The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-13
UUYAN WILL VOTE
WITH DEMOCRATS
FOR PARKER AND DAVIS
,,r WILL THEN START TO MAR
SHAL THE RADICALS.


in 1905 Against PlutOcracy,
which, He Says, Controls Both the
Democratic and Republican Par
.ias--Why He COndescends to Vote
for Parker.
Lincoln, Neb.. July 12.-W. ]. Bryan
.O.dav gave out the following state
ment
~ shall vote for Parker and Davis
+be nominees of the Democratic Ma
+ional Convention, and shall do SO for
the following reasons:
"First. Because the Democratic
ticket stands for opposition to i'm
rarialism, while the Republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy. On
This question, which was the para
mount issue of 1900 and which must
remain an important issue so long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American flag-on this issue
the convention was unanimous, the
platform emphatic and 1 have no
doubt that the candidate will carry out
the platform.
second. Mr.. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, if it becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider
economic questions that demand solu-
ton, The election of the Democratic
ticket will put a quietus upon this
attempt and permit the race question
10 work itself out without the bitter
ness which Mr.. RooseVelts conduct
has engendered.
Roosevelt, Wars Parker, Peace.
Third. Mr.. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit of war His friends represent
him as a man of blood and iron. He
believes in strenuouSnesS and inculcates
a love for warlike things. The Dem
ocratic ticket stands for peace. for
reason and for arbitration, rather than
for force, conquest and bluster,
Fourth. The Democratic platform
declares in favor of the reduction of
the standing army, and as this plank
was unanimously adopted, there is rea-
son to believe that Democratic success
on this subject would bring some ad-
vantage to the people.
For these four reasons l feel Justi-
fed in supporting the ticket, but shall
not misrepresent the situation or APP
peal for votts for the ticket on false
grounds Democratic victory will
mean verY little, if any progress in
economic questions, so long as the par
ty is under the control of the Wall
street element. On the money ques-
lion Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side of the financiers as
Mr. Roosevelt. If he does not go as
far as the Republicans would in re-
firing silver dollars, in establishing
branch banks. in enlarging the powers
Of the national banks and in the sub
sttution 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.
better ON Trust Question.
"On the trust question, the Demo-
cratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform, but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullfes the antitrust plank. Unless
IN his letter of acceptance he commits
himself to attempt antitrust legisla-
ton, we need not expect him to pursue
different course from that pursued
by President Roosevelt.
So far as the labor questions are
concerned we must wait Judge
Parkers letter before we shall know
whether the laboring man has anything
10 expect from his election. The labor
plank as prepared by Judge Parker's
friends on the subcommittee, was "a
straddling, meaningless plank. In the
lull committee planks were adopted in
iaVor of arbitration, the eight-hour day
and against government by injunction;
also plank on the Colorado situation.
II Judge Parker is silent or ambiguous
on these subjects it will mean that the
financial influence back of him will not
let him falxa ha 10 bn Gi M fneGu
disputed questions.
on the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
farker men on the committee were
necessarily in favor of very conserva-
1--WE tariff plank, and it remains to be
seen whether Judge Parker will carry
out the positive and definite pam
which was submitted by the full COM
mttee. This is the situation.
Enough That Is Good.
Judge Parker stands for enough
uilngs that are good to Justify me in
eNlhg him my vote, but as have tried
20 point out for several months, the
ulurnph of the Wall street element of
1e party denies to the country any
hhope OIL relief on economic questions.
nave nothing TO take back. l have
TToLsnlhg to withdraw of the things that
nave nave said against the methods pur-
" 'NNdlCe his GdlluludCy. II
~ plain and deliberate attempt
10 deceive the party.
ne New York platform was vague
ca c,iu meaningless and purposely so be-
vauSe the advocates of Judge Parker
- Trying to secure votes among the
,,ope who would have opposed his
h.Ns mad they known them. If he
tS,a sent the Albany convention the
ssIam that he sent to the St. Louis
Ss-.' entlon he would have had very
So. scattered delegates from the
mn ana no possible chance for the
aSS,lli,llatlon. But he and his managers
nosstu,'lly ana purposely concealed his
9ill9h until the delegates had been
TbiaHed and the nomination assured.
= @ ms friends attempted to secure
ir91Hu plank, which was overwhem-
deieated in the committee.
tha At1er the party had rejoiced over
NJ harmony secured by the omission
crrsse s5e question, and after he had Sc
yia,,l the nomination, he injected his
he upon the subject at a time when
koulu not be taken from the ticket
porI11uI great generalization. The
cr,,,iillatlon was secured. therefore, by
tbe 1eu I and indefensible methods. but
hs, .DeInocrat who loves his country
tlon. make his decisions upon condi-
tio,s ~ ne hnds them, not upon condi-
&c ne would like to have them
VIII Degin TO organize.
y,ser Alter having stated that shall
FivsS the ticket, and after having
n Az. my reasons for so 6oing, I think
ton 10 20 me Democrats of the ma