Arizona republican., 1904-04-24

ing this platform IS the text I am sanguine enough to believe that I can prove to every unbiased mind that Judgo Parker is not a fit man to be nominated either by the democratic party or by any other party that stands for honesty or fair dealing in politics. I cannot hope to convince those who favC- deception and fraud in politics, but I am satisfied that we now have evidence sufficient to con- Vict Judge Parker, of his absolute un- fitness for the nomination. If he cid not know of the platform in advance, if he did not himself dictate it or agree to it. he has allowed it to go out as his utterance, for the convention was dominated by his friends and it adopted a resolution presenting him as candidate of the party of his state
 What are the issues before the country? The trust question is cer- tainly an issue. and yet there is noth- ing in that platform that gives any en- couragemcnt to the opponents of the trusts.'
 Imperialism is an issue. Cur gov government is now administering a colonial policy according to the politi- cal principles employed by George IT.. a century and quarter ago, and yet there is not in this platform a single word relating to tie question of imper- ialism.
 "The labor question is an issue. La boring men have been before the com mittees of congress, endeavoring to se- cure three important measures, the ar- bitration of the differences between corporations engaged in interstate commerce and their employees, an eight hour day, and the abolition of government by injunction. Both the Chicago and Kansas City platforms contained blanks oI this subject, but the New York platform lodges this as it does all other vital questions.
 "On the tariff question no issue is joined. Hill and Judge Parker seem to be as much afraid of the tariff ques- tion as of other issues. The money question is ignored entirely No ref erence was made to it or bi-metallism at any period. not even to information al bi-metsllism to which Hill seemed to be so much attached in the Chicago convention.
 ''The platform ignores the income tax; it fails to endorse the election of senators by a direct vote, and also omits the plank of the Kansas City platform denouncing corporate donI- iDation in politics.
 ''The New York platform is a dis honest platform, fit only for a dishon- est party. No one but an artful dodg- CT would stand upon it. The suomis- sion of such a platform to the voters Of the state is an insult to their in- telligence, for 1t is intended to deceive them and is so clumsy an attempt that 1t is a reflection upon the brains of those to whom it is submitted.
 This platform proves that it's oppo- sltion to the Kansas City platform is not only opposition to silver, but op- position to every needed reform and opposition to all that the masses desire.
 II had expected that the platform prepared by Hill for Judge Parker would be evasive and lacking in frank ness. but I did not conceive that any body of men calling themselves demo- crats would present such a platform as recommendation of their candi- date.
 If we are to take the New York platform as an indication of what the next democratic platform is to be in case the reorganizers control the con vention, then who will be able to deny the secret purpose of the re-organizers to turn the party over to predatory wealths. With such a platform and a candidate who would be willing to run upon 1t, the party could secure as large a campaign fund as the republican party has ever secured. but in secur- ing it it would, like the republican par ty secretly pledge the administration to a construction of the platform sat isfactory to corporations and combi- nations"