New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
AFRAID or HIS PARTTS RECORD.

Il Is now q month since the nomination or
5udge Parker, and somewhat more than month
since that OF Air Roosevelt. We never knew a
campaign 70 go along so energetically for such
q period without an issue. It is novelty IN
American politics, where issues are as thick In
fhe air as bricks at q shindy. brave spirit
now and then has hazarded the opinion that this
was the issue or that was the issue, and mis-
hardihood has always been greeted with a con-
temptuous roar-"Aw, that's not the issue"
Some Republican newspapers suggested that
the disharmony. incapacity, radical conserva-
rism OF conservative radicalism; the 1904 bl-
metallism which is neither the old familiar ma
tional bimetaIlism nor vet the glorious interna-
tonal bimetallism, but a curious bifurcated bi-
inetallism wherein one-half Of the party is for
one metal and the other hslf is for the other
the Republican press suggested that all
Of these things which arc the political
assets Of the Democratic party we're the
issue. Forthwith up went cry that the Re-
publican party hiding the issue There is
40 doubt that some credulous persons believed
the party had the issue somewhere about its
clothes and was making off with it, A hue and
cry was raised. The Democrats bewailed the
issue lost, strayed or stolen. The Republicans
kept On calling attention to bifurcated bimetal-
iism and asking II such monstrosity as that
Ii Is proved now beyond peradventure. after
the lapse Of a month. that the Republicans had
not stolen the issue. he freak from St Louis
vas, after ALL what has attracted the public at
tention all along, and our distinguished Oppo-
nents have been doing their best to make the
conspicuousness OF their past az inconspicuous
as possible
Judge Parker IS the forefront Of this move
nent In his speech he employs the expedient
his long experience on the bench suggests-con-
fessicn and avoidance. The way he avoids the
Demoerauc party suggests a surgeon handling
infectious matter. Not once in the course Of his
Grafton, columns long does be mention the Dem
ocratfc party. lie thanks the convention for
the considerote way in which It received his
telegram lie uses the adjective Democratic
t|ice, applied 10 President and TO Congress: but
lhe party, dear no! be would have US forget Il
he takes the same liberties with the Demo.
: cratic platform as he did IN his telegram on
July O.
Ihus we have our new Cleveland rising sr1.
perior TO Cmention II Only-in whispers) the Dem.
oeratic party. The speech IS one long state
ment; Il am the issue; please forget the PARTY.
~ reaches It's climax when he says: 81 shall not
ne candidate for nor shall accept n renomi
nation"
Why this remuneration? Because II am full,
persuaded that no incumbent OF that Office
should ever be placed in a situation OF possIbl,
temptation 70 consider what effect action
taken by him In an administrative matter o.
great importance might have upon bis politi
cal fortunes" In other words. sTf you cleo
ne yop are trusting the fortunes Of the eountr,
TO Alton B. Parker. not to the Democratic
party. shall Dot be beholden in anywise I,
1he o.urcated freak that nominated me" 4
candidate. Ike an editor, is known by what h,
leaves out.
Judge Parker ''blue pencils the peunocro.,