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The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02

and uuquallnsS support to the RspublL
can national ticket. The Pilot seems
to bo moved mainly BY Its approval and
admiration Of President Roosevelt's pub
lie acts In his twenty years Of public
Afs. 1t declares that mo man can point
to 4 single act Of his, public or private.
Influenced BY prejudice OF race or creed
or color except prejudice In favor Of the
poor, the oppressed or the despised."
The change In the party alignment Of
this influential Irish-American journal ls
significant. 1t is an instance and ev1-
dence of the change which has been 90
ing on for twenty years which has di-
',ided between two great political parties
the Irish Catholic vote. which formerly
was almost solidly Democratic. The
Democratic party was well served by tho
Know Nothing craze which swept the
country for a very brief period fifty years
ago. This drove the foreign born voters;
the great majority Of whom at that time
were Irish Catholics, into the Democratic
party because 1t was opposed to the
Know-NothinSs. When the organixa ton
and Ideas of the latter disappeared from
the face of the earth the Democratic
party retained the advantage which 1t
had gained, and the new immigrants nat
urally Joined the political organization
10 WHICH tnelI IEleu0b anu Nue oGAcI
members of their race belonged. A
great many Irishmen broke away from
their old moorings and voted for Blaine
In 1884, and have remained with the
Republican party ever since. These will
vote for Roosevelt this year, and the
Boston .,ot points ont why other Irish
Americans should do the SAME thing.
The Iris has race have Aourished and
grown strong in this country. They have
improved their condition in many ways.
They have gained wealth. They have
displayed a genius for politics and have
found here their opportunity to make the
most of it. A generation ago they were
making our railroads and doing the
rough and heavy work of the country
generally. Now immigrants from the
south and east Of Europe fill the role of
day laborers for the most part. while the
Irish are more likely to be found super
intending the job. They have prospered
and grown with the growth of the coun-
try, and as they perceive that this coun-
try has been for over forty years, ex-
cepting a very brief interval. under the
sway and dominated by the policies of
the Republican party, it is not surprising
that intelligent lrishmen are joining the
party under whose rule they have profit
ed 30 greatly.
There are many good reasons why
Irlshmen should vote the Republican ma
tional ticket. The Pilot. however. lays
most of its stress on one consideration.
which is that the candidate of the Repub-
lican party, Theodore Roosevelt. "is no
fair weather friend, no favorer of any
class or creed or race. but n just man
and a safe one to trust in storm or
calm"
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
THE SLIPPED, 1REFoIl-

'srhres stays snd chsvron shasssd
with trsfoll slipped" This II ths sees
Of arms Of Mr.. Parker. the Dsmossstls
candidate for President.
What's this We hear. what tldings d.ssfS
What rising hopes are nippsd.
Since Parker has a coat Of srms,
But has q trsfoil slipped!
When did It got How came It so7
What forbear lost his grip
Upon part Of coat Of arms,
And let the trefoil siip2
Why did he fail? What IL the tale
In ancient manuscript
What happened on that dreadful day.
The day the trefoil slipped.
Had Jefferson a coat of arms;
Was he no well equippedi
American!-nnd trcfoiis! Bah!
No wonder this one slipped!
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
FREE SILVER aAosr NOT LAID.
Democracy Made . Grave Mistahe ta
Its St. Louis HlatEorn.
Wanhiu~ton Puuf TndD


Wilmington Post Und)
for the St. Louis convention to leave out
of its national platform the contemplated
commitment of the party to the gold
standard. Had there been NO effort, 20
intention on the part of any of the dele
gates to put in 4 gold standard plank
il its omission had been advocated BY
sound money Democrats on the ground
that free silver Is 4 dead i1sue"-t
would still have been 4 urista ke, for ths
situation called for a plain declAxHtinn
of the change Of policy, and the eoosu>
vative sentiment of the country demand
ed 1t. But when the platform commit
tee, after u most protracted and excit-
ing discussion, consented to yield to M
Bryan in this most important ma tier, the
magnitude of the mistake was extended
to the ma ximum. 1t Is true that Judge
Parker's telegram placed him before the-
country In the only position that couItN
have rendered possible a Democratic vic
tory. 1t In true that the conventioa'a
action on that telegram made the nou13
nation really worth having. But it was
high time for the party, of its own mo-
tion, to turn over a new leaf and do
prive the Republicans Of any opportuniJ
ty to quote the Democratic free coinage
deliverance of 1896 and 1900 as the latest
O authentic expression of Democratic sen-
timent on this old, dead. but still eroubls-
some issue The convention missed .
great opportunity and disn ppointed mil
lions of Democrats when it refused to
lay the free silver ghost.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
THAT PARKER TELEGRAM.
An independent Editor's View, Bad
Attack of Hysteris.

