The Columbus journal., 1904-09-21

Many Democrats will vote for Roose
velt and Fairbanks this fall. A large
number have publicly announced their
change Of faith. but others have sim
ply said 60 their friends that they pre-
fer the known and tried Roosevelt to
the hssitating. evasive and untried
Parker. The names Of some Of these
men. including Oscar Straus. John A.
NcCal, Major John Bryne. Patrick
Egan, Richard Price Morgan and Eu-
gene A. RhiIbin, have already been print
ed. Among those not heretofore noted
are: Ernest Crawfort. Judge W. n.
Chandler, DR.. George III. Carpenter. Will
liam McLain. W. E. Williams. John
Ennis. William D. Harrison, John T.
Doyle. Charles p. Blaney and Daniel
Buchanan.
From Baxter Springs. Kas.. comes
the information Of wholesale desertions
on the part OF Bryan Democrats, and
the forecasters predict that Cherokee.
which gave Bryan l.S00 majority in
1896. will so solidly for the Republican
ticket. Prominent among the Demo
Gratis who have announced their iuten-
eion of supporting President Roosevelt
W. Dow. president telephone system:
Samuel ]. Crawford. former governor Of
Kansas: James H. Chubb. former men,
der fusion legislature: J. c. Haskett,
dry goods merchant: Samuel Binns, hay
dealer: Edward HodSkins. retired mer-
chant: u. Orr Chubb. politician: w. 5.
Baxter. editor and c. E. Collins. poll
tjciau.
Fad Of Silver Republican Party.
An important accession to the Repub-
dean ranks is ID. c. Til!otson. Of To
peka. Kas.. chairman Of the national
committee Of the Silver Republican party
In 1900 In a letter to J. W. Babcock.
chairman OF the Republican Congress
sional Committee. Mr.. Tilotson says
chat the Silver Republicans are salts
6ed that the Roosevelt administration
cried to do its duty with the people. and
for that reason he and his friends will
support it. This statement is Of i'm
portance because the Silver Republicans
voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900. and
& is believed all will now return to the
SECULAR party organization. In q letter
C Representative Babbcock. chairman Of
che Republican Congressional Commit
Zee. Mr.. Tillotson says:
Present conditions make any further
ottempt to maintain a silver party or
ganization q mere farce and with chang
ID conditions come changed political re-
latiOns.
ut appears to me that the Demo
cratic party has forfeited its claim upon
al voters except such As vote the ticket
from tradition. Indeed. the only Demo
erat who in Il generation has stood for
IN idea is constrained to admit that the
candidate OF his party is the beneficiary
Of fraud pract;ced upon the convention
which nominated him.
The Democratic party, through its
attitude and the attitude Of its candi-
dates. admits that the Republican party
Is right on the money question. 1t ad-
mits that the Republican party has per-
fected the legislation needed for con-
trolling the trusts and monopolies. a per-
Section that the Republican party itself
has never. claimed. 1t admits that. if
successful, nothing in the way Of tariff
legislation can be effected except such
as may be approved by the Republican
party, yet it seeks to make tariff tink
erinc an issue.
1T condemns the acquisition Of the
right to build the Panama canal. but
says ratify the act by keeping the goods.
1t sy,npathizes with the Filipiros. but
fails to recognize tina: the acquisition Of
these islands was ratified by the people
In 1900.
"It presents us with a candidate whose
political virtues are Of the ne:a-
Give sort. He claims that tho
bod. polite is sick and as a remedy
proposes four years OF paralysis. Ii
this Attitude is in good faith it would
appear that there is no good reason for
supporting the party or its candidate.
il in bad faith then there is every rea-
son for not supporting them.
with no definite programme to ad-
vocate and no settled policy OF govern
nent to assert the opposition is devotins
ats energies 10 an attack upon President
Roosevelt. His opponents are compei-
ed to admit tina; he is a man Of virility.
OF high moral purpose in both civil and
official life and one that does not evade
oflicia! responsibility.
While there are many honest and
upright citizens among his opponents
yet the fact remains that the Presidents
vigorous and aggressive execution OF his
Office has led the manipulation OF preda-
tory wealth. the professional a-ita;or
and the political CRATER 20 make com
mon cause aEaiIIS: him. These are thor
ouchly convinced that the PreSiGe Is
not safe. but legitimate and vested rights
have :!p cause OF complaint.
TIE voter has 10 choose between one
or -. other Of the candidates OF the
Gouis.ant parties or throw his vote away
Is = mere protest 10y voting :or some
th:s.. party candidate. II appears II
IL. that the President is entitled u
vo:e Of confidence. and above all party
considerations the election of President
Roosevelt is required as 4 vindicltio:r OF
rlo-al courage and official integrity in
the government Of me.-a vindication
not of the candidate. but of the Ameri-
can people"
ParAer's Letter a Dissppoin:n
Ernest Crawfor;. Of jamestown. y.
T., democratic county committeeman
and delegate 70 the Democratic State
con1sntion which instructed for Judge
Pee>er. has severed al connections with
th. Democratic party and has declared
b. intention Of voting for President
Roosevelt. In q letter to Walter Ed