The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-13

his election. The labor plank as present. ed by Judge Parkers friends on the sub committee was d straddling, meaningless plank. In the full committee blanks were adopted in favor of arbitration, the eight hour day and against government by in- junction; also a plank on the Colorado situation. If Judge Parker is silent or ambiguous on the subjects, it will mean that the financial influence back of him will not permit him to take the labor side on those disputed questions.
 ''On the tariff question some little pro- gross may be hoped for, but the Parker men on the committee were necessarily in favor of very conservative tariff plank, and 1t remains to be seen whether Judge Parker will carry out the positive I and definite plank which was submitted by the full committee. This is the sit uation;
 Stands for Enough Good Things.
 Judge Parker stands for enough things that are good to justify me in giving him my vote but as l have tried to point out for several months the triumps of the Wall street element of the party denies to the country any hope of relief on econo- mic questions l have nothing to take back; l have nothing to withdraw of the things that l have said against the methods pursued to advance his candi-
  tempt to deceive the party. The New York platform was vague and meaning less and purposely so because the advo- cates of Judge Parker were trying to secure votes from among the people who would have opposed his views had they known them. If he had sent to the AL bany convention the telegram that he sent to the St. Louis convention he would have had very few instructed delegates from the south and no possible chance for the nomination
 But he and his manager adroitly con- cealed his position until the delegates had been corralled and the nomination assur- ed. Then his friends attempted to secure gold plank which was overwhelmingly defeated in the committee.
 After the party had rejoiced over the harmony secured by the omission of the question, and after he had secured the nomination, he injected his views upon the subject at time when he could not be taken from the ticket without great demoralization. The nomination was se- cured therefore. by crooked and indefen- sible methods, but the democrat who loves his country has to make his decisions up- on conditions as he finds them. not upon conditions as he would like to have them.
 Will Not Abandon Fight.
 After having stated that I shall sup 
 reason for so doing I think it due to the democrats of the nation to say that while the fight on economic questions is post poned, it is not abandoned. As soon as the election is over, shall with the help of those who believe as I do, undertake to organize for the campaign of 19OS the object being to marshal the friends of popular government within the democrat ic party to the support of a radical and ...st. .<<1t.. party an efficient means in the hands of the people for securing relief from the putocratic element that controls the re- publican party and for the time being is in control of the democratic party This plan of organization will be elaborated soon."
 -s>~>>>>~>>e>-~~ op into riot was nipped in the bud at midnight while cots were being unloaded from wagons to be used by non-union men inside the packing house. A large crowd of persons had coagregated across the street. and as soon as the work of unloading commenced. rush was made to overturn the wagons Several police men were nearby, however and before the rioters could accomplish their pur- pose, three of the ringleaders had been placed under arrest The remainder of the crowd was QlSperSeu dIteT cOnSlQeEd- ble difficulty, but no one was hurt.
 Price of Meat is Raised.
 New York. July 12-As soon as the re- tail butchers in this city learned today that strikes had been ordered in the meat packing plants in many of the large cites they at once began to advance the price of meat from ? to 8 cents a Iol nd This was generally in the tene- ment ser lions on the east and west sides of the city. H. L. Eichelberger, general eseanizer of the Amalgamated Meatcut- ters and Butcher Workmens Union of Az erica, predicted that within three days there will be great famine in this city.
 The order to strike came from Chicago this evening and within an hour the joint executive committee of the New York To- calls of the Amalgmated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmens Union was in session.
 In a short time they issued the order calling for a sympathetic strike in all the packing houses in this city. and $500 men will quit work tomorrow.