New-York tribune., 1908-07-13
TTRN AB0TT.

Judge Parker is a man Of true Christian
character He remembers how faithfully Mr..
Bryan supported him In 1904 while frankly
avOwing his detestation Of the ideas for Which
Judge Parker stood, and now, white opposed 10
Organism, he will in a spirit of brotherly love
support Mr.. Bryan-not forgetting to point out
how dangerous would be the Bryan programme
if it could be carried out, much as MT. Bryan
did four years ago when he said:
denounce this candidacy. He lJudge
Parkerl is a weak candidate if he must deal
doubly with the people, weak If he is folsted
on them by fraud. If elected he would De
disappointment to the American people. We've
had one of that kind EMr. ClevelandI, and COO
forbid that we should have another.
Judge Parker comes away from the Denver
convention saying that in the committee on
resolutions he recorded his dissent from the
platform adopted on account Of its provision
for federal action within state lines, and pro-
claiming$that he intends to fight the battle over
again at some later convention. He wanted TO
resist the tendency to federal encroachment on
state home rule, while Mr.. Bryan and his plat
form plunge headlong to encroachment to the
extent of attempting to regulate the prices at
which ordinary manufactured products may be
sold and the amount of business that manu-
facturer may do. company which perhaps
owns the only borax mine in the country or
controls the patent to some new invention is
not to be permitted to do more than half of the
colntrv's business in articles which are its
elusive property Naturally Judge Parker abb
hors such steps toward centralized despotism,
but he is going to support the candidates who
stand for such centralized despotism because
the tradition of the Democratic party is against
centralized despotism. No doubt he supported
Mr.. BRYAN and free silver in 1896 because he
felt that the Democratic party, whatever its
vagaries at that moment, was historically
party of sound money. Out of loyalty to sound
money he voted against sound money, so now
out of loyalty 10 state rights he Will support
the invasion of state rights. That is devotion
WHICH Mr.. Bryan will appreciate. So, too, will
he appreciate the reasons which govern the
Judge in arriving at this seeming paradox.
Judge Parker's choice is plain. He says
1t is with the party whose traditions are for
the constitutional defence of the states against
federal encroachment. We not only support the
ticket, but only hope Of preserving the
status quo these doctrines is to elect the
ticket. Those who feel as l do will understand
that a Republican Senate Will never consent to
turn over to a Democratic President any further
tion viii be continued until we shall have an
other opportunity to fight another battle within
party lines.
Which being interpreted means that in Judge
Parker-s opinion the country could afford to risk
Mr.. Bryan. on the theory that the Republican
party would still be able TO save it from some of
the evils of Bryanism. At least, he thinks it
worth while to accompany Mr. Bryan to defeat in
order to have reversonary interest in the party
afterward and, he puts it, have another
opportunity to fight another battle within party
Zines against the centralizing heresies Of
Bryanism, which were too strong for him at
Denver. Mr. Bryan supported" the ticket in
the same way and for a similar purpose four
years ago, and plucked personal domination
from party defeat. Turn about is fair play.