The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-10-21
LETTERS WEIGHED
Parker Not Sincere. Only Blaming
Opposition. Would Substi.
tuition Pay.


Of acceptance issued respectively by
Roosevelt and Parker, The issue
for September oath, commenting
on Rooseyelts letter, says:
IAN these leading issues are, to a
greater or less degree, lighted up by
the Presidents letter Of acceptance,
document which, whoever may
have been responsible for its yari-
Gus qualities, was 80 strong, conf
dent and clear, on the whole, that
even the Democratic papers admit
ted It's favorable influence on the
Republican cause. The President
had great advantage over Judge
Parker and the Democratic leaders
generally, for hc could say, on
most Of the questions, what he
actually believed, whereas probably
the Judge, aud certainly his chief
advisers, are compelled TO shape
issues with q view rather to blam.
ne the Administration than To
revealing their Utmost differences.
We doubt whether, in their private
-ouis, thcsc leaders believe they
would have acted differently from
ihc Administration on the Philip.
puc-, the trusts, the coal strike.
the navy, Panama, or even the
tariff With ~ many leading Dem.
ocrats a. impcriali.iic NJ Mr.. Hay.
Mr Taft, or Mr. Root. at lc,s; ~
cautious alou, the trusts NJ Mr..
Roosevelt, and afraid u the tariff
i.-ur, It - no wonder ;ha, Judge
Parker, Nj. assistants, aud their
newspapers are unable 10 put into
their Arguments that accent u lin.
or.iy which alone could chaugcthc
ampaim from its pryscn, state Al
taking thing. for granted. Either
Nr Roo-cyylt- opinions ON the
tariff have changed orhc /. content.
uH feeling proficient in economic
-'ning, g. acrrp, he general
party view We make the gu,.-
tba, hc doesn't imagine be- know.
much about wla' ,hy Consequence.
ui tariff revision or free trade would
L. and think. IL not mcpuscirn.
t.u-, therefore. a. we'll a, polite,
Ca b- conservative on that ISSUE.
Avery eloquent, keen, wcll.lnlautrd
mi radical pcmocra, could MAX,
mm trouble un the stand pat policy
o.. applied 10 an branches II III,
money '.uc, including the tariff
anil Oh, trusts. but there !. uu uCl
champion In the fight The ma.
Srt'v u traditional and cuu.cra
lv h,mucmts are indisiinguish
ADJ, ium the Republicans. IN thcii
real h,lici. On current history, am,
that !. what makes their effort. =,
primciory "
Mud in the issue Tor October Nil
ha. the following Ia say II Parker
lJii,r.
our knowledge II Judgr parkc
increases slightly ~ the weeks ~,
on. lli- letter II acceptance va
lviicr than hi. spccch. II was Al
excellent letter, IN a negative sens,
That Is Ia 'ay, I, expressed lucidl,
and with -omc decision the point
rchcd upon by the Democrats, with
oui giving new life In any one d
ihcm II should h. remembers
lha, the burden u proof is on III
opposition, aud their task Is
make -nmc complaint or prumis
very rial. We ourselves happen
Z" muu Democratic than Rcpuhl
can IN our fundamental principle
m"rr Boz sympathy with JciIcrso
uh1u with Hamilton, with Tide
'h'u with Blaine. with John Shar
William, than with Thomas !
Evl hut as thc>c mdcrlyiu
pi'} principles ID not sccm to
N'hug ON which the parties al
ally convinced to-day, We m
'.-c our readers To ignore the
merely try To- dccidc whcth
ludgc speeches, letters, rcol
associations make Il wort
lr lu substitute him for an a,
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