Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
BUSINESS MEN FOR PARKER
They Like Democratic Candidate Be-
cause He Is Conservative and
a Fine American.

, Telling evidence of the rapid drift of
business men to Judge Parker is fur
nished by the New York Herald's care
full poll of the New York Produce ex-
change. In that organization there is
a reputed large preponderance 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 campaign. Whereas
the exchange voted almost solidly for
Mckinley and Roosevelt at the last
election, the Herald's poll shows that
"about one to every four and one-half
will swing this year from the republic
can to the democratic ticket" Six
hundred and sixty-fve members have
replied to the Herald's inquiries as to
their voting Intentions; out of which
number 141 who voted for Mckinley
in 1900 announce their determination to
vote for Judge Parker. The exchange
has some 5000 members, and it is, OF
course, impossible to tell from these
iata how a majority Of its members
will vote in coming elections, but, IS
the Herald observes, these straWs
show which way the wind blows"
In a critical hour of national life,
when the dangerous imperialistic
trend and revolutionary innovations OF
the administration threaten he stabll-
ity of government, an eminently sane,
safe and conservative candidate cannot
but appeal to the business community.
The St. Louis Republic wisely OBJ
serves that if the perilous policies OF
Mr.. Roosevelt should find popular in
dorsement in November and be carried
further to their reasonable and prob
able conclusion, the business interests
Of the country will suffer grave dis
turbaHce, and the consciousness of this
fact by those interests is a powerful in
fuence for Judge Parker.
The accessions to Judge Parker's
strength are not marked by loud huz-
zas and torchlight professions. 1t is
reason which is at work for Judge Par
ker; it is business prudence and fore
sight, and the result is achieved quietly
becoming public only when, as in this
instance, special inquiry is made.
In the republican press the assertions
from the Roosevelt standard are reflect
ed by constant efforts to allay fear, anc
we find the frequently repeated state
ment that "there is no menace tt
business in this campaign" Mr.. Roose'
Welt is the menace to business" which
occasions the alarm and prompts the Ell
fort. A presidents riotous ambition tt
create a great world power" and t.
achieve a crowded hour of glorious lif'
for himself and to emblazon his FAM
on history cannot result otherwise thai
in the constant disturbance of business
not to say disaster. When internationa
entanglements and war clouds darker
the horizon, business is the instant suf
ferer. Securities depreciate and enter
prise falters.
Business men do not care to see
president of this great commercial ma
ton strut along the danger line of in
ternational complications. They do nc
care to see him flourish the big site
and shout across the h~emispheres.
They cannot but prefer the democrati
candidate because of his judicial TEN
permanent, sound Judgment and safe rea
soning-a man Of quiet dignity and sub
stantial parts, of great strength Of char
acter, unafraid to be conservative whe
conservatism is right; a mar with du
regard for the spirit of our institutions
for tradition, for precedent. for accept
ed principles, for law and, above a
things else, for constitution.