The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year   Number 12
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 19, 1904

WANTS A MAN LIKE GORMAN.

     EDITOR DEMOCRAT: - Much interest now centers around the presidential race, due largely no doubt to the strong belief by many that the success of the democratic party for many years to come depends upon the action of the national convention that moots at St. Louis. It has been the almost universal opinion among democrats, that in this campaign that the waring factions within the party would have to lay aside some of their differences, at least if we should hope to be successful at the general election.
     But surely none ought to expect the time honored principles of the party to be surrendered if so, then we acknowledge defeat at the beginning. It is true that one of the prominent issues of last election bas, in a measure, been settled by natural causes, but still the fundamental principles of the party which have been openly and plainly declared in all of its platforms in the past still lives, and will so long as the party lives.
     There is a great deal of interest being stired up for Judge Parker of New York, claiming that lie is the man to unite on. On the face of thing it is very apparent that his candidacy was started In the east by Hill, Belmont and Cleveland, and up to this time the public have received not a word from Judge Parker himself directly as to his position on public questions.
     The newspapers give the people a little gleam of light as to the Judge's attitude on democratic principles, through an interview he had with a man by the name of Danforth, but this interview is very short and seems to have occurred some time ago. Take the platform adopted by the state of New York. his own state, and it has been attacked by one of our senators as a meaning, less, colorless platform especially as regards the trust plank. Now surely this platform must have received Judge Parker's approval as it was adopted by the convention controlled by his manager, Mr. Hill.
     If this platform is their notion of democratic principles add they expect to nominate Judge Parker and go before the country on such declarations, then the eastern wing of the party have conceeded nothing-have got all they want, the nomination and the platform - But if the party failed in 1896 and 1900 because of a lack of support from the eastern democracy, then it is not in danger this year of meeting defeat because of dissatisfaction of democrats in the west, if all is yielded to Hill and Cleveland?
     It is to be hoped that all will center on some good democrat yet, and I believe that Senator Gorman of Maryland the most available man.
     A large number of states are sending uninstructed delegations and this means something, I think the nomination of some good man like Gorman.

A. DEMOCRAT.
Chilton, Tex. May 16, 1904.

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