The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-24
Declaring 1t is Ambiguous, Evasive
and Dishonest.
MADE THE SPEECH IN CHICAGO
To Very Large Audience Assembled In
the Second Regiment Armory Which
He Rented.

derested but ii is evident now that
while to the public, generally, his
views are unknown, they are well
known to those who are urging his
nomination. Whatever doubt may
have existed on this subject hereto
fore, has been dispelled by the plat
form adopted by the New York state
convention. and taking this platform
as a text am sanguine enough to be
lieye that | can prove to every un-
biased mind that Judge Parker is not
a fit man to be nominated either by
The Democratic party or by any other
party that stands for honesty or fail
lealing in politics. | cannot hope to
convince those who favor deception
md fraud in politics, but | am salts
led that we now have evidence sur
icient to convict Judge Parker Of alb
olute unfitncss for the nomination. II
le did not know of the platform in
ADVANCE, if he did not himself dictate
or agree to it, he has allowed ii tt
20 as his utterance, for the conven
ion was dominated by his friends
nd adopted a resolution presenting
i'm az candidate of the party Of
he state,
Il had expected that a platform pre-
ared by Mr. Hill for Judge Parker
ould be evasive and lacking il
rankness, but did not conceive that
ny body of men calling themselves
democrats would present such plat
)rm as a recommendation of a can
idate If we are to take the New
Ork platform as an indication OF
hat the next Democratic platform
rol the convention, then who will he
BILE to deny the secret purpose of the
eorCanizers to turn the party over t.
redatory wealth? With such a plat
)rm and candidate who would be
illing to run upon it, the party coult
acure as large a campaign fund a
he Republican party has ever secur
d, but in securing it ii would Ike
le Republican party secretly pledg,
le administration To- a construction
the platform satisfactory to The
lrporations and the combinations.
Can any one doubt that with sucl
platform as was adopted in New
ork, and with a candidate whose
onscience would permit him to rm
pom such a PLATFORM any one
Oubt that with such platform and
andidate the party would be mort
aged beforehand To the corporations
rat are now using the government a
private asset and plundering the
eople at will.
But there is another reason why
ne Democratic party cannot afforC
go before the country with an am
Iiguous platform and an uncertain
,andidate. No matter how people
nay differ as to the relative I'M
)ortance of issues all must recognize
hat the trust question today present.
n important phase of the great con
let between plutocracy aud demoC
'acy We have recently had a su
lreme court decision on the merge,
.ase This decision was rendered b!
/ bare majority of one and that one
Judge Brewer) in separate opinion
las stated his position in such a way
Is to leave no doubt that in the frs
,ase involving a trust he may joir
he majority and defeat the Sherman
aw. The president to he elected thi.
all will doubtless have the appoint
uent Of one or two, and possibly
hree, supreme judges. If his sym
Dathies are with the corporations
Ie will doubtless appoint judges sat
sfactory TO the corporations-espec
ally if obligated to the corporations
Jy large campaign contributions-an
tbcse judges can make II impossible
10 secure any remedial legislation for
years to come. If. four years hence
he people should secure a president
1 senate and a house opposed to pri
vate monopolies they may find them
selves unable to get any remedial leg
islation past the supreme court for
several years.
THE issue presented today in the
trust question and in all the other
questions with which we have to deal
is the question between human rights
and the so-cslled property rights
or. more proPerly speaking. between
ordinary people and the great eorpt
rstions Those who believe that
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