The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-09


today received pledges of loyal sup
port from editors of mere than 200
democratic newspapers representine
chiefly the middle west and the
South.
The editors came in special train
from New York to Hy1e Park eros.
sing thence in the excursion steamer
ST. Johns, on which they afterward
had luncheon and returned to New
York.
The speeches We're delivered at
the edge of the ROsemount Vcranda.
After the speeches. an Informal re-
cepton was nel1. rhe weather was
perfect though warm until JUST as
the Loat was lea nag, when the W'nd
shifting from gentle souliWest
breeze to q westerly gale, the temper,
ature took a sudden drop and noso'
The sharpest thunder Storms or inc
season swept down tha vatiHy. upon
the arrival of the boat the editors
marched up to Rosemount, healed by
tho Seventh New York Regiment
band which Played '!ia'l TO inc
Chief" as they reached iii" HcuSe.
Joseph Daniels of Raleigh, N. ="
introduced Charles w. Knapp nl 81
Inis. as spokesman for the GATORS
Mr. Knapp was warmly appIaudeo'
II was some time before the aI-
nlause following Mr.. Knapp's speeGh
rubsided enough for Judge Parker t''
begin his reply, which was as io''
lows: ,o 20
at is indeed a great pleasure "
welcome to ROsemount TINS pooy ~
representatives of the great amer
can press, one of the mighty forces
in the upbuilding and strengIheillh7
of sturdy American citizenship
you have been in conference "
the end that your work in TINS cam
paign may be as effective as posslni''
Organized effort and concerted acti"h
must always increase the eHectiVe.
ness OF the common endeaVor oi
many hands. initial,
"The great papers are those which
anticipate the careful judgment o.
the majority.
"The great tribunal of the Amerl-
can Deople may be implicitly relied
on TO decide all questions with un-
erring and exact Justice when all
tbe evidence is in and deliberatlon
had. and those who would hold place
ae leaders of the people must be so
thoroughly American, so discreet, :"
far-sighted and so sure of the pulse
of the people as to discern the course
public opinion will take.
The Press as a Lever.
"Just as long as the press can
discern and lead the hurried and well
considered judgmen: of the people
SD long will it grow and grow might
ily. and so long will il hold its place
i'm the front rank of the unfalterlnS
and vigorous march of national pro
grcss.
"There are questions of great i'm
mort to be passed upon by the peo-
ple i'm November. Qusetions that II
will be your duty and therefore,
am sure. your pleasure. as well. TO-
prc,cnt honestly and so clearly that
the people will understand them.
81 shall but crave your indulgence
while I briefly refer to simple feat
ure of the platform of the republican
party:
laratinn that that party's many years
of conrol Of government. coupled
WITH the assertion that il has dis
played a high capacity for rule and
government. which has been made
more conspicuous by the incapacity
and infirmity Of purpose shown by It's
Oppnnputs.'
Fortunately. we have eight re-
cent years nf democratic adminisira-
tion Of the executive department of
the government whl-h We VIII gladly
compare with any similar period
since 1SG0.
Beauties Of Clsvsls-d Regime.
The comparison uill show that
under democratic control the ad-
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