The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-19
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What William ]. Bryan Says Of the
Alton B. Parker
Candidacy.

AllOH D. fdFkeT
Candidacy.
CANNOT BE HARMONY CANDIDATE
If the Man to Whose Candidacy the
Indiana Reorganizers Have Agreed
tc Deliver the State Delegation Is
Nominated, Mr.. Bryan Says 1t Must
Be Recognized as Reputation of
Genuine Democracy and a Surrender
to Wall Street Influence.
(From Mr. Bryan's Commoner, April 8, 1904.
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination is out
of the question, although he is the
first choice of the plutocratic element
in the Democratic party. Mr.. Olney
has removed himself by his advocacy
CT Mr.. Cleveland's nomination, and Mr..
Germans chances seem reduced to a
minus quantity by his failure to secure
the cooperation of the Democratic
senators in his position on the Panama
question. Mr.. Hill is not possibility,
but he has taken up the candidacy of
Judge Parker in the hope of making
himself the power behind the
throne AS some of the Democrats
are considering Judge Parker as
harmony" candidate, it is important
that the real nature of his candidacy
should be examined. He is first of all
Mr.. Hills candidate, and that in itself
would be sufficient to raise a suspi-
! ciOn in regard to his position on public
questions. The Hon. David B. has
legislative record that enables us to
easily ascertain his position on public
questions-a record SO antagonistic to
the Democratic party that he refused
to give any open support to the ticket
in 1896, and did not even disclose, I'M
til some two years after the election,
| how he voted. In a letter written
shortly before the election he told a
New York Republican that he had not
| decided what he would do, concluding
with the statement, Il am Democrat
still-very still.''
Mr.. Hill has made himself the cham
pion of Mr.. Parker in New York, and
it is not likely that he would do this
without having an understanding with
Mr.. Parker as to his own position with
the administration. 1t can be safely
| taken for granted that in case of Judge
Parkers nomination and election Mr..
Hill would be the controlling figure in
the administration, and that would
/ mean that those who attempted to
reach the White House would have to
wade through peanut shells knee deep.
Mr.. Hill stands for everything bad
that Mr.. Cleveland stands for, and
! lacks the brutal frankness that has
given Mr.. Cleveland most of his popu-
larity. But Mr.. Hills support, danger
GUS as it is, is not SO detrimental tC
Judge Parker as the corporate support
which is gradually gathering about
him. The Washington Post recently
described the situation as follows:
'In the meantime Parker stock has
been having a little boom. 1t is now
almost generally conceded by Demo.
Gratis here in Washington that he is
the most likely candidate. Many mat.
tiers have taken shape to help him, al.
though the attitude Of the New York
Democrats still worries the party lead
ers. Judge Parker--so it is learned
here from men who are in close touch
with the thought o. the financial and
business wOrld-has, through appro
pirate channels, given assurances that
if nominated and elected president his
administration will be conservative
He will see to it that the large inter
ests are fairly treated. This campaign
of enlightenment from Judge Parker
is described as progressing methodi
cally, but with dignity. The Judges
attitude on many of the questions be
fore the public are not we'll known
but, none the less, business men in
high places are being acquainted au
chemically with his views in outline
The criticism of the magnates
against Judge Parker has been that he
had not been tested. They could mo-
tell what he might do should they turf
out and seek by heroic efforts to place
him in the White House. Should thei1
efforts succeed, he might not, after all
be able to conduct a safe administra
ton But there is distinctly better
feeling in business quarters toward
him.
There is no doubt that the corporate
interests have an understanding will
Judge Parker, for without such an I'm
Outstanding they would not think o
!. supporting him. The decision in the
merger case shows how important it i,
that president should be in sympath.
with the people rather than in sympa
thy with the corporations. The thre,
judges appointed by Mr.. CLEVELAND