The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-09
PARKER OR GROVER.

"a AANAsAA IN INV LIZ
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According TO the southern press the
the subject uppermoat IN the minds 0i
The people seems 10 be politics ard
more especially the fight that is be
ms made ON Judge Parker, who L
decidedly the faYorite Recently the
Montgomery lAlal Advertiser, de
plorng the bitter opposition shown
by the Bryan and Hearst factions t.
JutEo Parker spoke rather dc5pond
iugly as follows
With Bryan continually knitting al
measures looking towards Democratic
unity: with the plutocratIc Hearst Ell
ement trying to undermine and destroy
The honesty ana integrity If the De
mocracy; with Democrats in various
parts Of the country ilhing and ieering
1t Parker because of his dignitied 81
lence with all these agencies at Sorb
to prevent the party from centerirg on
Judge Parker we confess tha. It be
GINS to look like failure We have lost
not an iota of our belief in Parker as
a suitable man for the nomination
but we are almost disguised with tht
Efforts Icing made to set him aside
And the same leefing is operating
throughout The country, and it II res
pousible for the recrudescc of tbs
Cleveland sentiment Democrats arr
aging to themselves that if they do
not have harmony by taking Parker
we may as well turn to Cleveland An,
We tell those Democrats who have az
attack of Cleveland phobia ever.
time his name Is mentioned that tines
re going exactly the right way tC
insure his nomination DEMOCRAT
who sincerely desire 70 see the Part
harmonious are becoming Disguised
With the spitaful warfare made o.
Parker and on those who have beer
advocating him. by the radicals whC
seem TO think there can be no aucl
thing as genuine Democracy unless j
has the endorsement Of Mr. Bryan
These Democrats who call themselye
| rreaulars,T and who froth at the moutE
whenever sound m.ney Democra
expresses an opinion. these are the
frcn who may prevent tho nomination
az Parker and cause a stampede whicl
FSih 'giye the nomination to Cleveland
| N this is what the regulars arr
working for we'll and good Other
ran stand It as well as they can
Z Repiy'ug to the foregoing the
Vicksburg (Miss) Herald refuses to
antertain discouraging Wow for tn
Parker boom in She south Il says
Between the Groverphobiacs and the
Groyermaniac7 stands the great body
n the partv-with Mr. Cleveland urg
ng them on to conaummate the ncmi
nation Of the gcttoCethcr candidate
Judge Parker This is the force that
win carry the day. in spite of tn
pirit of the extremes voiced In these
TWO extracts They but express the
influence Of all others on which The
. Republicans count for victory. u ie
. string on which the German Tam
many. Bryan. dark horse combine ha
hrewdly played In this way Che
Tall in the Parker movement has
been caused with the defeat of Par
ker instructions In South Carolina
and Alabama and which came SO near
repeating the same game in Georgia
The Herald does not believe that the
rank and Gle sympa;hize in this relax
/ alton from plain party duty and policy
I They do NOT share the premdicos nor
the partiaiitios Of those who would
from pafe irritation defeat the cen
I raj purpose Of getting together They
I perceive tso clearly that in the pres
4 mt pcwQcEatic situation to relax and
+ ihtfx stjfi Barker concentration woult
cauar 2 relapse that would be- risky
+ 10 the extreme if NOT fatal In enec.
upon the campaign Talk to that Of
/ feet ch0uld cease II wa5 perception
/ Of lis danger that led Mr Cleveland
+ 10 give ont his recent INST earnest
AMI emphatic declaration for the New
York convention choice