The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-11
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Have The managers OF the ST. Loui:
convention lost their senses DE-
ttey want TO give Mr.. Roosevelt Z
waIkoTer in the election?
with = cwo-thirtls majority TO nomi
nate Judge Parker it is incredible that
they. cannot control a simple majority
form
Yet they present TO the country the
extraordinary spectacle OF permitting
Mir. Bryan, the twice-defeared and
utterly discredited leader Of a forlorn
hope, 10 btildoze the committee on
resolutions and the convention itself
into refusing simple recognition OF
the accomplished fact OF gold stan
dard!
If the question had not been raised
silence would have been bad enough.
| Gut after the chairman OF the conren-
ton had acknowledged in his speech
that the gold standard is here to stay,
| and after a subcommittee on platform
had agreed upon a plank declaring
that the discoveries of gold have con-
| tributed TO the maintenance OF
money standard of value no longer
open to question, removing that issue
from the field Of political contention"
then TO reject this resolution and
| refuse TO make any utterance upon
the question that has twice defeated
the party is to invite another over
throw.
Tie World repeats TO M Hill, who
weakly surrendered on this vital is
sue, when he ought to have taken it
70 the floor OF the convention and re-
yersed the unrepresentative vote, his
own admonition OF three days ago:
Remember election day. Remem-
Ter ii not in the peterborough Terri
tories with no electoral vote, not in
the scattered mining camps and sure
Republican States, not in the securely
Democratic States OF the South. Re
member il rather in New York, New
jersey. Connecticut and the other
doubtful States whose electoral votes
are essential to Democratic success.
Every one OF these States is an in
dustrial community with enormous
business interests. Their elections |
are decided not by thick-and-thin par
tlsans, much less by blatherskite poll
Ii1'dLS- cGl ~ Nl4e Sii-4lt'
thrifty. Independent citizens who vote
as their consc;ences and their inter
ests dictate.
Every one OF these States is certain
to vote against the Democratic ticket
his year. as they did in 1896 and 1900,
il the voters of this controlling class
are given grounds for fear or even
suspicion that the standard OF honest
money is menaced by a still Bryan
lZed Democracy.
Do the managers OF Judge Parker'S
mean to invite him to lead
4 third campaign of suicide? If they
10, Mr.. Bryan, and not the New York
iurist, is the logical candidate for the
party
The World firmly believes that there
S good chance to put Judge Parker
n the White House, not for four {
ears only, but for eight. II he can l
tand upon a platform that will COM
nand the confidence of the voters
whose fidelity to true Democratic prin-
iples led them to abandon their par
Y in the last two elections, and If he
lill come out from judicial seclusion
nd become the real leader and mouth
iece OF his party in a campaign for {
eform. 1t believes this in spite of
he fact that Judge Parker voted for q
1r- Bryan as matter OF regularity,
nd did not hesitate to proclaim the
act when he was candidate for .
ldGe in 1897. But if to this fact of
ecOrd is to be added the crushing
andicap of a Organized platform on :
le money question the World sees no
ope of his election.
We should deeply regret his defeat.
5 we sincerely desire his election,
OF because it would mean the reha- /
llitation OF great historic party, &
ut because it would put an end to g
olicies and tendencies that threaten m
re integrity of constitutional govern y"
ent in this country. &c
1t is never 100 late 20 mend. "
AT its session to-day the convention 81
IN by majority vote adopt the mon +
airy plank reported by the sub-com- os
ittee and direct that il be made part -
the platform.
Ten words from Judge Parker to the
air-nan OF the New York delegation
III insure the adoption OF resoIu-
IN that will make the platform safe -