his letter of acceptance he commits
himself to antitrust legislation we
need not expect him to pursue a diff
ferent course from that pursued by
President Roosevelt.
so far as the labor questions are
concerned We must await Judge Park
er's letter before we shall know
whether The laboring man has any.
thing 10 expect fIom his election. The
labor plank prepared by Judge Park.
er's friends on the subcommittee,
was 4 straddling, meaningless plank.
In the Iull committee planks were
adopted in favor of arbitration and
the eight hour day and against gov.
eminent by injunction; also a plank
ON the Colorado situation. If Judge
Parker is silent or ambiguous on
these subjects il will mean that the
men back of them will not permit
him to take the labor side on these
disputed questions.
"On the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for. But the
Parker men on the committee were
nearly all in favor of a very conserv-
alive plank and ii remains to be seen
whether Judge Parker will carry out
the definite plank which was substi'
tuted by the full committee.
Judge Parker stands for enough
things that are good to justify me in
giving him my vote. but, as | have
tried to point out for several months,
the triumph of the Wall street ele'
ment of the party denies to the coun'
try any hope Of relief on economic
questions. have nothing to take
back, | have nothing to withdraw OF
things that | have said against the
methods pursued to advance his can
didacy. II was a plain and deliber rate
attempt to deceive the party. The
New York platform was vague and
meaningless, and p~urposely SO. because
the advocates of Judge Parker were