The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-04


Cleveland diSserted from the oninion
of the court. AID as Judge Holmes
stood with than ii would ONLY REQUIRE
one mere juC|e TO change the decis-
ion, even Il Judge Brewers separate
opinion does not already indicate the
possibility or IN adverse decision in
another case
II Judge Parker were nominated by
the influence OF the corporations and
elected with the al OF their contribu-
TONS, IS tEC~e Any GGcbt that his ap-
polnteeS would lie corporation men?
Can the Democratic party afford to
lend inteif TO movement to 50 make
up the supreme court as TO nullify the
EFFORTS OF the peoule at reform? To
secure remedial legislation the poo
pie must have hot only the house, the
senate, the president, but the supreme
court also, ard IS the members of the
supreme court hold Office for life, that
department OF the government is
hardest to change. AS president
Judge Parker might appoint one, two,
or even three supreme Justices, and
his appointments might bar the way
to relief 1Cr ten or fifteen years. Can
the party afford to ta,-e such a chance?
Judge Parker has been before the
country as candidate for year, and
in all that time he has never expressed
himself upon a single public question
or indicated his views OF a single
issue Can we afford to nominate a
question mark? Ii so, we need not be
surprised if the voters indulge in ex-
CARNATIONS.
"DemOcracy's contest with plctOcra-
cy Is not a sham battle or a make be-
lieve fight. 1t is a terribly earnest
struggle, and the decision in the mer-
ger case has pointed out with great
distinctness the possible result of a
mistake in the selection of a candi-
date. There are hundreds of Demo
Gratis whose sympathles are with the
masses of the people and whose opin-
lions are known-when who have had
more experience in political life than
Judge Parker, and who would poll
more votes on election day. Some of
these men have been mentioned; 9TH
ers have not. Surely among those who
have been proposed or might be pro-
posed it is possible to fine someone
who will give voice to the Democratic
conscience, and lead charge against
the cohorts Of organized and preda-
tory wealth.. ::
eff mir. Parker were man with a
record, if his convictions were known
and his position on public issues clear
ly defined, Mr.. Hills championship Of
his cause might not be sufficient to en-
Il l., .1ol~
his opinions unknown and his aspra-
lions in the hands of Mr.. HILL it is not
unfair to regard Mr.. Hill as the keep
er of his conscience. and who is SO
poorly qualified to keep anyone's con-
science? The fact that Mr.. Parker is
an enigma ought to remove him from
consideration, and the situation is
made still worse by the blight Of Mr.
Hills support. When to tits is added
the overshadowing danger which the
merger decision has pointed out is it
not time that the honest, earnest, loyal
Democrats awake from their lethargy,
lay aside the thought of compromise,
and begin an aggressive campaign to
save the Democratic party from the
menace of corporate control?
"If Mr.. Parker is nominated, it must
not be as harmony candidate-it
must be with the knowledge that he
represents the same element, the same
influence and tho same methods which
during Mr.. CieveIand's second admin
istration led the Democratic party
through the valley of the shadow of
death.'"
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