Connecticut western news., 1904-11-03
CROWD HEARS PARKER.
Flrst Platform Appearance of Demo-
 cratic Standard Bearer.

First Platform Appearance of Demo-
 cratic Standard Bearer. Y On Monday night Judge Parker made his first platform appearance away from his home ut Esopus since his nomination as the Democratic can didute for president. He addressed a monster mass meeting held in Madi- son Square Garden, New York.
 Judge Parker followed his manu- script to the letter. but delivered his speech in forccful manner despite the fact that 1t was read to his audi ence. His speech in part follows:
 More and more as thls canvass has pro- ceeded and the unjust stewardship of the Republican party has been made clear am I convinced that in this election we are confronted with Issues which must be determined rightly if we are to avoid grave consequence to our country.
 In an earlier utterance 1 have referred in detail to what is notoriously going on in the matter of the collection of funds by the Republican party for the cam paign Now, I know, as you know, that money is required to defray the expenses of campaign. Under right conditions It's collection and expenditure are equally legitimate. But the spectacle of demand ing campaign funds now presented to this country is. when rightly regarded, of a character to shock the moral sense.
 Congress creates new department of commerce and labor. Of that department the president of the United States ap- points a secretary. That secretary was his private secretary. Within that de- partment provision Is made for the col- lection from large corporations. including n which. 1t Is to be borne fin mind, Is to be submitted to the president for public or private use as he may diroot By grace of the same executive this secretary, through whose department this informa- tion is collected. becomes the chairman of the national Republican committee. His chief duty 1t has been and still is to col lect funds for the purpose of securing the election of the president. And it Is now notorious that there has resulted from this organization importunity-whateve may be the precise way in which it is made effectlve--an overhowing treasury to the committee, of which boast is open ly and continually made.
 The whole performance Is a shameless exhibition of a willingness to make com promise with deeency in order that sums of money may be gathered together xuf- ficiently vast to justify the insolent boast even now that there is no question as to the success which by such a course the
 
 dict The performance Is entitled only to the credit that 1t in no sense partakss of hypocrisy. Ii Is as bold as it Is Improper and indefensible.
 We stand as a country upon the thresh- hold of a great foreign trade. Our nat ural resources. the industry, the enter prise and the ingenuity of our people; our ability to command efficient labor from every quarter of the globe and the strength and nesibility of the institutions founded for us on strong and right lines, all combine to At us for supplying an almost infinitely increased demand for our products.
 But foreign trade cannot be won by people which consents to put Itself Into the leading strings of second childhood. It cannot become the heritage of manu- lecturers who must be paid a bounty in order that they may mulct their own countrymen. IL Is not to be won by sell ing at home nt prohibitive prices which check consumption and thus lessen pro- duction merely that products made by the same workman in the same factories may be sold with freight paid thousands of miles away. for n fifth, quarter or a third less.
 Judge Parker closed with few words on behalf of the state ticket.
 There was great outpouring of Democrats in Newark and in Jersey City Thursday night to hear Judge Parker Great crowds greeted him at the ferry and upon his arrival in Newark. After addressing 10000 pee pie in that city he returned to Jersey City. where the throng was so large thut the Democratic managers found 1t necessary to engage second hall.