The broad ax., 1904-10-01
MERCHANTS FAVOR PARKER
They LEks Dsmeeratie Candidate Ds-
cause He - Conservative and
q Rin0 American.

4 1880 SNaeNAAsN
business men to Judge Parker n fur
nishsd b. the New York Herald's care
ful poll Of the New York Produce az
change In that organization there II
. reputed large preponderanee Of re-
publican members. and during the
Bryan campaigns their support was
powerfully directed to- Mckinley, al
though the organization as such took
no part In the campa' On Whereas
the exchange voted almost solidly for
Mckinley and Roosevelt ut the last
election. the Herald's poA shows that
about one to every four and one-half
win swing this year from the republi-
can to the democratic ticket" Six
hundred and sixty-ive members have
replied to the Herald's inquiries as to
their voting intentions; out Of which
number III who voted for Mckinley
In 1900 announce their determination TO
vote for Judge Parker. The exchange
has some 5000 members. and Il 30. OF
course, impossible to ten from these
data how . majority q tn members
win vote In coming elections. bat -
the Herald observes, "these straws
show which way the wind blows"
In Q critical hour q national life,
when the dangerous impsrialistic
srocd and revolutionary innovations Of
the administration threaten the stabii-
lty Of government, an eminently sane.
safe and conservative candidate cannot
but appeal to the business community.
The 81. Louis Republic wisely OBJ
serves that II the periIoas policies Of
Mr.. Roosevelt should fnd popular IN
dorsement IN November and be carried
further TO their reasonable and prob
able conclusion, the business interests
Of the country viii suffer grave dis
turbanee. and the consciousness Of thiR
fact by those interests IL q powerful IN
nuence for Judge Parker.
The aceessions 70 Judge PaTker's
strength are not marked by loud huz-
zas and toFehIight professions. Il Is
reason which Is at work for Judge Par
ker; Il n business prudence and fore
sight, and the result Il achieved quietly,
becoming public only when. as IN this
Instances, special inquiry Il made.
In the republican press the desertions
from the Roosevelt standard are reneet-
ed BIZ constant efforts 70 allay fear, and
We md the frequently repeated state
ment that there IL no menace TO
business IN this campaign" Mr.. Roose-
velt Il the menace TO business" which
oeeasions the alarm and prompts the e.
fort. A presidents riotous ambition 10
create q great word power" and to
achieve . crowded hour Of glorious LIE
for himself and to emblazon his fame
on history cannot result otherwise than
in the constant disturbances Of business.
not to say disaster. When international
entangiements and war clouds darken
the horizon, business Is the instant suf-
ferer, Securities depreciate and enter
prise fKiters.
business men do not care 70 see q
president Of this great commercial na-
tion strut along the danger line Of In
ternational complications. They DO not
care to see him flourish the big stick
and shout scross the hemispheres.
They cannot but prefer the demseratie
candidate because Of his Judicial tenn
perament, sound Judgment and safe rea-
soning-a man Of quiet dignity and sub
stantiai parts. Of great strength Of char
acter, unafraid to be conservative when
conservatism Is right; man with due
regard for the spirit Of our institutions,
for tradition. for precedent. FOR accept
ed principles, for law and, above al
things else. for constitution.
I'VE stand By the republican per.
IT, says Senator Fairbanks, ~bscauss
tie republican party stands b. ma
that 4 the motto Of the great protected
trusts that are robbing the people. The
rsDnhliesn party e their best friend ana
he only fFisRd they need IN their hnsi-
ness Rochester Union.
Poker phrases are coDnon An
this campaign. hut the che has not
bseo colBad ypf Which va express lhs
lssIips 81 khe NsW YORK reDabl'sans.
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