The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
That "Mdnly stand"

Democratic newspapers under the
necessity of making the best of a bad
case, defend Judge Parker for the tele-
gram which he sent to the Democratic
convention and speak of IL as "Judge
Parker's Manly Stand" says the
Seattle Post-1ntelligencer. Accord
ing to these papers. the fact of send
ing this telegram proves that the
judge "is man of the highest sense
of honor, who would not stoop to the
slightest deception, even to win the
presidency of the greatest nation on
earth"
Now, how does this square with the
record? In his letter to Elliott Dan
forth, Judge Parker says that he vot-
ed for the free silver cause in 1896 and
1900. HIS spokesman at st. Louis
avowed his willingness to stand on
any platform which might be named.
| lie refused to break the seal of silence
set on his lips, and this was excused
by his Representatives on the ground
that Judge Parker would not attempt
to dictate to the convention, but
would take its expressions as binding
upon him, as they were in 1896 and
1900. A gold standard plank was de-
feated in the platform committee, the
convention unanimously approving.
This fact was known to Judge Parker
sixteen hours before he sent his tele-
gram to the convention. What &C.
CURED in the interval?
Every newspaper in Greater New
York which was friendly to Judge
Parker called upon him to declare
himself The world asked: $40 they
want to give Mr.. Roosevelt walk
over in the election?" The Sun sug-
gested that Parker withdraw. The
Times threatened that it, "for one,
would do the utmost that lay in its
power to make the defeat of the tick
ct exemplary and memorable" The
Post and the Brooklyn Eagle joined in
the chorus with similar expressions,
as did a number of Wall street tinan-
cierS, who were backing the Parker
candidacy.
The inJimation was conveyed to
Judge Parker from these various
sources, every one OF which he relied
upon TO aid his candidacy and the OPP
position TO which would have been
certainly fatal TO even the remOteSt
chance of carrying New York, that if
| he did not want to be beaten out OF
his boots, lie would have TO do some
thing and do IL quick. Judge Parker
followed this advice, which may have
been sound or may not. He did it I'M
der pressure which might have NOV.
ed stronger man than he is. To call
this manly act, or showing him 10 be
a man of the highest sense of personal
honor, is ridiculously absurd, He did
what he did because he had to: be-
cause he could not resist the pressure
brought to bear upon him; because he
was persuaded that TO do otherwise
was TO forfeit the slight possible
chance which there was for him to
carry New York.
Ten words from Judge Parker might
have insured the insertion of Il plank
in the Democratic platform, along
precisely the lines laid down in his
telegram. His friends controlled the
convention, had over two-thirds OF the
necessary votes. But he did not
speak those words. The platform re-
manned absolutely as it came from the
committee. He deferred saying a
word until after the nomination had
been made and for sixteen hours after
the platform was before him, and then
declared himself because he was fore
ed
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