The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-09
PARKER---THE MAN TO LEAD THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO VICTORY
His Name Placed Before the Convention by
Hon. Martin W LittIeton Of New York.

wearing scars that tell of war, al
most forgiven and forgotten, feel the
fear again that problem which only
time can settle right will be forced
upon them wrongly. Behind these
fears and doubts and startled dreams
and vague misgivings is many "a hid
den cause. But over them is one 1T
least revealed. For Lincoln said in
the sadness of his great soul, with
malice toward. none, with charity for
all, with faith in the right as God
gives us the wisdom to see it, And
Roosevelt said, in the glory of his self
contemplation, Tread softly and carry
big stick
Beyond the exciting passions Of
war and the distracting panics OF
peace beyond the reach of disasters
dread appeal and the dead pasts dying
wall, we meet in the clear and rational
calm of seasoned common sense. to
reason together for the we'll being of
our country and our party. No man
here can have his exact way. No
leader can take us along the narrow
ledge of his unquestioned logic No
section should swerve us from the
course that leads to union and fell
lowShip. No faction can divide us in
to weakened parts and leave us on
the field of battle in front of the
enemy. No man is greater than his
party and no party is greater than its
principles. There is no principle which
does not rest upon a condition. and
there is no condition which may not
change. There is no creed set down in
black and white to which we are for
ever strapped, as to a corpse. There
is no platform which can last forever,
unless it be made of abstract things
incapable of demonstration. The world
is moving in its majestic course and
every dreary detail of its toll works
out some mighty change
"A political party is an agency in
the hands of these materials and multi
piled forces and if it ceases to interpret
events with intelligence it will be de-
serted
A Record of Disagreements.
1.-The recent past is filed with a rec
ord of our disagreements. Many of us
would change that past if it were with
in our power-most of us would not
but whether we would or not, the
point is, it is the past. If we intend
to settle here the question as to who
was right and who was wrong, then
we are foredoomed to failure. For if
we did not settle it then, how can we
succeed now? If you tell me l was
wrong and l tell you you were wrong,
and we halt there to thrash it out, that
is the end. But If you tell me right
or wrong, we meet again, after
snort, sharp separation at the Demo-
cratic altar, and that we must CLASH
hands in a natural alliance of Demo-
cratic faith and find some common
ground upon which we each may stand
with honor, 1 say it does not matter
who was wrong, the point is, we are
together again. The science of sensible
government is founded on compromise.
The integrity of party existence
rests on the homely rule of meeting
each other half way. A platform is
not a photograph of party faith-it is
composite sketch of party compro-
mise A policy is an approximation,
not precise plan. 1t is better to give
up some untimely doctrine and occa-
sionally succeed than to hold them all
faithfully and always fail, for if we
could become master of a few things
we might become ruler over many. To
plan success in disregard of principle
Is mere intrigue; to plan failure by
holding to an outlawed issue is mere
folly. Winning is not wicked, strategy
is not a sin. 1t is far better for the
country to re-light the fires of Demo-
cratic hope by success coming from
concession than It is to put out what
is left by failure fastened to q forg11u-
lat
Denied DfssenssoH IN New York.
The state OF New York, hardening to
the demand from every quarter Of the
country, comes to you united upon one
who will bring peace into our council,
patriotism and power into our cam
paign, and success TO our contest.
say New York is united, and in say
ing so 1 deny the charge that has been
spread broadcast over the country that
there is dissension. In the convention
whose instructions we delight to obey
each of these invites the country to
consider the fitness and character of
our candidate.
THE first was The Democrats of
New York favor the nomination for
President of the United States of that
distinguished Democrat and eminent
Jurist of our own state-Alton Brooks
Parker; and the delegates selected by
this convention are hereby instructed
to present and support such nominal
ton at the approaching National Con-
vention, and said delegates are hereby
further instructed to vote and act as
a unit on all matters pertaining to said
convention in accordance with the will
of the majority Of said delegates and
this was adopted. The other resolution
was realizing that the electoral votes
of New York are absolutely essential
to Democratic success we submit to
our brethren throughout the country
that Alton j. Parker, Democrat In
the prime of life, has been elected by
a majority of over $4,000 to the chief
position I'm the judicial system of this
state. and for over six years has dis
charged the duties of his high office
with such unvarying dignity, shining
ability and scrupulous fidelity that IL
his term were to expire this year he
would undoubtedly be chosen to sue
ced himself by the concurring votes of
all his fellow citizens
Called on New York.
"The country anxious to win I'm this
great crisis, called upon New York as
the battle ground. New York answers
with candidate who carried the state
by 10000 majority. The country called
upon New York for the best of It's brain
and blood, and New York answers with
a man who cut his way through power
ty and toll until he found the highest
peak Of power and honor I'm the state.
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