Arizona republican., 1904-07-13
Why Bryan Will Vote the
 Democratic Ticket
JUDGE PARKER IS NOT ONE
When the Election Is Over the Lin- coin Sage Will Resume His War Upon the Plutocratic Element Within His Own Party.

and Davis for the following reasons:
 "First-Because the Democratic tick ct stands for opposition to imperial ism, while the republican ticket stands for an imperialistic policy. On this question, which was the paramount is sue in 1900. and which must remain an
 issue so long as an attempt is made to hold colonies under the American flag, or this issue the convention was unan- imous, the platform emphatic, and I have no doubt that the candidate will carry out the platform.
 "Second-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting the race issue into American poitics and this issue, if it becomes national, will make it impossible to consider economiS questions that demand solu- tion. The election O. the democratic ticket will put a quietus upon this at tempt and permit the race question to work itself out without the bitterness which Mir. Roosevelts conduct has en- gendered.
 "Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for the spirit Of war. His friends present h'm as a man of blood and iron. He believes in stenuousness and inculcates a love of warlike things The democratic tick ct stands for peace, for reason and for arbitration rather than force, con- quest and buster.
 "Fourth-The democratic platform declares in favor Of reduction of the standing army, and as tliis plank was unanimously adopted there is reason to believe that democratic -success. on this subject, would bring some advan- tage to the people.
 For these four reasons I feel ..usti- fled in supporting the ticket. but I shall not inisrepresent the situation or ap- peal for votes for the ticket on false grounds. A democratic victory will mean very little, if any, progress on economic questions, SO long ss the party is under the control of-the Wall street element. On the money questiCn Mir. Parker is as thoroughly committed ! to the side of the financiers as MT. Roosevelt. If he does not go as far as the republicans would in retiring sl- yer dollars, in establishing branch banks, in enlarging the powers of na- 1 tioral banks, and in the substitution of an asset currency for the present cur TtDtN. IL WILL De because ne IS TeSITdll- ed by the democrats in the house and ! senate. Nothing good can be expected of him on the money question.
 "On the trust question the democratic platform is very much better than the republican platform, but the nomination of Judge Parker practically nullities the antitrust plank. Unless in his letter | of acceptance he commits himself to
 attempt antitrust legislation we need
 not expect him to pursue a different course from that pursued by President | Roosevelt.
 So far as the labor question is con- cerned, we must await Judge Parker's s letter before we shall know w.e.her | the laboring man has anything to ex- pect from his election. The labor plank as prepared by Judge Parkers | friends on the subcommittee, was | straddling and meaningless plank In
 the full committee blanks were adopted
 in favor of arbitration and an eight
 hour day. and against government in | iunctionffi also the plank on the Colo
 rado question. If Judge Parker is si- | lent CT evasive on these questions. if
 will mean that the financial influence
 back Of him will not permit him to
 take the labor side on these disputed
 questions.
 "On the tariff question some little
 progress may be hoped for. but the
 Parker men on the committee were nearly all in favor of a very conserva-
 tive tariff plank. and it remains to be
 seen whether Parker will carry cut
 the positive and definite plank which
 was submitted by the full committee.
 ''This is the situation: Judge Park CT stands for enough things that are
 good to justify me in giving him my | vote, but as I have tried to point out
 for several months, the triumph of
 the Wall street element of the party
 denies to the country any hope of re- | lief on economic questions. I have
 nothing to take back, I have n1thing
 to withdraw of the things that
 have said aainst the methods pursued
 to advance his candidacy. It was a
 plain and deliberate attempt to deceive
 the party. The New York platform was
 vague and meaningless and purposely 1 SO. because the advocates of Judge
 Parker were trying to secure votes from among the people who would have
 opposed his views had they known | them. If he had sent to the Albany
 convention the telegram that he sent ] to the St. Louis convention. he would
 have had very few instructed delegates 1 from the south, and no possible chance | for the nomination. But he and his managers purposely concealed h's TO-
 sition until the delegates had been cor rolled and the nomination assured. | Then his friends attempted to secure a | gold plank which was overwhelmingly defeated in the committee. After the | party lad rejoiced over the harmony secured by the omission of the ques- tion, and after he had secured the nom ination, he injected his views upon the
 subject at time when he could not | be taken from the ticket without great