New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-07-23
HEARST'S N. Y. AMERICAN ON JUDGE
PARKER.


Statees
Therefore all loyal democrats will
give his their support as the regular
nominee of their party.
1t lies with Judge Parker himself
to decide whether this support shall
be languid or ardent. 1t also lies
with him to determine whether many
or few votes shall be drawn away
from the republican party.
The platform upon which the candi
date stands is one that addresses itself
to the interests and sentiments of the
masses, not to the interests and senti-
ments of the classes.
The policy of silence as to the
questions OF the time, which Judge
Parker has pursued, was departed from
few days ago to this extent: He
said that he was willing to trust the
wisdom of the convention to declare
the issues on which the campaign is
to be fought, it is to be assumed that
he will indorse the platform and ask
election upon the political program
which it formulates.
That program makes clear pro-
nouncement upon the PARAMOUNT
ISSUE which divides the parties
THE TRUSTS.
Under the republican party the
trusts control the government, dictate
legislation and compel the suspension
of the laws in their behalf
The democratic party asks for power
in order that it may control the trusts,
legislate more efficiently for their su-
pervision and enforce against them the
laws already existing.
1t behoves the candidate, if he would
achieve success for his party and the
presidency for himself, to convince
the country that he is in hearty, ag-
gressive agreement with this policy
In order to do this he must, of
course, antagonize the leagued special
interests the confederated prederated
wealth, which some among the pro-
moters of his candidacy have openly
sought to propitiate in his behalf
His appeal must be to the plain people
of the United States, to the plundered
and not to the plunderers.
The people are ripe for revolt against
government by and for self seeking
and criminal wealth. Multitudes of
republicans. ashamed and indignant
at their party's subseryiency to the
trusts, are ready to come over to the
democracy, provided they can be made
to believe that victory of the demo-
cratic party at the polls would mean
a victory over the trusts and restor-
ation of government by and for the
people.
Democrats who want such victory,
and are as patriots to have the CO.
operation Of trust weary republican
fellow citizens, are anxious that the
presidential candidate Of their party
shall, by word and e"t, do all in his
power to inspire his own party with
enthusiasm and to attract the support
of FESTIVE and rebellious republicans.
President Roosevelt, himself proli-
fic of words has truly said that words
are good when backed by deeds, and
only SO. - The democracy hopes for
strong and inspiring words from Judge
Parker, but it hopes for more. 1t
hopes for deeds that shall remove all
doubt from the minds of candid men,
whether democrats or republicans that
he means what he says as candidate
on an anti trust platform.
The most effective deed Judge Park
er can do, in order to gain the full
confidence Of the masses, will be to
rid himself of such close advisers and
adherents as Mr. August Belmont,
who represents, to the public mind
and in fact, interests, influences and
which are the reverse of
Men of Mr.. Belmont's
sort are powerful in Wall street and
i'm the offices of the trusts,
but they are not useful as vote gettefs
Tor the democratic party. Agents of
the trusts must have nothing to do
with an anti trust candidacy, ii the
american people are to believe in its
yenu mess.
The American congratulates Judge
Parker ON his nomination, and all its
energies will be given to winning a
triumph for democratic principles in
The American has fought for those
principles, in season and out Of season,
ind will never halt in the fight for
hem. It urges upon the candidate, as
I has urged upon the democracy and
he st. Louis convention, the necessity