The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-03

LOUISVILLE. July 2.--comment.
ing on the report from New York last
night that Judge Parker had been Sc
lccted 10 present resolution At the
Denver convention upon ex.president
Cleveland's death, Colonel Henry
Watterson said:
"Thc attempt TO drag the dead
body OF Grover Cleveland from It's
new made grave. into the tumult OF
the National convention will deceive
no one. An invasion Of the grief OF
the noble lady who weeps amid ST.
lnce and solitude OF granite hills; a
blow at party Concord, il is an act
of shameless hypoerite Nor was
there ever q profession ghout. in
spircd by more mefcenary spirit;
because the sole aim and the end OF
the Murphy -Conncr's crowd. aided by
Judge Parker, is perpeluation OF as
cendancy OF the Belmont-Ryan COM
bination 10 which democracy owes It's
last ignominous and well deserved
defeat, II was the Belmont-Ryan
money that financed Judge Parkcr's
campaign for nomination in 1904 II
was the Belmont-Ryan money that
nominated him and It was the Bel
mont-Ryan tag that made an. anti
trust movement under such a brand
Of the absurd and impossible. II is
seemed fitting that having made sac
ri6ces for predatory wealth, Judge
Parker should have recompense in
rich law practice in the city OF New
York. He has had ii and with il,
enrichment and he should rest in we'll
content That he should emerge from
this highly paid obseuriiy to make
trouble, through sheer malevolenee
were pitiable indeed, but that he
should appear backed by money OF
the trust magnates and traction
thieves, appealing to Jefferson and
Tilden, with the dead body OF Cleve-
land stretched upon dissecting table
is disgraccful. II is not only dis
graceful but its motive Is grotes-
quelly and transparency obvious. The
wing Of the democratic party in the
state OF New York to which Judge
Parker belongs and the group with
which he Is now acting and belongs,
was David Bennett Hill Wing They
were inveterate, the implacable enc
mics OF Grover Cleveland They
hated him and he hated them Al
though amid the gloom Of defeat
kind OF truce was reached, there was
never real amnesty or oblivion on
either side, so that the scheme to re-
call the shade OF Cleveland and to
set this up as death-head in the
comedy Of mock funeral would be
too dastardly and too CHASTITY for be-
lief il it were not the last desperate
play Of the clique Of discredited
politicians seeking the rule or ruing
at any cost
While standing about the open
grave Of Mr.. Cleveland, those Of us
who knew him but did not always
approve Of him nor agree with him,
were not only willing to let by-gones
he by-gones, but that the good alone
should live after him, He is dead.
He sleeps with those who went be-
fore him. Jefferson to Tilden, and
history can be trusted to do him no
injustice.
"Resurrected at Princeton and
proclaimed at Denver, his name
spells frebrand and only 6rebrand is
the sole initiative and purpose of the
body snatchers who approve to use
it to condure dissension with which
they try to corrupt delegates,
"In Mr.. Bryan and his re-United
Party Of democrats say hope Of vic
tory. On none other was there the
smallest hope Of union That they
reasoned this has been shown by the
fact that with the Ryan Belmont
Bari, and tap and its agents flying
about in every direction, state after
state refusing to be tampered, with
or tanned, has declared for the Ne