Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-19

any difference between the two on that?
II so, state it,; and state it plainly. In
their national platform for 1892 the dem
ocratic party expressly pledged Itself
against child labor in factories Fifteen
years was the age limit fixed Yet all over
the south, where the democratic party is
supreme, child labor is as fixed African
slavery ever was. Children under fifteen,
under fourteen, under twelve and some
times under ten slave their little lives out
amid pestilential vapors and brutalizing
conditions which are shame and a scam
dal to Georgia, South Carolina and other
democratic states. In spite of all the efforts
of the labor leaders in those states, they
have been utterly unable to get the demo-
cratic party to respect their platform
pledge in behalf of the helpless boys and
girls of the south
Parker on the Income Tax.
What about the income tax? That is
subject of vast Importance. 1t is not "a
minor matter which may be waived for
the sake of harmony as Alton B. told the
editors at Bsopus If Alton B. were called
upon to suddenly name a more important
matter than a graduated income tax he
might have to get Olney to come to Rose
mount again before he could answer. How
do republicans and democrats stand on this
issue! They are both opposed to the tax.
They Joined hands to repeal it right after
the civil war; they united to defeat its re-
enactment in 1878.
The Negro Question.
But they contend that there is differ
ence between Roosevelt and Parker ON the
negro question. Has Parker stated what
1t is? Time is passing swiftly now and so
far as I know, Parker has not defined the
difference between himself and Roosevelt
on the negro question. He is the man to
40 h-not irresponsible editors and SPELL
binders
The dear old south has been swindied
and hoodooed on this negro question so
long that l. for one, would feel like hug
ging Alton B. Parker If he will but lift the
embargo on his tongue and tell US wherein
riddle. SA'-
Did he believe In Bryan and in free silver?
He does not say So He voted that way to
be regular-dId this favorite pupil of Dave
ne now leaves silver and comes over to
gold Does he believe In gold more sim
cerely than he did in silver? He does not
say so. Not once, SO far as 1 know. has he
said what his own conviction Is upon the
money question. Possibly he has no con-
vtctions upon that subject. Certainly he
has not stated them. Yet the question is
about as close up to him as it can get.
Parker and the Gold Standard.
why doesn't he declare that the gold
standard Is right II he wants gold standard
votes? Why not be frank and honest? To
save my life, cannot see hom a firm be-
iiever in the gold standard could vote for
Parker, any more than can understand
how those who oppose that standard can
support him He abandoned the Bryan
democrats without saying they were wrong.
and he has gone over to the gold demo-
Gratis without saying that they are right
Such political morality could only have
been learned in the school OF Dave Hill.
Democratic Secret Promises
What has been promised the Standard
oil Company that tts New York agent. Pat
McCarren. should have given the greater
part Of his time for two years to the Par