The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-22
Former Siyerites and Democrats Decline to Sup
port Parker for President.
ALL PREFER PROSPERITY TO PARALYSIS
National Silver Republican Party - Rea-
Given by Others


number have publicly announced their
change of faith, but others have sim
ply said TO their friends that they pre-
fer the known and tried Roosevelt to
the hesitating, evasivs and untried
Parker. The names OF some of these
men. including Oscar Straus. John A.
Mccall, Major John Bryne. Patrick
Eran. Richard Price Morgan and Eu-
gene A. Philbin, have already been print
ed. Among those not heretofore noted
are: Ernest Crawfort. Judge W. NJ.
Chandler, DIR. George II. Carpenter, Will
diam McLain, w. f. Williams. John
Ennis William d. Harrison. John Il.
Doyle, Charles p. Blaney and Daniel
Buchannan-
From Baxter Springs. Kss.. comes
ehe information OF wholesale descrtions
on the part Of Bryan Democrats, and
the forecasters predict that Cherokee,
which gave Bryan 1890 minority in
1900. will 60 solidy for the Republican
ticket. Prominent among the Demo-
cfats who have announced their inten-
eion Of supporting President Roosevelt
are; T. II. Goodwin. mine owner; e.
W. Dow, president telephone system;
Samuel ]. Crawford, former governor OF
Kansas; James Fl. Chubb. former mem
Der fusion legislature: J. G. Haskell,
Qfy kuOu3 mtfcuInls odnutl Diuus, my
dealer: Edward Hodgkins. retired mer-
chant; d. Orr Chubb, politician; w. S.
Baxter. editor and G. q. Collins, poll
tician.
Fad Of Silver Republican Party.
An important accession 20 the Repub-
bean ranks Is d. @. Tiliotson. of To-
peka, Kas., chairman of the national
committee of the Silver Republican party
In 1900. In letter to J. w. Babcock,
chairman of tho Republican Congress
sional Committee. Mr.. Tillotson says
chat the Silver Republicans are satis-
ded that the Roosevelt administration
tried to do Its duty with the people, and
for that reason he and his friends will
support It. This statement is OF i'm
portancs because the Silver Republicans
voted for Bryan In 1896 and 1000. md
4 Is believed all will now return to the
regular party organization. In letter
90 Representative Babbcock. chairman OF
shs Republican Congressional Commit
&c, Mr.. Tillotson says:
Present conditions make any further
attempt to maintain a silver party or
ganizntion a mere farce and with chang
Cd conditions come changed political re-
lAtions.
at appears to me that the Demo
cratic party has forfeited its claim upon
all voters except such as vote the ticket
from tradition. Indeed, the only Demo-
crnt who in q generation has stood for
an idea Is constrained to admit that the
candidate of his party is the beneficiary
of fraud practiced upon the convention
which nominated him.
''The Democratic party, through its
attitude and the attitude OF its candi-
dates. admits that the Republican party
Il right on the money question. 1t ad-
uiits that the Republican party has per.
fected the legislation needed for con-
trolling the trusts and monopolies, per-
lection that the Republican party itself
has never claimed. IL admits that. IL
successful. nothing In the way Of tariff
legislation can be effected except such
as may be approved by the Republican
party, yet 1t seeks to make tariff tink-
ering an issue.
st condemns the acquisition of the
right to build the Panama canal. but
says ratify the act by keeping the goods.
1t sympathizes with the Filipinos, but
Calls to recognize that the acquisition OF
these islands was ratified by the people
In 1900.
at presents us with n candidate whose
political virtues are of the mega
tive sort. lie claims that the
OQuJ Uuntlc Is SICK ana lb n remedy
proposes four years of paralysis. IL
this attitude is in good faith it would
appear that there is no good reason for
supporting the party or its candidate,
II In bad faith then there Is every rea-
con for not supporting them.
with no definite programme to adj
vocate and no settled policy of govern
ment TO- assert the opposition Is devoting
Its energies to an nttnck upon President
Roosevelt. His opponents are compell-
ed to ndmit that he is a man of virility.
of high moral purpose in both civil and
Official life and one that does not evade
cnleial responsibility.
''While there are many honest and
upright citizens among his opponents
yet the fact remains that the Presidents
vigorous ard aggressive execution of his
office has led the manipulation of preda-
tory wealth. the professional agitator
and the political CRATER to make COM
mon cansc against him. These are thor
oughly convinced that the President is
not safe, but legitimate and vested rights
have no cause of complaint.
'.The voter has to choose between one
or the other of the candidates OF the
dominapt parties or throw his vote away
as a mere protest by voting for some
third party candidate. 1t appears to
me that the President Is entitled TO
vote OF confidence. and above all party
considerations the election of President
Roosevelt is required us a vindication of
moral courage and official integrity in
the government OF men-a vindication
mot OF the candidate. but of the Ameri-
can people"
Parker's Letter d Disappointment.
Ernest Crawfort. OF jamestown, n.
T.. Democratic county committeeman
and delegate TO the Democratic State
convention which instructed for Judge
Parker, has severed all connections with
tho Democratic party and has declared