The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-03
INDEPENDENT VOTE
Judge Parker Says 1t Holds
Balance of Power.
FLIGHT OVER CONNECTICUT PLANNED
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Spoke Before Germans In Cooper
Union and at Mass Meeting
at New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.--Judge Parker
set out "whrlwindng'' again last
night, making two speeches, one ut
Carnegie hall and the other at Cooper
Union, here.
The judge was in tiptop, form. His
campaign managers are only sorry now
that they did not send him on a tour
of the country They believe that if
they had done so there would be no
doubt now of Democratic success.
The judge went first 10 Cooper Union,
where the Watch on the Rhine" was
being intermingled with the Star
Spangled Banner" and thousands of
the sons of the fatherland and their
descendants awaited him.
The Gersan-American Parker union
had invited the judge to address the
German voters, and hearty welcome
was prepared.
A flight over Connecticut has been
planned by the Nutmeg State man
ayers, stopping at Bridgeport, Hart
fopd and New Haven,
At Carnegie hail big crowd was in
waiting to give the Democratic candi-
date for the presidency a greeting. 1t
was several inmates before the APP
plause which signaled his appearance
on the platform died away. Then the
Judge spoke briefly in part as follows;
81 have come here from crowded
meeting of another great, body of in
dependent voters-frOm the German
American meeting mt Cooper Union.
1--WE have no more independent. $40
more law abiding, no more useful, no
more loyal body of citizens than those
who acknowledge themselves the of
spring of the great Germanic mother,
the fountainhead of much which is
best in our modern civilization.
In the hands of the Independent
voter lies the balance of power, and 1t
is well that this is so. A country de-
prived of the advantage of an indie
pendent vote strong enough to deter
mine the result of an election when
moral issues are at stake has sunk to
point where mere political advantage
and selfish greed alone are recognized
as swaying human action
II recognize on behalf Of the Demo-
cratic party that the support in this
campaign of the independent vote
gives not alone an assurance Of vic
tory, but an abiding faith that that for
which we are contending is the right.
Now, what are the issues upon
which you are called TO adjudge In this
campaign? In very fact they are both
few and simple.
I'VE have grown tired Of seeing in
dividuals made rich by legislation, and
we fear the results which have arisen
and will arise from familiarlzing our
citizens with the idea that wealth Is TO
be acquired through governmental fa.
voritism.
The instant it Is recognized as ac-
cepted doctrine that the government of
the United States is dispenser of IA
most said. the duty" of every great
combination of capital to seek to con
troll the government.
Moreover, in its train this great evil
of partial monopolies foStered by the
tariff has brought its twin sister, do
nestle monopolies, TO feed upon the
people
And the highest reward which |
shall hope TO gain will be that have
kept the covenant now made with you,
to be your constitutional and your du-
tiful representative, to the end that We
the people of the United States. may
live over again in experience and in re-
suit the historic days of simplicity and
in this land born of high re-
solves and nurtured in the truth Of
principles.
"To all this stand pledged"