Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-14
DEMOCRATS FEAST
AssembIage of Notable Men
Drawn Together by lroquois
Banquet at Chicago.
PARKER's BOON BROUGHT WEST
Guests Hear Speeches From States
men OF National Repute-
Miles Cheered.

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boom of Judge Alton Il. Parker, of
New York, was officially brought to
Chicago last night by Martin w. Lit
Teton, president of the borough of
Brooklyn, New York City, who deliv-
cred caustic speech dissecting politi-
cal conditions in the democratic
party, and by Norman f. Mack, demo-
cratic national committeeman from
the Empire state, who urged the cause
of Judge Parker by telegram. Both
messages were laid on the banquet
board of the Iroquois club at its 9th
annual banquet, held at the AuditOri-
um hotel.
THE Empire State the Hope of
Democracy was the toast to which
Mr.. Littleton responded, and the title
in itself foretold the mission of the
democratic leader in Gotham, who
halls from the stronghold of Parker
sentiment.
Applause for Gen. Miles.
Gen. Nelson y. Miles was greeted
with signal applause. and his senti-
ment that the United States should
grant the Filipinos the same autono-
my accorded the CubanS lent Il sug-
gcstion of the old warriors resent
ment against the Roosevelt admins
tratiCn. Gen. Miles said that within
200 days the first republic in the orient
could he established were the govern
ment of the United States disposed
to carry out the principles of Thomas
jefferson. For the money expended
by this government in the Philippine
war the speaker said every quarter
section of arid lands in the United
States could be irrigated and Il splen-
did system of good roads established
throughout the country. Gen. Miles
made u speech for liberty and his cpl
grams were received with keen appre-
citation of his services in the army and
his counsels as man of peace. The
banqueters arose to Il man when he
was presented and again after he had
finished his address.
Three cheers for the next president
of the United States" was the last ut
terance in series of cheers that were
voted the distinguished soldier.
Analyses Democratic Party.
Mr.. LittIeton made brilliant adj |
dress and gave Zcst to the lroquois |
program by dccrNing an academic ad- |
herence to the principles of jefferson |
without regard to the practical devel- |
Cpment of the country. Both the New |
Yorker and Senator Carmack. of Ten |
nessee. struck hard at the Roosevelt |
Mr.. Littlcton won
attention and invited close
scrutiny when he declared that for 3j |
years the democratic party had vacil- |
atcd Between conservatism and rad
icaliSm, constructive policies and OBJ
structive policies and rested its case
on denial and dispute.
We have within our own party" he |
said. "a danger arising from the fact
If an effort being made to array all |
the rich and all the powerful ON one
side and all the poor and all the needy |
on the ether. Il danger set on foot by |
Il coalition between the idle rich and
the idle poor in an effort to pull apart
n union between the industrious rich
and the industrious poor. Our party
must not be used as a means to set
the faces of the poor against the
forces of the rich
Other speakers were former Sena-
tor William F. Villas, of Wisconsin;
Senator Edward w. Carmack. of Ten
ncs>ee; Gov. l.. +. {. Garvin. of Rhode
Island. and eX-Nice President \. T..
Stevenson.