Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-01
PARKER ATNEWY
Candidate Reiterates His Be-
lief In Democratic Victory.
HERRICK AND HARRISON TO WIN.
Great Crowd In Madison Square
Garden Cheer Judges First Big
speech to what He Claimed
a United Party.


Garden Cheer Judge First big
speech to what He Claimed
a United Party.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Judge Alton
B. Parker, at Madison Square Garden
last night, appeared for his first speech
of the campaign before a large assem-
blage.
In anticipation of hearing a speech
from the Democratic candidate for
president an enormous crowd filled the
garden. The appearance of Judge
Parker in the Enclosure was the signal
for a great burst of enthusiasm, and
for several minutes a deafening roar
of cheers went up from the audience.
1t was the first time that the New
York public had been given a chance
to both see and hear the nan who Is
striving for the presidency.
Mr.. Straus made the opening speech.
He said:
"On behalf of the Business Mems
Parker and Davis association | thank
you for this splendid demonstration In
honor of our leader, which is as graft
flying as it is deserving
After the cheering that greeted Judge
Parker had subsidized he began his
speech, talking slowly and at first IN
a low voice. He said:
Il have come in response to your
invitation to address you briefly IN
what you justly term the stronghold
of Democratic faith and Of Republican
revolt.
my views are sufficiently known to
you and all others whose suffrages the
Democratic party has asked on my be-
half. My words will be little more
than q greeting from a candidate to his
supporters who are in accord in be-
Loving that to the Democratic party,
freed from discussions, pledged anew
to its old articles of faith and to its
lofty traditions and united for victory,
can better be intrusted the future of
this country than to the Republican
party, whose record for the past few
years has Deer the embodiment of the
idea that might makes right and that
the end justities the means-whatever
they may be-a record which has rep
resented a complete departure from
cherished traditions and precedents
and which has indicated complete in
tolerance of legal and constitutional
restraints. tfNtf =
at has been my fortune to take an
active part in three presidential cam
paigns. The first of these resulted in
the election, in 1876, of Samuel J. Til
den. The younger generation, which
has come upon the scene since that
time, can scarcely understand the
forces which this great man had to
meet and combat. He himself felt how
unequal was the contest which he
waged. He knew that he was de-
voted to the interests of his country
men. ri ,a
'The other presidential campaign in
which / took IN active part was that
which, in 1884, resulted In the nomina-
ton, the election and the inauguration
Of Grover Cleveland. AS | look back
now upon this campaign / recall that
it's one dominating feature was the
cry that the Democratic party could
not be trusted to deal with the bust
ness interests of the country, From
every Republican newspaper i'll the
land went up that foul stream of per
sonal abuse which made that canvass
Il disgrace to the party that resorted
to these methods.
1.-THE only excuse for these false
hoods was the fear that the gains of
greedy %monopolists would in some way
be interfered with. What will Il mat
ter how prudent investors may be-
When other peoples have taken adj
vantage of great economic opportuni-
ties how shall we, wearing industrial
handouts, meet our responsibilities tc
our own people?
1.-THE world does not furnish a par.
allel for the skill of our workmen. The
inventive genius of our people is un-
eaualed. 1t has so developed labor
saving machinery as to cheaper the
cost of production. What we need tC
do is to cultivate foreign markets fol-
manufactured products. thus enabling
our mills to run to their full capacity
thereby securing steady employment
for our werkmen. That policy was
suggested in that last and great speeel
of, President Mckinley, which has
troubled the stand patters eve since.
9 "Its development requires that i'm
o ported raw materials required by oul
: manufacturers shall be obtainedaon the
O most favorable terms, and it demands
d that we shall cultivate agreeable rela
!. tions with all foreign countries.
d at has been a very great pleasure Il
6 greet so many thousands of arden