The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-09
which the telegram to the st. Louis con-
yentien so forcibly conveyed.
Parker on the Press

1t was some time before the applause
following Mr.. Knapp's speech subsidized
enough for MI. Parker to begin his re-
ply, which was as follows:
1t is indeed great pleasure to welcome
to Rosemount this body of Representatives
of the great American press, one of the
mighty. forces In the upbuilding and
zenship. You have been in conference to
the end that your work in this campaign
may ma be as ,effeetigs aas possible; organized
s1Iorr ana coneerted action n must nus always
endeavor of many hands. The great pa
pers are those which anticipate the care
full judgment of the majority. The great
tribunal of the American people may be
implicitly relied on to decide all questions
with unerring and exact justice when all
the evidence is an and deliberation had,
and those who could hold place as lead
ers Of the speopk must be SO thoroughly
American, so discreet, so farsighted and
so sure of the pulse of the people as to
discern the course public opinion will take
just as long as the press can discern
and lead the unhurried and well-consider-
ed judgment of the people, So long will
it hold its place in the first rank Of the
unfalteriflg and vigorous march OF ma.
tional progress. There are questions of
great import to be passed upon by the
-be,,9yUtlf.1 duty and, therefore, am sure,
your pleasure as well, o.present honestly
ssands so clearly that the people will under
stand them
Administrations Compared
shall but crave your indulgence while
i briefly refer tosa single feature of the
platform of the Republican party That
platform opens with a declaration of that
ment, coupled with the assertion that it
ss.has displayed high capacity for rule
and government, which has been made
even more conspicuous by the incapaoity
, Sbnvvn flxy ite,n on
sp0nentS.n Fortunate we have eight re-
cent years of Democratic administration
OF. the executive department Of the gov.
with any Similar period since 1860.
The comparison will show. that under
Democratic control the administrative
purity of the fathers was observed in the
conduct of the government; that no one
of its departments was permeated as of
late with corrupfien. rivaling the days of
the Star route Mauds; that a successful
effort was made tes check the growth of
expenditures that Ut result in each in
stance in cuttingsdown the expenses with
ment of the government below the proceed
ing adnainistrat ion. During Mr.. G1eve-
lands first term The aysrage annual eX-
past three years. ts has been about s519,-
100000 The g6s entail expenditure
last Year mounted up to- $5S2, 0oD, 600.
t M'ee iy Il mot since nee
year of the Spa rishs
p There is an megi liable result to- such
extravaganza. Ihstead of a plus in the
annual receipts q about $50 000, 900, which
the present execzlt iyess found assuming
control, there is now 81 deficit to be found
there Of $40, 200, 600.
Reforms Necessary
Reform Is neeasssIyE; aye, far more NEG
naa u sne iGas Of 81 pu6ie e
You will do less than your duty if you
fail to make hApeople understand it..
The challenge of the Republican platform
permits you to e5nIpare the details, the
everyday life So speak, Of the Demo-
cratic adminisf ra;ti0h with both the every
day life, SO to Eeak, of the Republican
admins ira ton with both predecessors and
successive ADMINISTRATIONS, and you will
not shrink from 81.
Is the fame Of Bayard, Manning. Fair
child, Endicoft Whitney, Villas Dickin-
son, Garland. members of the 1884 cabi-
net; and OIney. Carlisle. Lamont, Francis,
mon, of that of 1892 dwarfed when con-
trasted with the cabinet officers of to-
day?
Extravaganza is running riot In federal,