The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-22
FORMER WAS lAWED UP BY TAMMAM
LATTER VICTIM OF KINGS COUNTY COMBINE
Cabernatorial Democratic Candidate Moses OF Har-
mony and Was Apparently Hid in the Bolroshes
Beforehand by David B. Hill, Who
Knows and Does Things.


savings banks surplus is opposed as
unjust and the Demoratic party is
pledged to divorce the state govern
ment from corruption and graft. ana
to the enforcement of the civil SER
vice laws; nonpartisan control OF
the public schools Is advocated ana
good roads favored. or national is
sues. the platform says:
I'VE indorse the Democratic nation
al platform and resolutions adopted
at St. Louis in July last as complete
exposition of Democratic principles
and policies upon all the living issues
of the present time. We approve the
sound sentiments so admirably eX-
pressed by our national candidates in
their speeches of acceptance.
Endorsed National Nominations.
! We cordially indorse the Democrat
| ic nominations for president and vice
president of the United States. New
York has been greatly honored by
the Democracy of the nation in the
selection of the cadidate in whom
il has an able jurist, an answering
lIOIl Nui iiS'I
a bold defender of the rights OF the
people, always consistently and SIM
cerely a friend of all who labor;
never an advocate of special prlVl-
leges, ever an opponent OF monopo-
,listic combinations who oppress the
Ipeople: his election to the presidency
will signalize 'nturn to the pain
marked out by the founders OF our
republic.
His associate upon the ticket is a
self made man. long identified with
large business interests, whose sue
cess in commerce strikingly illus
trates the results that may be won
bv individual merit under political IN
stitutions which open equal opportu-
nifty to all who has served the peo,
pie and his party with fidelity and
wisdom and in the senate OF the
United States, and who, il elected,
to the vice presidency will sustain
the best traditions of that high ana
honorable office.
The signs of the times point aus
; piciously to Democratic triumph
Not in many years have the lndepehu
ent voters manifested so decided q
disposition to act WITH the Democrat
ic party. Even in hopelessly he
publican state like Maine, there mas
bean great Democratic re-awakeh
ling: a marked increase in the Dem
ocratic vote and sweeping reduc
J ,tion in the Republican plurality o'
, nearly 5000 from that OF four years
ago. noo
I'VE nhesitatingly promise Democ
racv that the national electoral vote
of the Empire State will be cast fol
, Alton B. Parker and Henry 6. DAVIS
The Harmonizers.
The chief participants in the con
Z ference which finally brought abou
unanimous action were Senator Hill
| sormor Lieutenant Governor Sheehal
chairman of the executive comhll'ee
George Foster Peabody treasurer .
the national committee, Chalrlilai
: Cord Meyer of the state commll'e'
, and w. S. Rode of the state eNecu
1.-Two committee. State Senator NC
Carren Charles F. Murphy. Stat'
+ senator V. J. Dowling, National Com
f mirteeman n. Z. Mack, August Bel
r mont and former United States sen
c ,ator Edward Murphy, Jr., OF Troy.
/ Herriek Was a Compromise.
Justice Herrick was a compromls'
candidate as between Edward ID
: crout of Rrooklyn. Comptroller o
+ Greater New York and Edward NJ
: Sbspard of Brooklyn. who practicail !.
4 drove each other from the held. III
e Shepard was finally dropped iron
= consideration by the opposition
? senator McCarren and the hlhg
Q county organization: Mr.. Grout by ~
i positive opposition Of TammaAy hail
= Hill Essays ProPhesy.
Mr.. Hill made a little speech tonign
I from the balcony Of his room IN IN
! Grand Union Hotel A crowd Of de
+ egates gathered on the walk. ser'
s paded him with a band and clamoi
cd for his appearance. He came on
and said.
p L hank yOu for yonr kindness -
pressed in this greeting ana aes Z
ito congratulate son upDn The spiendi
2 y-,.-l- ri rho convention cDucluf-d Or
y dav II means n victory in me sIai
2 r,f Nev York and in my judgment Z
p |tba fgreruuner of victory in the na
2 lti1nal election