Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-11-10
PARKER FOR HARMONY
Issues An Address to "the Democracy
of the Nation"

Issues An Address to the Democracy
of the Nation"
Esopus, n Y, Nov 10.-Judge Par
ker gave to the press an open letter
addressed ito the Democracy of the
nation in which he thanked those in
charge of his campaign work and de-
clared that the people will soon real
ize that 1.-The fairfield trusts are alb
sorbing the wealth of the nation" He
said that when that time ccnses the
people will turn to the Democratic
party for relief.
The letter follows
To the Democracy of the Nation:
Our thanks are due to the members of
the national committee and 10 the execu-
tive committee in charge of the campaign
for most unseifsh. capable and brilliant
party service. All that it was possible
for men to do they did. but our difficulty
was beyond the reach of party managers.
Deeply as / regretted leaving the bench
at the time of it, in the presence of over
WIDENING defeat do not lament it,
thought ii was my ~ In the light OF
my present informat lon ! am now even
more confident that l did right. [ shall
never seek nomination for public Office.
but / shall to the best of my ability serve
the party that has honored me. and
through the party serve my country.
The party has in the near future
great mission. Before long the people
will realize that the tariff-fed trusts and
Illegal combinations are absorbing the
wealth of the nation Then they will
wish to throw off these leeches, but the
Republican party will not aid them to do
1t, for its leaders appreciate too well the
uses TO which the moneys of the trusts
can be put in political campaigns
When that time comes and come it
will. the people will turn to the Demo-
cratic party for relief and the party
should be ready-ready with an organiza-
ton of patriotic citizens covering every
election district who are willing to work
for the love of the cause-an organization
supported by as many town, city county
and state officers as we are able TO elect
in the meantime. We entered this can
vass with every northern. western and
eastern state, save one, in Republican
control. This gave to that party large
army of officeholders reaching into every
hamlet, many of whom gladly followed
the examples set for them by the mem
bers of the presidents cabinet in devot-
ing their time and services to the party.
To accomplish this much in this direc-
ton however, we must forget the diff
culties of the past If any one sus-
pGClS MS ntlEHDOT Oh lfeacDclN. let MN
not hint of his suspicion. If he knows
he has deserted us, let him not tell if.
Our forces have been weakened by divi-
sions. We have quarreled at times over
non-essentials. If we would help the
people, if we would furnish an organi-
cation through which they may be re-
Heved of a party that has grown so cor
rupt that it will gladly enter into part
nership with trusts to secure moneys for
election purposes, we must forget the
differences Of the past and begin this
day to build up wherever it may be
needed, a broad and effective organiza-
ton. And we must by constant teaching,
through the press and from the plat
FORM apprise the people of the way the
vicious tariff circle works.
In the presence Of a defeat that would
take away all personal ambition, were ii
true that otherwise it possessed me-
/ do not hesitate to say that in my opin-
ion the greatest moral question which
now confronts us is: Shall the trusts
and corporations be prevented from con-
fributing money to control, or to aid In
controlling elections
And | beg the cooperation as fellow
worker of every Democrat in the coun-
try. ALTON b. PARKER.