Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-04
PARKER AT HARTFORD.
Democratic Candidate Talked oi
 Trusts and Miiitarism.

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 HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 4.-Fou1 enthusiastic audiences greeted Judge Parker on his only visit to this state in the campaign, and in several other places through which his special train passed he was given rousing impromp date left New York during the fore noon and speed was slackened at Stam. ford and South Norwaik before the spe cial train reached Bridgeport, where the first stop was made.
 The principal speech of the trip was in this city last night, though other re captions were held in Bridgeport New Haven and at Meriden, where an ad- dress was made from the rear of the train. This speech dealt with the question of trusts and was far more sensational than any of the set speeches It attempted to refute the charge that the Standard Oil company is the financial sponsor of the Demo cratic party and charged that the com pany's interests are with-the Republic an party.
 The meeting in this city was one of the greatest of the campaign in this state. Judge Parker was given a warm welcome the moment he reached the city.
 The meeting was held in the opera house, which was we'll filled, all en. frances being blocked by the time the candidate was driven to the opera house, and admittance was effected with the greatest difficulty.
 Local Connecticut issues furnished the first subjects of discussion by the candidate, after which he took up a number of issues that have formed the topics of other addresses. One new subject taken up was the development of American shipping. Militarism, tariff, the trusts and other issues were discussed in order, and whatever the subject considered the candidate evok- ed enthusiastic applause. Judge Par ker held informal receptions after each of his meetings and shook hands dur ing the day and evening with several thousand people He remained in Hartford as the guest of J. Howard Morse, Democratic candidate for con gross in the First Connecticut district.
 Judge Parker said in part
 'I have peculiar pleasure in coming to this state, to which I am bound by ties of the closest nature, in order to greet the friends whom see about me tonight and through them the many thousands of whose interest in good government am amply assured.
 My first duty is to congratulate the Democrats of Connecticut upon the high and conspicuous quality of their state ticket. You in Connecticut, and your neighbors along the New England coast, realize perhaps better than any other part of our people what foreign trade means From the earliest times of our history your ancestors braved the perils of the sea to satisfy their de- sire for adventure in obedience to that law of supply and demand, which, un- der normal conditions, must regulate exchanges between the different coun- tries of the world. Your people knew what 1t was to have ships with thrifty. prudent captains who, in the spirit of equality, shared, year by year with their daring and industrious crews the profits of voyages to the east. One of the great statesmen of our time, looking forward in imagination to the building of a Pacific railroad said, "There lies the east; there lies India" Long before this time the people of New England and our Atlantic coast had so realized this great fact that it's realities were not new to them.
 "So far, however, as the United States is concerned the most pertinent question to be asked is whether or not the best assurance for peace does not lie in carrying out the traditional pol icy under which it is only to maintain such an army as is actually needed an army for use and not for unneces- sary display or possible aggression.
 "Later it was contended that high tariff rates should be continued or in creased for the benefit of the work. ingman. Was the workingman invited to contribute to the expense of securing or protecting tariff legislation? We cannot recall that he was. All the money contributed for that purpose came from those asking for the priyi- leges. And they contributed at cleo tion time vast sums to control the cleo. torate. They contributed with the un. derstanding that their interests should be cared for by the party which re ceived the money.
 'sThey obtained the needed legisla, tion. But did they divide the profits wrung from the people with the work. ingman who helped to produce them They paid as rule no more wages than they were obliged to.
 we must give upethe idea of making our people pay dividends on mills that are closed and going to decay-on stock issued without value behind it.
 We must go out into the world and fight for greater markets for our man. ufactured products.
 ssThe manufacturers and the work ingmen of Connecticut want the world for their markets, and that department of the government should be used fol their commercial advantage and that of their fellow manufacturers and op- eratives throughout the country"