The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-08
Two Hundred Newspaper Men
from All Over the Country.
Make a Pilgrimage to the Home
of Their Candidate.
ACCOMPANYING THEM
Were Several Members Of the
National Committee.
Conference Will Be Held on the
Return Trip.

Esopus. N. Y. Sept. S.-Editors of up
wards of 200 of the Democratic newspa-
pers, representing various parts of the
country, came to Rosemount today to
visit Judge Parker. They were received
by the candidate and the visit was
made the occasion of the first political
speech he has made in many years. bar
ring only that in August. in which ne
accepted the nomination.
The greeting of the editors to the
candidate was delivered by Charles w.
Knapp, editor of the st. Louis Repub-
lie.
1t was gay party that made the trip
from New York to Rosemount. The
Democratic editors and their friends to
the number of 655 were in the mood for
holiday. Plans of campaign in var
ious sections of the country were dis
cussed generally. When Rosemount was
reached line was formed to march to
Judge Parker'S house. Josephus Dan
iels of Raleigh, N. c., chairman Of the
committee on arrangements; Charles
w. Knapp of st. Louis and Colonel
John L. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of the
national committee, were in charge.
Led by the band the delegation
marched to Rosemount, where Mr.. DAN
iels spoke briefly, saying:
There are 5,1O0 newspapers i'm the
United States supporting Parker and
Davis. Commissioned by many of
them by letter or telegram, nearly one
tenth of the whole number have come in
person to this Democratic mecca to
convey assurances of earnest and en-
thusiastic support. 1 have the pleasure
and distinguished honor of presenting
Charles w. Knapp of the st. Louis Re-
public, who will voice the sentiments
of the entire independent and Demo-
cratic press of America"
Mr.. Knapp said:
Judge Parker: We bring you greet
ing from the Democratic and Independ-
ent 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 presence register our
pledges of loyal fealty to the great work
of governmental reform in which we
expect to follow him to a glorious vic
tory next November.
by your fearlessness, resolution and
independence. sir, we have already been
stimulated to new vigor and aggressive
ness. We come to tell you by word and
by action of the enthusiasm that In
spires our work and the confidence with
which we await it's successful fruitiIn
in the very near future.
I'VE are of one mind in echoing your
own forcible denunciations of the trim
ity of expressions from which the
American people suffer so much. Not
the transitory requirements of party
duty, put the enduring responsibilities
of a deep seated conviction unite both
you and us in unfaltering opposition to
imperialism, high tariffs and corrupt Of
ficialism.. Recognizing these evils as
alike in their essence since they are
simply varying forms of the same reck-
less sacrifice of the general public well
fare in order that the private interests
of the favored few may be more ef-
fectively served we congratulate the
country that the promises of Democra-
cy and the character of its nominees
for the presidency alike assure govern
ment by law and not according to indi-
vidual caprice, assure regulation of our
affairs through the wisdom of the con-
stitution and not by strenuous force.
And when we decry Imperialism we
have no fear, Judge Parker, that you
will either be blind to the great duties
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 bravely execute. We
know that you will be awake to the
ding of our destiny. We know that you
will lead the American people courage
ousIy forward to whatever sacrifice the
ordinances of fate have set for them.
But we know also, and we rejoice in the
knowledge, that you will assure the ex-
ecution of these obligations within and
not outside the constitution.
I'VE have been profoundly impressed
with your earnest appeal that the leg
islative, judicial and executive depart
ments of the government preserve the
clearly defined distinction, to their
relative powers, which the wise trainers
of our organic law imbedded in the con-
stitution of the United States. We draw
from the record of your judicial career
many evidences that none of these dis
tinctions will be overlooked in your
performance of administrative duties.
We fear no befogging phrase of new en-
vention when you are our executive
and we do not doubt that you will
recognize that our so-called insular
possessions are really subject colonies.
with a president imbued with n
wholesome respect for the constitution
we shall look for a prompt guarantee
that its protection for life, liberty and
run equally for all who live
under its flag. We shall count also on
a. speedy abandonment of the political
and legal anacnronism that. a Demo-
crat republic founded on a constitution
heralded as the essence of wisdom ap-
piled to human life, can hold a foreign
people are subject vassals outside that
and unblessed by its guar
antics.
Judge Parker, we bring you by our
presence here today practical and ma
terial evidence that the promise it was
the speakers fortune to make before
the Democratic national committee in
Washington last January, in supporting
the invitation to hold the nominating
in st. Louis, came close to
real prophecy. 1t was promised tnen
carrying the banners of united, har-
monious and militant Democracy. Your
visitors of today redeem the promise.