The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
Cabinet Officers Are All Gtt-
ting Very Busy
PARKER WILL MAKE HOT ONE
Story Comes From New York That He
Will Pay Respects to Admins
tration In Way Not to
Be Misunderstood.
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, October 26.-(Speeial)-
That the republican party is getting into
pretty desperate straits is manifested by
the surprising speech of the secretary of
state in New York tonight
1t was expected here that Mr. Hay
would devote the major part Of his re-
marks to a defense of the administrations
course in Panama, and perhaps say some
! thing about the Presidents hurried for
warding of the Bnai Births petition to
the Russian government during his,
Hays, absence.
| Instead of this the secretary made about
the most partisan speech of the cam
paign and seeks to array New York ana
the northern states against the south
and wave the bloody shirt again. re-
vival of the sectional issues seems the
manifest purpose of the republican party
in its mad effort to defeat Judge Par
ker. ms fact has become apparent dur
ing the past few days, as this ancient
campaign cry peculiar to republican ma
tional fights in years gone by, has been
raised by two members of President
ty-four hours Abuse of Judge Parker
and an effort to array the people of this
country against one great section is the
republican plan of battle from now on.
Cabinet Officials Are Busy.
Elihu Root set the pace in his Buffalo
speech, which w"s chiefly discussion of
slavery and conditions leading up to and
following the civil strife. Last night at
Newark. Secretary of War Taft empha-
sized the subject in his reference to the
southern states and the question Of inn
perialism. Tonight in New York city.
John Hay. secretary of state, made many
hings at the SOUTH endeavoring to arouse
the prejudice of the people against that
section and the party with which it is
identified.
Whenever the republican party has been
dubious of its tenure of power, it has
sought to arouse sectional anlmosity. The
speeches of Root, Taft and Hay indicate
that things are not going right The
great speeches of Parker, Bryan and
Cleveland have torn the mask of infalla-
bility and righteousness from the G. o.
p The people see the old organiza-
tion in all it's rascaity and hypocricy
Its party leaders are beginning to exhibit
sirns of uneasiness. The slanderous abuse
of Judge Parker by Rooevelt cabinet Off
GERS which is followed up with sec
tional appeal to prejudice, leaves no room
for doubt as to the present situatono.
Parker VIII Make Warm Answer.
The story comes from New York thai
Judge Parker is going to pay his respects
to Senator Knox and the administration
in such a way that the American peo
pie will not fail to understand. 1t is stat
ed that such contingency as the KnoS
st-tement represents. was unforeseen a
the time Judge Parker delivered the ad
| dress provoking it.
| The president Is smarting under Judge
Parker's charges. He has given evidence
| of this fact to callers at the White
| house.
| Both yesterday and today, one of his
| callers said Mr.. Roosevelt seemed very
anxious to get on the stump himself ant
| endeavor to meet Judge Parkers arraign
ment 1t would be like him to do tina
very thing, though it is not expected
| that his campaign keepers will remove
| the muzzie and allow him to do more
| than issue a semi-official statement lam
| basting the democratic candidate.
At democratic headquarters here, tn
| fact that Judge Parker has made a grea
| big indentation on the tough hide of th'
republican elephant was the subject o
much comment and enthusiasm, "Ther'
| must have been several grains of truti
| in what the Judge said" observed Chair
| man Cowherd TO cause the elephant Il
! give expression to such road"