New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11
NEEDLESS HUNILIATION.
So Says "The american -Trickery
by Hill, Charges "I'he Sun"

The American" says in part to-day under the
caption THE Democratic Party NeedlessIy Humili-
atcd":
The Am.Ttcan," Immediately upon Judge Park
port, end in doing so urged MIN. on his own ana the
parry pehalf. TO get rid Of Mr.. August Belmont
mort ara ms sort Imply IN our pohtlcs ne "a. ~,
fruit OF the Belmont influence was gathered on me
sheehan telegram was received and read. Judge
Parker IS being praised FOR the courage he as
made him It's nominee. 1t is 10 be wished that
prior to the nomination he had had the courage 20
question II is 70 he Wished fer r the ee psf sm9nt
had not been the moving cause q the canod5ttr ,
belated frankness. The convention was prop1Ity
punished for taking any man who'll or tFS{' W 4nd
it properly punished too, for its CoWarqlce IN
emitting money plank from the platform, ord
The plank drafted By the Subcommittee, anu anu
subsequently dropped was Simply y o H,%s
haze been mad his own owl by Se @4s contht for the
partys sake 10 choose more appfolLli5 ,,t, ~,
for revealing his views. The new sola SUIT ~
in It's effects justified the cumulative theory OF
money on which the demand for the tret co,t'%Se
American people have taken the issue ere" silver
from the field OF political contention n, .o,so had
It Acknowledged obvious situation. Of tho
II was the manner and the circumstances u INC
declaration which were criticised. $500 ..-,,r
The Democrats candidate for resident. dnhap-
ply, VIII nf 80 Nth Vail street by August
belmont It viii be said that Belmont engaged %
800 The insertion OF gold plank IN the pial
form. and that when he ana his co-workeTS f2l,eq
in this Judge Parker US 2s5@of Himself Sc
best thing and personally pledge Hi'iS'''
.~Ihs sun" this morning IN editorial on Jndgc
Parker and the ST. Louis convention. n'oer ~! -.
~, ..11aniinoss at Esopus-Dirty Work at ST
Louis. says n part:
a NJ The G pacy o
zt.aS fNX!C
of his willingness in 49Eante 70 ae fge majority
NJ told the committee on M bn WsG5m
Judge Parker willing to aoidG ny f me decIsTa'
lions Ar LItlleton the chosen nonln2tof OF ~, 5nr
NewYork candidate IePeated 1ns aoss mt beye
that policies should be dictated: D1t I naI
judgment OF its members II y9u ask me "n mai
his policy will be + eiGc{eo; res in the piat
known; but will it believed that Hill did not
N! Mr Hill surrendered the gold plank because the
nomination of the candidate for whom he vas
WORKING could not otherwise be effected. II Judge
Parkers avowal Of sentiments conce1nihg ne ber
earlier Hills battle in his behalf would have Oeen
What Hill gained for judge Parker by his trans ,9n
action with Bryan nomination in the daTh
such is the case in a nutshell. Under the crcun-
stances the respectable ana resPect9a no,ee from r
the canpaignuness. indeed he turns his face r 10
cept, Curse David.
Under the caption THE Sound Money De
mocracy.' The Times" says in part to-day:
With gold standard Democrat In the field
upon a gold standard PLATFORM made by hinseII
and accepted in a resolution adopted by the CON
Vention sound money Democrats have at last a
welcome opportunity TO vote for A fIesldenIia'
cai honor Of the nation no longer summons them
for its defence to vote with the KepuohSa5
by their campaign Iab0rs and by their votes 10 the
wScb the party in power has long been able
exercise its uncontested will In this campaign
thew will resume the discussion ot issues lald
aside in the two previous Presidential campaigns
when their strength and their influence we're en-
hordes Of Organism, ..,.a.,,,,u
integTif! has S. given he tbs opportunity again %
enroll themselves as Democrats the eop nv i
tone that rings through the land and IN words
can read no double or doubtful meaning. II WAS
an of the highest craftsmanship, because II
was of the highest courage and in the highest
degree right No can put away a greater
honor than he vas Teadg 10 Pnt boco
candidate II unwilling to take him with his
en %o th9 that did not cali for extraordnary
courage asl, themselves how many times they have
avered failed even, under tests that were lenote
in comparison. BY that one act Of splendid re-
With Tc4 the "2 bae bs 9ST0rS Fr
figure in the view of his countrymen and has taken
We have not known the man before. Now. ne
know him and at once perceive mat ne ~ OF an al,
i President of the tinted states.
THE World this morning. under the heading.
THE Leader Leads says. in part:
In Alton B, Parker the Democratic party has a
leader who leads.
A thousand letters Of acceptance discussing a
thousand political issues could not have revealed
Judge Parker the American people in so favor
able and convincing a light he himself did In
that crowded hour OF Saturday when he sent 10
William F. Sheehan the telegram that emancipa ted
the Democratic party from demagogism and dis
aster.
Never IN our political history has candidate for
President already nominated by his party. shown
greater courage. finer fidelity TO principle or
stronger elements of leadership than Judge Parker
did in this dispatch. That his position in
more than hundred larger than the vote by which
he nominated-is a gratifying proof OF the
respect felt for sanity and courage when the mat
ter brought TO the test. Mr. Hill and his
associates had failed to bring It.
The "New-Yorker staats-Zetung." under the
heading THE Ban Broken" says:
The announcement Of Judge Parker that he is a
believer the gold standard has cleared the atmo-
sphere. The convention has approved his position.
thus making good It's great sin of omission and
freeing the Democracy from the of free sill
yer We, therefore know that the Democ-
racy has in Judge Parker a candidate of unusual