An Independent Edftor's view, bao
Attack Of Hysteris.
Golfers Weekly is one Of the papers
which tries to maintain a conservative,
independent position. The fame OF Its
editor is world-wi and his serious judg-
ment is as sound as his sarcasm and
humor. The following concerning Mr..
Parker's telegram, which forms the lead
ing editorial in n recent issue of Golfers
under the head of "Hysteria," should be
read by every fair-minded voter:
"rhere Is coming to pass in regard to
the Parker telegram about what was to
be expected. 1t matters not whether
they nre for the Judges election or
against it, ordinary, clear headed Ameri-
cans must suffer a reaction after being
worked into excitement over allegations
that are absurd. They must come to see
the facts in the more or less clear light
of common sense. They observe the part
played by Mr.. August Belmont in the
present campaign. They read that Sen
ator McCarren receives salary of
$4,000 year from the Standard Oil
Company. Whether that be true or not,
1t is certain that the Senator is very
smooth man. They know something of
the history of the adroit Blue Eyed
Billy Sheehnn and a good deal more of
the history of David Bennett Hill. The
principles of Bourke Cochran are not
shrouded in mystery. These men form
the group nearest to Judge Parker; most
likely to know and influence his councils;
most likely. were he President, to COM
pose or suggest his cabinet.
"Now. men of this stamp secured the
nomination of Judge Parker at st. Louis,
acting as his spokesmen. Certain prom
T.
obtain that prize. When the nomina-
ton was secure, and could not be taken
away, without putting the Democratic
party in the position of seeming to re-
ject man because he favored gold, the
Judge sent his telegram. He was i'm
mediately hailed by that part of the
press which is primarily interested in
markets as hero who had been willing
to sacrifice the Presidency to his duty.
Such idiocy must have its rebound.
"Bryan's cross of gold metaphor, which
drove another class of people into frenzy,
had its reaction, although even it, fall
lncious as it was, had a much solder
foundation than the childish story that
to offer back n nomination when it could
not possibly be withdrawn without abb
surd disaster was the bravest deed ever
perpetrated in American politics. Inani-
ties of that kind never pay. The people
may become excited for n moment, but
then they settle down to contemplate
with digust the spectacle they have
made. Judge Parker played good poll
tics. or he did not. Those who tried to
turn him into hero did all they could
to turn him into an ass. Tho newspaper
which is trying to prove that 1t forced
him to send the telegram is not doing
him any more harm than the others
which are still hailing him as Casabian-
ca. If the Democrats wish to carry
New York. not to talk of any Western
State. they had better get busy and show
that Judge Parker is less of n plutocrat
and more of a Democrat than Theodore
Roosevelt"
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
BE GOOD TO THEM.
While WobblinE Indefinitely, Demo
crats Are Half Happy.

There is such a thing as thoughtful
ness and human kindness. and it be-
hooves the Republicans to rejoice with
the Democrats. inasmuch az the Demo
Gratis are, after manner. rejoicing
among themselves. after many years
Why should they not? They have at
least adjusted themselves together. after
a fashion and. in their own estimation
nre approaching the banks of the sweet
waters.
1t is true that throughout all this
blessed assimilation runs streak of
venom. There is Hill at the East and
there is Bryan in the West, there is
gold and expert foXiness on the one hand,
and silver and loud-voced, landscape
sweeping oratory on the other-and
where are we at!
Still, as human beings, caring for
other human beings. every broad-minded
Republican should be with the Demo
Gratis in their rejoicing over being half
way right. They have, at least, got
together upon the same road. They are
nil uncertain as they march; they wab-
BILE indefinitely. they do not know wheth-
cr they are going to Oshkosh or Perdi-
ton, but what of it, They are at least
marching together. and marching again.
1t is, perhaps. not going too far to
say that putty is the only word that de-
scribes their candidates though each can
didate be eminently respectable and a
good man. and unfortunate only in hav-
ing been brought under the searchlight.
All those things do not matter at all.
Il is the halfway happiness Of the Dem
ocrats in being halfway right in having
halfway adjusted platforms together
that thinking men should rejoice over.
After all. We nre nothing but fellow
beings with other beings. and we ought
to care for each other and rejoice in each
others happiness, and we should be glad
that. with vague. indefinite dab at q
platform which the Republicans have
been giving them for years. the Demo-
Gratis are happy. God bless them. God
bless us ALL" said little Tiny Tim.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
FRANkNess VS.. MYsreaY..
Difference In the Methods of Roosevelt
and Parker.


