The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-03
German D-AmericanS Enthusiast
caIIy Cheer Greeting Between
Parker and Carl SChurz
CANDIDATE VIGOROUSLY
FLAYS CORTELYOUISM
Calls on the People of the United
States to Come to the Rescue of
the County's lnsti-
tutions.

New York, November 2.-Judge Parker
addressed meetings at Cooper Union and
Carnegie hall and was given a reception
at the Democratic club tonight, which
was the busiest evening programme ar
ranged for him during the campaign At
both meetings the candidate was given
great ovations and at the reception fol-
lowing nearly every member of the club
and many invited guests shook hands
with him.
Judge Parker will make a hurried tour
of Connecticut tomorrow, visiting Bridge
port, New Haven and Hartford at each
of which PAGES he will speak. He and
his party will travel by special train
and return to New York the same night
One of the most rousing receptions of
the campaign was given Judge Parker at
Cooper Union where he addressed large
meeting held under the auspices of the
German-Am 1rican Parker union. The can
didate substituted former President
Cleveland who was scheduled originally
to address the gathering. but was COM
PEELED to cancel the engagement. Other
speakers at the meeting were Carl Sehurz,
Sigmund zeister of Chicago. All of the
addresses were in German, except that of
Judge Parker.
Greets Carl Schurz.
Under an escort of mounted policemen
in charge of Inspector Brooks, Judg Par
ker arrived at Cooper Union at 1923 o'clock
Before his arrival there was a display
OF bombs and other fireworks in the
square north of the building. He entered
by the platform door on Fourth avenue.
JIe was shawn t., the stage by the pies
ident of the union and met Mr.. Schurz
in full view of the audience. They clasp
ed hands In a greeting that lasted fully
\ minute, while the crowd looked on and
applauded approvingly. The reception
given the candidate was but the repltl-
ton of others that have been given him
in New York and In fact every oc-
casion where he has made public ad-
dresses The demonstration continued
aght minutes before he was permitted to
bsgin his speech.
Cooper union was filled long before the
meeting opened The band played pa
triotic music and the audience cheered for
tile candidate again and again before the
meeting opened The first great DEM
eHstration was at 7:45 o'clock when Mr..
Schurz arrived. few minutes later the
meeting was called to order by Herman
Ridder who introduced Mr. Schurz as
chairman. The presiding officer has not
been well, and he spoke with considerable
effort, making his only address of the
campaign. Mr.. Schurz said in part:
Mr.. schurz Speaks.
When, forty-four years ago | first
stood on this platform to advocate the
election to the presidency of Abraham
Lincoln, we strove to break the power
of the slave baron which sought to Sc
cure control of the government.
Now the issue is to break the power
of another force that is seeking to en-
rich itself through the protective tariff
a force which seeks to perpetuate the
benefits secured by system OF stupen-
dous corruption. corruption reaching into
the far corner of our being, ana spreauihs
decentralization.
eWhen a money power pays political
mower to continue its control, and a po-
litical party levies blackmail for this pro-
lection to remain in control of the ONCE
that is corruption-and only will this be
stopped when healthy public conscience
bids a halt to this system, in default OF
which degeneration of public morals will
spread in a shameless barter in the presi-
dency and congressional seats-ln otner
words, total rottenness.
Natural TO Enter FTdys
1T is therefore natural that an old
fighter of the slave baron should again
enter the fray. 1t is but few years
since we were a country living in har~
mony with all nations because we sought
to do justice to all nations. We were the
only nation free from a standing army
and secure in our own laws. What are
we now? Under republican rule we have
reached out for possessions. We have
shot down those who were allies in the
Spanish war. People who did not wrong
us in any way. This party has reduced
our country to the depth of buccaneers.
1T has helped to rob a weak southern
territory in the Panama affair; has COM
menced policy which, If carried out, will
place us on par with the European ma
tions, of whom it is said each workman
carries soldier on his back. We are
asked to elect a President who is the
embodiment of force; a candidate who
tells us that those who don't agree with
him are dishonest He divides us into two
classes. those who vote for him and who
are patriotic, and those who vote against
him are traitors. Such spectacle has
never before been presented by a Presi-
dent: and yet how has he changed his
uosition At one time a free trader now
a protectionist; once opposed to American
colonization, now advocating 1t.
The errors in the past, is today the in
strument of our country's safety"
Given Tremendous Ovation.
Mr. Schurz was eheered heartily
throughout his speech and received
tremendous ovation at the conclusion. He
then introduced George Won Kal, who
closed his speech with fervent appeal
to the voters of German descent to pre-
serve the liberties "for which you have
paid SO dearly and which are threatened
b,s party satiated with greed for power
ard lust and pelf.
1T was during this appeal that Judge
Parker entered The ovation given the
candidate was far beyond that accorded
those who had previously appeared.
Judfse Parker's speech was almost en-
tlrely devoted to the subjects of imper-
ialsm and militarism. and the subjects
seemed peculiarly popular with the au-