The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-11
PARKER's TELEGRAM SUFFERS A
RELAPSE.

RELAPSE.
Much has been said in the press
during the past month regarding
Parker's telegram, which he sent to
the Democratic convention declaring
himself for gold after he had been
nominated and the platform written,
leaving the money question out.
Some of the Democratic and indie
pendent papers declared this cour-
ageOus act on the part Of Parker,
but within the past few days great
reaction has set in among many of
these papers. They now see that
Parker's telegram was merely deep
laid political trick perpetrated upon
the Democratic voters who were an
tagonistic to Wall street. The fol-
lowing from Golfers Weekly, one
of the largest weeklies in the United
States, is a sample of this reaction:
"There is coming to pass, in re-
gard to the Parker telegram, about
what was to be expected. It mat
tiers not whether they are for the
judges election or against it, ordi-
nary, clear-headed Americans must
suffer reaction after being worked
into excitement over allegations that
are absurd. They must come to see
the facts in the more or less clear
light of common-sense. They OBJ
serve the part played by Mr.. August
Belmont in the present campaign.
They read that Senator McCarren
receives a salary of $4,000 a year
from the Standard Oil Company.
Whether that be true or not, it is
certain that the Senator is very
''smooth" man. They know some
thing of the history of the adroit,
blue-eyed Billy Sheehan. and a good
deal more of the history of David
Bennett Hill. The principles of
Bourke Cochran are not shrouded In
mystery. These men form the
group nearest to Judge Parker; most
likely to know and influence his
councils; most likely, were be Pres
ident, to compose or suggest his
Cabinet. Now, men of this stamp
secuted the nomination of Judge
Parker at st. Louis, acting as his
spokesman. Certain promises and
compromises were necessary to OBJ
tain that prize. When the nomi-
nation was secure, and could not be
taken away, without putting the
Democratic party in the position of
seeming to reject a man because he
favored gold, the judge sent his tel /
egram. He was Immediately hailed ,
by that part of the press which is
primarily interested in markets as
hero who had been willing to sacri-
fee the Presidency to his duty.
Such idiocy must have its rebound {
Bryan's Cross Of Gold metaphor.
which drove another class of people
into frenzy, had its reaction, al
though even it, fallacious as it was.
had nuch soldier foundation than
the childish story that to offer back
a nomination when it could not DOS
sibly be withdrawn without absurd
disaster was the bravest deed ever
perpetrated in American politics.
mantle of that kind never nav r..
The people may become excited for s
a moment, but then they settle =
down to contemplate with disgust =
the spectacle they have made. .
Judge Parker played good politics q
or he did not. Those who tried tol
turn him into a hero did all they q
could to turn him into an ass. The
newspaper which is trying to prove =
that it forced him to send the tele- i
gram is not doing him any more q
harm than the others which are still | !;
hailing him as Casabianca. If the =
Democrats wish to carry New York, =
not to talk of any Western State, .
hey had better get busy and show =