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Show 1 ' B ' Who Is Parker, What Is Parker? k WW; Congressman Watson of Indiana says of p ft Democracy's evident Intention to nominate f ''' Judge l'aiker. wL ' "From having a candidate who did nothing K N but talk, ihey aie about to nominate a man -. who never talks at all. Who is Parker? J, 1- Doubtless an upright man, and an honorable i- h gentleman. Hut what does ho believe? What P1" j' are his views on the tarilf? Is he a fieo trader, ' 'I' a tariff for revenue only advocate, a revisionist j or a high piotccUoutst? How docs he stand 'V onlfitol? It Is said he voted for It. If so '" i did he li-'levoln it? If he did he ought not to flBy i bo picsltleut. If he did It without believing In J $? e, it, lie ought not be president. Whero Is he on f IB ' f expansion? Does anybody know? What Is his , opinion on any living question? Can anybody Jl';t le'- I)0 wtJ propose to elevate a man to the ' , m loftiest station In the world that has no views R.?V on any of the vital Questions he will be called f , on at oncc t deal with? Ho reminds me of a f phonograph Into which no sound has ever been - uttered. Whpn ou start tho machine to 1 grinding It gives off absolutely nothing. And yet they say he Is eminently safe. !' "Thank God, we are not so Impoverished. We know what are. principles aie. We know t what are platform will be. Wo know what ' " candidate we will nominate. We aie not en- ? gaged In any dovlce of 'now you see and now you don't,' with passed problems. There 7 i4-, is not a man here today who would bo I willing to change a single plank In any plat- i form ever adopted by the Republican party In ( 'Vl all the years since tho patriots of other days whoso presence so Inspires us here, were aroused arous-ed to heroic action." |