The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-15
DEMOCRATS GATHER
tdiisfs Meet Ala RsEqssi is ssv
ierk liiy
An ADDRESS Bf col. HATifsSoN
Nearly Five Avaersd Present - re
Banquet ef tire osrs<Fas's Es''Sr~
taI Conference.

Ne~ York. Special Nearly - t'rsa-
ocrstlc editors from all parts oI ,se
United Stairs fnst zs = baHaari - sas
Waldorf Astoria "Wednesday rsEhi tAe
occasion being q national conference g
Democratic editors wAich vas Cailei ~
the instance o. The rernoCrstic ns'iaa-
nj committee The toast laat iaciaaei
several of the bes, kaowa Democratic
editors IN the country. And al of 'Aesa
respaa isd To ,oasts GA POLITICAL Eab-
iecis.
Syivanus T. johnson. Washington
correspondt nt of The Cincinnati kn-
quirer. ard a former prcflecn, of the
Gridiron Club. WAS the tnsst master.
A large orchestra furnished music.
Editor Henry watterson. amid gFea;
applause. spoke in part as follows;
in order to allay curiosity All
suppress eoniecture-or wurda Ia that
effect-iet me say in the beginning
that | believe ~e can win this presi-
Dental battle. | will so even further
and say that. with anything Ike an
even Showdown OF powder and ball. IL
will be our own fault II we lose IL Tho
two parties will 60 the finish fairly nni-
ted. Each vill poll very nearly. II not
quite. its noraml strength. The intc-
pendent vote. therefore. will decil" the
result.
| In the Ave debatahle States of New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut, In
the East. Indiana and Wisconsin. In
the West. there are. on rough esu-
mate. a million of these independent
voters. Half million Of them arc
Germans. The other half are mug
wumps and foaters. For the life ot
me | cannot see how any seif-respect-
ing mugwump can vote for Roosevelt.
the recreant civil service reformer.
nor how any intelligent German. much
as the President resembles the Kaiser.
can be willing TO take even lottery
chance IN a war with the mother coun-
TO plorify the administration.
Parker. the turlst. means peace attn
all nations. entangling alliance wi'h
rone Roosevelt, the war lord. means
complications abroad and eorrupuoh'
at home. designed TO proiong single
marty dynasty, and to perpetuate Its IA
yorites and agents in power. Every
economic question must pause be'ore
an issue so transcendant
"In venturing to discuss IL tonight
though surrounded by members OF my
own party and profession. may not
take a suppositious standpoint. ana
declare that. If were a Republican
and over about the headwaters OF BIt-
ter creek. there are Democrats who IN
sist that am not much be.ter-l would
, vote for Parker and Davis and against
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Being ohiS
@ plain American. who loves his coah'
,rv and c,ings TO it's institutions.
mean 10 do this anyhow. ] shall DO Il
because II seems to me the uprign'
thing to do. the enlightened thing tf
do. the prudent and honest thing 10 %
| "In suite of come excess OF iesi
1 ing and mistakes OF Judgment. TN
! Democratic heart beats true 10 sh'
essential prin ciples of the republic az
> was created by the sublime Deciarat'o'
Q and ordained by our Incompatible con
q stitu.fon. In spite OF their intelligence
q and energy. the Republican leaders ar
a Iosinu eight OF their fidelity 20 ootn
. Even the errors OF the Democrats lea'
= 10 virtue's side. whilst the very virtue
az the Republicans are beginning 10
e.ckfed Ger with the pale cast OF cor
runtion and absolutism. This Is not pe
canse the Democrats are Democrats. Q
IS the Republicans are Republicans IN
label has little to do with II IL
e the nature Of long doininanc
'. tends first to corruption. and tnef
q. threatened with exposure. to tyranh.
"The old Democratic party came in'
- being. like the Republican party. as 81
0. friend of man: IL grew 50 strong. :
se urolouged domination. that IL s+as al
TO make Its exit from power. the Signs
for long. bloody and sense!ess war.
would take no chance OF q repetition
this evil history. / would hase
change OF parties, though only iof tn
10 sake Of the change Little as the {.
~ administrations OF Grover oiese,an
effected. either In the stataaI, Lan
IS or IN the general policy. they wei
:. henescient interludes To the unoridse
:. .--bit,on and the gasping inclini
tIona of the Republicans. They dl
bring the Republican leaders 10
rs realizing sense Of their public ooiig'
at ,ious. they did serve notice even up:
g tse saints that they do not possess II
earth. Such will be the affect. III noi
&c ether of the election Of Parker ar
Re nar.s. and the defeat OF Roosevelt al
Fairbanks"
Mr. Watterson spoke al length upt
ey The issnes of the campaign. Aucn 2