The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR
PRESIDENT

AlEMOGhAIAA NOmlNEaD EOh
PRESIDENT.
The nomination OF Judge Parker for
President by the Democratic party ex-
cites no surprise. It has been admit
of the Democratic leaders that he would
be chosen to lead the party in the
presidential contest. The wisdom of
the choice will become even more ap-
parent than it Is now as the cam
paign progresses.
Judge Parker is a candidate upon
whom the two factions can unite.
While there is some objection to Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Belmont, the men who
had the most to do with bringing him
to the front as a candidate, there is no
objection TO him.
It is fortunate that he was not an
active candidate for the nomination
and It is still more fortunate that he
had the good sense not to talk poll
tics before the st. Louis convention
acted. From the time his name was
mentioned first in connection with
the nomination he has seemed
Indifferent as to whether or not the
honor came to him. AS far as known
he has not said he would like to have
it, though it is reasonable to suppose
that he was anxious for 1t. Still, he
seemed to be satisfied with the high
position he occupied and let it be I'M
derstood that he wouldn't regret 1t If
the convention passed him by and
gave the honor to some other Demo-
crat.
1t was because he had kept his own
counsel so well that the convention
was able 10 unite upon him. Even
Mr.. Hill had to admit to Mr.. Bryan
at the meeting of the Committee on
Credentials, that he didn't know what
his financial views were. If he had
of his pretended friends, and some
newspapers that always take the po-
sition Of knowing it all, he would have
made it impossible for the two fac
lions to unite upon him. He certainly
has one qualification for the high office
for which he is A candidate. He knows
how to be silent when silence is
necessary, and the will power to fol-
low the course his judgment dictates
even when tremendous pressure is
brought to bear upon him to take a
different course.
Judge Parker is in the prime of
manhood. His career is as well known
to the people as that of any other
public man in the country, notwith-
standing the fact that he has figured
came pretty generally understood that
he would be the Democratic nominee
for President the newspapers and mag
azines have been distributing pictures
and sketches of him. Even the career
and home life of Mr. Roosevelt isn't
better known to the people than are
those of Judge Parker, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the former has been
in the light for number of years.
| Judge Parker is the opposite of Mr..
Roosevelt in all of his mental char
acteristics. There is nothing of the
spectacular dDouI MINI. IneIe Will De
no such cartoons of him as there are
of Mr.. Roosevelt. There will be car
toons of him, of course. but they will
be of a totally different character.
If he should be elected he would
keep strictly within the limits of the
constitution in all of his acts. The
opposition would never have an OPP
| portunity to criticise him for usurp-
ing legislative and judicial functions.
And he would see to 1t that the laws
were enforced and that the dignity
of his great Office was upheld.
The prospect of his election is good.
The people, particularly the business
men, are afraid that Mr.. Roosevelt
might do something that would bring
| about troublous times They believe
that Judge Parker is a representative
of sane Democracy and that he would
make a safe President.