The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Judge Parker Addresses Den-
 Ocfatic Newspaper Men,
SPEECHES AT ROSEMOUNT
Seventh New York Regiment Heads the Party, Playing Hall to the Chlef''-charles w. Knapp
 Was the Spokesman.

Esopus N. Y, September S.--Judge Al- ton B. Parker today received pledges of loyal support from editors of more than 200 democratic newspapers. representing chiefly the middle west and the south. The editors came in a special train from New York to Hyde park, crossing thence in the excursion steamer St. John, on which they afterwards had luncheon and re- turned to New York The speeches were delivered at the edge of the Rosemount veranda.
 Aftr the speeches an informal recep- tion was held The weather was perfect though warm until just as the boat was leaving, when the wind shifted from a gentle southwest breeze to northwester- ly gale, the temperature took sudden drop and one of the sharpest thunder storms of the past season swept down the valley.
 Upon the arrival of the boat the edi- tors marched up to Rosemount, headed by the Seventh New York regiment band, which played "Hail to the Chief as they reached the house. JoseDhus Daniels of Raleigh, N. C., introduced Charles ". Knapp of St. Louis as spokesman for the
 Aitors. MT. Knapp was warmly applauded as ne rose, and facing Judge Parker, said.
 Charles w. Knapp Speaks.
 Judge Parker: We bring you greeting from the democratic and independent press of the United States. Sharing your ardent devotion to these eternal principles of truth and justice which bear the name democracy, we have come to touch hands with our chosen leader and in his pres ence register our pledge of loyal fealty to the great work of governmental re- form in which we expect to follow him to glorious victory next November.
 By your feariessness, resolution and independence, sir, we have already been stimulated to new ylgor and aggressive ness. We come to te.. you by word and by action of the enthuslasm that inspires cur work and the confidence with which we await it's successful fruition in the very near future.
 We are of one mind in echoing your own forc;ple denunciations of the trim ,ty of expressions from which the Amer ican people suffer so much. Not the tran sitory requirements of party duty, but the enduring responsibilities of a deep seated conviction unite both you and us in unfaltering opposition to imperialism, high tariffs and corrupt officlalism. Recog- nizing these evils as alike in their es- sence since they are simply varying forms of the same reckless sacrifice of the gen. eral public welfare in order that the private interests of the favored few may be the more effectively served, we con gratulate the country that the promises of democracy and the character of its nominee for the Presidency alike assures government by law and not according to individual caprice, and assure regulation of our affairs through the wisdom of the constitution and not by strenuous force.
 Will Not Shrih.> From Task.
 And when we decry imperialism we have no fear, Judge Parker, that you will either be blind to the grave duties which the obligations of an enlightened civilization impose upon us in the new relations which have come to our coun- try during the past half dozen years, or that you will shrink from the task which Christian humanity demands that we should brayely execute. We know that you will be awake to the call of duty and ready to do the bidding Of our destiny. We know that you will lead the American people courageously forward to whatever sacrifices the ordinances of fate has set for them. But we know also and we re- joice in the knowledge that you will as- sure the execution of these obligations within and not outside the constitution.
 We have been profoundly impressed with your earnest appeal that the legis- lative, judicial and executive departments preserve the clearly defined distinctions as to their relative powers which the wise framers of our organic union im- beded in the constitution of the United States. We draw from the record of your judicial career many evidences that none of these distinctions will be overlooked in your performance of administrative duties. We fear no befogging phrase of new invention when you are our executive and we do not doubt that you will recog- nize that our so-called insular posses sions are not really subject colonies.
 Respect for Constitution.
 With a President imbued with whole some respect for the constitution, we shall look for a prompt guarantee that it's pro- tection for life, liberty and property run equally for all who live under it's flag. We shall count also on a speedy abandonment of the political and legal anachronism that democratic republic founded on a constitution. heralded as the essence of wisdom applied to human life. can hold a foreign people as subject vassals outside that constitution and unblessed by it's guaranties.
 Judge Parker. we bring you by our
  ial evidence that the promise 1t was the speakers fortune to make before the democratic national committee in Wash ington last January in supporting the invitation to hold the national convention in St. Louis came close to real prophecy. It was promised then that the delegates would leave St. Louis carrying the ban ners of a united harmonious and a mili- tant democracy. Your visitors of today redeem the promise. We come to give you visible token of that harmony, to tes- tify that we are armed for aggressive bat tie and to assure you that we are solidly united in the conviction that our plat form and our candidate carry the same message to the people. both speaking for the same imperishable verities of right and wisdom.
 Was Manly Declaration. We thank you particularly. Judge Par ker. for the manly declaration that you will not be a candidate for a second term. if you are elected President. We well come in this avowal the introduction of new and vital issue in politics and un- hesitatingly give 1t our endorsement and