The Washington times., 1904-07-13
BRYAN FOR TICKET,
BUT FLAYS PARKER
Does His Best to End the
Chances of Democracy.
CHARGES BALD DECEPTION
Gives Reasons Why He Will Support
Nominees-To Organize
For 1905.

Bryan, in statement which he opens
by an affirmation of his purpose to vote
for Parker and Davis. does his best TO
deal a death blow 10 Democratic chances
In the approaching election.
While the man who was Overslaughed
and trampled upon by the ''reorgan-
izers" in last weeks convention acts
openly and deals his blow straight from
the shoulder he makes it evident that
his object In staying in the party linss
Is that he may conduct his fight against
his enemies from within instead OF from
without.
Bryan charges that Judge Parker is
dominated by Wall Street, and is on the
side of the trusts. He declares that if
the candidate of the St. Louis conven-
ton is not actively against labor. he Is
so situated that he can say nothing or
do nothing in behalf of the laboring
man.
He accuses Parker Of having won his
nomination by deception, declares that
the tight on economic issues has been
Eidetracked. and serves notice that i'm
fnediately after the election he will or-
ganize the forces who have hitherto fol-
lowed his lead for the campaign Of
1905.
The full text of Bryan's remarkable
ptterance is as follows;
I shall vote for Parker and Davis, the
nominees of the Democratic National
Convention. and shall do so for the fol-
lowing reasons:
First-Because the Democratic ticket
STANDS for opposition TO imperialism.
while the Republican ticket stands for
an impeTialistic policy. On tLis Tues-
f-I -,
1900, and which must remain an i'm
portant issue so long as an attempt Is
made TO hold colonies under me Amer
lean fag-On this issue the convention
was unanimous, the platform en-
phatic, and / have no doubt that tie
candidate will carry out the platform.
Race Question an Issue.
second-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting The
race question into American politics.
and this issue, if it becomes national,
will make ii impossible to consider
economic questions that demand solu-
lion. The election Of the Democratic
ticket viii put quietus on This ettempt
and permit the race question u work
itself out without the bitterness which
Mr.. Roosevelt's conduct has enSende-ed.
Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit Of war. His friends present him
as az man of blood and iron. He be-
1ieves in strenuousness and inculcates a
ticket stands for peace. for reason, and
for arbitration, rather than for force,
conquest, and buster.
Fourth-The Democratic platform de-
clares in favor of the reduction OF the
standing army, and this plank was
ticket stands for peace, for reason, and
believe that a Democratic success on
this subject would bring some. advantage
10 the people.
Economics and Trusts,
For these four reasons I feel Justified
IN supporting the ticket. but l shall not
1nisrepresent the situation or appeal for
Notes for the ticket upon false grounds
"A Democratic victory will mean very
little, If any, progress on economic ques-
tions so long as the party is under the
control of the Wall Street element
On the money question Mr.. Parker IL
S thoroughly committed TO the side of
the hnanciers as Mr.. Roosevelt. II he
does not go as far as the Republicans
would In retiring silver dollars, in estab-
fishing branch banks. in charging the
powers Of the national banks, and in the
substitution OF an asset currency for the
present currency, IL will be because he
IS restrained by the Democrats IN the
House and Senate. Nothing good can
be expected Of him on the money ques-
tion.
On the trust question the Democratic
platform is very much better than the
ton OF Judge Parker virtually nullihes
the antitrust plank. Unless in his let
ter OF acceptance ne commits himsClf 10
attempt antitrust legislation We reed
not expect him 10 purs''.s different
course from that pursued by President
Roosevelt
So far as the labor questions are con-
cerned, we must await Judge PaFker's
letter before we shall know whether the
laboring man has anything to expect
from his election. The labor plank as
prepared by Judge Parker's friends on
the subcommittee was d Straddling
meaningless plank In the committee
planks we're adopted favorirg a~b.tra-
ton. against injunctions. etc. u Judge
Parker Is silent or Ambiguous on this
G4t5uOn II VIII mean that the Wall
Street clement viii not allow him TO
take a stand favOTing the Workingman
Regarding th~ tariff question II re-
mains 70 be seen whether Judge Park
er Will carry out the positive and def
mite plank which was submitted by the
fun committee.
Triumph of Wall Street.
This IL the situation:
Judge Parker stands for enough things
that are good enough 10 justify me in
giving him my vote, but. as have tried
70 point out for several months. the tri-
umph OF the Wall Street element Of the
party denies to the country any hope Of
relief on economic questions I have
nothing 10 take back
/ have nothing 70 withdraw Of tibet
things that ] have said against the
methods pursued TO advance his candi-
dacy. II was plain and deliberate
attempt 10 deceive the party. The New
York platform was vague AM mean
ingless, and purpOsely so. because the
advocates Of Judge Parker were irving
70 secure votes from among the people
who would have opposed his views had
they known them.
Concealed Views Till Nominated.
II he had sent to the Albany con-
vention the telegram that he sent 10
the St Louis convention, he would have
had very few instructed delegates from
the South, and no possible chance for
the nomination. But he and his man
ayers adroitly and purposeIy concealed
his position until the delegates had been
corralled and the nomination assured
Then his friends attempted 70 secure
gold standard plank which was over
Whelmingly defeated in the committee
After the party had rejoiced over the
harmony secured by the settlement OF
the questions and after he had secured
the nomination. he exploited his views
on the convention at a time when he
could not have been taken from the
ticket without great Generalization
But the DemCcrar who loves bfo eof4r,.