The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-08
ROOSEVELT
AND FAIRBANKS.
tFrom the New York Sun, Aug. n.
feO4l

The campaign u now on. Both part
les and both candidates have spoken.
on the one eide. a con sentative
party with a radically inclined and
trstwhile too strenuous candidate for
President: and behind him, for th
Vice-Presldeney, a man OF undoubted
capacity, sound opinions and menta'
and physical promise OF endurance.
On the other side. a radical party.
with an infinite capacity for mischief
and u stupendous record Of mischief
actually accomplished, presenting for
President n conservatiyely inclined
candidate Of irreproachsbie character
and attractive personal accomplish
ments; and for vice-Presldent one
whose extreme age is the sole but SUI.
ncient reason for apprehension in case
Of his succession to the Presidency.
Such is the choice before the indie
pendent voter, and Il IS the indepen,
dent voter who viii decide this elee
ton.
He cannot take Judge Parker en- the
Republican platform and record He
cannot reject Mr. Roosevelt without
reckoning to the distant Huns: with
out helping to open the gates OF power
20 political forces OF unmeasured de
structive potentiality. II seems better
10 maintain unbroken the wall Of de
tense which the first election OF M,
Kinley established
Two things might have haprsne4 To
make the choice Of 1905 a choice be
tween parties standing on their re
s7ective records. Neither Of the two
things has happened. The first OPP
P~urtunity was deliberately avoided by
the compromising trieksters at ST
louis. The second was deliberately
thrown away at Rosemount YESTERDAY
Barring Judge Parker's gold telegram
of 1904. onsetting in some degree his
two free silver votes for Bryan in 1886
and 1900, and barring a polite anti
second term pledge which might have
been made. perhaps. more gracefully
n an inaugural address after election,
'othing has come from Judge Parkers
Frs or pen "a Indicate that he pos
sesses a single political idea marking
him as a statesman Of Independent IN
Of courage superior to the 81.
Louis brand. Of stature to command
1nd lead. With the two exceptions
noted. he IS an echo OF the convention.
and naught beside. lie Is yet the ut
known quantity that ne was through
out the preliminary period Of silence
prescribed by judicial dignity. Instead
Of rising above the platform. Judge
has crawled pretty Ignominl
,usly beneath II, In our reluctantly ex.
pressed opinion He himself has de-
creed that the choice OF the lndepen-
dents shall be one Of parties and rec
ords and principles. rather than Of
p,en.
To state the Suns position and IFS
reasons therefor requires no meta
physical subtlety OF explanation. The
main consideration Is as broad as the
nations interests. AS the ease IS now
made up, we prefer the lmpulsiye can.
'idate OF the party Of conservatism TO
he mildly conservative. tomnorizing.
opportunity representative Of the Hun
vote In the background We have
more faith in the distinct promises Of
he Chicago platform not ignoring the
many serious defects Of thar docu
nent than we have In the miserable
lcl-broth Of dlshwater and dynamite
'oneoetod Al ST. Louis a month ago by
, party afraid 10 Fcnounco rs criminal
and tasted yesterday b. a re-
,pectable candidate who declares with
that rs favor Is a~dmirablei
We shall therefore advocate the
lection of Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
nd advise the defeat Of Parker and
preserving our own absolute ~.
dependence of organic control and
freedom of Judgment as TO ovo'y sDe
ahc question occurring And may tho
ion. Theodore Rooseyolt's present
mood continue, aud II he Is elected
nay the Discourager OF Precipltnncy
always al his elbowi
IN the politics OF the Empire state
10 far as they concern state matters.
shall support the candidate. what
may be the partisan designation
II his ticket. who seems "a as the more
kelly 10 give the people Of New York
? e honest AMI competent admlnistra
son their pnblle affairs so eriovously
leed and 20 wipe out the shame and
wi of existing grocery conditions AZ
Nbanv.
WHAT DID HE MEANT