The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-02
COULD NOT R0UT
PARKER MEETING
Republicans Pack Hall With
Shouters and Make Demon
stration.
DEMOCRATS MUCH STRONGER.
Battle of Cheers Is Long Drawn
Out, and Roosevelt's Support
ers Are Completely
Outdone.


effective. but temporarily successful. was
the attempt made tonight to rout mon
ster Democratic meeting at the Essex
Troop Armory. where Judge Parker was
the principal speaker.
The great building. with capacity said
to be more than two-thirds that of Madi-
son Square Garden in New York, was
filled. and at the first mention of the pres
ent administration and the name of Presi-
dent Roosevelt hundreds broke forth with
terrific cheering, and for several minutes
1t appeared as though the Democrats were
in the minority.
The scene that followed was one of un-
imagiable confusion. Kisses and cheers
were mingled. Words in anger and threats
were heard and the police were powerless
to control. Finally the Democrats. by
sheer force Of numbers and their greater
versaries.
The disturbance occurred before Judge
Parker reache the hall. The meeting was
called to ordeA at 8 o'clock. 1t was under
the auspices of the Parker Constitution
Club Of New Jersey. and Richard V.
Lndabury was introduced as presiding
officer. He began his speech. devoted to
national issues. but had not fairly start
ed before It became evident that there
were many Republicans in the building.
Mr. Lndabury referred to the alleged
usurpation Of power by the executive de-
partment in the Panama incident. which
appeared to be the signal for the out
burst It continued for many minutes and
the Democrats won the battle
Speaking Of the method by which this
country was peopled. Judge Parker said:
Beginning with a narrow fringe of population
along the Atlantic Coast composed Of people
our our ancestors & I ana ei Ourselves have Seen Seen how
year. Century after Century, s
Ing tide of population has spread, now to a
i ,oWnssip. now @ to % county. s ' now to state. =
Int each Of these new communities vigorous
CARRIED hs se and
highest conception and development we stand
There is no parallel in history for develop
ment like ours In former times population
Of people ali il moved BY the same IDEAS and in.
other for what they ciaimed to- be the glory
with dangerous adventures, they represented
motives so antagenistic that their progress was
M Here re- we S' have % seen in each successive town
ship. county or State an entirely different view:
went forth. battling only with savagee and with
less. less Into each Of these new communities they
carried law and order In each the first build
ns ss h4s al sss
forms Of law sanctified by precedent and fitted
The 9f hes have sotsn he
language they have had the same thought of
union. tolerance for every religious belief and
each other.
SrREAM BRoADENs.
Drawn originally from many sources the
and almost remorseIessly across the country.
Over forests and prairie. across mountain and
pie have gone on conquering and to conauer.
With them has been the ideal Of the liberty Of
the aso m tbey had found 70 IN uGs nee OF
SIN later the stream again broadened and new
upon But the methods. the ideals. the cut
look the devotion to freedom universal ,oer.
was Welcomed and every distinction as to en-
goymen, place Q, birth creed ,,,1ss and class was
emphasized the Ideals and purposes Of Of the the
This expansion. unique In human history, has
gone on under the auspices Of Republic and
which the world has never seen.
No arbitrary power has transferred the pop
% perseeuton 70 has forced single reluctant se sect
from Its old home. No armies have accompanied
drillmaster. except industry and the natural
instinct Of men to unite in sef-defense. has
called our people away from their peaceful pur-
From whatever drawn. or in whatever place
s the at in M tss sb tbs
accrue to generations formed by. intelligent
or He lave entitled IL 4. uade
protection accorded the representative Of the
oldest family Into whatever part Of the world
States has been thrown over % him. . even @ though
he should have come among us the humblest
International law has been changed in. his
favor and unwilling Governments have been
him. whenever under conditions formerly un
known to Law and practice-he saw fit to re-
a Il is s. this expansion. natural. inevitable. al
most as silent as the tides Of the ocean. that
society which has come out Of this varied ef-
fort the words empire" and subject" have
become meaningless and obsolete.
PICTURE IN EUROPE.
Turn for moment from this picture to that
which sets before US the process Of expansion.
even ever in the sIeat Countries Of Europe. and we
aneroT;; the ambition q the soldier and, the
not over virgin lands. but among. crowded popu-
1ations. 1t has put millions OF people under
the heels Of the conqueror and has inculcated
among those at home the IDA that these great
ma sses have been brought 'nto the world in
order to serve a distant master whom they
would never see or to provide business. pleas
ure or profit for conQuering race.
1t has promoted the growth Of nayies. useless
and unnecessar~ for their natural purpose Of
commerce. and armies which, quar-
tered upon conquered land. have been paid by
revenues drawn from scanty or decaying in
dustries =
Even in these days of arbitration and peace
conferences the raSe for conquest. national