The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
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lie Questions.
TEXT REVISED BY
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
Effect Of Managers Advice to Be
Seen in Tone of Parker's
Letter.
BY w, w, Jermane.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Judge Park
er's letter Of acceptance IS surprise,
for it is a stronger document than the
public thought he was capable of writ
ing. 1t lifts the democratic campaign
toward the level of the gold telegram,
and for the moment the party feels the
thrill, Of hope.
Republicans freely admit that it's i'm
mediate effect will be to stimulate the
democratic situation, but they assert
that II is now too late, even if the let
ter had been much stronger, to bring
victory out of the defeat which has
been staring the party in the face since
the middle of July.
The letter was prepared with great
care. Unlike the address of acceptance
which was such disappointment to the
country, it was submitted for q revis-
ion to party leaders, first at Esopus and
later at New York, Judge Parker g first
the express purpose of offering the first
draft Of the letter to his managers for
criticism. They accepted the offer with
a will and changes which were made In
the text were neither few nor unim-
portant. Finally the managers them
selves fell out regarding the best man,
ner Of treating certain subjects which
the letter embraced, but notwithstand-
ing this, Judge Parker received great
deal of help as the result Of their sug-
gestions. The Improvement which the
letter shows over the address measures
the energy and wisdom of the demo
cratic managers.
Life in Canvass.
II is a good thing for the democrats
that something has been done to inject
life into their canvass. In the quiet
days following the gold telegram, the
battle Jagged, and the democratic lines
We're driven back at every point of at
tack by. the impetuous onrush of a con.
fident foe. Their cause was lost and
al the country knew it. The Roosevelt
pIuralities, promised to be as large as
those received by Mckinley in 1900.
The Parker letter, for the moment, at
least, will stop the stampede, and give
the, democrats a long breathing
spell. r. ~,.'.
OF how much permanent value the
letter will be, nobody dan tell, at this
time. In a few days the furry caused
by it's publication will be over, and
then the country will begin to pass
Judgment on the campaign in the usual
cold and dispassionate way.
Cannot Elect Parker.
It Is inconceivable, however, that the
letter, standing alone and considered in
connection with the untoward features
of the campaign, can elect Parker. If
the democratic situation were other
wise good, such letter might give it an
important impetus, and even insure
success at the polls, but with the situa-
tion AS bad as it can possibly be, too
much should not be expected from it.
The entire party, apparently stricken
with paralysis, has been anxiously
waiting this letter. The leaders have
said that it would create a reaction in
the party's favor which would insure
his election. They admitted that the
outlook was discouraging for the pres
ent, but after the letter of acceptance
had come out they promised that all
this would be changed.
It will now be Interesting to see
whether they have been true prophets
or not. Meanwhile the letter will un
doubtedly do something in the way of
rehabilitating Parker in the public
thought.