Theodore Roosevelt has not yet found
it necessary to send any kilograms to
political leaders explaining his position
on questions of public policy. He stands
on platform without any trapdoors-
He doesn't have TO give his personal
guaranty that his party will be pre-
vented from following along the path,
way of national dishonor. There has
never yet been time when the people
of the United States did not know ex-'
sctly where to find Theodore Roosevelt
OH any matter of public interest. He
has never concealed his views. He hs1.
never hid from the political census tskers
he has never lacked the courage OF his
convictions; and he has never, since bis
boyhood, hesitated to take his fellow
men into his confidence. The openness.
of Roosevelt's character and the se-
cretiveness of that of Parker, the direct
ness OF the methods of the one and tho
indirectness OF the other seem likely to.
be made important issues IN the cam
paign. This popularity of the honest in
dividuality of Theodore Roosevelt wss
best expressed by Senator Beveridgo
when he said, 'The American people,
frank themselves. demand frankpess in
their servants. No mystery was ever
elected President Of the United Statcx,-
or ever will be"
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Prominent Democrats Have De-
cIared They Will Vote
for Roosevelt.
NEWSPAPERS ALSO REVOLT.
Severely Arraisu the Democratic candl-
date, asd Give Cogeut Reasons for
Embracing the Republican Path
Views of Well known Men.

There is little hope for minority
party candidate who cannot command
the support of all followers Of his politi-
cal faith. Four years ago thousands OF
Democrats openly declared they would
not vote for Bryan. and this year there
are many who say they will not support
Parker. Several leading democratic
newspapers also have bolted Parker and
come out openly for Roosevelt. notable
among them being the Chicago Chronicle.
the New York Sun. the Boston Pilot
rixh-Americany and the Sacramento
Bee. Prominent men who formerly vot-
ed tho Democratic ticket. but will cast
their ballots for Roosevelt on Nov. y,
include John A. Mccall, Major John
Byrne, Eugene A. Philbin, Patrick Egsn
and Oscar Strauss.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Eek GOVERNOR woas aAaRIvEs.

Ts1sa 0ivss His vtsws On Fsrksr's
Letter Of fAoosptanoe.
Ex.Gov. Of Texas ]. 3. Hogs has
startled the American nation. We have
always thought Of Ex-0ovsrnor Hogs -
being, In . way, Commensurate with his
state. which II greater In arsa than half
a dozsu European principalitiss, and
boasts among Its citissns . large number
Of the best citizens Of the United 6tatss.
even though 1t generally goes Demo
cratic. In the minds Of the American
people, Ex-Governor Hogs has seemed
a fine but somewhat rude and rough e1-
empliacation of the State Of Tsxas We
have admired him, but We have never
suspected that he was possessed Of such
keen acumen as he has recently exhibit
cd. We have never supposed that this
man down In Texas had the percepttve
qualities which could enable him to
make such delicate analysis Of Mr.. Park
er's letter Of acceptance as he has done.
Here IL 4 part Of what the Ex-Governor
says concerning that remarkable letter
Of acceptance:
have been roundly abused by the news
paper and the railroad lobby about .
iPeesh made :. Houston during sss
With Judge Parier's attitude at the Ct:
Loui. convention. and 50 expressed myself
pared and Pssf1 sh,. :p%sss y secep
himself to favor the enforcement Of iv
and support the eonpietion q Is. great
Panama canal BE tells US that tnnn laws
net be sns tn n.1t ss
he Inform: us that The most enective rem
changing these laws. As he nowhere prom
law under which the Northern securities
then logically we could have but little
hope of the trusts being disturbed under his
sdnin!str.tion, in view his statement zen that
laws, and that this cannot be done because
the Senate viii remain Republican for
Il DO not catch the point wherein he
dcnounces the mobs in different parts Of
our beloved country for the somm.siSn ,n.;a,.
the tS states u onl In which they occur. low
every ever othe1 sisi.-n ma. .houfd nj Se butt to y
Of this Iind. Our nominee. however. prom
hope in 1t TINT he will be plain. unequiv.
ocal outspoken In declaration that. II
he I
commerce and that he will not try to
thwart. but will press to completion. the
tion.
This is one of the most striking of the
earliest manifestations of the campaign
| of 1904 1t il marvellous! How thin
must have been the Cruel which the
Democratic presidential candidate serv-
ed out to the country to inspire such 4
perfect expression from an Ex-Governor
Of Te1as We expect big. wholesome
things from the eX-Governors Of Texas,
but We do not expect from any one OF
them any such keen and delicate and
literary analysis Of a political document
as Ex-Governor Hogg has seen fit to be-
stow upon the letter of acceptance OF
the Democratic candidate.
Why, it's revolution in all that re-
lates to political manifestations! 1t is
wonderful and delicious from every
| point of view. The United States Is be-
ginning to appreciate Ex-Governor Aosg,
of Texas He knows something senile
| when he sees ii.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Eugene A. Philbin.

