Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-08

ker was to receive the democratic edl- tors from various parts of the country. The day. was in the greatest possible contrast, so far as weather conditions were concerned. with the 10th of All- gust. when the candidate received for mal notification of his nomination in a pouring rain. To-day was rather warm, but the heat was tempered by steady southwesterly breeze.
 Several of Judge Parkers intimate friends came down on the morning train from Kingston to participate i'll the reception of the editors. Repre- sentative Sulzer, who spent the niglit at Rosemount, remained during ths day. Judge Parker spent the early hours in his study preparing for thu delivery of his speech. Editors of upH wards of POO democratic newspapers. representing various parts of the coun- try. were at Rosemount. They were received by the candidate and the visit was made the, occasion of the < first political speech MT Parker has made in many years, aside from that in which, on August 10, he accepted ! the nomination. The greeting of the editors to the candidate was delivered by Charles w Knapp, editor of the St Louis Republic. Judge Parker's reply was as follows:
 Tt is indeed great pleasure to well come to Rosemount this body of repre- sentatives of the great American press, !, one of the mighty forces in the up building and strengthening of sturdy American citizenship. You have been in conference to the end that your work in this campaign may be as ef- fectfve as possible Organized effort and concerted action must always in- crease the effectiveness of the common endeavor of many hands.
 sThe leaders who have made q thoroughfare through history down which in, all the centuries their fame will march with giant strides, have all been men who though unmoved by hasty expression of the hurried judg ment of the people, were yet guided i'll ah their public acts by the knowledge of what the deliberate and mature Judgment of the people would be So the great papers are those which an ticipate the careful Judgment of the majority. The great tribunal of the
 
 relied on to decide all questions with unerring and exact justice when the evidence Is in and deliberation made, and those who would hold places as leaders must be so thoroughly Amefi- can, so discreet, so far-sighted and so sure of the pulse of the people as tI discern the course public opinion will take. Though the instant judgment of the people may be often at fault, the ni1, ov,A nc {c o1v Far the right. And the part of leadership is to know the right, and to honestly, patriotically, fearlessly and zealously advocate it. Just as long as the press can discern and lead the unhurried and well considered judgment of the peo- pie, so long will it's power grow might fly, and so long will it hold its place in the front rank of the unfaltering and vigorous march of national progress. To the upbuilding of the power of the press. and to the best use of that power, you have devoted yourselves There are questions of great import to be passed upon by the people in November, questions that it will be your duty, and at there I am sure your pleasure, as well, to present hon. estly, and so clearly that the people will understand them.
 sI shall not take up your time, how ever, with any reference to the great issues upon which ou party through its platform and candidates confidently appeal to the people for endorsement but crave your indulgence while I briefly refer to single feature of the platform of the republican party. X "That platform opens with deelara- }tion of that party's many years of con trol of government coupled with thu assertion that it had displayed high J capacity for rule and government, / which has been made even more con spic1lous by the incapacity and in- firmity of purpose shown by it's op- ponents.
 '.This challenge to q comparison of democratic and republican administra- tons since the republican party came dnto existence should be welcomed. Fortunately we have eight recent years of democratic administration of the executive department of the gov ernment which we will g4S dly compare with any similar period since 1860.
 "The comparison will show that un- der democratic control the administrl- { tive purity of the fathers was observed dn the conduct of the government, that no one of it's departments was per- meated as of late with corruption rival. ling the days of the star route frauds, that q successful effort was made to check the growth of expenditures, that 1t resulted in each instance in cutting down the expenses within the control of the executive department of the l government below that of the preced, ing administrations. The comparison will show also that each succeeding republican administration after 1858 Increased expenses, and in some in stances so greatly as to indicate reck- Jess extravaganza and waste of the peoples money.
 "During MT Cleveland's first term the average annual expenditure was about two hundred and sixty-nine mill lions. For the past three years 1t has been about five hundred and nineteen millions. The governmental expendi- 4ure last year amounted up to five hundred and eighty-two millions, which is not equalled by any year since the civil war with the exception of the year of the Spanish war. There e nsa ls1nu1fa71aa reFr1Ilf h 455ell aJrfrsa-vA.