New-York tribune., 1908-07-09
4 CONTRAST.

The Cleveland resolutions which Judge Par
ker originally prepared for introduction AT Den
yer suggested by their emphatic recognition of
1.-THE conservative qualities in the e1-Presidents s
character A parallel between the role of Judge
Parker at this convention and that of Mr..
Bryan at the last. The resolutions implied
that The New Yorker prepared 10 lead the
hopeless fight of the conservatives to-day. as
s4he Nebraskan led the hopeless cause of the
S,adicais four years ago But Judge Parker's
lactual performance falls far short Of that Of
Mr. Bryan.
The Peerless Leader made q real fight for his
tideas Ina the convention. cOnceding nothing ex-
tcept 10 the force Of the numbers against him
land compelling The attention and winning the
Prospect of gathering that was hostile 10 his
l,,olicies As the leader Of the minority he made
Ia more striking impression than any other
tmember Of the convention of four years ago, so
,rcso1lrcefu was his battle against an over
sxhelming majority. uncompromising was
this adherence to his position, so inexhaustible
WAS his physical endurance; and when he was
tstricken with illness and yet continued his
flight the whole country impressed by his
sindomiiable determination 10 keep his party
fradical and recognized in him the leader OF its
progressive wing. He did not think it neces-
lsarv 10 abate one jof of his ideas because they
ixere ternnorarily out Of fashion in the party
lie did not surrender them in advance because
1.-The current was setting the other way. what
ever construction is put upon his motives. he
led his cause and he produced certain actual
igesuits ia the convention.
But how different is the position of Judge
f1,arker whom the original Cleveland resolutions
lseerned TO mark as the leader Of the conserVa-
tfives to-day. He appears TO have become sud
ldenlv troubled with the old judicial dignity
(which so impaired his effectiveness in 1904.
.IIfs greatest anxiety seems TO be 10 impress the
,conveution with his regularity Even his Ideas
are as regular as he can make them. MI Bryan
plainly showed the convention of four years
ago that be was an unyielding radical though
willing to vote for any kind Of Democrat the
party should nominate Judge Parker mas no
such determination TO stand out as an unyield-
ing conservative in bad year for cOnserva-
sives but he seems 10 desire the party TO know
that he is so regular that he will be as radical
SIS q conservative can be. His regularity e1-
tends beyond the mere casting OF bis vote.
Judge Parker had an extraordinary opportu-
nifty 10 exhibit that defiance OF prevailing SEN
fiment which is sometimes demanded OF lead
ers when the convention asserted itself for 4
moment and called for him TO speak TO the
lCleveland memorial. He might then have read
his original resolutions. which the Bryan
chine had determined TO suppress, but he used
ais chance 10 prove how amenable to discipline
be was The imputatiop of being refractory lay
,,;pon him and he was concerned 10 show its
tniusfice II had been advertised in advance
that be wss trouble maker and a hereto, anc
he wanted them al 10 see that ne could take
A,is ideas from Lincoln we'll as the best of
tt,ep. Instesd therefore. Of reading his orig
saal defiant document he delivered revised
version which demonstrated thst II the bTsah
machine had only trusted him be would nave
offered something as innocuous and peaningiess