New York. Aug. 16.-E1-District At
torney Eugene A. Philbin, a recognized
gold Democratic leader in New York, is
out for Roosevelt In explaining his po-
sition he said with regard TO Roosevelts
devotion to duty:
'"Those who are forced to admit that
Roosevelt's course during the last three
years has been conservative insist that
this was because he was n candidate for
reelection all this time and that when
he is elected by voice of the people he
will take a different course.
My personal acquaintance with
Roosevelt leaves me in no doubt re-
garding his attitude in that respect. He
has at all times shown a willingness to
sacrifice personal policy for the public
good and great devotion to duty. He Is
also shrewd politician. and to be that
he must be possessed with the necessary
sagacity to manage our foreign rela-
tions so that our interests will be best
subserved."
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
PATHETIC EXHIBITION.
Democracy's Vice Presidential Caudi-
date Lacks Mental viKor.

Dem ocracy's Vice Presidential Caudi-
date Lacks Mental SiKor.
(W ashington Special Cleveland LIeaderD
Visitors returning from the notifica-
ton ceremonies at White Sulphur
Springs agree in the statement that the
exhibition given by former Senator Da-
Wis in making his address in response to
the notification was pathetic and dis
couraging in the extreme to the Demo-
cratic leaders who witnessed it. He
departed from his written speech. his
memory failed him, and he gave such
proofs of the effects of age as 10 aston
ish those who had heard of his vigor.
In attempting to quote Judge Parker's
telegram he WAS unable to recall his
words correctly. Those who had criti-
cised Mr.. Roots observations on the age
of the candidate had nothing to say af-
ter the address.
Mr.. Davis will not be allowed to take
the stump.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.

They Represent the Highest Typs Of
Citixenship and Character.
The Republican party Is peculiarly for
tunate In Its standard benrcrx this year.
In their selection political shire wdncss
and human wisdom are combined, and
surely no better ticket could have been:
named than Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
one representing the Empire State Of the
Union and the other 4 leading State OF
the Central West.
The two men represent the highest
type OF American character, yet they
are very unlike In their tsnperatmentS
and individual traits. One Is naturally
impulsive, hut. educstion and practice
have taught him to curb his impul.es by
reason and to make them obey the Sc
verest logic. The other Is naturally con-
servative. but his sense of justice and
love Of right make him aggressive in.
every good cause. Mr.. Roosevelt pos
sesses that quality of genius which eo-'
ables its possessor often to solve dim
cult problems by a single operation Of
the mind and to reach conclusions AZ
NEST at n bound, while Senator Fair.
banks mind, working by fixed rules and
with mathematical preciaion. leads him,
to conclusions that are logically perfect
Mr.. Koosevelts impulses are all in the!
right direction and never lead him into
making mistakes, while Senator Fair
banks habit of deIiberution makes him,
a little slower to act but never prevents,
his acting when action is required. One
represents the principle Of axgreasive-
ness governed and controlled by MteIli-
gent ,conserv atism, and the other the,
principle Of conservatism imbued with.
the spirit of progress. The two make y
great combination and = winning ticket
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
AFTER FoRrY-NINE YEARS.
A Michigan Democratic Newspaper
Leaves Democracy for Repubilcanism.

