The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-14

Mr. Belmont-no intelligent man
will deny the statement-was CHOSEN
some time ago to represent Wall street
in politics. Wall street is in politics
for the same reason that 1t Is In any
other kind of business-it is there TO
pile up millions in the hands OF the
few taken from the ownership OF
those who create wealth. The plan
that Wall street adopted to be carried
out by Belmont as its active agent
was fully described in The lndepen-
dent in the editorial correspondence
from New York during last January
and February. Now that the plan has
been executed the great dailies begin
to print it. The following Is from q
Chicago daily:
"As the scheme was described
to them by Judge Parker's repre-
sentatives, there is more than a
fighting chance to carry New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island. New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and
West Virginia Here are eighty
electoral votes. Now, add the l53
of the solid south, and the total
is 1913, or within six Of enough to
elect. These six may be had In
Montana or Nevada.
ITO make up for the possible
failure to Gerry New Jersey. Con-
necticut and Rhode Island, make
a fight for Indiana and Illinois,
but avoid scattering too much.
Waste no time on Nebraska, Kan
fntn uyhn
cratic efforts must be regarded as
mere rainbow chasing"
There was q slight hitch in work.
Ing out of the plan. Bryan's terrific
onslaushts at the ST. Louis conven-
ton drove it to leaving out the money
question altogether. Wall street
would have none of that. Belmont
sent Mr.. Mcdonald on hasty trip TO
see Judge Parker. The papers noticed
and recorded this visit of the agent OF
Belmont and Wall street. The fol-
lowing paragraph is taken from the
Omaha Bee, but similar paragraphs
appeared in many other daily papers:
I'm the morning Mr.. Parker
said, I shall say nothing until |
am formally notified of my nOmi-
nation but before the shades of
evening fell he had said something
and that something in no uncer-
tain terms. What caused him to
change his mind SO suddenly
Between the morning and the even
ing of that day the Wall street agent
had seen Judge Parker. The result
was that the following telegram Was
sent to the St. Louis convention, at.
ter Judge Parker had been nominated
Zion. w. F. Sheehan, Hotel JEFF
fersofi, st. Louis.-I regard the
gold standard as firmly and ire
vocably established, and shall act
accordingly If the action Of the
convention of today shall be rati-
fed by the people. AS the plat
form is silent on the subject, my
views should be made known to
the convention, and, il it is pro-
posed to be unsatisfactory to the
majority, | request you to decline
the nomination for me at once,
so that another may be nominated
before adjournment. {Signed)
"a. B. PARKER"
OF course there was a row in til
convention when that telegram wa
received. While all the leaders kney
we'll enough that it was sent by tn
order of Wall street through Bel
mont and his special messenger Mo
Donald, they pretended that it wa
done at the dictate of tender con
science, after Tillman had done som
Of the hardest swearing ever heard i
convention, the leaders got togetne
prepared and presented to the cor
vention the following humble surrer
der to the money power which wa
ordered to be sent by its authority
Judge Parker:
''The platform adopted by this
convention is silent on the ques-
tion of monetary standard be-
cause 1t Is not regarded by us as
a possible issue in this campaign
and only the campaign issues
were mentioned in the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the
views expressed by you in the
telegram just received which
would preclude a man entertaining
them from accepting nomination
on said platform.
That is true account OF the NOR
A..