Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
ALL THAT is NOW
LEFT AT CHICAGO
Guild ensue from the gavel elevation of

could ensue from the gavel elevation of
Parker?"
This harm, returned one, who, aside
from being a delegate is a senator Of
the United States, is in that Wall
Street-not the place, but the infu-
ences-is the enemy from every stand
point of the Progressives. Wall Street
is a synonym for Rockefeller, Standard
Oil, Carnegie and the Steel Trust the
money power, every form of capitalized
and entrenched privilege and protec
ton. Pick up Parker for chairman,
and at once the public will ask: Who is
he?
Here's this bearcat Roosevelt bus
lily laying the bedplate of new third
party. Roosevelt win be only too ready
with an answer Parker is a Tam
many hall lawyer and the partner of
Blue Eyed Billy" Sheehan. He finds
his clients and hunts his fees in Wall
street and among the great corporations
just as Root does That's how
Roosevelt will talk Also the people
know these things. For eight years at
least-since 1904-they have been told
and retold every syllable concerning
Parker. Under the circumstances. and
in spite of a progressing supremacy in
the convention, the people viii feel
that in Parker Morgan and the enemy
have scored victory"
People Won't Understand 1t.
The people will not understand it.
They will say that as progressives
we're either sold out or laid down Par
ker isn't progressive. and you'll never
fool the people into regarding him as
one. A trust lawyer, Morgan law
yer-for Palmer and Buckner in 1896
would Parker be likely to go far as
a vigorous progressive?
LAS progressives we stand for the
initiative, the recall, the referendum,
direct nominations and parcels post.
He is against all that we stand for and
opposed to all that we oppose.
What are voters to think and say
if we open our convention by making
such man chairman? I say nothing
against Parker personally: he ought
not to be made chairman. More, l can
not understand how, unless his self
respect has gone to sleep, he could de-
sire or accept it, Also. that he does
desire it. and is willing to accept it,
leads me to fear the woodpile harbors
a niger. Aside from the fact that
his election as chairman would black
eye US with the people a large and fur
nish. moreover, club. whereWith
Roosevelt would beat US over the head
can not avoid the feeling that some
sinister move by the Morgans and
criminal money is being made under
cloak of Parker's name.
would Mark Us as Fools"
For progressive convention to have
its keynote sounded by reactionary
and a trust lawyer is preposterous and
would and should mark us as fools
or something worse. But when, in ad-
dition, I remember how and by whom
the name of Parker is proposed I be-
lieve that to select him would travel
beyond the preposterous and become
the disastrous. There has gone UP i
cry that we should accept Parker in the
interests of harmony. Why not go
step further and say: Let US cease to
be progressive in the interests of har-
mony.
For one, I'm against the harmony
which opens our gates to the enemy.
Suppose Morgan and criminal money
were in control of the coming conven-
ton as YOU and | have seen them in
control of other party conventions Do
YOU fancy tNat in such case Morgan
and crmina! money woud-in the
name OF harmony us progressive
name the chairman?
Did Wall street and criminal money
do this in Chicago where they steam
rolered the convention life out of
Roosevelt and gave the gavel TO Root?
Wall street. though the Penroses and
the Cranes and the Barnses, made them
take one of its attorneys Root-in Chi
cago. Now through the Macks. and the
Murphys. and the Tammany Halls. it
hopes to coax us to take another of its
attorney Baltimore
Those urging Parker talk of har-
mony IF they were really concerned
for harmony they wouldn't have pro
posed Parker II harmony be not nee
cssarv they can have it by withdraw
ing Parker
Will Urge Ollie James.
For myself won't consent to Pal
ker upon harmony or any other ar
gunent. wish most emphaticaily that
Bryan haG kept his oar out Of this.
I've never had much use for Bryan.
and just now I've at all In brief
dislike to be caught on the same side
with Bryan None the less. | shall OPP
pose Parker l shall urge Oliie James
as temporary chairman. People would
know what was meant by James. They
Wo snow what was meant by Par
ker and the James election wouldn't
give Roosevelt club wherewth TO beat
out our brains
Think Of the time Roosevelt would
have S going in between both nartio,
He could point to TNeed's and Ryan's