The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-30

rived in Washington yesterday after
noon. in commenting this morning on
! the political situation. expressed conf
/ dence that the Republicans would carry
every Middle Western and Far Western
State. paid his respects 20 the Demo
cratic national ticket and discussed the
so-c3lIed negro plank In the Repub-
/ lican platform.
Conditions IN Illinois, said he, ARE
highly favorable TO the Republican
ticket. President Roosevelt VIII carry
the State by "a plurality of not less than
&c., 600. The voters of Illinois are eX-
Iceedingly graufcd with the Admiaistra-
ton OF President Roosevelt, with his
nomination. and with the platform
adopted AZ Chicago. Our State con-
vention named an excellent ticket, and
its action has been supplemented by
the nomination also Of admirable county
tickets throughout the State.
There is no truth in the reports that
Republicans in Illinois are disunited-
Our State convention was spirited, but
there was no bad blood in it, ana now
that it is over all differences are com
posed and the friction. incident TO the
temporarily stimulating rivalries of con-
tending factions. has disappeared. So
far as Illinois is concerned the Repub-
Iican party was never before in better
fighting shape.
Solid for Roosevelt.
, The people of the Middle West and
i the Far West are overwhelming in favor
of President Roosevelt lie will carry
-, every State from Illinois westward to
the Pacific Coast. On that point /
, have not the slightest doubt.
he
inwardness Of the Democratic program
will be disclosed. and the American
, people will once more declare that party
to be unworthy to be intrusted with the
grave responsibility of administering the
5 affairs Of the Federal Government.
Judge Parker's highest recommended
ton at this time is that he has wrung
from the Democratic party a tacit ad
: mission that the Republican party was
right when Republicans, against the per
sistent opposition Of Democrats, estab
lished the gold standard. In other words
the Democratic ca ldidate'S most attrac
= tive characteristic is that he has beer
/, suddenly prevailed upon 20 accept on'
a Of the traditional principles Of the Re
- publican party. I admit that he is I,
- De congre tulated upon his conversion
> Irdy tnOJs IL has been. but / subm!
!, that a man who has twice voted for Mr.
y Bryan, and for all that Mr. Bryan rep
resented. in 1896 and in 1900, is not quail
- ned TO be Chief Magistrate of the ma
= ton.
&c Thrown OF FOOLS Cap.
s Judge Parker has thrown off tn
n FOOLS cap ne wore in the last two Pres
- Dental elections. but he has not ye
o Invested himself Of the outworn liver
of Organism. Neither he nor his part
has done that. and neither OF them ca
do IT any more than the leopard ca
,h change its spots.
~ mo man or political party ever b'
~ came suddenly very wise or suddenl
vs. very foolish. 1t will be a long time b'
fore the Democratic party, in its slo
process of evolution. can commend itse
a. 10 the enlightened judgment of Il
American people.
D. Everyone who has read the reports
n the St. Louis convention unde rstanC
h that the radical, revolutionary spirit W.
&c dominant In all its deliberations. IT
- Democracy of the South and West b
'0 lieves today precisely what II believe
fOu and eight years ago. They did n
p. adm that they had been wrong. .
en- did no. express desire TO be rign
OF They merely illustrated In everyJhiI
a. they said and did that they were reaC
81 10 subordinate principle 10 eXpedlenc
n and that they had but one purpose
20 view-namely, 10 steer, II possible, IN
=. the haven Of power
a Parker a Wooden Horse.
~ They did not admire Judge Park
ad because Of his personality or becau
rs. Ct his supposed attitude toward publ
questions. They voted for him sole
because they imagined they saw in hi
hu a wooden horse, hidden in which tn
% might delude a conhding public 70 a
vs. nit them inside the Trojan walls. T
/
iHO was marked from beginning TO er
es- not by courage and candor, but by ar
flee and evasion. OF all men there. n
ng Bryan was the only straightforward a
N honest spokesman The people und'
= stand this thoroughly, and they "a
an resent il emphatiCally when the po
he open I'm November
VS. VS. The Negro Plank.
a a Senator. what do you think viii
[e the effect Of the so-called negro pla
in the Republican PLATFORM" was ask
an Il am glad that -ou asked me ii
~ question, and l am glad that you rel
10 the 'se-called' negro plank. tt
plank is one to which no right-thinki
49,. citizen. North or South, can honestly
'PN | iect The question suggested by Il
ers plank is one that lies at the very fOI
md datiOn Of representative gOvernme
OFT | and upOn its right and righteous sett
ii / ment depends in no small measure
- liberty and prosperity of the Americ
10 people.
i've Under the operation Of sta;e Ct
we'd stitutIons IN this country today, co
paratively few persons at the South
md / intrusted with power equal 70 that I
ed joyed by a great number Of Persons
he the North.
for Take the State Of South Carolina
-. / example where there are 10000 WI
- persons and 10000 negroes. In q
the State negroes arc not allowed TO vC
In and the result is that the 5oJ.UJJ VII!
TO there exercise. in the Federal Cove
eut ment, as much power as do l,-o0.JJ 7
an sons I'm Illinois.
Now, IL IS a mere commonplace
Il a state that such condition IS tr
lis csty on representative government.
gn- that order Of things continues, che Il
on viii not be long before the liberties
hat the people. white as well as black Y
- be disregarded. Such government n
the De- administered intelligently for III
led. but II can nev or, IA any sense, be s
on 10 be free The spirit OF unjust
elimination runs through the warp
woof of It, weaving a political tat
that Is oligarchic and dcspotic. and $
y.s -eIya Of republican PRINCIPLES and