Arizona republican., 1904-07-29
The Proposed Platform.

The proposed platform of the Mari
 copa county democracy, printed in yes-
 terday's Republican. will have the at
 tention of democrats everywhere in
 Arizona It is ar authoritative docu-
 ment. It was drawn by the democrats
 who have been in the saddle in this county during the past few months,
 and it is the declaration which will De adopted by the next county conven- | ticn if these gentlemen are still able to
 control. But it is to be doubted wheth-
 CT this platform will meet the approval
 of the party generally in the territory
 to be doubted, even, whether it will be adopted here. From the first there has
 been a strcng undercurrent of oppo- sition to the Hearst leaders. and this opposition failed to take form solely because 1t was not thought worth while. But the nomination of Parker has given courage to the wing of the party which kept in the background during the late convention season. These democrats are now disposed to take the lead. and they will not agree to stay in hiding.
 The interesting part of th,s curious platform is its repudiation of Par ker and the national platform. It specifically declares for the St. Louis platform minus the "telegraphic ad- ditions." Now, these telegraphic addl- tions form the very meat of the plat form. They are made up of Judge Parker's famous telegram to the con- vention and the conventions reply. Let us reproduce them.
 From Judge Parker to the conven- ticn:
 ''I regard the gold standard as firm ly and irrevocably established, and shall act accordingly if the action Of the convention today shall be ratified by the people. As the platform is si- lent on the subject, my view should be | made known to the convention, and if | it is proveed to be unsatisfactory to the l majority 1 request you to decline the | nomination fer me at once. so that | another may be nominated before ad- ! iournment."
 And here is the conventions reply | to Judge Parker:
 "The platform adopted by this con- vention is silent on the question of tn ? ! monetary standard because it is not | regarded by us as a possible issue in | this campaign. and only campaign is sues are mentioned in the platform | Therefore there is nothing in the views | expressed by you In the telegram just | received which would preclude a man | entertaining them from accepting a . nomination on said platform"
 It is true the Hearst followers re- fused to approve this reply to the can didate. The vote for the telegram o. fered as an answer was "A for. to 191 against. In plain English. the 191 men who voted against sending this reply to Judge Parker did not regard the gold standard as firmly and irrevocably es- tablished." Most important of all these kickers objected to the statement that the question of the monetary standard is not regarded by us as poss: bIs is- ue in this campaign" That is, the 1sl stood out fer the proposition that the money question was still an issue.
 But do they still believe that way? MT. Bryan himself has tardily ac- knowledged from Lincoln that the money question: is not an issue. The only recalcitrants left seem to be here in Maricopa county. They are still for | 16 to 1, and they believe that 16 tc 1 is still an issue.
 We can see a very pretty fight ahead II Tn the local democratic convention.