The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
PARkER'SLETTER
FUTURE ce DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Unsuccessful Candidate Publishes An
Address to His Fellow Democrats
Outlines Leading Issues.


Esopus. n. Y. Nov. 1l.-Judge Par
ker yesterday gave to the press the
following open letter:
TO the Democrats of the Nation:
Our thanks are due to the members
OF the national committee and to the
executive committee In charge of the
campaign for most unselfsh. capable
and brilliant party service. All that 1t
was possible for men to do they did.
but our difficulty was beyond the reach
Of party managers.
Il am most grateful to them, and
wish in this general way to extend my
thanks to the workers, as well as the
rank and file all over the country. I
know how hard they struggled against
overwhelming odds. and I only wish
could take each one by the hand and
thank him
Deeply as l regretted leaving the
bench at the time I did, in the pres
ence Of overwhelming defeat do not
lament it. I thought it vas my duty.
In the light OF my present information
l am now even more confident that I
did right. I shall never seek nom-
ination for public Office. but shall to
the best Of my ability stand by the
party that has honored me, and
through the party serve my country.
'"The party has in the near future a
great mission. Before long the people
will recognize that the tariff-fed trusts
and illegal combinations are absorbing
the wealth Of the nation.
Then they will wish to throw of
these leeches. but the Republican par
ty will not aid them to do it, for Its
leaders appreciate too well the uses to
which the nancy of the trusts can be
put in political campaigns.
When that time comes. and come 1t
will. the people will turn to the Demo
cratic party for relief. and the party
should be ready-ready with an or
ganization Of patriotic citizens cover,
ing 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 canvass with every
northern, western and eastern state
save one in Republican control. This
gave to that party a large army Of Of
dceholders reaching into every ham
let, many Of whom gladly followed the
examples set for them by the members
Of the Presidents cabinet in devoting
their time and services to the party.
ITO accomplish much in this direc-
tion. however, We must forget the DIFF
fculties of the past. II anyone SITS
poets his neIghbor Of treachery, let
him not hint of his suspicion. II he
knows he has deserted us, let him not
tell it. Our forces have been weakened
by divisions. We have Quarreled at
times over non-essentials. II we would
help the people; II we would furnish
an organization through which they
may be relieved Of a party that has
grown SO corrupt that it will gladly en-
ter into partnership with trusts to Sc
cure money for election purposes, we
must forget the differences of the past
and begin this day to build up wher-
ever 1t may be needed. broad and eff
tective organization. And We must by
constant teaching, through the press
and from the platform, apprise the
people Of the way the vicious tariff cir.
Gle works.
I'VE must bring home to them at
other than election times the fact that
money contributed to the Republican
party by the trusts is not only dishon-
est money. but it is given that the
trusts may without hindrance take
much larger sum from the people.
"In the presence of defeat that
would take away all personal ambi-
ton were it true that otherwise it pos
sessed mel do not hesitate to say
that In my opinion the greatest moral
question which now confronts us is.
Shall the trusts and corporations be
prevented from contributing money to
control, or to aid in controlling cleo
tions?
Such service as can render In that
or any other direction will be gladly
rendered.
And beg the cooperation as fel-
low worker of every Democrat in the
country. ALTON B. PARKER"