Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-13

branch banks, In enlarg1ng the powers
OF the national hanks, and in the sub
stitution of an asset currency for the
present currency it will be because he
| is restrained by the democrats In the
house and senate. Nothing good can
be expected of him on the money ques-
ton.
ION the trust question the democratic
platform is very much better than the
republican platform. but the nominal
ton of Judge Parker virtually multi
fies the anti trust plank. Unless in his
letter of acceptance he commits him.
self to attempt anti-trust legislation
we need not expect him TO pursue a
d f1erent course from that pursued by
President Roosevelt.
80 far as the labor questions are
concerned, we must await Judge Par
keI's letter before we shall know
whether the laboring men have any,
thing to expect from his election. The
labor plank as prepared by Judge Par
ker's friends on the subcommittee
was meaningless plank. In the full
committee planks were adopted in ia
vor of arbitration, the eight-hour day
and against government by Injunction;
also plank on the Colorado situation.
II Judge Parker is silent OH these sub
iects, it will mean that the fiscal in
fluence back of him will not permit
him to take the labor side On these dis
puted questions.
'.on the tariff. some little progress
may be hoped for, but the Parker men
on the committee were necessarily in
favor of a very conservative tariff
pink, and 1t remains TO be seen
whether Judge Parker will carry out
the positive and definite plank which
was submitted by the full committee.
This Is the situation.
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 triumph of the Wall street element
OF the party denies to the country any
hope of relief on economic questions.
I have nothing to take hack; ! have
nothing to withdraw of the things that
have said against the methods pur-
sued to advance his candidacy. X
WIS plain and deliberate attempt to
deceive the party. The New York
platform was vague and meaningless.
ard purposely so. because the advo-
Gates Of Judge Parker were trying to
secure votes from amons, the people
who would have opposed his views had
they known them. If he had sent to
the Albany convention the telegram
that he sent to the st. Louis conyen-
ton, he would have had very few in
structed delegates from the south. and
nc, positive chance for the nomination.
But he and his managers adroitly AMI
purposely concealed his position until
the delegates had been corralled and
the nomination assured Then his
friends attempted to secure gold
plank. which was overwhelmingly de-
feated in the committee. After the
party had rejoiced over the harmony
secured by the omission OF the ques-
ton. 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 decentralization. The nomination
was secured. therefore, by crooked and
indefensible methods. but the democrat
who loves his country has to make his
decisions upon conditions as he finds
them, not upon conditions as he would
like to have them.
Fight Is Not Abandoned.
After having stated that shall sur