New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10
JUDGE PARKER'S ATTITUDE.

Judge Alton b. ParkerS refusal 10 stand for
the Presidency on platform which ignores the
money question and leaves in binding force
as Democratic doctrine the free silver coinage
planks of 1896 and 1900 does signal credit 10
the firmness and courage of his public charac-
ter Judge Parker is widely respected in this
State for the conspicuous ability he has shown
In politics and on the bench, and for the purity
and integrity of his private life Every man
who knows him esteems him. The Republicans
OF New-fork have nothing but good words 10
say about him in his private capacity and in his
judicial activities. His message. therefore, to
the convention, which, miSled bv the unfounded
assurances of his representatives at St Louis.
offered him a nomination on terms offensive to
his selfrespect will surprise no one familiar
with Judge Parkers honorable achievements
and honorable record. Perceiving that the del
egates who nominated him had been hood
winked by the men Intrusted with his canvass
he frankly telegTaphed his most trusted lieu
tenant on the spot, the Hon. William F. Shee-
nan, this creditabe ultimatum, and directed
that 1t should be laid bcfoie the convention:
l regard the golc standard firmly and
irrevocab bly, established, and shall act accord
lngIy If the action of the convention to-day shall
be ratified by the people AS the platform is
silent on the subject, my view should be made
known to the convention, and. If it is proved
10 De unsatisfactory to the majority | request
you to decline the nomination for me at once
SO that another may be nominated before adj
journment.
Judge Parker's action clears him absolutely
of any completely in the cowardIy surrender
Of his reputed managers In the committee on
resolutions and IN the convention. 1t demon
strates, however, the utter duplcity Of David
b. Hill and the other pretended spokesman for
Parker who assured the Southern and Western
delegates that he would stand on any platform
The Hon. Martin w. Littleton chosen to present
Judge Parker as New-York's candidate declared
on Friday night that the Chief Judge would
have as candidate no other views or policies
than those laid down by the wisdom Of the con-
Icntion."
Ex-senator Hill acted on precisely the same
assumption when he struck his coIors to Mr.
Bryan and allowed the feeble Williams money
plank to be stricken out of the national plat
form The public can draw only one conclu-
sion from contrasting Judge Parker'e tele-
gram of yesterday with Mr.. Hills action and
Mr.. 1ittletons utterances the day before. These
eminent statesmen stand convicted of fla
grant doubledealing and MISREPRESENTATION
Not content with 'buncOing" the Western and
Southern Democracy into supporting Parker as
views, they have tried to "bunco" the Chief
Judge himself into accepting situation reDue
nant 10 his honor and destructive of his repu-
tation as public man. Judge Parker has
done well TO clear his skirts Of the gold brick
practices which made his nomination possibIe
The American people will be slow however
TO trust convention or a party whose leaders
are not only ready ut all times to .'hunco" the
country, but are given 10 exchanging gold
bricks" so freely and shamelessly among them
selves