New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
reau of Education's powers and facilities foi-
lows naturally in the wake of this belief.
PAYING A JUST DEBT.

Ex-Candidate Parker has begun to settle the
obligation which he is under to Candidate-to-be
Bryan for the support which the latter gave
him in 1904 He is going to ask the Denver
convention TO adjourn for day out of respect
to the memory of Mr.. Cleveland, in praise OF
whom he will also ask the convention TO pass
certain resolutions He will invite it in these
resolutions to recognize Mr.. Clevelands ralth-
guinness to the settled traditions and policies OF
.the Danocratic party from the days of
.srrbomas Jefferson TO those of Samuel j. III
s.den" TO praise his respect for the Integrity
of the courts" his stand, firm as rock, Tor
sound principles Of finance" and many other
qualities and standards to which Bryan ana
Bryanism furnish the antitype.
These resolutions will do Mr.. Bryan as can
didate almost as much good as MI Bryan
announcement four years ago that after the
election he and his friends would reorganlze
the Democratic party into party or progress
sive principles did Judge Parker as a canol-
date. If the resolutions are adopted, they VIII
nut the marty on record as declaring the stand
ard and fixed principles of Democracy 10 pe
something far removed from Organism ana
commencing as political virtues qualltles lhe
direct opposite of everything Bryan typlnes IL
they are defeated, what will become of all Mr..
Bryans efforts to conciliate the support of the
Cleveland Democrats? Like Mr. Bryan
speech of four years ago, the fafher resolu'i
are designedly inopportune. Mr Bryan mas
appropriated TO himself all the Democrauc
saints He is the leading Jeffersonian ana lhe
leading Jacksonian of the country. He mas gone
somewhat afield and is the Lincoln OF Lincoln.
And signs were not wanting that he was get
ting ready to slur over certain personal attackS
of his upon Mr.. Cleveland and become gfau-
ually the living embodiment Of Cleveianolslh
also Al this tuncture eX-Candidate ParkeF re-
membering certain services which he mas NOT
been able hitherto to repay, paints picture OIL
Cleveland and Clevelandism that is throughout
on ol,vious antithesis to Bryan and Bryanls1n-
Inst as Candidate Parker was beginning 10
hone that while conservative enough 10 please
tho conservatives he was also radical enough
+o satisfy anv but the most exactng radical
Mr. BRYAN burst forth with the information llat
tbe Democratic campaign represented the death
struggle of reaction. Just as Candldate-to-be
BRYAN is beginning to hope that he is conserVa-
five enouph 10 PASS in q world that has grown
accustomed to radicalism, Judge Parker REMINDS
the nation that the candidate-to-be is the an
tithesis of what it has been accustomed to re-
gard as safe and sane.
This is very we'll for a beginning, but ex-Can-
didate Parker cannot be regarded as having ac-
Quilted himself of his just debt to Candidate
Rrvan unless he takes the stump in his sup
mort" He might be confined to the East, as
Mr. BRYAN was confined to the West in 1904 In
the East he might do the nominee as much
GOOD as the latter did him four years ago ID the
West-in Missouri, for inStance-rO which MI.
Rrvan devoted particular attention. Judge Ear
ker's sense of obligation win not permit him
TO remain dumb during this campaign