The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23


"stand Patters'-How the Tarin
= Commissions Bill was smothered.
EsoPus, Oct a2.-Souvenir hunters did
not have a chance at Rosemount to-day
while Judge Parker read speech OF 1000
words lambasting the protective tariff
policy Of the Republican party.
TheEBot putting, pefypiring Democrats
composing six delegations had TO be salts
fed With horse chestnuts, half ripe apples
and Sorgeously oolored maple leaves to
take home with them. Pretty nearly.
everything else was locked up or had one
OF the Judges most trusted lieutensnts
stationed to watch 1t. ,S."..'s..,p1, +.
When Judge Parker took stock after the
visit Of. the Hudson county, delegation
yesterday, he found a shortage. Thirteen
Of the seventeen cats that guard the rye
that grew during the summer were missing.
So, too, was fine Berkshire shoat, the
pride, not only Of Rosemount, but Of q
large part of Ulster county. The Hudson
county delegation left by special train. and
one ofthe hackmen at the station declared
that he beard the squealing of pig, as
the traih pulled out. e sif',.;'" ,!.'''.
1T was a muff.sd sort of a sqneal," he
explained. Sounded like the little pig
might have been wrapped up in an over~,
GOAT
Anyway, the pig has not been seen since,
nor has any of the thirteen, cats. Even
Mary Jane was missing She did not an
swer roll call after the Hudson county
people left, and the greatest fears were en-
tertained for while, but Mary Jane was
finally bed into supper by the hull pup: "a?
More than seven barrels of apples, were
missing, together with quantity of seed
corn, and numberless punches Of carrots,
stored in the barn with which to. feed
the red poll cattle this winter. were
taken. The four remaining cats we're care
fully herded into the barn and securely
looked IN the attic before the delegations
to-day began arriving. The bull pup,
who Is not vicious, was put on guard over
the cats, and the red poll cattle were driven
OF to distant pasture where by no pos
sibility any Of the Democratic pilgrims
might wander. !, 80 = 80 :.
When all these things had been done
JudgetParker was reassured; by the, hoarse
whistle on the steamer Sycamore, which
brought up the Harlem Democratic Club,
500 strong. under the leadership Of Isaac
Hopper. Lots OF Harlem Democrats are
fat, and by the time they had climbed the
steep hill to Judge Parker's house they
were out of breath.
why don't the band play?' asked an
sdmiring resident of Esopus Of one OF the
winded Democrats.
'Whew, because, whew-thsyre like me
out Of breath, he answered. ....,.,|
When the Harlem D esnoorats got their
second wind and the big drummer Of the
band was family pounding out march time,
Judge Parker appeared.
Leader Hopper raised his hand, and that
was the signal. This dale&atop obeered
not only for Judge Parker, Hopper and the
Demoosatic party burt for every town on
the Hudson between Harlem and Rose
mount
After the cheering Judge Parker was in
troduced to Leader Hopper, who then in
troduced his followers. Judge Parker
shook hands with all Of them-a and was the
centre Of excitement until the bull pup
escaped from the barn and started fight
with a big rat. The sporting blood of the |
Hal EN- men was aroused and one man |
offered TO make a book ON the result, but |
was carried off by his friends to the apple |
orchard. The bull pup killed the rat and |
then the crowd wandered back to look
Judge Parker over again.
The band never did seem to get it's wind |
back, ande1cept for q few rough and tumble |
attempts did not do much.
Judge Parker explained TO- the leaders
that he was going to make a speech, but |
insisted that he must wait until the other |
delegation arrived. For the half hour I
waiting time the Democrats wandered about |
the grounds, invading the orchard, barns
and fields.
The other delegation consisting Of the
West Side Parker independent Club, to-
gether with a number OF members of the |
Reform Club, the Business Mems Parker |
and Davis Club Of New York and a small |
apple from Hudson, N. ~. arrived shortly |
after 2 o'clock and came troopng over |
from the railroad station to Judge Parker's
home.
After everybody who was coming had
arrived Judge Parker's secretary, Mt
McC ausland, .marshalled the bunch over
to the veranda, and Judge Parker walked
out to listen to the speeches. He was
cheered by the joint delegations, and then
Mr.. Hopper was introduced, his delega-
ton having arrived first.
MIR. Hopper vas in great form, and told
Judge Parker that the Harlem Democratic
Club was national organization and had
once been reviewed by President Cleveland.
He said a. lot Of. other things, Endorsed the
national platform, and finally
a set Of engrossed resolutions
which the club had adopted, on Judge
Parker, who accepted them. Then the Har-
lem delegation cheered Judge Parker and
Mr.. Hopper and the engrossed resolutions.
Judge Parker listened to the reading
Of the resolutions by Mr.. Hopper, and then
looked meekly toward Louis X. Enrich,
who was standing at the Judges left, one
hand stuffed inside his coat and the other
holding two pounds of manuscript.
Unmindful OF the pleading look In the
Judges eyes Mr.. Enrich braced himself
and unrolled few ounces of speech 1t
was all about tariff and the great debt the
nation owed to men who were independent
in politics. Mr.. Enrich went after the pro-
lection monster and wrestled and fought
him all over the veranda. Finally, much
TO the Judges relief, he omitted about seven
teen ounces OF closely written manuscript. ;,
Judge Parker thought he was going to
get Oh with that, but Everett B. Abbott,
who Is a member Of the Reform Club OF
New York and also a member OF a Parker
olub, had a few words to say.
The band did not know this and began to
play. and the first three or four hundred
words Of Mr.. Abbott's speech was spoken,l
10 the air Of Don't Cry, Little Girl, Don't
Cry The band gave it up first and Mr..
After standing for almost an hour Judge
Parker. had a chapce and .ipinediatefy
,ook advantage OF 1t. He had to hurry a
little, too, for the Sycamore began whistiing |.