New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
PARKER AND PEANUTS
What the People VIII Get If They
Elect Democratic Ticket.

6SSNk DCHLO(' AttC l. CIhCts
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Our Democratic friends have told one truth
In t!!s campaign They didn't to. Ii
entirely an accident but. nevertheless. true They
say that times getting bad before Mr. Cleve-
Nand came into ONCE the second time. and that
they began 10 improve before he out. which
ts\an so. They began to get from the mo-
mept that It was known that Mr. Cleveland and a
Democratic House had been elected. and con-
tnued to become worse. until there very little
choice between this country and the private pre-
serves Of His Satanic Majesty. nor was there any
change for the better until II was known that Mr.
Mckinley safely elected
The administration OF Mr Cleveland was the
most thoroughly discredited OF any IN the history
OF the country possibly that o: another Dem
ocrat: and to this day all one needs do Is 10
mention his name TO a Western democrat TO cause
him TO break forth into the vigorous and
picturesque profanity And yet to-day that ad-
ministraton is held up TO as a model. and we
are told that We must get back 70 the principles
and policies then IN force viii certainly so to
destruction The four years Of Mr Cleveland's
administ alton cost the farmers and Workingmen of
this country than all he cost OF the war with
Spain and everything that has been spent in the
Philippines thrown in.
Ne told tbs is a good time for change
In administrations. and that il placed in office the
Democrats could do no harm. because Of hold
over Senate. Yes the conditions just right for
the Democrats II by chance Mr. Parker should be
elected, and trouble should come-as IL is sure to
the blame for the whole thing could be thrown on
the Senate. Privilege without responsibility Is
favorits thing with the Democrats.
Ne hear good deal ABOUT Jefferson and Lincoln
and Jackson these days Imagine. II you such
a thing as Jefferson Lincoln twice voting for
what they knew would be ruInous for the country,
and then asking the people to vote them into office
because. II elected. they could do no harm. Or
imagine jackson Grant talking about pulling
down The flag in the Philippines What utter non-
senseI
That makes me think OF a magazine article by
Mr.. Cleveland. which / read a short time ago. in
which he tries TO show that young man should
vote the Democratic ticket By inference he COM
pares Mr. Parker with Mr Buchanan. and Presi-
dent Roosevelt with General F temont- Well have
no desire TO speak IL of any but IL Mr.. bu'h-
anan was traitor. then he was the biggest
coward thai ever held the Presidency. He allowed
thousands. yes millions. OF dollars worth Of the
governments property fall into the hands OF the
country's enemies. and ra!sedsa hand TO pro-
tect the government he had sworn 10 defend
Think what a jackson. Fremont or Roosevelt
would ha done In his place.
And that makes think about the old solclers,
We told that President Roosevelt tried TO buy
the soldier vote. Well after the insults that have
been heaped upon the old soldiers by the Demo-
cratic leaders. Il passes my understanding now one
OF them can vote the Democratic ticket. unless 1t
be on the prncipe of kissing the hand that srn.tes
them We are told by Mr. Parker that. IL elected.
he will use his influence to have a service pension
bill PASSED. That looks well on paper. odt MI
Parker is tricky. He knows. and so does every BODY
.Ise that IL he IS elected Democratic House will
be also. And he knows. too, that there is not an
old soldier alive that will ever 1--we 20 see sci wee
night here want TO say that If ,here any man
IN his country who IS SO men as to beg u-se tne
man does deserve home in free country.
and If he has a heart it would take a microscope
The personal attack that Is made on the Presi-
sg IS Il To to tow say rG thai Roosevelt viii be
respected and loved by tue Amer "a peoPl;e long
years after the names OF Hil! Sheenan. Mu[pn!
and MccarTn Beont ian and TggaTv we sal al. hy9 toS
faen fRat ,beS lo IhG @ earrS BUT Il So fHe
armers and workmen of hat stete T1usL re I61nt 1
ocratic administration was noted principally ior
IL @ soup TE kShfs ~ has sna s1 of hing all heS need do is
10 Try Parker and peanuts. and they Will get II
/ am firmly convinced that the success Of the
Democrats would cost the farmers and Workingne;. @
four years. In your own Slate the cry Of fraud is
publican candidate because ne is Mr. OdeIs man.
Whose is the Democratic candidate: lie IS
% & ts 9Th sna h. has been Himself an active leader
in one nearly as bad. even while acting judge
Of one OF the State courts. All the people nave
man nli and gTaft which in New-York and Albany
have been Eedueed TO an exact scenSe & WI ] 6e & eM
be scientifically and system aticay robbed from one
in the city to-day by system thai has made New
The people nave to choose in New-York between
p Gereni business man and a pack OF organized
thieves The Democ, ais hope TO ride into power by
nc votes Of the solid South and NeW-iork CITY.
tWo ioca Ities that haven't seen honest election
IN the last fifty years II the people of the North
and West allow this they are unworthy or decent
government -.- -,
saw IN q newspaper article that Senator Bacon
NJ Georgia was bewatng the fact that the North
was solid agans' the South II need only De sad
-, IS long as the South allows herself 20 be rep
~esented by such border ruft1ans as Iilna3 .!
south Carolina. such scurrtlous ours as Nardaman
Of Mississtppi. such anarchists as Jonn Temple
Graves of G. o-g1a (for man who advocates the
CrSariZstio- Of such societies the Ku klUH is
mich an anarchist any man who ever threw a
honlhl SO long the thinking people OF the North
Wa "ee = LEROY MONROE.
Council BLUFFS. Iowa. Oct. Q! 1904