The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-20
BRYAN WILL SUPPORT
PARKER AND DAVIS
Gives His Views of the Platform and Candidates Soon
as He Arrives at His Home. Judge Parker Stands
for Enough Things That Are Good"

Hon. w. J. Bryan has given out the
| following statement:
81 shall vote for Parker and Davis,
the nominees of the democratic nation
al convention, and shall do so for the
following reasons:
"Firs:. Because the democratic tick
ct stands for opposition to imperial
ism, while the republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy. On
this question, which was the para
mount issue IN 1900, and which must
remain an important issue so long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American Aag-on this is
sue the convention was unanimous, the
platform emphatic, and | have no doubt
that the candidate will carry out the
platform.
Second. Mr.. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, if it becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider
economic questions that demand solu-
ton. The election of the democratic
ticket will put quietus upon this at
tempt and permit the race question to
work itself out without the bitterness
which MIR. RoosevelJ's conduct has
engendered.i
Third. Mr.. Roosevelt standsvfor
the spirit of war. His friends repre-
sent him as man of blood and iron.
He believes in strenuousness and in
culcates love for warlike things. The
democratic party stands for peace, for
reason and for arbitration rather
than for force, conquest and buster.
Fourth. The democratic platform
declares in favor of the reduction OF
the standing army, and as this plank
was unanimously adopted there is rea-
son to believe that democratic success
on this subject would bring some ad-
vantage to the people.
For these four reasons | feel justi-
fed in supporting the ticket, but
shall not misrepresent the situation or
appeal for votes for the ticket on
false grounds. A democratic victory
will mean very little if any progress in
economic questions so long as the par
ty is under the control OF the Wall
street element. On the money ques-
ton Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side of the tinanciers as
Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does not go as
far as the republicans would in retir-
ing silver dollars, in establishing
branch banks, in enlarging the pow
ers of the national banks, and in the
substitution of an asset currency for
the present currency it will be because
he is restrained by the democrats IN
the house add senate. Nothing good
can be expected of him on the money
question.
"On the trust question the demo
cratic platform is very much better
than the republican platform, but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullifes the antitrust plank. Unless,
in his letter of acceptance, he commits
himself to attempt antitrust legisla-
ton we need not expect him to pursue
different course from that pursued by
Roosevelt.
$50 far as the labor questions are
concerned, we must await Judge Park
er's letter before we shall know wheth-
err the laboring man has anything to
expect from his election. The labor
plank, as prepared by Judge Parker's
friends on the subcommittee, was
straddling, meaningless plank. In the
full committee planks were adopted in
favor of arbitration, the eight hour
day and against government by in
junction: also plank on the Colorado
situation. If Judge Parker is silent
or ambiguous on these subjects it will
mean that the financial influence back
of him will not let him take the labor
side of these disputed questions.
"On the tariff que stion some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
Parker men on the committee were
necessarily in favor of very conserv-
alive plank, and it remains to be seen
whether Judge Parker will carry out
she positive and definite plank which
was submitted by the full committee.