The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-26
SINCERITY vs.. EXPEDIENCY

Wide circulation was given last Sun
day through the Democratic press 10
Judge Parker's letter to Mr.. Parker, of
the Democratic Bureau of Literature,
asking that there be no word in the
Democratic textbook rejecting upon the
personal honor and integrity of President
Roosevelt. The letter follows:
Rosemount. Esopus. N. T.. Aug. II. 1904.
My Dear Mr.. ParKer--The Times Of
this morning says that the party text
book is about prepared, and that 1t will
go to the printer in a few days. There
fore I hasten to beg you to see to 1t
that there Is no word in 1t that reflects
upon the personal honor and integrity
of President Roosevelt.
An Evening Post editorial indicates but
little care was taken In that direction
toward myself by the compiler ot the Re-
publican textbook. but let there be no
reIoinder in kind or otherwise.
I feel confident that you need no re-
minder. still my anxiety impels me TO
send this caution. Very truly yours.
ALTON B. PARKER.
Mr.. George F. Parker.
1t was certainly a very pretty play TO
the candidate to make, particularly a.
he coupled with this request to Mr.. Par.
ker the reflection that the Republican
textbook had contained reflections upon
his own personality, a statement wholly
devoid of truth. 1t is well. however, 70
analyze Judge Parker's kilograms ana
letters to see whether they are sincere
or merely e~xpedient. One week after
Judge Parker's v~irtuous letter Of August
II Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer printed in his New
York World an editorial attacking very
severely the record of President Roose-
welt and rejecting most emphatically
upon the Presidents honor and integrity.
In the World of August "a we find the
following dispatch:
Kingston. Aug. 23.-After reading Mr..
Pulitzer's editorial In this morning 5
World Mr.. Parker gave the World cor
respondent the following signed state
ment. the first signed statement he has
ever given: A vigorous. trenchant.
notable letter. 1t should be read, mark
ed and digested by all. Alton b. Par
kerr"
does not object to attacks upon the hon
or and integrity of President Roosevelt.
when they appear in a Democratic news
paper. although he may not consider 1,
~.
expedient that such attacks be made In
the campaign textbook.
Judge Parker's letter bears the date
of August II. A week later the Demo-
cratic national committee began distrib-
uting a document entitled What Roos--
welt Says" containing the following:
"Farmer-Mr Bryan and his adherents
have appealed to the basest set In the
land. the farmer. Speech before New
York Wool Exchange. October u. 1896.
Reported In New York journal. OCTOBER
IS. 1896.
When this document was printed the
authenticity of the above quotation ha,
been denied over n over again by
President Roosevelt and Its repetition
therefore was the strongest kind of a re
Fiction upon his honor and integrity.
yet the document is still in circulation
and Judge Parker has not lifted his voice
In protest.
So far during the campaign no re1ec'
ton whatever has been made upon Judge
Parker honor and integrity. while on
the other hand almost the entire attack
of our opponents has been against the
honor and integrity of President Roose-
welt.