A Michigan Democratic Newspaper
Leaves Democracy for RepubiIcanism.
Muskegon, Mich. Aug. 14.-The
Muskegon News, which since its first
issue forty-nine years ago has upheld
Democratic principles. has announced
that henceforth 1t will be a Republican
paper. Supplementary TO the announce
mcnt of the change Henry VANITY, the
publisher. former Democratic State COM
mitteeman and a lifelong Democrat, an
Eounced that he had Joined the Republi-
can ranks.
The News in explanation for its ac-
tion says: .This change of policy comes
from n conviction that the Democratic
party of to-day is not the Democratic
party of the days gone by; from the be-
lief that the domination of that party
as at present constituted in the nation
would not be conducive to the best in
terests of the people. and from the con-
viction that the supremacy of the Repub
lican party is necessary to national de-
velopment."
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
What Would They Do with I,r

Two gentlemen were sitting together
in a railroad car. As the train pulled
away from the station a yellow dog
with more enthusiasm than wisdom rsn
after the train with all his might, bark
ing furiously as IL he was performong
some duty or had an object in view
Finally, the dog dropped behind. Both
gentlemen were laughing, and one Of;
them said, II wonder what the dog
would have done with the train If he
had caught it?" The Democracy have
expended a great deal of strength and
made a lot Of noise In pursuing the gov
ernment. What would they do with it
IL they got itf
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
The Home Market.

Good wages make good buyers and
general prosperity full employment,
good wages, and fair prices are the only
conditions which can insure to coun-
try the prosperity that comes from
large distribution and consumption of all
kinds of products. Consequently the
country which has the wisdom to pro-
tect and guard the home market will be
most prosperous, and the party that fav-
ors that policy represents patriotism,
prosperity and progress. That spells the
Republican party, and its standard bear
err is Theodore Roosevelt.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
wMA1~MR. PARKER THINKS.

Mr.. Parker says he viii not accept
Q nomlna4ou to be candidate for q Sec
ond presidential tarm.l
Candidate b. " q sensible man;
He stays to his home an looks arter
the corn:
He farms on the front porch the best
that he can,
An ser thst he likes 1t as shore as
you're born.
An Akon b.
Parker. seq he:
"Not any second term nonsense fer me-"
My! Amt it turrble2 What shall We
do?
We can't never choose him O. course
that's fat!
After his fust term-but 'twi1t me an
you,
Mebbe he'll stay right down there
whur he's at.
But Alton B.
Parker. seq he:
"Presidunt twiceti Nope, I'D never
agree!"
Candidate p. is a drefful smart man.
An nobody beats him at lsyin' right
low;
NOCnlu 10 say, was MS RlneTui pldu'
An then-then he said it. guess you
might know.
An Alton B.
Parker, SEE he:
"No second terms goes for Davy an me-"
Candidate P. he set down an he reck-
oned
That O. all policies it WIZ the worst
For to acknowledge that he'd take the
second.
(Mebbe he'd better wait until the 6rst.)
But Alton b.
Parker. sez he:
Second terms, they're an exploded
idee."
Candidate P. he goes out fer q swim
Every mornin', an sez: How l wish
Every voter could notice my vim
Isn't the sucker some kind o fish?'
Then Alton b.
Parker, sez he:
kindly don't mention them two terms
to me-"
Candidate r. sez two terms is too many.
Sez there is danger, in fact. in the one.
So tn be best il he doesn't have any.
Reasonin' things in the way he's be-
gun.
An Alton r.
Parker. why he
Needn't get skeered, fer the folks ali
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Roosevelt and Irrigation.

What President Roosevelt has said
and done for national irrigation, which
is the great new hope of the West, shows
clearly and conclusively that the reclama-
ton act was passed by his assistance,
when it could not have been passed with
out it. The new homes which will cover
the Western deserts, the new home mar
kets for Eastern manufacturers which
these homes will create. the new pros
perity and well being which national ir-
rigation is bringing to the whole country
these are the direct results of the far
sighted action of President Roosevelt.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Oscar Strauss.

New York, Aug. 17.-Oscar Strauss,
minister to Turkey under Cleveland, bolts
the Democratic ticket. In explaining this
step he says:
president Rooseveit's action in the
anthracite coal strike and in his rein
stating Miller in the government printing
office shows him to be man whose
sense of right, under the most trying cir
cumstances, could not be Influenced or
clouded by any considerations of ex-
pediency, however powerful they might
be.
He has shown by these and other e1-
ecutive acts that. while he is the friend
equally of capital and labor. he will not
permit himself to be dictated to or in
fuenced by either to the prejudice Of the
rights of all the people"