The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
NOT REORGANIZED.

A FTER all the political hullabaoo of the last four
IN years the Democratic party is not reorganized.
L 1t in the hands of the who led into
the wilderness in 1896. A bunch of milonaires-Ben
Cable of the Rock Island Railroad family, August Bel
of the trusts, and Henry G. Davis, coal magnate
have succeeded in nominating coloress and
gentleman of fine character, for the Presidency but
the lost party has changed abjured single
heresy that it wore through the two campaigns.
Parker is the candidate but Bryan is powerful
than he When he dared the committee resolutions
to put gold standard plank in the platform, it did
dare When the New York World nagged Judge Par
ker into of the situation, and he wired that he
supporter of the gold standard and would
fthe convention did not wish him. the leaders had hot
conference. And who they? John Daniel of Vir-
gnia Tillman of South Carolina, Vardaman and Will
lams of Mississippi Carmack of Tennessee, and Champ
Clark of Missouri They decided what should be done
III the matter
While the committee on resolutions was discussing the
platform, David B. Hill was asked if Judge Parker
favored the gold standard and he answered. mo
knows; has heard him express an opinion
that subject" Hill the manager of Parkers fight;
he is Parkers most intimate friend and gave him his
first appointment Office and yet he declared that he
did know his friends position the gold standard
and that no one knew. When the New York World had
compelled Judge Parker send the declaratory tele
gram, and the group of leaders, all from the South ap
peared before the convention Mr.. John Sharp Williams
selected a mouthpiece to introduce the
subject and said There not in this vast assem-
blage single who did not already know that
Judge Parker a gold standard man." Yet David
B. Hill was there, and the Interrogation that
like fugue through the convention related to Judge
Parker's position on the standard and knew
For months before the convention the demand
from the party everywhere that his position be made
known but was unanswered. Then when the commit
tee on platform and the Southern leaders had invented
the convenient fiction that the monetary standard
not in issue therefore need be referred Judge
Parker proved in issue by his declaratory and
defiant telegram. His approval of the Republican
policy of gold standard put his party in humiliat
ing if not contemplate position. Did he keep silence
on that question so long by advice of David B. Hill?
Was it not known if he declared for gold before
the nomination his selection would be impossible? Was
not the platform omission a trick to quiet the silver
men, get control of the convention, nominate Parker
and then spring the trap when it too late to go
back? 1t has every mark of trick-an expert, fony
and scientific trick such Mr. Hill is in the habit of
playing To make it possible he told the platform
mittee that no knew Judge Parkers views on the
standard and that they had been uttered. This
permitted the play which intended to bring out the
supersensve honor of the Sphinx of Esopus. and the
Southern Jury that sat upon the situation all walked
over on that single thread stretched by the Wizard Of
Woferts Roost.
The convention was silver conventions every South
ern leader that slobbered Judge Parkers super
sensitive honor is silver man. The party was not re-
organized 1t was obbed i mastery way by Hill,
Cable Belmont and Davis. 1t is radical body with
conservative head. The convention bit its thumbs and
obeyed orders but nnetenths of the delegates went
away cursing the it nominated. The ticket is a
composite 1t has judicial head and trust tail, for
ex-senator Davis has increased his fortune by syndi-
eating coal mines and iron mines and the of his
millions run to interwine with the interests of every
combination in the country. That is why he is nomi-
mated.
According to the platform the head of the ticket is
expected to bite the tail. and have introduced into
politics that amusing spectacle often furnished by
puppy when he discovers his tail and chasing it.
The head of ticket expected to be conservative and
respectable, while the tail. ordered by Belmont and
Cable will see that the trusts which want Roosevelts
head put up the wherewithal to make campaign
But above the jingle of the coin is the conviction of
every that Judge Parker character has suf
fered an injury by his post-nomnaton declaration Had
he made sign six weeks ago he would not have been
considered in the convention. After his nomination his
declaration equivalent to demand that the party
take him or commit suicide, it would have done by
dropping him. as he deserved. and trying to find
man.
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