New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
DANGER AHEAD,

The Democratic National Committee has
caused TO be published. after careful revision,
| its circular letter inviting Democratic editors
I throughout the United States to attend a con-
ference in this city next week. of which, as
Chairman Taggart is understood to have conf
dentially informed them already, "the finances
Will be taken care of here The proceedings
are to be diversified by banquet at which all
varieties OF eloquence will be served as hot as
possible and by a pilgrimage to Esopus. 1t is
further announced that a committee. TO be
named by the conference. Will tell Judge Par
ker what the editors think of him and declare
their faith IN the principles OF which he is the
exponent" and all the indications are that If
Dir. Taggart takes care of the finances in sat
isfactory manner the visitors will do the rest.
So far as we can see. the only embarrassment
likely TO attend the conference may arise In
connection with the appointment of the COM
mittee TO acquaint the candidate with the senti-
ments OF the assembled editors. That will OBJ
viously be a delicate task. Probably slate
ought TO be prepared in advance for submission
10 Mr. Belmont and his collea CUES, il not TO
Judge Parker himself. It would be distressing
il, as the result of a free and unintimidated
ballot. such committee as 1t is easy TO imagine
should be selected. The Editor of Tho World"
for example, though he thinks that he has got
Judge Parker just about where he wants him
on the Philippine question, could scarcely be
expected 10 refrain from instructing him that
lie must have nothing more TO do with that
miserable trickster David Bennett Hill. If is
practically certain that the Editor of The
Times" would declare with candid disgust that
the situation imperatively demanded something
besides timorous platitudes about the robber
tariff. The Editor of THE Brooklyn Eagle"
mindful of the candidates recent confession Of
antiimperialistic convictions which it would
have been more prudent TO conceal, would
presumably warn him against the danger of
affronting the overwhelming sentiment in
favor of protection TO American industries.
Such diversities of utterance would be sufh-
GENTLY disconcerting, but fancy the feelings Of
the company If 1t should suddenly be seen that
the Editor of The Evening POST was engaged
in the process of dilating once more with the
emotions which found relief in tLat ever memo
rable effuson on the geld telegram
We have alluded TO the risks which would
be involved in a distinguished representation
of the Democratic press OF this city the
Bnt the probability is that the con-
ditions would be equally inauspicious If other
parts Of the country should pe drawn on and
New-York left out. North, South, East and
West the brethren are either sparring for wind
or delivering solar plezus blows at one an
other. with occasional vicious lunge in the
direction OF Esopus. Perhaps the safest OK
pedent would be TO appoint committee Of
one with power and send him UP the river on
q confidential mission. The rest of the confer
rees could then spend the afternoon at Coney
Island and are sure that Judge Parker
would he grateful.