New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
PAYING IN FULL.

Ex-Judge Alton 3. Parker has announced that
he Will take the stump to advocate Mr.. Bryan's
election. In doing so he viii scrupulously re-
spect the obligations of the situation. He is
bound to do 10 less for Mr.. Bryan than Mr..
Bryan did for him, and his appearance on the
rostrum or on the rear platform Of private
car exhibiting a digni6ed interest in Mr..
Bryans canvass, is necessary to discharge
debt which has been accumuating since 1904.
In such matters etiquette must he lived up 10.
Mr. Bryan stumped Nebraska. Indiana Ohio,
West Virginia Kentucky and Maryland under
the management of the Parker national COM
mittee. Under the direction of the Bryan ma
tional committee Judge Parker will probably
be assigned 10 stump such doubtful states as
South Carolina. Texas, Arkansas and Missis-
sippi.
The adage that one good turn deserves an
other viii thus be thoroughly eXemplfed- Mr..
Bryan opposed Judge Parker's nomination. He
went 10 the expense Of hiring a hall here and
one in Chicago 10 denounce the reactionary
policies for which Judge Parker stood. At st.
Louis he fought Parker's nomination tooth and
nail, beat the Parker managers on the question
of throwing free silver coinage overheard, and
might even have broken their hold on the con
vention if the celebrated gold standard appen-
dix 10 the platform had been dictated from
Esopus before instead Of after the delegates
had balIoted for nominee for President Judge
Parker opposed 1ir. Bryan's nomination at Den
yer and went into the committee on resolutions
determined. if possible. 10 dilute the simon pure
radicalism of a Bryan platform. In that. ac-
eprdinc 10 his own testimony he was only par
TALLY successful yet successful enough 10 en-
courage him 10 hope. as Mr.. Bryan did in 1904.
that he would be able later to undo the conven-
tion's work and reorganize the party after his
own temporarily diSregarded notions.
Judr.a Parker seems TO think that the oppor
tInity for reorganization will not be long de
layed just as Mr.. Bryan thought four years
ago. The Nebraska statesman was positive
then that Judge Parker would be defeated, and
he made no bones about indicating that belief
in a I,ost-convention interview Said the Ne
braska statesman with almost brutal frankness
3n promising his support 10 Judge Parker:
After having stated that l shall support the
ticket and after having given my reasons Tor so
doing ] think il is due TO the Democrats Of the
ration 10 say that while the fight on economic
questions Is postponed IL is not abandoned Is
SDo5l as the election * OreF shall. with the help
Of those who believe as do. undertake TO or
sanizc for the campaign of 1908. the object be
ing marshal the friends of popular govern
Inent within the Democratic party to the sup
Port OF = radical and progressive policy to make
me Democratic party an efficient means in the
hands Of the 5eople for securing relief from the
plutocTatic element that controls the Republican
party, and, for the time being. is in control Of
fhe Democratic party.
SIR Bryan did not expect Ia have to deal
with Judge Parker utter fhc election. He knew
perfectly well .hat with Judge Parker rs Pres-
dent it would be idle 10 tall, of organizing TO
recaplure control Of the Democratic PARTY The
defeated candidate of 1904 is somewhat less
explicit tran was the defeated candidate of 1896
and 1900. Judge Parker said at Denver last
Saturday that he had resisted in the committee
on resolutions the many ''federalistic" PROPOSE
sssus embodied in the Democratic platform.