The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-21

Judge Parker IS a superb lawyer. an
eminent judge, says Goodwin's Weekly.
Conceding that to the full extent claimed
by his friends, ccnceding his ability as a
lawyer. his character as a man. his per-
feet responsibility as a citizen, and then
what We nave more than one just such
man in this city. SO has every city of
our broad country. That the honor of a
nomination for president Of the United
States was conferred upon him was be-
ity, nothing else. Had he been a citizen
of Vermont or Michigan or Tennessee. he
a few fnanciers In the great eastern
money centers made a determination thai
If possible President Roosevelt should be
defeated next November. They deter
mined that if possible, the corruptible
vote of enough northern states should be
purchased to defeat him, and they turned
to Judge Parker as to one against whom
nothing can be urged, and carried their
point so far as the nomination was C n
cerned. No expression of opinion has as
yet been vouchsafed by Judge Parker.
His managers merely told him to keep
still and he obeyed them. The utmost
that his friends can say of him Is that
he is an incorruptible judge. But that
could be said of a thousand others. The
only thing that can be urged against him
is what was urged against "Old Deg
Tray'-his company is not of the highest.
The country distrusts Hill and Belmont
brought out Judge Parker, but the con-
vention shouted for Parker because he
had behind him the shouts of New YORK
and Pennsylvania and before their eyes
swarm the vision of unlimited millions 10
be expended In the campaign. The frs,
question is, why do those interest gather
ers so much desire President Roosevelt's
defeat? Why are they willing to expend
so much money to compass, If possible
that defeat? Is 1t not because they can
not use him? Has he ever asked any
thing of them that was unfair? Has he
In any wway offended them except to de-
mand and insist upon honesty on their
part? II not, then what will be the imme-
date conclusion about the enc they IA
vor? Behind him is the vision OF Hill and
and interest gatherers. People can al
ready see In fancy who would be his
chief advisers were he to be elected. We
believe that the mere they study that
vision the more will they turn away
from 1t.
On the other hand. they will turn to
Theodore Roosevelt and the men behind
him.. First. there is the man. the schoi-
ar, the author, the university graduate,
the graduated hunter and cowboy; the
soldier. who when his country called,
pushed his way to the front against the
wishes of his superiors. who courted all
that there was of glory and of danger in
the war. and who. returning, the people
OF his native state honored with a gov
ernorship despite those same manipu-
lators who are fighting him now. Who
In every station has been true to both duty
and his oath, who stands where he has
stood since boyhood In the full eru:gence
OF the light. And what do his enemies
charge against him? Do they impeach
his integrity? Do they doubt his courage.
Do they question his all-embracing patri-
otism? He bent his energies and his off,
cial influence to put an end to a disas-
trous coal strike in Pennsylvania. For
that he is called a usurper. He refused