The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-14
ONLY A CHATTEL OF
WALL STREET
Br, an OenOunCes Parker and
Accuses His ConquerOrs
of CrOOkednesS

Lincoln, Neb., July 13-william ]. Bry-
an, today. after stating that he would
support the Democratic ticket. said
"a Democratic victory will mean very
little, If any. progress on economic ques-
tions sc long as the party is under the
the money question Mr.. Parker is as
thoroughly committed TO the side OF the
fnancier as Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does
not go as far as the Republicans would
In retiring silver dollars. in establishing
branch banks, In enlarging the powers
of the national banks and in the subst-
tuition of an asset currency for the pres
ent currency. IT will be because he Is re-
and Senate. Nothing greater can be ex-
pected from him on the money question.
On the trust question the Democratic
platform is very much better than the
Republican platform. but the nomination
of Judge Parker virtually nullifies the
antitrust plank. Unless. in his letter
of acceptance. he commits himself TO
antitrust legislation. we need not expect
that pursued by President Roosevelt.
80 far as the labor questions are con-
cerned. we must await Judge Parkers
letter before we shall know whether the
laboring man has anything to expect
from his election The labor plank. as
prepared by Judge Parker's friends on
the subcommittee. was a straddling,
meaningless plank. In the fun committee
planks were adopted In favor of arbitra
tion and the eight-hour day and against
government by Injunction; also a plank
ker is silent or ambiguous on these sub
jects IT will mean that the r,en back of
him Will not permit him 10 take the TABOR
side on these disputed questions.
ION the tariff question some little prog
ress may be hoped for But the Parker
men on the committee were nearly all IN
favor of a very conservative plank. and
Il remains TO be seen whether Judge Par
ker win carry out the definite plank
which was substituted by the full com
mittee.
that arc good to justify me In giving him
my vote: but as / have tried to point
out for several months. the triumph oil
the Wall street element of the party de
nies 10 the country any hope of relief on
economic questions. have nothing TO
withdraw of things that have saio
against the methods pursGed to advance
his candidacy. 1t was plain and dei-o
crate attempt TO deceive the party. The
New York platform was vague and mean
ingless. and purposely so. because the ad-
vocates of Judge Parker weie trying 10
secure vo.es from among the people VINO
would have opposed his views had they
known them. If he had sent to the AL
bany convention the telegram that he
sent to the ST. Louis convention he would
have had very few instructed delega .es
for the nomination. But he and mis- man
ayers adroitly and purposely concealed
his position until the delegates had been
corraled. Then his friends attempted TO
secure a gold plank, which was over
whelmingly defeaed in the commi.tee.
After the party had rejoiced over the
harmony secured by the omission of the
question and after he had secured the
nomination, he injected his views on the
subject at time when he could not be
taken from the ticket without demoral-
ization. The nomination was secured.
therefore. by crooked and indeIensible
methods. but the Democrat VINO loves
his country has to make his decision upon
conditions as ne would Ike TO have
them.''