The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-09
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inrr,p5resssIyely denonstra les that he would
rather. be right than be Presid dem y
mean that he shall be sident,
ne is right .s Sow a charact said i s q
distinguished writer. ana you rea p q sesS
Etiny shall prove the truth; q the
apothegm. The Demo tic party plla Ut &
ed Alton: b. Parker at st. Louis and #
viii reap the presidency.
Address Of Judge Parker.
NJ vas some ,r time before I he "a pplauseg
isfollowlne II Mr. Knapp, 81 speech subside 't
enough fol. Judge rkcrR to begin his us
|2replv. (which was as foloWs: Ia III ,3
grea, H.. " renre.
one of the Mighty forces In the ppbudlllg
and tstrengt hening OF fs t'lrd Areticaai.!
STheY eaders, who have made 2 n Z;
oghfare through I'LL story down which In Y,
aliSthc centuries tt fame,sWill .maIe 81,
y hy q 9set' res.
sIonaof tie hurried fiudg ment.o the pep g
pic. were yet guild ed jim u heir. PUBIC!
acts by the kno wledgcS Wh af In n oo-
l$pe would be.5 So the great papers, ~: are !,
/ those $whichI anticipate the careful 51udg-
lSment Is q the ma jority. =.
'houG the = ,, NJ ~, nj
tnal decision Is always Or tn ne
And the part dcrshps is to K ,nN
fright and to honestly, iearz
lEong as tho press can discern and lead tlie.
lunfurred and well-considered Judgement
EofTtho people, so long will It's power gro W
an nd onE ea
Vigorous march Of ma ttonai progress 80
1.-The upblllding OF me press,
and to the. best use of tina a 20 Wer you you
Ehave devoted yourself HH
"a Comparison
shall II OF takc ryo.lr time, ho g Y,
Iswith any reference to the great 4 issues,
upon our party throngi.1ss piat3
1.-The people for endorscme nt but crave Y,
Your Indulgence while bri Fly refer to az
single feature q the platform f$tle Re-
p1 'That platform opens with q deelara-
I3trol OF government 81 coupled with the ass
5sertion that 1T has displayed a high ca !,
TpacItyE for rule and government, which.
| has been made even more consnic lous by
the incapacityi and infirmity of purpose
shown BY Its opponent I.
Democrat.c and Republican admlnistra-
|stions since the Republican, party came!
Into existence should beBwelcomed, For.
tunatey we have eight recent ), years OF
tive department Of the government which
We will glad :compare With any similar
period since 1860. 4. ,s55s
Democratic control the administra tive
purity OF tho fathers was observed In tile
conduct Of the government; tha =, no one
Of, Its departments WIS Permea ted as Ct
late with corruption riyalinE the days of
the Star Route frauds; that a. successful
effort was made to heck the growth
of expenditures; thatpt resulted In each
Sh1Hee entrs e ae
tartment of the government below that
Of the preceding administrations. The
W, show als1 that sqe.
stancesso greatly as tolndicate reckless
extrayag go nee and waste OF the people $
money. N
Great Extravaganza.
'r'The sturdy honesty. marked ability
and thorough devotion e PRINCIPLE Of all
II Fh paess ang hSse p ssa
iiications of similar officials In any and all
other admnistratlo rs 9, Who y pray you,
of the Cabinet Of those years with The
present one Or wlthan ono? Is the fame
Of Rayard, n Endlcott,
Sts 1851 eabnss md olney cal
iBssell, Wilson and Harm on, OF that Of
1892 dwarfed when contrast ted with the
Cabinet officers q OF to-day? When the
comparison Is once completed. you VIII be
eager to ask the. people which is the bet
ter They will declare the victor III, t hi
tcontcs t.between admlnistratl Ions to be tho
one which. inspddltinn 10 other excellen-
scies, saved many millions a Year 70 the
I7'ISx travagance Us running riot In Fed,
seral. state and mu,nielpal goyernlnents. iii
8axcellent officials. The Indebtedness OF
tile municipal governments are steadily
.pilIng iip, bond issues are increasingly
frequent the people have moi. lie SAT-
lnuailivalent hi Improvements for the
money lexp ended. And the E'Gdcral gov
gerntnent 8 leading In tha race Of areat I,