New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
A DEADLY PARALLEL.
Parker and BUCHANAN
1fr. CIeUeIands Comparison PEsGsea
Republican Managers. }
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washington. Oct 11-From a most unsxpectzee
quarter has come another body blow to the pros
poets OF Alton B. Parksr. Ex-President Cisve<
lands effort TO show why young men should voes
the Democratic ticket, which appeared IN 'Tns
Saturday Evening POST promises 70 prove a.
boomerang Mr.. Cleveland's chief argument Ia
that young men should cast their first vote for
the Democratic ticket because he first voted fe
in 1856 when he cast his ballot for the mature
undramatic. experienced Buchanan"
It remained for the champion Of Judge Parker
to draw the parallel between the sphinx of
Esopus and the pennsylvania Sphinx" and now
the Parkerites are compelled TO admit that ths
ardent friendship Of the ex-President promises TO
prove even more detrimental 70 ParkerS candi-
dacy than the thinly veiled anirnosity of Will
lam Jennings Bryan.
It remained for the only living ex-President to
call attention TO the striking similarity between
the weak. vacilIating. timid and "dignihed' Bu-
chanan and the Esopus candidate, and 80 de-
lighted are the Republican campaign managers
that they purpose TO send broadcast throughout
the country the chief argument OF ex-President
Cleveland. that It may demonstrate 10 men, both
Young and old. the particular reasons why they
should not vote for man likely 20 prove as
irresoIute and incapable In the face Of crisis as
did Buchanan.
"The mature undramatic. experienced" Judge
Parker has already demonstrated to the nation
his reluctance to express his views. his cloUdi-
ness Of thought public questions and his re-
lance on dignity to save him from the neces-
sty OF exhibiting his lack OF familiarity with
public affairs say the Republican leaders Mr.
Cleveland has now pointed out Judge Parker's
prototype in American history.
Old men remember all too we'll the admins
tration which the mature and undraTnatic'
Buchanan gave the country. and those young
men who are not familiar with it viii be en-
Iightened by the Republican National Commit
tee Judge Parker's frequent references to
the Constitution have a familiar sound TO those
who remember the Buchanan administration.
in which similar references were found mosS
useful to conceal the weakness OF their user.
Judge Parker's abstention from frank utter
auces and unequivoca1 opinions also has IA
miIar sound to the older generation and the
warning against voting for "dignihed sphinx"
which Mr. Cleveland has so opportunely sound
ed will be amply eIucfdated for the benefit OF the
young men whose memories fail to recall the sad
spectacle Of Buchanan'S administration.
Mr.. Cleveland tells the young men OF to-day
how he in his early youth pOndeTed we'll thu
question which party to espOuse; how he COM
pared the candidates and ultimately decided for
Buchanan. a decision he has never regretted
Such a conclusion resulting from the delibeTa-
tion Of the ex-President. the Republican mama
gers say. NAV occasion no surprise, but the
young man who takes Mr.. Cleveland's advice
and thinks for himself is hardly likely 10 re-
peat the error OF his adviser. to find a single
quality in the EsOpus candidate which viii ap-
peal to his convictions or attract his admira-
tiOn. but rather, say those who have cOnSidereot
the subject. the young man OF to-day viii
quickly perceive that TO avoid a repetition OF
the weak Buchanan administration he must not
choose the silent. ''digniied." evasive and uu-
certain candidate presented by the Democracy