The river press., 1904-10-12
AN ARTFUL DODGE &
JUDGE PARkER's DExTERlTY IN
THE ART OF EVASION.
A Few Reflections Upon the Demos
cratic Candidate's Letter of Accep.
tancs- Document that Does Not
Convince the Reader.

Few people outside of those politicallH8
interested will be found who claim to
nave waded through all Of Alton b.
Parker's letter of acceptance Those
who have performed the feat must ad-
init fatigue. Although the tone Of thu
letter is more clear and emphatic than
that of the nerveless and insipid speech
of acceptance, it is without that supreme
quality which fixes attention. As one
reads the mind wanders. The perform
ance, i'll short, is not convincing.
In some passages there is marked evil
dcnce of the foxy cleverness of David
Bennett Hill. Here is the voice Of
Jacob indeed, but the hand is the hand
OF Esau. But, even with the injection
of Hill there is little in the document
to ward off the gentle influences OF
Sunderland.
In, his remarks upon "Imperialism,"
intended to be impressive, the judicial
candidate succeeds only in being solemn
and dull. and his long words and long
sentences lead nowhere. for Ire gives no
instances Of the violation Of the liber-
ties and constitutional rights he is 50
anxious to uphold. He merely winds
round and round the subject he has
introduced with flourish, as >"Consti-
t,ltional VS.. Imperialism and ends
abruptly with a general and scattering
fire upon an imaginary Determined. am
bilious and able executive" who might,
/ could, would or should do something
real deviish' some day, il the Rcpub-
licans are retained i'll power.
Will Not Follow Democrats.
And the statesman of Esopus forgets
Il good many things, or, possibly lie
doesn't forget. Perhaps he never knew
! much about the history of the people Of
the United States.
SHALL, WE FOLLOW THE
FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FATHERS
ALONG THE PATHS OF PEACE,
PROSPERITY, AND CONTENT
MENY' he asks.
NOT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
| comes a many-voiced reply.
| When has the Democratic party ever
led among the pleasant fields of peace,
| along the streams of prosperity where
| fed the fat tlocks Of contentment?
| PEACE!
| What party plunged this nation into
such war of Rebellion as the world
has never seen, and kept it there, at
untold expense of blood and tears and
treasure for four long years?
| PROSPERITY!
What party undermined the wealth
and productive force, the credit and the
industrial life of the United States to
the appalling conditions of 1893, con-
ditions which so worked upon the minds
OF men rs to render them easy victims
to the schemes and visions of the silver
craze of 1896.
| CONFINEMENT!
What party has fostercd within it's
bosom all the tireless agitators, the dis
! turbers, cranks and misantlropic pessi-
| miSts, who have had Il full hand in
full country!
Save us from the Democratic version
of peace, prosperity and contcntment!
| Further Evnsions.
| In his utterances upon the ''Imperalr
bogy Mr.. Parker is gushing. When it
gets to the tariff lie settles down into
the jog-trot of party dullness and fog.
In his discussion of pension order, No.
IS, he begins lodging questions with
neat dexterity, and he keeps this up,
with varying success throughout the let
ter, executing Il grand summersault when
whizzing by the trusts.
|
can ideas on the Panama Canal, the
irrigation Of arid lands, foreign relations
and American citizenship need no COM
ment. They constitute what is an old
story to Republicans, but may come
as a revelation to Democrats.
| Following President Roosevelt's ex-
ample. Mr.. Parker winds up his letter
with eight or ten questions. but in select
ing the questions Mr.. Parker departed
from the excellent model ut first chosen
and asks only questions which answer
| themselves.
| 1t is comforting to be assured that
the Democratic candidate aud his asso-
ciates await the peoples verdict with
calmness and confidence"
SO do the people themselves. especial
ly the Republicans among them. There
is really nothing to get flurred about;
nothing to scare the most timid Demo-
crat in the bunch of scary brethren.
ToRgart and Illinois.
| AS between the Democratic National