The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-31
How The Parker 1904 .
Boom Originated

Brooklyn Daily Eagle printed in its
issue of Friday, June 81, prior to the
Baltimore convention, the following
Interesting article;
The choice of a reactionary Demo-
orat for the temporary ohairmanship
will be fatal blunder-similar to that
Penrose, Barnes, Crane & Co., perpet-
uated at Chicago. It will rend the
democracy Of the country exactly as
the Republican party has been divided
Therefore, Mr.. Bryan is right in
promptly opposing the selection of
ex- Chief Justice Parker for the job.
Judge Parker, personally, is most
amiable and charming man. l have
had the highest respect for him ever
since made the long ride from Kings
ton far into the foothills of the Cat
sklls to accord, to visit him, prior to
his election as chief Justice of tae
court of appeals.
Everybody. who knows Judge Parker
must regret he is not In the front rank
of the new political movement which
the defeat of forty Roosevelts will not
check.
But he isn't
Professional associations probably
have much to do with his course.
The only hope of Democratic success
in November-now that the Republic
an party is in the clutches Of reaction
aries-lies in the nomination at Balti-
more Of an out and out progressive
candidate!
No man affiliated with monoplies.
even as hired counsel, can be elected
That is too obvious to require al gument.
Judge Parker is a corporation lawyer,
as is Elihu Root. The selection of
Senator Root was a tactical blunder
on the part of the over-confdent Rep
ublican bosses. Their conduct recalls
Aesop's fable about the dog with the
piece of meat. They controlled the
convention and could have afforded to
be moderate.
However the same blur der is threat
ened at Baltimore, due to stubborn
ness and want .of vision of Murphy,
Taggart, Sullivan & Co. Mr.. Bryan
does right to protest against Judge
Parkers selection, not for any personal
blemish that can be named against
him, but because his record is not that
of public man who has heard the
loud cry Of the American people for
consideration from their public officials!
Ninety odd million people are tired
of boss rule
Judge Parker is not boss; but he is
the creation of bosses. The late David
b Hill made him chief justice of the
court of appeals and coterie OF bank
ers in Wall street had him nomina ted
in 9O4 to defeat Theodore Roosevelt.
on the only occasion in which the latter
ever run for presidency. 1t might In
teres; Judge Parker to know the facts
abou. his nomination in 1904 because
he NAV believe-as did the late Ben
iamin Harrison--that he was a select
ion by the Almighty and that Provl-
dence, instead of Mr.. Belmont and
Others. was his hacker. | happen to
know every detail of the curious series
of events by which Judge Parker was
coaxed from the bench to be converted
into a presidential candidate. Here
they are:
In 1901, VIM. Z. Manning and l in
corporated the "Cosmogr aphic COM
pany" for doing a general advertising
business. The company's Offices were
on Broadway, and we were prosperous
for the first year. A great deal OF
Legitimate publicity was done for
steamship and railroad companies.
But at the end of the second year, find-
ing that the income was not sufficient
ly large to support the two of US,
turned my half of the corporation over
to Mr. Manning. An offer came to me
to make business trip to the Orient
and | was absent seven months.
Mr.. Mannings long training as a
politician had caused him to render
signal service along the old lines in
electing United States senators in
Legislatures susceptible to influence
and in managing" and packing"
city and state conventions. He had
distinguished himself by securing the
necessary votes for a certain United
States senator in New Jersey when the
candidates friends had abandoned all
hope.
This and other reasons caused VIM.
Il. Manning to be sent for in the early
spring of 1901, Land employed by cabal
of Wall street men to find and nomi-
nate candidate to defeat the election
of Roosevelt, who was highly obnoxious