The Washington times., 1904-10-25
PARKER REYERSES
ANOTHER THEORY
Yields to Counselor Having
His Ear last
GOES ON VOTE-HUNTlNG TRIP
PnOted by Jerome to See Yiddish
Voters, But Feared Effect Of
Exposition TTip.
GOES ON vOTE-HUNTING TRIP

Exigencies OF a national campaign
seem 20 require frequent reconsideration
Of matters which the dear, cOnhding
public has accepted. on the word of the
national managers. as settled beyond
all thought Of change. This is getting
10 be understood now by American VOJ-
ers, in consequence OF the numerous In
stances which the Democratic candidate
Tor the Presidency and his closest CO.
workers have given in the progress OF
the campaign. The only alternative 20
this explanation is acceptance of the
''NEeathercOck plan" by which a Candl-
date is enabled TO face in opposite de
TeCriOus in succeeding days or minutes.
Candidate Parker's good p0.nts have
been eXtOIled so strongly by party ora
tors who have been on the hastings this
year that IL must be conceded me ranks
high among the true-hearted high-mind-
ed. home-lOying citizens OF The nation.
He has ulled an honored place in the
ways 20 which BE has been accus toned.
but friends and opponents alike are
coming TO have more serious doubts
from day 10 day as TO his success pa the
new and uutrIed ways OF national poll
ties.
Yields Easily TO Pressure.
Developments of the campaign tend TO
show that the candidate IS prone 10
approve whatever plan IS last presented
10 him. provided only that man elo-
Quent and tactfuI enough is chosen TO
employ persuasive talents I'm the at
tempt Judge PHrker's training on the
bench has evidently SO developed his
processes of reasoning that he cannot
conscienti0usly withhold from a s4ll-llul
arguer the reasOnabIeness OF crafuly-
phrased contentious. So the spectacle is
presented OF The candidate seeing a vast
difference between one plan which ne
has condemned ana another Whlcn ne
readily approves while "a dlSlnIereS TED
public NAV ind IL a most difficult task
% discover wherein the real dlIerence
lies.
the dear public last night. when Caudi-
date Parker FASTENED from Esopus,
made a short cur through dinner in New
York and nasIened across the nelIglo-
lis 10 a CHEAP rhaater on the East Side,
where hiddIsh FerSl0u or king Lear
was in progress There was no prerense
that Judge Parker especially loves 10
hear the 1iddish dialect on the stage,
as it doubtless sounds Just as sweet in
the street or AT carnpi4- gll Letu4 uaI Leis-
But practical politics dictates some s{lcn
evidence OF The judges approval OF that
section OF . New York electorate, and
the trla was made.
Gave Up St. Louis IMP.
Persons of an inquiring mind are quite
likely no cogitate in quiet mOmem
what fine distinction the judicial caudi-
date has been able 10 draw between his
view OF several months ago and of today
on Jhe making of personal trips iu the
course OF the campaign.
Ii Is readily rec0llected that Judge
Parker had made all his plans for goIuE
20 the St Louis Exposition and had his
secretary announce them 10 the press
the day before he was 70 start. The
same day Marse Henry Watterson in
vested Rosemouu with his majestic ana
overpowerng logic and the ST. Louis trip
was .sau Of 1T happened just as sud-
denly as that. Aarse Henry had Ele
candidates ear, ana his advice being
the latest, was consequently the best
Judge Parker did not 60 10 the fair.
FOR fear III might be construed as au
ludiguifed hustle after Votes-pialus or
binary Things like votes. In the Waiter
Eouiau philosophy IL was uuDecomlLg ion
the candidate 10 show such an interest
tn his own success, and .at any rate, his
tory showed ~ 20 be- bad business from
a political standpoint Conscientious .
the eE-Iudge c0uldu 70 get out OF his habit
OF admitting q good argument when he