The San Francisco call., 1904-11-02
Cheers for Roosevelt for
a Time Drown the War
Cries of the Democrats
NOMINEES ARRIVAL
STAYS THE. TUMULT
Jurist Speaks on Expan-
sion and Trusts and Is
Given Close Attention

/ cessful, was the attempt made to-
/ night to rout the monster Democratic.
meeting at the Essex Troop Armory.
| where Judge Parker was the principal
/ speaker. The great building, with
! capacity said to be more than two
! thirds that of Madison Square Gar.
| den in New York, was filled. At the
| first mention of the present admins
tration and the name of President
| Roosevelt hundreds broke forth with
terrific cheering and for several min
utes it appeared as though the Dem
| ocrats were in the minority: The
\ scene that followed was one of uniIn-'
| aginable confusion. Kisses and cheers
were mingled Words in anger and
threats were heard and the police
were powerless to control, Finally
the Democrats, by sheer force of
numbers and their greater volume, of
sound, drowned out their adversafies.
| The disturbance occurred before
] Judge Parker reached the hall. ::
Judge Parker's invasion of New
| Jersey to make in the present cam
| paign the first speech he has delivered
outside of his native State was met
with a .resounding welcome. This
4 started when. the candidate boarded
| a ferry of the Lackawanna Railroad
/ at Christopher street, New York. and
was continued at the Hoboken station,
on a crowded train to. Newark, and
/ en- route to the home of former Sem
| ator James Smith Jr.. where the
members Of his party were guests at
| dinner. AT the Broad-street station in
/ Newark several. thousand people
/ gathered and despite extensive police
protection passage UP Broad: street
was forced with great difficulty.
| Upon the appearance of Judge Par
ker in the arnory the demonstration
was phenomenal The volume Of
sound was deafening. Flags were
waved, chairs were hammered with
| hands and feet, some persons whistled.
| others shouted and all contributed
their full share to the enthusiasm.
After twelve minutes Judge Parker
siasm. One minute later he addressed
| the chairman. In an instant the
al mory was converted from tumult TO
| absolute silence.
/ Judge Parker described the method
] by which the United States was peo-
pied, beginning with a narrow fringe
of poD1Iation along the Atlantic
Coast, mo spreading steadily across
| the continent. speaking the same IAN
guage and possessing the same ideals.
| Said he:
! 1t is this expansion natural. inevitable. al
| most silent the tides of the ocean which
| has made the country. what it is and in the
society that has come out Of this varied effort
| the words empire and subject have be-
come meaningless and obsolete. =. =.
/ Turn for a moment from this picture TO
| that which sets before US tile process OF ex-
| pansion even in the great countries Of Europe
and we .hnd an entirely different IDEAL There
| 1T has been accompanied by the cruelty Of the
| conqueror the am mbitjon of the soldier and the
rapacity OF the tax collector. 1t has gone on
not over virgin lands, but among crowded
| populations. 1t has put millions of people un-
i der the elbow Of the conqueror and has incul-
Gated among those at home the idea that these
| great masses have been brought Rto'the wprld
to serve a distant master. whom they. would
| never see, to provide business pleasure
| profit for a. conquering race.
1t is that kind Of expansion upon Which we
are invited to look with favor. We asked
| TO turn from own mighty but peaceful
| triumphs from the. spectacle of continent.
| settled by homogeneous people attached to
| liberty fitted to govern themselves, lin order
| that we may enter upon the beginning OF a
policy which must inevitably end in the adop-
| tfon Of the other methods which have 80
briefly and so imperfectly outlined.
We are asked. then. to turn away from the
| familiar as household words-has brought to
| us and to adopt methods which, opposed to all
| our traditions have not even the merit of sue
cess. or of bringing self-goyernment happiness
and contentment to- a single people thus far
! subjected to them. We may we'll enter our
| know that that charter of our liberty by which
| our people have guarded their course for move
| than century and a quarter has not been
And if. under a government of constitutional
restraints and regard for law. have been
| able through peace and war, foreign and in
| ternecine to grow from population OF 5000 600
to one of so, 600. 600, why may we not go on un-
| III we have doubled that number? Why should
| we now consent to take even the first step
| which, according to its advocates, is certain
| to lead to what they call "empire?
Taking up the trust question:, Judge
Parker said:
| IT is conceded that during the last three
or four years the increase in ths cost Of nv-
ing has amounted to e-sixth- Secretary
| Shaw rejoices in It, and he says the wages Of
| the workingmen and the income Of our people
| are greater in proportion. Now, II that Is
| true the householders OF this country know
! the income of the breadwinner is greater by
| one sixth than it was four years ago. There
| majority of cases you will find it is not true
You will discover that it requires just little
| more work your part and more care on
the part of your wives to make both ends
! meet from month to month. Now why is It
that the prices OF the things. we have to have
are pushed up little from time to time.
whether there be improvement in our incomes
| or not? Is it not in part because the business
of this country to-day is largely in control OF
1 combinations OF trusts which are enabled to
shut out competition and thus control prices
! When an individual violates the law the law
Furnishes him. When a corporation violates
the law the law should punish H. A corpo-
ration il no more entitled to immunity from
! the consequences of its wrongful acts than
! the individual A combination Of individuals
to control the market price OF products OF
any kind is void. A combination Of corpora
tions for similar purpose is alike void We
would not hesitate Tor moment 10 prosecute
I the individuals thus violating the law for the
purpose of depressing the people.
Overwhelming in Importance tower the ques-
/ tions Shall the partnership between the Re
publican leaders and the trusts continue with
profit to both and hurt 10 the country Shall
the trusts contributions Of millions to the
campaign fund secure the right to continue
wrongful taking of millions year from the
people?
NEW YORK. Nov LIN audience
that filled Elk's Hall, Jersey City, to
overf1owing remained until 1850
o'clock tonight to greet Judge Parker.
= He said in part:
Because we opposed to the purchase Of
the electorate and have felt ii our duty to say
So those who would corrupt II to the end that
their power to plumber the people may continue
cry out in these closing hours Of the campaign
that The business interests would not be safe
with Democratic administration As / have
I had occasion 20 say before. and deem II my
duty TO say again. the trusts are furnishing the
money with which they hope to control the
election.
4 am sorry TO be obliged to say il. II II
were noI true / would net say II 70 gain the
Presidency OF any other earthly reward but
II is true and. that being 90, IL becomes my
! duty to warn the people Of 1t.