New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
1rnGr PARKER's EVASION.

,rers letter contains nothing that comes ones
ecIation I for the protection Of the negro
tl.t ionaI rights.-{The Tribune. -. (rba
Go with President Roosevelts letteT.-'1H0
NeN-Y York World.
The point is not what Presluen' 20 Ia, ,,r,.
so;d nv did not say, though we can reauiiS u
dors+and the evident anxiety OF some y. ~
/ T,,,,ooro+ic contemporaries TO divert tne uIoeu'
SION into that channel and are peFIect.! Wins
IN accommodate them. The point IS Indt "HSn
Jndee Parker was asked if colored voters siiouiu
be allowed to enjoy the voting prlNlieseS ~
( tro federal Constitution guarantees them ne re-
80 ..If ,,ou have done me the honor to read
IN Iot+pr of acceptance you will find that that
"noirt has been covered" As matter OF tac'
.bo+ ,oint has not been covered. Judge Parker
fro,, tho very beginning of his race for the
nomination has been a trimmer on tne SUI
frace question and now, when finally orouSh'
face 10 face with the issue, takes refuge III lle
assertion that the answer will be found III MS
letter. whereas the letter viii be searcheu III
vain for ANYTHING which reveals his ATTITUDE
concerning the notorious denial OF ule Ilsuls VI
negroes and nulliication Of the Consutuloh III
the Southern States. The Norlu ltse'L az
n,ts This Instead of showing the truth Of
Tudqa Parker's statement, it confesses that
there was nothing Of the sort in his letter ana
o,lv rotorts. Same with President Roosevelts
letter"
President Roosevelt has not said there was
ANYTHING of the sort in his letter. so Ihe
World" does not even make a responsive III
ouo9ue TO the evidence of Judge Parkers incor-
rectlv evasjve statement There was no need for
Mr.. Roosevelt TO write anything about it His
nosition Is well known. SO is that of his party.
His firm stand for the equal rights OF whites
and blacks before the law has aroused against
him the hatred of the negro baiters from Baltl-
more IN Little Rock. The Germans. Tillmans,
Vardamans and Jeff Davlses know where be
stands. and have been denouncing him. One
Of the chief topics Of the Democratic campaign
orators in a large part of the country is the al
legged necessity Of Furnishing President Roosevelt
and the Republicans for supporting the negro in
his constitutional rights.
On the other hand the Democratic platform
denounces any movement to enforce the cOnst
tutionaI guarantees 10 the negro. The Demnc-
racy demands full liberty for the Southern
States to nullify the Constitution so far as the
rights Of the negro are concerned. Mr.. Davis,
the candidate for Vice-President, is on record in
favor Of negro disfranchlsement but this year,
as a part Of the Parker policy Of evasion. he
exerted himself to keep such a declaration out
of the West Virginia platform. The success in
Maryland Of Mr.. German the real manager Of
the Parker campaign. would mean new attack
on negro rights in that State. where there is not
even the excuse Of maintaining white suprem-
acy." Judge Parker himself has carefully kept
his opinions hidden. Last year he made a visit
to Georgia which drew from The Evening
Post" the declaration that man who could
consent TO the local notification Of national
laws was mot 1T 10 be President" On that
occasion he discussed the Fourteenth Amend
ment but with marvellous deftness avoided all
reference 10 negro suffrage which lay at the
heart Of that amendment. He is seeking South
ern votes in the attitude Of one consenting at
least by silence to negro dsfranchisement and
constitutional nullihcation. Yet he must be
careful Of the Northern vote which still respects
/ the Constitution. and so dares not avow his
sentiments Everybody knows President Roose.
velts position. Nobody can find out Judge Par
ker's. And he has not even the courage of his
evasions, but when questioned takes refuge in a
prefence that he has elsewhere declared himself
though obedience to his injunction 10 search the
letter leaves the searcher as much as ever in
the dark. Does The World" think that is
Straightforward dealing with the people?