The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
ST. PAUL DEMOCRATS
LOOK FOR VICTORY
Members of Former Factions Express Their Approval
Recognized by All as the Candidate Able to Make
Winning Fight, and Success of the Party at the
Polls is Generally Predicted

The Democrats of St. Paul are salts
fed with the ticket nominated in st.
Louis. and to add to the general good
feeling there is complete absence of
criticism as to the platform, and a gen
eral approval of its provisions.
Expressions of praise come from all
grades of Democrats. Those who four
and eight years ago most warmly sup
ported the candidacy of w. ]. Bryan
join with the so-called gold Demo-
Gratis in warm praise of Judge Parker,
and almost without exception predict
the success of the ticket at the polls.
Without exception the Democrats are
more hopeful of victory than they have
been in the past years, agreeing that
it has rarely happened that the party
has been able to go before the people
with united front and SO determined
10 win success at the coming election.
Although many of the Republicans
declare their belief in the success of
their candidates. there was from this
source an absence of criticism of Judge
Parker. It was admitted by the oppo-
sition that he viii be a strong man be-
fore the people, that he is able and up
right, and that President Roosevelt
will realize at once that he has a fight
on his hands.
Mayor Smith Is Hopeful
Robert A. Smith. Mayor of st. Paul
1t is ticket of which every Democrat
can well feel proud, and to make the
situation more hopeful the candidates
are bolstered up by an excellent plat
for. There is every reason to be-
lieve that Judge Parker will be the
next president. 1t may be said by a
few that he is too conservative, but it
has been my experience that this class
of men make the best officers They
refrain from precipitating a panic by
creating situation that results in
lack of confidence in the stability of
the financial institutions. This is truly
a year in which every Democrat, what
ever his belief in the past, can get in
line for the ticket and urge his friends
to- vote for the nominee of the party.
Intact, the situation is SO hopeful
that it makes me feel young to con-
template the time when all persons of
the Democratic faith can come togeth-
er in a common body and work to a
common end.
1 was particularly pleased with Lit
tleton's speech nominating Parker. The
indirect hits at Roosevelt may have
been a little out of place, but the
tribute to Parker and the demonstra-
ton Of his value as a candidate were
really eloquent.
Mr.. Littleton's skill, so far as could
judge from the telegraphed reports,
reminded me of the wonderful speech
I heard at Cincinnati in 1880 when Dan
Dougherty nominated Hancock 1 at
tended as delegate two other national
conventions. But the orators that
named Cleveland at Chicago and St.
Louis did not reach the level of Dough-
erty's Cincinnati effort, in spite of the
fact that at st. Louis Cleveland was
proposed by Dougherty himself.
Daniel w. LawIer Happy
D. w. LAWYER who left the national
Democratic committee eight years ago
because he could not support the finan-
cial policy of Bryan, declared that 'it
was pleasant TO get in again out of
the wet"
1T is a splendid nomination. con-
tlnued Mr.. Lawler, and it means that
ell the old-time Democrats will sup
port the ticket once more 1 certainly
shall do so.
Il believe that Parker has a very
fair chance of being elected. He will
carry not only the solid South but
the doubtful Southern states-Ken-
lucky and Maryland and West Vir-
SAl1d- ln4Hh, TOO, lnat ne Is likely
to secure among the Northern states
New York. New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana. Ohio and Wisconsin.
The platform is thoroughly salts
factory. Too much criticism, 1 think.
has already been directed against the
omission of the gold plank 1t was
not necessary to retain that plank
There is no danger now of revival
of '16 to l. and a gold plank would
nave been simply slap at the silver
Democrats.
L would like to say also that Mr..
Bryan has made splendid record in
TINS convention. He stands nearer now
to the heart of the Democratic party
than he ever stood before"
Kane Praises the Ticket
T. R. Kane, County Attorney-The
Democratic candidates are grand types
of the American manhood. representing
In the truest manner the great ma
tienal idea that the self made man is
sure TO be q true representa- tive of the
people. To my belief there is nothing
in the platform TO which objection can
be taken, and certainly there can be
found no fault with the men who have
been chosen to head the ticket. Such
a ticket, backed by the excellent plat
form, Will result in the party present.
ing q united front to the common en-
envy. There is no necessity of attack
Ing the candidates of the opposition.
but careful, truthful and conserva-
tlVe statement of the merits of the
Democratic candidate win, it seems to
me, result in SOlidifying the Demo-