The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-13
REPUBLICANS AMUSED
Over the Antics Of Democratic Lead.
ers Since Parker Sent Messsoe.

Over the Antics of Democratic Lead
ers Since Parker Sent Message.
Indianapolis, July 13-RepuDlican
state managers are having a good
deal of fun with certain prominent
Democrats over the manner in which
they have changed their position in
regard to Judge Parkers famous tel
egram to the national convention ia
the last two or three days. A crowd
of Democrats gathered at the Grand
hotel on Saturday night, according to
| custom, to hear the latest returns
from the convention. They were ex-
pecting no word except as to the vice
| presidential candidate When the
news of the telegram and the turmoil
it excited reached the little party of
devoted Democrats CONSERVATION
reigned supreme. This did not last
| long, however. Their feeling turned
to one of chagrin and disgust Re-
! marks branding Judge Parker as any
thing but the wise and honest states
man he has been pictured by his ar
| dent supporter were made and they
| came right from the heart. by Mon
| day the Democrats had come to their
senses, however. They realized it
would never do to admit the conven-
ton had made a mistake in selecting
Judge Parker. Now the same men
who had SO many caustic remarks
to make about Alton B. Parker are
busying themselves explaining that
his course was the logical one for a
man to take, and praising his back
bone and courage. To the Republi-
cans who knew what they had to say
on Saturday evening the situation
therefore is amusing to say the least.
That party of Canadian officials
should find it advisable to come all
the way from their country to In
dianapois to study this states meth
I cd of taxing the great railway cor
poratiOns operating in the state GER
tainly speaks we'll for the tax system
of Indiana, Yet this is what has oc.
Cured. The state tax board began
It's real work yester lay, and when the
session opened it was with the On
tariO commission on hallway taxation
as the guests of the Indiana board
| The members are here to watch the
work of the board with view of Sc
curing new ideas to assist it in it's
own work. AS yet the visitors have
heard little to greatly interest them.
The board has been hearing from pri.
vate citizens who have appealed cases
where they thought the county boards
of review fixed their assessments too
high. But the railway and interurban
question will soon be reached and the
| foreigners will then get busy taking
notes on the way the board hears it's
cases.
The fact that it has been ultimately
decided that the Filipino commission
ers are not to visit Indianapolis has
caused a great deal Of satisfaction to
many men who were worrying over
the plans for their entertainment.
Not that the local people did not
want the foreigner to visit the city,
but that at last they knew where they
tertainment of the commissioners has
been a much agtated question. Plans
and counter plans for their entertain
ment have been discussed. Then
came the hitch over the date of their
arrival, which made it difficult to plan
anything. In trying to find a date
which would be satisfactory to all
and to arrange for paying the expens-
es of the elaborate scheme of enter
tainment the real crisis came. The
matter has now been definitely set
tied, however, since Secretary Fergu
son has announced that Indianapolis
will not be honOred by the Filipinos
with their presence.
The Prohibition workers of this
state might give some pointers to the
leaders of the other parties on some
subjects, and one of them is as to the
manner of raising campaign revenues
Of course the Prohibitionists do not
! have the opportunities to secure large
, contributions that the old line parties
have, but they have methods of their
own which usually suffice to raise the
! necessary funds for their campaigns
The latest plan adopted is to charge
an admittance fee to the coming me ct
ing when tn candidates for president
and vice president on their ticket are
to be notified of their selection to lead
the party to another defeat. The ad
mission will take the form of buying