The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
bryan IS AGAINST PARKER.

1t is probable that Mr.. Bryan would
support Judge Parker If the latter
should be the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for president, because he
would hardly dare to bolt. He still
has hope of being President, and. there
fore, will stand by his party even If
the ticket and platform are not salts
factory to him. But he does not favor
the nomination of Judge Parker. That
is plain to he seen.
In an interview in New York on Sat
urday, in answer to the question
whether or not he favored the Parker
movement, he said he would like very
much to know where Judge Parker
stood on some important questions.
Among other things he said: 1--WE
should very much like to know now
whether Judge Parker, if elected Pres
ldent, would appoint justices of the
United States Supreme Court after
the stamp of the men that Cleveland
appointed, or if he would appoint men
who would aid in the destruction of
trusts and Illegal combinations of cap
ltal. That certainly is a vital question
at this time, and one on which / should
like to hear Judge Parker"
In other words, Mr.. Bryan wants
President who would appoint justices
of the Supreme Court who, instead OF
interpreting the law as they under
stood 1t, would do the bidding of the
man who appointed them. He wants
a packed Supreme Court. 1t would be
an unhappy day for the country II a
man should be elected President who
would pack the Supreme Court for any
purpose, for a Supreme Court that
would respond to the wish of the
man in the White House in one case
would respond to it in another. There
would be no protection for individual
liberty or rights of property. The will
of the President would be practically
supreme.
1t is a safe statement that MIR.
Cleveland did not ask the men he ap-
pointed to the Supreme Bench whether
or not they would smash the trusts II
they had the opportunity to do so. He
satisfied himself that they were hon
orable men and good lawyers. Natur-
ally he appointed men of the party to
which he belonged. He took it for
granted that they would render de-
cisions in accordance with the law
the law as they understood 1t. He did
not hunt for men who would interpret
the law as he might want it interpret
ed. If he had done such ia thing he
would have been deserving of inn
parchment.
Parker If he should say that if elected
President he would, if the. duty of fill
ing vacancies on the Supreme Court
bench should devolve upon him, ap-
point men who would interpret the
laws in certain way? He
would be generally condemned. And
yet this is what Mr.. Bryan would have
him do if he is correctly quoted.
All of those who are making the
point against Judge Parker that they
do not know where he stands on pub
lie questions are not friendly to him.
lncg dIG oAlnpAy SCChAh6 OPPOA
to attack him. He is therefore right
in remaining silent. 1t is known of all \
men that he is a Democrat, and that
since he has been a voter he has al
ways voted the Democratic ticket. He
has been IN Office for many years and
has always been the nominee of the
Democratic party or appointed by
Democratic authority. 1t is practically
impossible, therefore, to question his
democracy. 1t has never been ques-
toned. Why, then, should Mr. Bryan
think it necessary for him to state
where he stands on public questions?
Has Mr.. Bryan any other reason than a
desire for an opportunity to attack him
and try to prevent his nomination?