New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
PARKER ARTFUL DODGER.
SO WATSON CALLS HIM.
The Er-Judge "DaUe" Hills FaUOr-
tie Pupil, He Declares.

Iaducah, KY. Sept. 1.-THE PopuNst campaign
in Kentucky opened to-day. Thomas Z. Wa
SON. candidate Cor President delivering the prin-
ctpal address The occasion was the district
vcntlon, At which J. II. Lackey was nominated for
Congress by the Populists of the Ist District The
convention was held i'll the Kentucky Opera House
end when the nomination had been made and other
business disposed Mr.. Watson spoke 10 4 large
audience. He said il part
The national campaign is now In is third month,
ha &c nc -AsIt III paIlI-,it a..
called Rooseveltsm differs fron. the liquid called
the two old parties are defending the same line Of
5. ot FarKer IS the narGeF 10 hlt because ne
Theodore. and you lombard him with sta
eaTt G th 80 I JtCeT - 1on %, La tTaheG LOT 1919
what resemble the master who taught him
cago for the express purpose of telling the Amer-
can people what fraud the New-York Democratic
Alton q. Parker If Mr Bryan will now compare
ma Sn&t Irauduient NeW-York platform with his art
Iul dodgers speech OF acceptance. and point out
wherein the two essentially differ. he will
able intellect ON the GTestinn Sf inperisIsrn
defy any man to point in plain English the
exact exact difference in principle or policy between
tariff. the trusts. government by injunction-there
IS no difference which any mortal man can boil
one set Of words and Alton B in another but each
each tries to spread his blanket on the same SPOT
What is the difference between the twins the
Pucane 81 bae, ne %aai opeay Hord them aa5 R
voted for them. The Democrats declared against
party rang with denuncistion OF national banks
ana were fun OF pledges in favor Of State banks
Of issue Yet the 10 per cent Prohihltory tax on
State banks was never repealed. and the Demo
Gratis in Congress Joined hands with the Republi
cans TO renew the charters OF the national banks
would have pledged themselves to State banks Of
railroads as a mode Of transportation and return
ing 10 the era Of OK carts. The Democratic party
and then renewed their charters for twenty years.
Upon that question there is certainly no issue be-
What about the income tax? That IS a subject of
y b gaIys6 foT Is 1Ss S s oF o hs1G as
Alton B. told the editors at Esopus- II Alton B.
we're called upon suddenly TO name more imPor-
tant matter than graduated income tax nc might
have to get Olney TO come TO Rosemount again be
Iore re ne could answer. How DO RsPuohcans ,G ana
democrats stand on this issue They are 69tn n
right after the civil War thew united to defeat It's
re-enactment in 1873 During previous campaigns
tax in their platform Now they have dropped H.
Why? II il was right in 1895 it is right now In rs
pledged in favor Of the income tax and against the
6%r 6% to Wa Street poeraey 9 on Both issues and
sided with the people on neither. He now fayors
true Democrats favored. In other words he has
turned the Democratic platform INTO a hePuRIcslh
Gratis genuine goods. In morality his position rs
TO the true Democrats whom ne seeks to dupe is no
better tnan TINT OF the sharper VINO attempts 10
nut they contend that there Is difference be-
tween Roosevelt and Parker on the negro question
Has Parker stated what ~ tle = passing Has
not defined the differences between himself and
Roaseysl' on the negro question He Is The man
TAe dear Old South has been swlndlsd and hoo 90
7ce. would feel like hugGing Alton 3. Parker Y he
wherein he differs from Theodore on this African
HILLS FAvoRITE PUPIL
A. to the money question which The Democrats
declared 20 he paramount no one Will now contend
TINT any practical dnerenee exists between Kense-
Pc-kcr tcl4graphs his unconditional surrender 20
ne god STANDARD without saying o,Sf %hetHfr 7 'a a
Bryan and ne, silver. Did he believe in Bryan
.st @ y ~sy to be regular ad this avori,e pupil q
sold Does he believe in gold more sincerely than
he did iu silycr2 He does not say so No' once so
FAR az know has he said what his own corviction
is upon the money question Possibly he has no
convictions upon that subject. Certainly ne mas mas
close uu to him It can get Why doesn't nc de
clare 5 that te sa b3 y be 5sf Prank a and hn
est To save nv ufe cannot see how frm De
ary more than can understand how those who
oppose that standard can support him. H. H~ a.an ,d
neSocratH withou. saving that they are right
such pollticel morality could only have been
ies rned in the school Of Dave rim.
Let no man nlsunderstand We do not clamor
for revolution in the sense OF subverting our pres
pose Is 20 redeem the old system ot our tathers
make II what it once vas and what they desired
1
the temple the money changers who defle H. We
want to cleanse and purify the old bu'ldnS not not
words we are Democrats OF ehe old school. Dem
2cr2ts OF sho shS and n understand what his
principles We're are Democrats Of the Lincoln
s H1.. tb ~ riIt"c-sry So the corporations or OF the
wealthy few. but a government or the people oy
Tbrorehout this country We hear OF the crv that
reforms needed. but they must be sought for
light ~ experience that kind OF talk utter folly
lear
Can In hope 70 do inside the Democratic party
what Bryan siR1allv failed 20 &c: For eight
u' 1'GihpSi ~ ~ r bn,lreds of strong newspapers
Cleveland ever bad ard Vet. because he could
party repudiated him and traHPPlsa ms pati3rin @
got tired Of beirE in the minority Their hunger
for ONCE swallowed up their m oye yo nor t
plishment of any real reform than he was ten
to accomplish reforms IN a psTty organization
whore there was no harmony or conViSIHn, s . n
was handicapped rom the BEGINNING by such East
Carlisle and German. who are III prlhSlOle tnor-
ouRhIv Republican. The Democratic house was
What has been promised the standard on Com
pany that It's New-York agent. Pat McSarren
two years 20 the PARKER campaign? What has
financing the Parker campaign during the last
boTdes expect from Parker Are they doing this
simply for health and pleasure; or Is II matter
people Of this country woke up to the fact that
McCarren Lamont Gorman Carlisle and OIuey
not in the habit OF spending their time 5nd
good reason to believe that thew WIN get value
received These ~ T1uq bad 1' no, made
sirniIsr pledges to those which Cleveland made
II @ We what AnEw VIII h9 they 5hss GET T II
We know what they got 1h9Er 3S,1sd ta5d'SoT tSs