The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14
PARKER SPEAKS.
Challenges Comparison Of cleveland's
Administration With the
ExTRAvAGANT AND CORRUPT

Administration With the
EXTRAVAGANT AND CORRUPT
Policy of the Republicans and Ad
luSes His Auditors that Party
Dissensions Over Details
Should Be Avoided.
At his hone in Esopus Judge
Parker Thursday received pledge:
OF loyal support from editors OF more
than two hundred Democratic news.
papers, representing chiefly the mid
die west and the south. They came
on a special train from New York tc
Hyde Park, crossing thence in the ex
cursion steamer St. Johns, on which
they afterward ha0 luncheon and re.
turned to New York. The speeches
were delivered at the edge Of the
Eoseuont veranda. After the speech
es an informal reception was held.
Upon the arrival OF the boat the
editors marched up to Rosemount.
headed by the Seventh New Yors
regiment band, which played Hail
to the Chief as they reached the
house. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh,
n. c., introduced Charles W. Knapp
OF St. Louis as spokesman for the edi-
tors. Mr.. Daniels said:
There are 500 newspapers in the
United States supporting Parker and
Davis. Commissioned by mauy OF
them by letter OF telegram, nearly
one tenth Of the whole number have
come in person to this Democratic
mecca to convey assurances OF earnest
and enthusiastic support. I have
the pleasure and distinguished honor
Of presenting Charles W. Knapp OF
the St. Louis Republic, who will voice
the sentiments Of the entire indepen-
dent and Democratice press Of Amer
lea.
Mr.. Knapp was warmly applauded
as he arose and, facing Judge Parker,
said in part:
''We rejoice that the principles and
policies OF Democracy have found so
worthy an exponent in 1904 because
we realize that every great popular
movement must present to the people
both the idea and the man for the
hour. We gave both and we are
proud of the man who impressiyely
demonstrates that he would rather be
right than president.
I'VE mean that he shall be presl-
dent because he is right. Sow a
character, said distinguished writer,
and you reap destiny We shall
prove the truth Of the apothegm. The
Democratic party painted Alton B.
Parker at ST. Louis and it will reap
the presidency. y
It was some time before the ap-
plause following MI. Knapp'S speech
subsided sufficiently for Judge Parker
to begin his reply, which was as fol-
lows:
WELCOME TO RosEMoUNT.
SIT is indeed great pleasure to
welcome to RoSemount this BODY of
representatives Of the great American
press, one Of the mighty forces in the
upbuilding and strengthening OF q
sturdy American citizenship.
1.-THE 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 unr1oved by
hasty expression Of the hurried judge
ment Of the people, were yet guided
in sll their public acts by the knowl-
edge Of what the deliberate and ma
ture judgment Of the people would be-.
The sources OF great papers are these
which anticipate the careful Judg-
ment Of the majority. Though the in
;stant decision Of the pecp'e may be
often at fault, the ripe and final de.
cision is always for the right and the
part Of leadership is to know the
right and to honestly, patriotically,
fe2rlessly and zealcusly advocate it..
Just as long as the press can discern
and lead the unhurried and well-con-
:sidered judgment Of the people, so
long will it's power grow nightly, and
50 long will 1t hold it's place in the
front rank of the unfaltering and Wig
orous march of national progress. To
the upbuilding Of the power OF the
press and to the best use OF that pow
>er you have devoted yourself.
81 shall not take up your tlme with
Sny reference to the great issues upon
which our party through its platform
and candidates confidently appeal to
the people for endorsement, but crave
your Indulgence while I briefly refer
sirglt feature Of the platform OF
the Republican party.
''That platform opens with q oecla.
ration of that party's many years OF
,c,ntrol Of government, coupled Wltn
The assertion that it has displayed
high capacity for rule and govern.
nent, which has been made even more
conspicuous by the incapacity and In
trinity OF purpose shown by its oppo'
.nentS.
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
''ThiS challenge to comparison ol
Democratic and Republican admins
tratious since the Republican party
came into existence should be wei
coined. Fortunately we have eight
recent years of Democratic admins
tration Of the executive department
OF the government which we will glad.
ly compare with any similar period
since 1860.
''The comparison will show that
under Democratic control the admin
istrative purity Of the fathers was
observed in the conduct Of the gov
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