The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.

INCF the CT Iopis convention the tendency of the
independent press of the country is to the support
- of President Roosevelt The Chicago Chronicle
has long only independent Democratic paper in
that city 1t is paper and under the able man
agement of the late Mr. Scott achieved reputation and
influence that survived its support OF Bryan IN
1000 Since has repened of that one false step
and has been advocate of sound finance and
common sense. But the St Louis convention was the
last straw that broke back of its patience with
party that it had tried discipline without avail
When the convention left out of its platform any ref
erence to the monetary standard and said that the
standard issue and that Judge Parker ADVISED
that the gold standard much in issue that he
would run for the Presidency the party did not
cept his views that subject the Chronicle said there
too much jackdawing and it would carry its sup
port where all issues considered and all principles
firmly declared without reservation or sinister multi
plcaon of words. and supports PRESIDENT Roosevelt
This leaves the Democracy without newspaper in Chi
cago The anarchists. socialists and dynamiters have
organ in Hearsts paper which the party Will probably
occupant in common with the gang OF social
disturbers of the peace.
In this State the most influential of the independent
press the Sacramento Bee. 1t has supported Bryan
twice and prepared support honest Democratic
nomination this year But the St Louis convention was
much for it. Belmont candidate on the head of
ticket with antitrust platform and membero of the
Standard Oil trust for the second place combination
that may be overlooked by some who have the
view the game of politics David B. Hill and Bel
mont but that kind and declines to shout
antitrust while supporting Standard Oil candidate.
The Bee is to be complimented its consistent hon.
ety 1t has criticized President Roosevelt and recalls
nothing has said. but it finds in him honest and
courageous man, who may in matters of admins
traton be wrong but who does things aboveboard and
takes the consequences The Bee prefers to do its full
American duty rather than support D. B. Hills candi-
Mr.. Hills surrender socialism in the last
paign in New York is not encouraging. Then with his
appropriation platform he in the open crying
the people:
Slaves and fools,
Pluck the grave wrinkled senate from the bench,
Bankrupts hold fast;
Rather than render back, out with your knives
And cut your trusters' throats!
Piety and fear,
Religion gods, peace, justice, truth
Domestic night rest, and neighborhood
Instruction, manners, mysteries and trades,
Degrees, observances. customs and laws.
Decline your confounding contraries
And yet confusion live!
Now he is smrking under Belmont's wing and shed
tears when the two accomplished "a and safe"
nomination. No more offensive personality could grin
and gambol as the power behind Presidential cand-
date than he. He long ago lost the confidence of the
people of his State and the distrust of him is general
throughout the country Judge Parker is unfortunate in
his Warwick. The situation affects only the inde
pendent press country but the independent voters
and thinkers Bourke Cochran said that he left St Louis
with ray of hope of the election in sight but Judge
Parkers telegram the gold standard dispeled the
gloom Why it had this effect is not explained. Judge
Parker is not the hero of the gold standard battle He
is a camp follower. The heroes of that battle the
Republicans who made the fight ST. Louis in 1896 and
the Democrats who were the come-outers in the
campaign. Governor Flower and John R. Fellows, John
c. Carlisle and Senator Caffery leaders in that
great group who battling for the gold standard
while Judge Parker and Hill voting for Bryan and
free silver.
Not all independent bark back far 1906 in
giving for opposing Parker Mr.. Tnnberlake
Democratic nominee for Congress in the Steubenville
district Ohio who had begun his casnpaign, resigns
from the ticket giving the work of the
ST. Louis convention in nominating trust ticket
antitrust platform. David B. Hill is cunning beyond
most men, but his artifce has overreached itself this
time.