The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-03
JUDGE PARKER AGAIN GREETED
By TREMENDOUS AUDIENCES
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best for the peace. well-being and happ,-
ness of our peoole and for the pI ssei va
tlon of our free institutions TO "lis lsort
owe SO much of our growth IN cunt 5..1,s
wealth and power that instead OIL iiu l,is,.
ing our ambition in adventurous p oiiey
VI empire and dominion over -
countries and alien populatiohs' s9's,i,,
OF squandering our substance III - -
unnecessary war establishments, an -.
mense cost. instead OF saerllleils -
great conservative principles anu II e. -
IDEALS we Inherited from dhe lalneia ~
the false glitter of imperial greatness
which at all PERIODS of human history
has marked the decay and perdition Oh re-
publics; instead of provoking the dlstrust
OF all mankind by the display Oh ariiieu
force on every possible occasion Whieh
raises suspicion of vague anu hiAai -
GUS schemes of ambition lurking In the
background-we should return to the pIlh-
ciples and ideals which during the ilfsC
century of our national existence nave
proved SO just and oenefieent, SO that
government of the people by the people
ana for the people shall not perish from
the earth. should we not devote our ma
terial as well as our mental resources
to the building up of our great country
which is capable of infinitely greater de-
Velopment than it has so far optalneu,
and to the solution of the poht1eai anu
social problems which surge upon US
Should we not cultivate peace and friend
snip with all nations, scrupulouslY res
pecting their rights as well as their ie-
gltimate feelings. spreading our commerce
over the world? Such an example VIII
do infinitely more to advance our own
welfare &c oil and
1zation of mankind, than any number OF
battleships and all the splendor oil I'M
perial power"
Driven to Carnegie Hall.
Judge PARKER was driven from Cooper
Union to Carnegie hall where he address
ed meeting under the auspices of the
West Side Parker club. He arrived at
Carnegie hall at 945 and was most heart
lily received. The hall was filled, nearly
one-third of the audience consisting OF
women, and when the candidate entered
he was given a demonstration. Amid a
burst of patriotic music and the waving
Of banners and handkerchiefs, anc
shouts of his name, Judge Parker bowed
Lis acknowledgements. He was cheerec
for ten min ties while he waited to speak
Il am glad to be here he said, "ano
appreciate your welcome more than does
thC NcliHlllltc WHICH Is Wdlllllb ~ AdA'
me elsewhere. 1 will not detain you long
Judge Parker Speaks.
81 am glad to be here tonight. l an
glad to have this opportunity to speal
more directly, indeed, l may say mor'
intimately to the independent voters o
the United States 1 am glad of this oc
casion afforded me to bear testimony o
the far-reaching effect in this. as in al
campaigns of their support.
Whichever party at a given time up
holds the moral side; whichever party, t.
borrow a phrase from our opponents, IL
party fit to govern gets its credentials
from the Independent voters of the land
and from none other. In the hands o
the independent voter lies the balance o
power, and 1t is well that this is so. 4
country deprived from advantage of al
Independent vote strong enough to de
termine the result of an election whei
moral issues are at stake, has sunk to {
point where mere political advantage anC
selfish greed alone are recognized al
swaying human action.
Il recognize on behalf of the democratic
party that the support in this campaign
of the independent vote gives not alon'
an assurance of vic""ry, but an abidini
f. faith IIst that for VIC we are contendin'
Recognizes Responsibility.
~ recognize also the responsibility cas-
upon myself and the democratic party il
receiving the support of the Independent
voters. And this responsibility l not onl.
feel but have heretofore acknowledged il
public utterances. l have said, and l sa!
again, that if 1 be elected to the presi
dency, that If l be called by your voices
to fill the office of chief executive of THU
country, | will be the candidate of n,
party in contradistinction to be the Pres
ident of all the people. / have said that t,
guard myself against the insidiousness o
a personal ambition, | will seek no secons
election to that office. / have expressed
plainly and sincerely my intention SHOULD
| be elected, to do that which in my hon
est judgment shall rebound most great.
to the peace. prosperity and safety o
our common country, and the inhabitants
thereof.
ION no other terms am l before you, o.
before the country, and by this l am will
ing to abide.