The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-14
A BIT OF ADVICE.

There is no paper that is more
earnest or a more ardent advocate OF
the election of the Democratic ticket
than is the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1t
is a paper that is said to stand close
to Judge Parker. and it's utterances
in his behalf are worthy of hear
ing.
1t sounds a note Of warning that is
timely and needed. 1t is for the
consideration of papers who profess
ing to desire to be a factor in Demo-
cratic success are rather putting OBJ
stacles in it's way, by an exhibition of
what may be rightly termed puerile
spitefulness, not fitting to manhood's
estate.
Every vote that can be secured for
Judge Parker will be needed. and the
great men Of various opinions in the
st. Louis convention realized this
Harmony was the keynote that
brought about a unity of purpose
there. and men waived aside personal
views and personal opinions that this
country might be blessed by a Dem
ocratic administration. None but big
men could have done this. and the
newspapers which honestly advocate
the election of Judge Parker should
give heed to their example.
1t is with a view to this that the
Brooklyn Earle speaks. 1t realizes
that the result accomplished at St
Louis is not simply that one set OF
Democrats should jubilate at the ex-
pense of another set 1t saw more
in the Convention than merely strug-
gle for supremacy within the party
ranks and a settling of old scores
1t saw the needs of the country for
a united Democratic party, that to
this great Nation there might be CIV
EN- true return to the principles
enunciated by the fathers In pre-
senting it's article. "a Bit Of Advice.
the Eagle says:
."There are papers that desire thu
election of Judge Parker. but are not
taking the best way OF helping it. he
will not only need the votes OF the
men who preferred him for nomina-
ton. but also of those who reluctant
" supported him in the Convention. lie
will need more. He will need the
votes of those who opposed him IN
the Convention. He will need all
these. and more. too-the votes OF
Republicans and of Independents who
were not represented in the Conven-
ton at all. .
Nov the way to get all these vote 1
is to let bygones be bygones, and II
make Judge Parker commendable tc
all these sets of voters That cannot
be done by haunting any set of them
tn them ought not to
be difficult. They are no longer foes.
They are allies. When they were
foes they fought. When they agreed
on Judge Parker, they ceased to fight.
The effort on which they must all
unite is to elect him. A sure way
not to elect him is for formerly sepl
arate partisans to taunt one another
now.
"This should be so plain that none
should need to say it. Necessity.
however, to say it exists, for some
who say they wish Judge Parker tc
be elected are assailing those of whom
the support of him is required to elect
him. Why should they be assailed?
They have been wrong may be said
Suppose they were or have been
They were hammered for that quite
enough. Their error is not an issue
now. They insisted we were wrong
That was their liberty. All of us arc
now for the same cause and the same
man. Inquests on the dead past ar,
useless. What we suggest does moi
involve approving of what was disar-
proved. 1t does not involve recaEt
ing what was advanced. 1t only in
wolves ceasing to quarrel about what
has ceased to be. 1t only involves
union on what all of us wish to &C.
complish. To ignore lapsed differ
ences should not be impossible. We
admit it is not easy. 1t is, however
obligatory. if the common cause is
to be advanced. Men whose devo-
ton to a cause outweighs resentment
or egotism ought to be capable of do
ing what we advise. If they are not,
their adhesion to the cause is bad
for the cause