The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-13
THE JUDGE AND THE COLONEL.

One OF the stories going about Few
York is that the tide has set in so
strongly against his dhe Colonel's)
New Nationalism with himself as the
steward of the public welfare in 1912,
that he can only hope TO save the situa-
ton for himself and his ticket by an
nouncing that he will not be candi
date in 1912, and, further, that he
has agreed to make such statement
within the next two or three days.
There can be no doubt of the fact of
his candidacy in the mind of any man
who has watched his course, carefully
read his speeches, and noted his al
most brutal treatment of President
Taft" This is part of a statement
made by Judge Alton B. Parker on
Tuesday as he was leaving New York
to take par. in the campaign in In
diana, and the rest OF what he said
follows:
y"From my knowledge of and en-
perience with him, i have no hesita-
ton in saying that while the assurance
will be given by him that he Will not
be candidate in 1912, his purpose is
to deceive the people of this state IN
the hope that they will elect his
ticket That done, he will accept the
result as command by the people OF
this State that he is TO be its candi-
date. Then with the political ma
chine under his control nothing can
prevent him from securing the dele
gates from this State. There is one
sure way and only one to avoid Mexi-
canizing this country, and that is to
defeat the ticket now"
Judge Parker knows the Colonel as
we'll as. or better than, anybody else
even If he did send him a Geographic
message congratulating him upon his
Election in 1901, for which we have
never quite forgiven him. and he does
not believe that he would tell the
truth about his intentions in 1912 or
that it would be safe for anybody to
believe anything he would say about
1t From my knowledge of and eN-
perience with him" That ought TO
make the Colonel sit up and take
notice. In the good old days it would
mean pistols and coffee, and even now
it would be interesting il 1t should
turn out fist fight or foot race. At
least, the Judge has put 1t up to the
Colonel, and the Judge has only said
what great majority of the Colonel's
neighbors and fellow-citizens believe
the Colonel will do If he get the chance.
The only safe course for the people
OF New York to follow in the circunl-
stances, is to take no chances and tc
vote against Mr. Roosevelt's candidate
for Governor. There Is in fact, no
Republican ticket in the field in New
York; in fact, there is only one hon.
estly nominated set OF candidates fol-
whom the people of that State car
vote, and that ticket is headed by
Dix, for Governor. Hearst is running,
1t is true. but that is only to keep Dix
out, and there is 1sra ticket named at
Saratoga in confirmation of the nomi-
nation previously made at Oyster Bay.
This Saratoga ticket represents Nj.
Roosevelt and nobody and nothing else.
1t is only his first step towards obtain
ing possession OF the party and cleo
ton machinery of the State for his
personal uses, and Judge Parker has
given fair warning to the people of
New York and of the country of what
II ali means. It doesn't matter how
many pledges the Colonel may make
and how many letters he may write.
the Judge has tdiagnosticated the case
SO that even the most trusting might
well doubt the good faith OF the Col
onel. AS this twig was bent by the
late Tom Platt, 1t mas grown into Z
great tree; and crooked stick cam
sbe made straight.
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