The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
JUDGE PARKER
FOR THE TICKET
Not in Full Accord With the
Platform, but Will Get
in and Drill.
HARMONY SEEMS ASSURED
DELEGATES LEAVE DENVER FOR
THE EAST.

Denver, July 1.-THE exodus of dele
gates to the Democratic national con-
vention and visitors 10 the city. which
began last evening within half an hour
after the final adjournment. continued
throughout the night and today.
The Cook county Qllinois) Democracy
was the first club TO depart in spe-
cial train, and IL was followed quickly
by Tammany. Many delegates and
thousands of tourists will make ox-
cursions to the mountains before re-
turning home. A number or the New
York delegates left for Yellowstone ma
tional park today.
Judge Alton B. Parker OF New York
and other delegates at large and mem
pers of the New York delegation are
leaving tonight for the east. Judge
Parker was the central figure OF groups
in the hotel lobby today, bidding him
goodby and congratulating him on the
harmony and unanimity with which the
platform was reported 10 the conven-
ton, despite the sharp differences that
had developed between the conserva-
tive AMI radical elements. Judge Park
er showed some dissent from the exu-
berance OF these congratulations, and
with much frankness said:
Opinion Of Mr.. Parker.
"One thing is sure-I am going 10
support the ticket OF Bryan and Kern,
and I want my friends to do the same
thing But / do not want to receive
any credit under the slightest misap-
prehension of the facts. l think in all
frankness / should say that i resisted
in our platform any departure from our
time honored Democratic principle of
the sovereign supremacy of the states
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of our party to the dangerous policy
of the Roosevelt administration OF
supreme and all enveloping authority
in the federal government at WASH
ington. I felt that l owed il to my
party and my convictions TO make this
fight against any attack on state home
rule. and having made II, l am con-
tent with the results"
1T is understood" said a representa-
tive of the press who was present, that
while the platform was reported unan-
imously YOU recorded with the chair
man OF the committee your dissent as
20 the provision on federal action with
in state lines?"
Some Slight Dissent.
Judge Parker hesitated moment and
then replied
Il do not like any secrecy in public
affairs. and 1 do not mind telling you
that | did record my dissent from the
platform on account of this, and GER
tain other provisions. as / propose to
fight this battle over again in some La
ter conventions. The situation was
Just this:
II and a few others went into the
platform committee differing with 9TH
or members on the question OF resist
ing federal encroachment on state home
rule We We're thus confronted with
a marked difference OF view. But let
me say that throughout the long and
trying sessions of the committee there
was never any variation from the ut
most good feeling among the members.
The spirit OF give and take always pre-
vailed II made me feel glad that
had attended the convention. 1t also
gave me the point OF view of those
having honest differences OF opinion
with me ON question of principle. While
some Of the contentious urged by part
of my associates were contrary to those
of my education and belief, yet / could
not but feel that they were as sincere
and honest in their convictions as in
mine.
The one dominating sentiment was
10 formulate a platform which would
honestly state to the public the views
OF Its trainers"
Will Support the Ticket.
1t was suggested TO Judge Parker
that since ne hid dissented from this
provision OF the platform, he and his
friends might hesitate to support the
ticket
Not at ALL" ne replied. ~-'On the
contrary, we will give our loyal sup
port TO the action OF the convention,
and in this our action will be entirely
consistent. We have already accom-
plished great deal. for the vote In the
committee showed the very narrow
margin of only four votes against us
on this most important subject on
which we differed. On the other hand,
the Roosevelt administration is COM
mitted irreparably and unanimously 10
federal domination over the states Our
choice is therefore plain. IL Is with
the party whose traditions are for the
constitutional defense OF the states
against federal encroachment We not
only Will support the ticket but our
only hope or preserving the status quo
on these doctrines is TO elect the ticket
Those who feel as / do will under
stand that a Republican senate will
never consent TO turn over 10 a Demo-
cratic president any further extension
of power. And thus the present situa-
ton will be continued until we shall
have another opportunity to fight an