The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
Parker's Judicial Temperament.


speculation as to the reasons the demo
Gratis will offer for the failure of their
candidate for president to get enough
votes to elect. But that the democratic
outlook is far from satisfactory to the
democrats themselves, is clearly indi-
Gated by the declaration of the New
York Times, that the democratic cam
paign management has gone to sleep,
that it is time to drop the Philippines
as an issue, and that more attention
should be devoted to consideration Of
the tariff.
The Times seems to have forgotten
that Judge Parker practically elimi-
mated the tariff as an issue in his speech
of acceptance, when he said that no
matter what they might be disposed to
do, the democrats could not change the
tariff, as long as the senate remained re-
publican, which it is expected to be for
another four years.
Another evidence of disbursement
in the democratic camp is indicated by
the remark of Senator Bailey Of Texas,
who is quoted as having said yesterday:
81 am confident the democrats will win
in 1908, because by that time the people
will be disguised with Roosevelt. Con-
gresham Burgess, Of the same state
democratic, of course), is reported to
have said that "even tho Parker will
probably be defeated, the platform will
be perpetuated. This indicates that
the most Mr.. Burgess hopes for is to
"save the pieces.'
Then there is that letter from Editor
Pulitzer, of the New York World, who
demands that Judge Parker, having
been selected for the responsible office
of leader, should proceed to lead. Pulit-
zer s letter is nothing short Of distinct
Eprod with sharp stick directed Just a
little below the swimmers fifth rib.
After complaining of the slowness Of
the campaign, Mr.. Pulitzer said:
The people need judicial chief magis-
| trate. but not too judicial a candida te.
The judge Is trained to look at both sides
| of the case; the candidate should have
his hands full in looking after his own.
From judge is expected a cautious de-
liberation; from the candidate inspira ton,
| energy, promptness and aggressive i'm
| pulse. 1t is the part of a leader to lead
| In the combat Of ideas, in the conflict of
wrongs, in the presentation and enforce
ment of truth.
1.-THE result of the Vermont election, -
says Nh: Pulitzer, "makes it all the
more imperative that Judge Parker
shall perform his duty as a candidate,'
and he urged upon the editors in con-
ference, to whom the letter was sent,
that they insist that Judge Parker shall
"not permit the campaign in New
York, tho pivotal state. to be misman-
aged by the small politicians who be-
set him; that he will in the next sixty
days be even more than heretofore the
people S leader and teacher, their trib-
Eune and advocate.' The dominant
note of this public letter is one Of
alarm.
Another indication Of the state Of
opinion as to the outcome in New York
is the fact that the hackers of Parker
In Wall street, who were willing to
wager even money fortnight ago, now
insist on odds of to 1.
And so as Mr.. Bede would say, while
it may be a little too early to assume
a certainty of democratic defeat and
to speculate on the reasons which the
democrats will cite for that result, it is
not too early to discover already that
Bryan is prepared to charge the pres
enc unpromising outlook to Belmont,
and that Belmont is apprehensive of the
treachery of the Bryan wing, who are
seriously suspected Of desiring and plot
ting I'arker's defeat in order that from
that result they may be able to regain
control Of the party. Dave Hill has
postponed his retirement from politics
too long to escape some Of the t'cuss.
lug for the present unpromising sit
nation, and the candidate himself is
beginning to catch it because it is al
rcady- becoming apparent that "iu-
dicial temperament - is poor substi-
tute for aggressive and dashing leader
ship. - I
The, democratic political army is not
on the defensive. It is outside the
works, and it's only hope is in success
full assault. The kind of campaign
which it must wage implies charge
upon the works and calls for a leader
who will lead that charge. That is
clearly Pulitzer S idea, but the best that
can be said of Parker is that he has
H:iudicial temperament. g.. .54.e