Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02
Republicans Will Not Let
Issue Be 0bscured.
THE MONEY QUESTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY Is AS UN-
SOUND AS IN 1900.
It is Also for Free Trade, as Voiced by
Champ Clark and Bourke
Cochran.

One of the big men Of the republican
party who was in town a day or two ago
left some interesting observations on the
political outlook from the viewpoint of an
assistant campaign manager. He does not
allow himself to be quoted at time such
as this, but talks righ- off the bat when
he krows he can keep under cover. His
remarks ran something like this:
Il see that our democratic friends are
trying to obfuscate the situation, to kick
up a dust, to hide the real issues, to utter
loud cried of pretended alarm about the
'unsafeness of our candidate, and thus
attempt to divert the attention of the peo-
pie from the apparent and evident unsafe
ness of their principles, platform and posi-
ton.
"They are making Roosevelt their main
issue. Well and good; we take them on
that. We will see the ante and go them
several better While they are making
Roosevelt the issue, we intend that they
shall not muddy the waters so that the
people can't see the democratic moccasins
in the bottom of the spring
Two Main Propositions.
I'VE shall keep pounding away at two
main propositions for the people to con.
slider, namely: ~,
First, that the democratic party, as a
party, is just as unsound on the money
question today as it was in 1900, and just
as much a menace to the business interests
of the country, If the party should come
into power Notwithstanding the declara-
tions of their leading candidate.
Second, that the democratic party will
scale the tariff to a basis as near free
trade as they can reach, and that such a
threat means destruction to industry, idle
ness to labor and repetition Of the disas-
trous times of 1893 and 1895, which, even
the first voters this year can remember.
I'm one breath the democrats say the
money question Is not an issue. in the next
they declare that the issue is settled by
Judge Parker's gold telegram. Judge Par
ker's telegram was Offset by the official
action of the democratic conventions COM
mittee on resolutions which. by vote of
10 to Is. refused to validate a declaration
which the candidate subsequently made,
and which subsequently was lodged and
evaded by the convention.
Il do not see how they can go back Of
that record. 1t is clear as the MONDAY SUM-
The leaders were afraid to bring up the
issue in the convention. They were afraid
to declare for sound money, knowing that
Bryan would take the platform and would
lead his populistic followers into another
stampede. The party's position Is fixed
by the action of the committee on resolu-
tons and the silent endorsement of that
action by the convention.
Is Parker Stronger Than His Partyp
Now let's consider the suggestion that
Judge Parkers gold telegram assures safe
ty on the money question. Judge Parker
is one man, and not in accord with the
majority of his party. Is he stronger than
his party? Can he make his party do what
majority do not want to do?
What Is the democratic experience in
that regard? Mr.. Cleveland was a strong
man, and In the opinion of many much
stronger character than Judge Parker.
Could he force his party to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act, the
first step In the direction of sound money?
He could not and did not do it. Republi-
can assistance brought 1t about.
But. what assurance has the country
that Judge Parker will attempt to run
amuck against his party. Judge Parker
twice voted for Bryan on the free silver
issue, although he was known to be op-
posed to free silver. He preferred to be
regular to being right. If his party comes
to power and weakens the sound money
legislation which the republicans have en-.
acted. who can say that he will not again
prefer to be regular rather than right?
1t is question for people to consider.
I'VE do not intend to let the fact be
overlooked that Judge Parker had twenty