The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14
FEAST AND ROAST.
While Democratic Ed tors Eat ant
Drink They Roast Republicans
FIVE HUNDRED AT a BANQUET.

Drink TheY Roast Republicans.
FIVE HUNDRED AT a BANQUET
Joseph Pulitzer Sends Letter Ure
ing Judge Parker to Be More
Aggressive in His Can
didacy.
Nearly 500 Democratic editors from
all parts or tie United States met al
the Waldorf-Astoria in New York
"Wednesday night, the occasion being
a national conference Of the Demo
cratic editors which was calle7 at the
instance of the Democratic nationa.
committee.
The toast list included several OF
the best known Democratic editors of
the country and all of them respond.
ed 10 toasts on political subjects.
Sylvanus E. Johnson, Washington
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Eu-
ouirer and former president OF the
Gridiroa club, was the toastmaster.
A large orchestra furnished music
during the dinner. When Dixie
was played the diners, many OF whom
were from the south, jumped to their
feet and the rebel yell" was given
several times. Enthusiasm was at
the highest pitch when the selection
was enco1ed. Col. Johnson, in brief
speech, introduced Col. Henry Wat
terson, who responded to the toast
The I>sue and the Outlook"
Herman R:dder followed with an
address giving reasons why indepen.
dents should support Parker, saying
the country needed safe man in the
presidential chair. A letter from
Joseph Pulitzer, written from Bar
Harbor, Me-, to Chairman Danie's, in
which the writer stated that physical
infrmities prevented his being pres
ent, was read. The letter in part
was as follows:
Mr.. PULITZER's LETTER.
''The result in Vermont, reported
today, should be accepted as warn
ing, not as a Encouragement. Re-
member that the largest total vote
ever cast in Vermont is only Sc. 900.
1t is absurd to suppose that the re-
suit Of a presidential election is decid
ed, or even foreshadowed, IN the fast
nesSes and farms of the little green
mountain State. The contest is to
be fought out in New York, the
Empire State, whose habit is to vote
indee eendently in the rich and popu-
lous industrial cities eof Connecti.
cut and New jersey; on the wide
plains and busy martS Of Indiana,
Wisconsin and Illinois, and in The
doubtful States of the farther west
There are signs Of a reaction against
protection, privilege and plutocracy; !;
against personal government, militar-
ism, extravaglnce and the political
power Of the trust. MI. Rocsevelt'S
weakness as a candidate IN his own
State has been demonstrated at every
election. Should he carry the coun-
try in November, as it is possible that
he may, the adverse vote of New York
would serve as a salutary check on his
usurpation Of power and no efJrt
should be spared to secure this result.
The lesson Of the Vermont election is
that the independent and the. Demo-
Gratis must work with Increased vigOr
and under more thorough system.
Truth may be self-eVident, but it is
not self.enfolc;ng. Truth is mighty
but it will not prevail without all the
aids of publicity. Truth must be
proclaimed, illustrated, established,
enforced. Most important Of all
truth must have a leader.
A WORD TO THE JUDGE.
"The result of the Vermont elec-
ton make it, in my judgment, all the
more imperative that Judge Parker
shall realize and perform his duty to
The: millions Of honest voters who seek
no office. lCok for no personal gain IN
this election, but who see in him an
ideal and hope and a>plre TO pre-
serve through him the institutions
they love. The people need judicial
chief magistrate, but not too judicial
candidate. The judge is trained to
look at both sides of the case; the
candidate should have his hands full
in looking after his oWn. From judge
is expected cautious deliberation:
from the candidate inspiration, ener-
gy, promptness and aggressive impulse.
IL is the part Of a leader to lead in
the combat of ideas, in the conf CT OF
principles, in the denunciation Of
public wrongs, in the presentation
and enforcement Of truth.
1t is b, cause 1 50 strongly desire
Judge Parker's election that / speak
so plainly on this subj CT; I admire
his judicial temperament, appreciate
the great personal sacrifices be has
made in accepting the nomination.
But having accepted it., l earnestly
beg of you when you see him tonor-
row to urge that he accept also the
full responsibilities OF his position:
that he will not permit the campaign
in New York-the pivotal State-to
be mismanaged by the small poll
ticianS who teset him; that be will in
the next 60 days be even more than
heretofore the peoples leader and
teacher, their tribune and advocate.
(Signed) JOSEPH PULITZER"
Clark Howell, editor Of the Atlanta
| Constitution, spoke to the toast,
Democratic Success, the Guarantee
of National Unity" Mr.. HowelPS
reference to mob violence was vigor-
ously cheered.
This part of Mr.. Howell'S speech
was as follows:
i speak the sentiment Of the south
of today-the new south, if you will
when / tell you that the mistaken at
titude OF the Republican president