New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
BRYAN R0ASTS PARKER.
CROOKED METHODS USED.
Candidate in the Grip Of Wall
Street, He Says.


Lincoln. Neb.. July 12-William ]. Bryan re-
turned to his home from St Louis to-day He
was met at the station by his family and large
number of friends. but the reception was quiet.
1t decided that, on account of Mr.. Bryans
exhausted conditions. he would prefer to come
home quietly rather than have demonstration.
He said that he tired but otherwise was all
right.
MIR. Bryan went to his home at Fairview. and
Immediately began work on the following state
ment. which he gave out tonight:
l shall vote for Parker and Davis the noIni-
nees of the Democratic National Convention.
and shall do SO for the following reasons;
r r frst-t?ecause -?'ue the Deinocratlc ticket StahqS
hcan ticket stands for an inperiaIstic policy.
on this question. which was the paramount is
sue in 1900. and which must remain an irpOr-
tant issue SO long as an attempt is made to hold
colonies under the American fag-on this issue
the convention vas unanimous. the platform
emphatic. and l have doubt that the Candi-
date viii carry out the platform
SeCOnd-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting the race
question into American politics. and this issue.
if it becomes national will make it impossible To
consider economic questions that demand sOlu-
tiOn. The election of the Democratic ticket viii
put a quietuS upon this attempt and permit the
question 10 work itself out without the bit
terness which Mr. Roosevelts conduct has en-
gendered
Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for the spirit of
war. His friends present him man of blood
and iron. He believes in strenuousness and in
CulCates a love for warIike things. The Demo-
cratic ticket stands for peace. for and for
arbitration rather than for force, conquest and
bluster
Fourth-The Democratic platform declares in
favor of the reduction OF the standing army,
and as this plank was unanimously adopted.
there is reasOc 10 believe that a Democratic sue
cess on this subj 'Ct would brig some advantage
10 the peopl9.
PARKER CONTROLLED BY WALL STREET
For these four reasors 1 feel justified IN sup
porting the ticket, but I shall not miSTspreSeuc
the situation or appeal for votes fo~ the ticket
upon falsc grounds. \ Democratic victory will
mean very little. if any. progress on economic
questions so long as the party Is under the con-
troll of the Wall Street element. on the money
question Mi Parker is as thoroughly commit
ted 70 the side of the fnanCiers Mr. ROose-
Welt. Il he does not go as far as the Republicans
would in retiring silver dollars in establishing
branch banks il enlarging the powers OF the
national banks and in the substitution of an
he because he is restrained by the Democrats
in the House and Senate. Nothing good can be
expected of him on the money question.
ON the trust question the Democratic platform
is very much better than the Republican plat
virtually nullihes the antitrust plank. Unless
I'm his letter of acceptance he commits himself
to attempt antitrust legislation we need not ex-
pect him to pursue different course from that
pursued by President Roosevelt.
So far as the labor questions concerned.
We rnuSt await Judge Parker's letter before We
shall know whether the laboring man has any
thing ID expect from his election. The labor
plank. as prepared by Judge Parker's friends on
the subcommittee, was a straddlInS, meaning
less plank II the full committee. planks were
adopted in favor of arbitration. the eight-hour
day and against government by injunction: also
a plank the Colorado situation. III Judge
Parker is silent ambiguous on these subjects
1t will mean that the financial influence back of
him will not permit him TO take the labor side
of these disputed questions.
On the tariff question. some little progress may
he hoped for. but the Parker men ON the com
--avi1y i'm II a
Servative tariff plank. and il remains 10 ne seen
whether Judge Parke: will carry out the posi-
tive and definite plank which was submitted pS
the full committee.
NOTHING To WITHDRAW.
This is the situation. Judge Parker stands for
enough things that good TO justify me IN
giving him my vote. but have tried TO point
out for several months the triumph of the Wall
Street element OF the party denies to the country
any hope of relief on economic questions nave
nothing to take back. l have nothing to with
draw of the things that | have said against the
methods pursued to advance his candidacy IL
was a plain and deliberate attempt TO deceive
the party. The New-York platform was vague
and meaningless. and purpOsely because the
advocates of Judge Parker were trying to secure
votes from among the people who would have
onposed his views had they known them II
he had sent to the Albany convention the tele-
gram that he sent to the st, Louis convention he
would have had very few instructed delegates
from the South and no possible chance Tor the
nomination
But he and his managers adrOity and pur-
posely concealed his position until the delegates
had been corralled and the nomination assured.
Then his friends attempted to secure a gold
plank which was overwhelmingly defeated in
the committee. After the party had rejoiCed
over the harmony secured by the omission of the
question and after he had secured the nomina-
ton he injected his views upon the subject at a
time when he could not be taken from the ticket
without great decentralization. The nomination
was secured therefore, by crooked and indie
fensible methods. but the Democrat who loves
his country has 10 make his decisions upon
ditions as he finds them. not upon conditions as
he would like to have them.
After having stated that shall support ths
ticket and after having given my reasons for
so doing | think it due TO the Democrats of
the nation TO say that. while the fight eco
nomic aues tions is postponed. it Is not aban-
doned AS soon the election is over / shall,
with the help of those who believe I do.
dertake TO organize for the campaign of 1905.
the object being to marshal the friends of popu-
lar government within the Democratic party TO
the support of radical and progressive policy
To ma Ike the Democratic party efficient means
in the hands of the people for securing relief
from the plutocratic element that controls the
Republican party, and for the time being is in
control of the Democratic party. This plan OF
organization will be elaborated soon.
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