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Show B Before the Convention H Parker, by William I. Bryan. H "Thcic Is no doubt thai the eorpoi- H atlon Interests have an undeistanding H with Judge Parker for without such H an undeislaiidlng they would not H think of supporting lihu." B H "H Mr. Paiker is nominated, it H must not biasa 'liarinom' candidate H It must be vv Ith the knowledge that H ,; he repiesents the same element, the H I same inlluence and the same methods H I which dining Mr. Cleveland's seconJ B administration led the Demoeiatk B party through 'the valle or the s!ial i owofdeatli.' B) ' "If Mr. Paiker weie a man with a B i iccord, If his convictions were known Bi and his position on public issues cleai- ly delined, Mr. Hill's championship ot BBSS his cause might not be sulllcieut to en- BBfl titcly destiov his avallablllt, but Bftpff i with his opinions unknown and his as- 1 piratlonsln the handsof Mr. Hill, it H Is not unfair to legaid Mi. Hill as the BBS keeper of his conscience, and who is BBBBp S3 pomly (iiialilied to Keep auumc'.s BBBBi, conscience? The fact that Mr. I'ai- BBBB kur is an enigma ought to temove him BBBfl L fiom cousideiatlou. and tne situation BBBBI, is made still woise by the blight of Hy Mr. Hill's .suppoit. When to this is BBHji added tlie ovcishadowhn: danger BBBfl' ( which the meigei decision has point- BBBB v ' cd out, is It not time that the honest. earnest, loyal Deinocials awake from their lethaigj, la aside the thought of compiomlse and begin an aggres-s!e aggres-s!e campaign losave the Deniociatlc p.utj fiom the menice of corpoiate contiolV" "If.Iudge Paikei weie nominated hi the inlluence of the coiporations and elected with the aid of their contributions, con-tributions, is there am doubt that his appointees would becorpotalon men? Can the Deniociatlc part) alfoid to lend Itself ton movement to .so makeup make-up the supreme couit as to nullify the ' efforts of the people at lefonn? To secuie leniedlal legislation the people must have not onl the house, the ' i ite, the piesldent, but thesupieino I cum t aUo, and as the nicmbei-or the -.ipieuie touil hold olllce for life, that depattincnt of the goveininent is hairiest to change. As picsideut .Judge Parker might appoint one, two, oreveiithiee siipieme Justices, and his appointments might bar the vvaj to lelief for ten 01 lifteen veais. Can the paity alloid to takesiichachance? .ludge Parker has been befoie the countiy as a candidate foi a )ear, and in all that time he has never expiess-ed expiess-ed himself upon a .single public quev Hon oi indicated Ids view-, on a single issue. Can wc alloid to nominate a question maik? If no, we need not bo Niupilsed if the voteis indulge In e-claniatioiiN." |