Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-19
No Personal Reflections
in Campaign Text
Book.
BY CANDIDATES WISH
Declines to Attack Roosevelt
as Republicans At
tackled Him.

New York City. Sept. 19.-ln giving
ont the first installment of advance
proofs of the party campaign text
book, George f. Parker. chief of the
literary department of the democratic
national committee. also made public
letter concerning the book which
had received August Is from Judge
Alton b. Parker. the democratic nom
inee for president. as follows:
Rosemount, Esopus. y. y, Aug. Il,
1904.-Mr dear MIR. Parker:-Thc
Times of this morning says that the
party text book is about prepared, and
that il will go to the printer in n few
days Therefore | hasten to beg you
TO see to it that there is no word in ii
that reflects upon the personal honor
and integrity of President Roosevelt
Took No Such Care.
An Evening Post editorial indicates
that but little care was taken in that
direction toward myself by the com.
piler of the republican text book but
let there be no rejoinder in kind or
otherwise.
feel confident that you need no re-
minder. still my anxiety impels me to
send this caution.
Very truly yours
ALTON 3. PARKER
II will be remembered that many
pages of the republican campaign
book were devoted to an attack upon
the personal character of the demo
cratic nominee; especially in regard
10 his motives in sending the gold
telegram" to the party convention AZ
St. Louis.
That the wishes of Judge Parker
that there be mo rejoinder in kind
or otherwise" have been scrupulously
observed will be apparent when the
whole of the democratic text book is
published. The volume, now soon to
| be issued. was prepared under the di-
rection of a committee consisting of
| Hon. Josiah Quincy. cX-mayor of BOs-
| ton; Hon. William c. Cowherd. chair.
man of the democratic congressional
committee. and George =. Parker.
chief of the literary department of the
national committee.
Constitution Preface.
| The book will have as a sort of pref
! ace a full copy of the constitution of
/ the United States, as emphasizing the
| democratic contention that the return
! to the constitution" is one of the
! principal issues in this campaign. The
greatest amount of space in the book
| is devoted to d discussion of the tar
| iff and the first installmcnt of ad-
vance sheets deals with one branch of
! that issue-"Thp Tariff and Trusts"
In the democratic presentation of
! this chapter the greatest stress is laid
upon comparisons between export and
! home prices of American manufac-
! tUred goods. Many tables are present.
ed to show that the trusts, which are
| alleged to be fOstcrcd by the protec-
| tive tariff system. sell their products
in foreign countries much lower than
to consumers in this country.
! Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
comes in for much attention his good
| faith in statements regarding the
amount Of American manufactures
! that are sold cheaper abroad being
| vigorously attacked. The reports of
| the industrial commission which in
! ves'igatcd foreign prices, and the
! Chamberlain tariff commission OF
! Great Britain. also are quoted Iiber-
I ally in support of the democratic con
! tention that American Consumers are
| the sufferers under the protective sys-
/ TEN.
Other Topics Touched.
/ Other points touched upon by the
! advance copies Of the text book 50 far
/ issued are the republican record on
/ reciprocity. and exposition Of the man
! ncr in which the tariff increases the
! cost Of living and at the same time
| reduces the wages Of the emplOye; the
/ Panama affair. civil service abuses.
/ financial Legislation by executive de-
I cree, national irrigation d democratic
! policy, the postal frauds, the Philip
pines and the policy Of colonial ex-