Potosi journal., 1904-07-13

John brisbane Walker, editor
and proprietor oG the "CoSnorDli-
tan MA gazinc. one of the delegates
from New York to the Democrat,
nationaI convention in St. Louis
last week, WHO, from his environ
lnents. comes in contact with til,
influences behind eastern politics
ard is therefore necessarily con
! vcrsant Of the movement which
has ended III the nomination Of
Judge Alton B. Parker of New
York by the Democrats, recently
! hired hail IN New York at his
own expense to make a plain state
mcnt Of what be knew II be the
truth Of the Parker movement.
Mr.. Walkers statement hHs !cen
reprinted largely by Democratic
newspapers throughout the coun-
try warning the voters Of the pay
ly what Pa k2rs candidacy would
represent, and for the benefit Of
or READERS we publish extracts
from Mr.. Walkers speech:
Il have it on goo,! authority
that seven months ago, iii London,
the friends Of Nr. Picrpon( Nor
gan were announcing confidently
that Ii nan had been found who
would beat Theodore RooscY r!t-:s
man by the name Of Parker, a ,pru-
tc@e If and friend Of David =.
Hill-and that sufficient money
would be spent to corrupt the
democratic politicians and control
the democratic convention. heard
of this almost al ihe time, but like
many another nt sea, looking at
the sky and i,ehoidlng this tiny
cloud. no greater than man hand
i'll The political skies, | could not
believe that it meant more than IN
idle boast given forth BY the dis
@rnnilca merger organizer. II /
had reelected OH the power Of mon
ey, if | had reflected upon the vast
organization which Wall street has
throughout The United States, if |
had reflected upon the endless
qualifications through which money
can exercise an influence. if | had
reflected upon the unsiinted iilser-
aIity permitted to those who Cob
bic their tens Of millions through
government privilege. | could have
predicted with certainty ust what
has come to pass.
Bot could not believe that
the etfrontcry Of these nen would
be 50 great; that they would regard
the American people as 50 asinjne;
that they could hope 10 stand up
and simply by aSscyerating through
their powerful press connection
that white IS black and black Is
white, repeated and intnltum, they
could hope to make the American
people color blind. Bnt it is one
Of The pccuiiarlties Of the sharp
politician, The greedy politician,
The unscrupulous POLITICAL, the rs
'n!c po!itician-to sum mp Ill l-u-
eIlsh as spoken in New York, The
"peanut politicIan'-that his views
can never i'll the nature of things
extend very far beyond his nose.
He has no idea Of the breadth Of
The American continent, he has an
utter contempt for the intelligence
of the American people, and he
thinks that cunning and manipula-
ton can do it ali.
And So we have come to have
the newspapers discussing it as a
matter. almost Il certainty that The
man Will be nominated on the dem
ocratia ticket who was announced
six months ago in London a. Mr..
MoTgan's candidate to beat koose
yeit, that the republican who,
though pretty certain, is not al
ways to be relied upon by MIR.
Morgan when it comes to transuc-
items with the government. as was
Mr.. Cleveland in his famous bond
deals.
go far rs the public has been
able to tell, this gentleman is absn-
lately the crca,iirc Of four mcn--
Mr. David B. Hill, Mr. August
Belmont. MIR Patvick AicCarren.
and Mir. Francis I.yndc StetSnn,
the we'll Glnnwn lawyer Of Mr..
pioIponj Morgan, who was The in
:nrmeIiary between Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Morgan in those =amc
bond 1oal-.