Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-04-13

With nearly all the big appro-
priation bills out OF the way and
the Congress talking seriously of
early adjournment. the principal
talk here at the national capitol is
politics and that mostly among the
Democrats and of the man who in.
all probability will lead the forces
of the party in the contest this
year.
The earnest activity of the
Hearst people lately has had the
effect of making the opposition TO
him get busy" and their methods
and the manner of campaign they
are making and the men who rep
resent it, especially the Parker
end of it was amply demonstrated
the other day by the presence here
at the National Capital of Mr..
August Belmont, of New York,
who came as the accredited repre-
sentative of Parker TO have a con
ference with number of the rep
resentative southern Democrats.
1t anything were needed to give
their hands away and notify the
people who and what is behind the
Parker boom, the presence here of
Mr.. Belmont as his spokesman
should be an ample sufficiency.
Every body knows that Mr.. Bel
mont was one of the chief boilers
i'm 1896 and 1900 and that he sup
ported Palmer and Buckner in the
campaign of 1896 and voted for
Mckinley in 1900. The feeling
among the loyal Democrats here
was aptly described by Congress-
man Benton, of Missouri, when he
asked the two questions: Is Bel
mont Democrat! Who sent him
herel" There was a distinct feel
ing of resentment among the loyal
Democrats that such a man should
come here aS the spokesman and
representative of Parker and at
tempt to dictate TO Democrats who
always have supported the ticket
as to whom they should place in
nomination as the leader of the
Democracy, They have no feel
ing toward Judge Parker except a
kindly feeling. There is nothing
over which TO have any feeling.
They do not know anything about
him or what he stands for. They
suppose he voted the ticket i'm the
past two campaigns, as millions of
other good Democratic did, and
that he deserves no especial credit
for il. He would deserve censure
If he had not. If. however. he
stands for what men who come
here representing him stand for,
then the loyal Democrats here do
not want him for their leader. They
Justly resent and absolutely repu-
diate such leadership. They utterly
refuse To be led by the men who,
in the past two campaigns, did all
in their power to defeat the party
and did defeat it. So, the visit of
Mr., Belmont here in the interest
of Judge Parker has really done
him more harm than good. The
consensus of opinion is that the
Judge has been very unhappy in
his choice of champion.
In speaking of this visit of Mr.
Belmont to the capital, Mr.. +. j.
Livernash, a member of Congress
from California, calls it refresh
ing impudence. He also said: -
Who is August Belmont, pray,
that he should be considered in the
choosing of a standard bearer for
the party of the plain peoplel
"The Democratic party is
founded on honesty to all forms of
ariStocracy. August Belmont is
in every sympathy cold aristo-
crat. Is that why he should die
tate
The Democratic party is for
equality of all Americans before
the law. August Belmont has
spent most of his manhood years
battling for inequalities before the
law. Is that why he should die
tatel
THE Democratic party is
pledged by its principles, its ira
dltIons and its promises to put
down the criminal trusts. August
belmont is of the oonspirators
whose practices have bred the
peril calling for stern action. Is
thai why he should dictated"
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