Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-01
JUDGE pARKER's SPEECH.

| equaled, both IN tne lnt5nsily auu 'no
duration of the enthusiasm displayed.
Judge Parker's speech was of a char
acter intended TO appeal to the popular
demand as well as to theaudience which
gathered upon invitation of the Parker
and Davis Business Mems Association,
under whose auspices the meeting was
held. 1t dealt with methods of collect
ing campaign funds, and in this respect
the candidate took severely to task his
republican opponents, following the line
of speech made recently at Rosemount
ON the same subject. He discussed the
tariff and trusts. He told of his own
participation in political campaigns and
asked his audience if it would not like
TO return to what he termed the old
fashioned principles, and his effort was
a scathiDg srraignment Of the present
administration.
Judge Parker was escorted TO the
Garden by a committee of 100, consist
ing of the most prominent democrats
in the city. Heading the escort were
Mayor George B. Mcclellan and lsidor
Strauss, the latter the presiding officer
of the evening. and among the others
were Admiral w. s. Schley, Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, William B. Hornblower,
August Belmont, Carl Schurz, Lewis
Cass Ledyard, Thomas F. Ryan, John
G.. Carlisle, William I. Jerome, John b.
Mcdonald, Perry Belmont, William
McAdOo, Harry Payne Whitney, Daniel
5. Lamont, Herman Ridder and Edward
M. Shepard.
When Judge Parker stepped to the
front there were "a minutes of unbroken
enthusiasm.
Judge Parker followed his manuscript
to the letter, but delivered his speech
in forceful manner, despite the fact
that it was read to his audience. He
said in part;
"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
a greeting from a candidate to his sup
porters who are in accord in believing
that to the democratic party, freed from
dissensions, pledged anew to its and
articles of faith and to its lofty traditions
and united for victory. can better be en-
trusted the future of this country than to
the republican party, whose record for
the past few years has been the embodi-
ment of the idea that might makes right,
and that the end justifes the means,
whatever they may be-a record which
has represented a comlpete departure
from cherished traditions aud precedents,
and which has indicated complete intoler-
ance of legal and constitutional re-
straints.
"The conviction has grown stronger
AZ the days have gone by, and | have
examined the record of the republican
party and even the defenses it iuterposes
| for its justification, that to permit the
conduct of the republican party to go
unrebuked is to invite the establishment
OF new and dangerous principles and
standards for our guidance as people
Our return to old-fashioned ways cannot,
| in my opinion, be too precipitate, unles'
we are prepared to shut our eyes to th'
consequences that will follow if we pro
ceed further along path that is full o.
danger to our future. We need whal
patriotism, devotion to principle anc
high moral ideals have until late always
given us-a government OF law and con
stitutionsl restraint, and not of caprice
or reckless adventure.
"We need no new light, we need nj
new theories upon this subject, we neeC
, the coinage or the invention of the brair
of no man, however intelligent, however
we'll disposed he may be, to devise for u
what he conceived to be for the best in
terests of this land. Our fathers deter
mined this for us long time ago, AM
We have adopted it as a part OF our po
lrtical heritage. We need only to pre-
serve that heritage and to keep our sacre
: | possessions safe from attack, either fror
4 without or from within, in order to IN
I sure our material prosperity and mora
well. being as a nation. And my con
ception of government such as has bee
set up for our adoption in this countr
:. by the republican party during the pas
few years is such an attack, both iror
without and within"
Q. The Judge then haudled the republ
= cans without gloves for the questionabl
= manner in which they are collectin
their campaign funds, and later referre
to the part he has taken in three can
u naiOns In conclusion Judge Parkt
said:
at has been a very great pleasure
greet so many thousands of ardent den
ocrats boasting once more aun:ted party
. You--with the multitude of stsunch me
composing the party in this stste-ar
TO be warmly congratulated. You ma
be proud. You have a vigorous, harmon 10,
ious and enthusiastic organization. III
}. nominations recently made by your col
yention are worthy Of the glorious hist
ry ofthe democracy oftbis state An adj
. independent and upright governor is a
IA sured in the person ofJudge HerrIck an al
. Congressman Harrisonis singulariy n.''
to stand by his side as Lieutenant do
ernor. They and their associates WI