The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-16
IN DOUBT NOW
JUDGE PARKER'S FAMOUS
TELEGRAM AND ITS
EFFECT.
Said to Have Made New York. I'LL
nois, Wisconsin and Other
States Doubtful-Bryan
Viii Support the
ticket.

Washington, July 11.-Aimost
without exception eastern papers
today express the opinion that Par
ker's telegram on Saturday gives the
democrats some chance OF sue
cess in the election this year,
whereas, had that telegram not
been sent, and Parker had entered
the campaign on the platform a.
dopted at ST. Louis, Roosevelt would
have had a walkover. It is admit
ted that Parker's declaration for
the gold standard has strengthened
/ him in the East, but destroyed his
chances of carrying the Western
states. II is likewise admitted that
he will draw back into the party
many gold democrats who could
not stand for Bryan and 16 10 1,
though the party at large is evil
denced by the action of the conven-
ton, even yet raiuses to repudiate
the Chicago and Kansas City plat.
form.
Parker's action is declared to
make New York a probable fight
ing ground, and placing Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin in the Sec
ond place. At the same time the
nomination Of Davis as Parker's
running mate makes democratic
success in West Virginia quite prob
able, and possibly will make Mary
land again in the democratic col
umn. 1t is apparent that Davis was
selected because of his enormous
wealth, because the party had to
have some source of campaign funds.
New York papers today freely
comment upon the fact that Par
ker's telegram was sent to Sheehan
and not to Hill. They Interpret
this 10 mean Parker has shaken off
Hill, and will insist the campaign
will be conducted throughout in a
straight forward manner.
Lincoln, Neb., July 12.-W. J..
Bryan today gave out the following
statement:
II shall vote for Parker and Da-
Wis, the nominee of the democratic
national convention, and shall do
30 for the following reasons:
"First-Because the democratic
ticket stands for opposition to I'M
perialism, while the republican tick
ct stards for an imperialistic poll
! cy. On this question, which was
the paramount issue uf 1900, and
which must remain an important
issue so long as as an attempt is
made to hold colonies under the
American hag-on this issue the
cor vention was unanimous, the
pla form emphatic, and have nc
dou Vt that the candidate will carry
ouI the platform.
's:Second-Mr. Roosevelt is inject.
ing the race issue into American
POI. ICE, and this Issue. if it becomes
nat ,nal, will make it impossible
to 6 nsider questions that demand
l SUiUJtOus L u0 olSCtltA vi tu0 O0u
! ocra ic ticket will put quietus or
this subject. za
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands
for the spirit of war. His friends
present him as man Of blood anc
iron. He believes in strenuousnes'
and inculcates love for warlik,
thinps- The democratic ticke
stands for peace, for reason, and TO
arbitration rather than for force
4 conquest and bluster.
''Fourth-The democratic plat
J; form declares in favor of the reduc
ton of the standing army, and q
this plank was unanimously adopt
, ed, there is reason to believe dem
ocratic statement on this subjee
would bring some advantage to tn
people. For these reasons, I fec