The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
MUDDLING A MUDDLE.


and past finding out In New York the favorte for
L the gubernatorial nomination is Mr.. Dan Lamont
president of the Northern Pacific and one OF the
tive parties the railroad which the Federal
Supreme Court knocked out in the suit brought at the
instance OF President Roosevelt In Minnesota the
parys strongest candidate for the Governorshp is Mr.
J. HILL president OF the Great Northern and the author
of the same railroad merger, which he and Mr. j. p
Morgan effected
The Republican Governor Of Minnesota, Mr. Van Zant
organized the States that stricken in their
interests by the resist it by the application OF
State laws Mr.. Hill has untold millions at his com
mand, as has Mr.. Lamont, and they would both spend
literally popular Endorsement OF the railroad
trust, and rebuke at the time, President Roose
Welt and Governor Van Zant All of these plans laid
and hopes entertained by party that has been making
antitrust agitation prominent factor in politics
Whether Lamont and Hill are nominated not the
movement for them indicative of their friendship
and support of Judge Parker 1t remains to be seen
whether the people will ndorse the trust idea by falling
in behind its exponents No matter in recent years pro-
duced such wide spread feeling the combination IN one
trust, management and policy of three COM
petng roads the Burlington, Northern Pacific and Great
Northern. The prompt action of the President in
forcing the law saved the transportation interests of
population and enormous productive Will
the people rebuke him for il? That remains to be
The muddng OF the muddle further assisted by MIR.
Eliot Danforth, who appears with statement Affirming
that President Roosevelt is very dangerous a
usurper who may ruin the country any morning before
breakfast In article Mr. Danforth lauds the
honor and the safety of Judge Parker, and files bill
Of particulars In this he says that when Parker was
nominated for Chief Judge in 1897 the Gold Democrats
of New York started movement to formally indorse
him Thereupon Mr.. Parker announced his friends
that his honor would not permit him to accept such
Endorsement without making his position on the money
question known and that he would prepare letter dis
he of Mr.
views, and voted for him 1906! If the Gold Demo
Gratis, informed OF this, chose then to ndorse him, his
honor would permit him to accept it!
Mr. Danforth puts this evidence of the sensitive
of the Judges honor But what happened that
quality OF the Judge since 1897? Following the dictates
OF honor he them in 1897, he should have sent
his gold standard telegram to the St. Louis con-
vention before his nomination and after. Is
there kind OF honor at stake in nomination for
Chief Judge and another nomination for the Presi
dency? Mr. Danforth has succeeded in proving that in
1890 Judge Parker was for free silver against sound
money and the gold standard. That he held the same
position in 1000 there doubt. Just when did the
scales fall from his eyes, and at what spot the road
from Esopus Wolferts Roost, causing him the
faith about money? Why did he retain all the JOY
OF his conversion in his breast until after he
nominated and the convention could not back out? This
money mudde is fit companion piece to the trust mud
die which takes into the sympathy and activities OF the
party the red-handed trust leaders OF the country
If there time in the history OF the coun-
try when the public interests require honesty and frank
in the men who seek the suffrage Of the people
that time is The moneyed combinations that have
excited the fear OF the people behind Judge Parker
Western of finance visiting New York taken into
the vaults of the great financial institutions and shown
the sheaves of bonds and securities that represent
dreds OF millions told that if President Roosevelt
elected those securities will be made worthless. No
OF persuasion coercion left unused foster the idea
that the President will bring financial ruin upon the
country. What does it all mean?
Obviously the President represents the popular wish
that all persons natural and artificial shall obey the law
and be subject it. while the great combines desire a
free hand to do they please. The country has been
taught by the vgor of the Presidents action that he will
enforce the law and make unsafe indulge in illegal
aggressons upon the rights of the people Before this
all other issues and all party and all party allie
glance fade away On the of the President sim
CERTIFY frankness and courage With his opponents there
daily action and sign that the Presidency to be cap
tured if possible by covertness and deceit If money
buy it it will be bought for Judge Parker. If the
public interests have the of selfprotecton the
pie will carry the day for Roosevelt