The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-08-26
IT'S SO
If it is Seen in The New
York Sun.
New York Suns Denomination
of Judge Parker'S Speech
of Acceptance.


papers In America, which has support
ed Mckinley In 1896 and 1900, vigor-
ously criticized Roosevelt for the last
two years and hoped to the last that
1t might be able to support the nomi-
nee and platform of the st Louis con.
vention, created sensation In journ-
alistic and palitical circles In the East
by Its instant Reputation of Judge
Parker after listening to his speech OF
acceptance, aud Its unequivocal declar-
alton In favor OF Roosevelt and Fair
banks. The Suns stand Is said to
have made distinct impression upon
the Sound Money Democrats who
had been inclined to returned to the
Democratic fold In the expectation
that Judge Parker would rise superior
to his party and platform. The Suns
iamars editorial Is reprinted In full
below, from Its issue of Thursday.
August II, the day following the no.
LITIGATION ceremonies at Esopus.
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
"The campaign Is now on. Both
parties and both candidates have
spoken.
ION one side a con sentative party
with a radically inclined and erst-
while too strenuous candidate for Pres
ident; and behind him for the Vice
Presidency, a man of undoubted ca.
pacity, sound opinions and mental and
physical promise OF endurance.
ION the other side radical party,
with an infinite capacity for mischief
and stupendous record of mischief
actually accomplished, presenting for
President a conservatively inclined
candidate of irreproachable character
and attractive personal accomplish
ments and for Vice President one
whose extreme age Is the sole but
sufficient reasons for apprehension In
case of his succession to the Presi-
deucy.
Such Is the chance before the In
dependent voter, and 1t Is the indie
Tesndent voter who will decide this
election,
"He cannot take Judge Parker on
the Republican platform and record.
He cannot reject MIR. Roosevelt with.
out reckoning to the distant Huns;
without helping to open the gates OF
power to political forces of urmeas-
ured destructive potentiality. 1t
seems better to maintain unbroken
the wall of defense which the first
election of Mckinley established.
1.-TWO things might have happened
to make the choice of 1894 choice
between individuals rather than be.
tween parties standing on their re.
spective records. Neither of the two
things has happened. The first op-
portunity was deliberately avoid by
the compromising tricksters at st.
Louis. The second was deliberately
thrown away at Rosemont yesterday.
Barring Judge Parker's gold telegram
of 1924, offsetting in some degree his
two free silver votes for Bryan In 1896
and 1900, and barring public anti
second term pledge which might have
been made, perhaps more gracefully
In an inaugural address after election,
nothing has come from Judge Parker's
lips or pen to indicate that he pros
sesses slight political Idea making
him as s,ateman of independent In.
itiative, of courage superior to the
st. Louis brand, OF stature to COM
mand and lead. With the two ex-
ceptions noted he Is an echo OF the
convention, and naught besides. He
is yet the unknown quantity that he
was throughout the preliminary Pc
Rod of silence prescribed by judicial
dignity. Instead of rising above the
platform, Judge Parker has crawled
pretty ignomiuiously beneath 1t.
He himself has decreed that the
choice of the independents shall be
one of parties and record and princi-
pies, rather than OF men.
ITO state the Suns position and
Its reasons therefore requires no meta
physical sublety OF explanation. The
main consideration is as broad as the
nations interests. AS the case Is now
made up, we prefer the inclusive
candidate OF the party OF conservatism
to the mildly conservative, temper.
izing. opportunist representative of
the Hun vote In the back ground.