The Washington times., 1904-10-05
HARMONY EFFORTS
HAVE HARD LUCK
Parker's Work Offset by
Hill and Rayner.
DISREGARD HIS INJUNCTION
Maryland Senator-EIect's Attack Like
~ TO ReaCt-Higgins Speaks Out.
Mr.. Livingston Attacked.

High lights of contrast are 9laviug
hob with the harmony pictures thrown
upon the national campaign screen by
the Democratic managers. Just when
The great white light is graudly portray
ing harmony feast AT which Candi-
date Parker is dining his erstwhiIe ag-
Eressive opponent William r. Hearst. in
New York City, there is a splutter and
fare in the political stereoptIcon. The
former comes from Baltimore. where
senator-elect Isidor Rayner IS tlhaming
the minds of his hearers With attacks on
President Roosevelt in connection with
the Schley case and the second blur on
the harmony screen comes from Albany,
where David b. Hill spoke on what he
termed THE IaWlessness displayed in the
Panama affair"
Let there be no rejoinder in kind"
was Candidate Parker's injunction 10
the Democrats campaign textbook ed
TORS, referring 10 intended personal at
tacks upon his Republican opponent.
how well his own supporters are fol-
lowing that injunction placed upon them
is shown by these two speeches last
night.
Using Schley's Good Name.
Partisan politics was thoroughly in
evidence when AaryIands -rilliaut Sen
ator-elecL felt constrained 70 rely less
upon his eIoquence ia dealing with the
campaign issues In the two platforms
and put his confidence in arousing re-
sentiment among the voters Of his State
by resurrecting the SampsOn-Schley con
trOversy.
Schley had opportunity exercised his
proper right as a citizen and had regis
tered yesterday as q voter in Annapolis
declaring thar had been his home for
forty years, or since his marriage 10 an
Annapolis woman. He has always held
a warm place In the hearts OF Maryland
ers, and Rayner seized on the brave
sailors good name as the best means OF
making malignant attack on the Presi-
dents integrity as man of his word.
No Excuse for Attack.
State pride might be advanced in ex-
tenuatiOn OF this much OF the speech Of
Schley's former counsel al the court of
inquiry, but IL IS doubtful If the Parker
and Davis campaign viii be aided in any
possible way by Rayuer pressing the
personal attack to a point where he
called into question the good intentions
OF the President OF the whole United
states There are too many people
throughout the nation who have con
ndence In the Presidents honesty of
thought and infeEibility of purpose 10
IND much concurrence in the Rayuer
view that Presi1-nt Roosevelt would
not hesitate If he could increase his own
3 ~ eTaoE renOWn. TO distract US with in
ternal disquietUde and 10 eutaugIe us
with contentious in every section and
quarter or the globe where be could hnd
q preLense FOR interference or an outlet
Tor tne display Of his tempestuous and
turbulent ambition"
Unfortunately for Mr.. Rayuer's con-
tenuOns there may be some few IN
pFeJudlcec citizens who reading his
words again, may see in them some
prophecy Of the day when the Senator
eject taxes his seat In the United States
senate as the aVOWed enemy Of his coll
league. the shreWd German. When the
ne" senator attempts 10 make himself
the new state leader IL would be the
IRONY or laLe should these words then
De resurrected OF q man trying 10 in
crease his own luster or reuoWn. etc.