Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-22
TWO NOTEWORTHY ADDRESSES
Former Nominee Parker. Mayor Nc
cleIiand, Senator Newiands and 9th
ers Address 700 Democrats at the
Waldorf-Astoria, Parker Receiving
an Enthusiastic Hearing.

New York. Special.-Seven hundred
Democrats attended the jefferson day
banquet of the Democratic Club OF
New York At the Waldorf Astoria
Thursday night There we're many
there OF national reputation. and chief
among these were Judge Alton b. Par
ker Democratic nominee for President
last November.
In the banquet room portraits OF
Jefferson were conspicuous. In addi-
ton 20 Mr.. Parker. the speakers were
United states Senator Newlands. OF
Nebraska Mayor Mcclellan. of New
York. Congressman Henry r. Rainey.
OF Illinois and J. J. Willett. OF Ala
bama. Senator Carmack. OF Tennessee.
was the only one OF those expected TO
speak who could not attend
Mr.. Parker was the first speaker.
and be was euthusically received.
Frequently he was interrupted by ap-
plause The speech was on the future
OF the Democratic party and was re-
plete with suggestions for harmony
and urgent appeals against sectional
ism. John Fox. president OF the club.
presided. and his brief speech intro
ducing Judge Parker was applauded.
Mr.. Parker said.
do not come here 70 make excuse
or explanation about the past. to pro
mote any personal purpose or ambition
FOR the future. or TO further the ends
~
am moved solely by a desire 70 com
mune freely with my countrymen who
believe that the time honored doctrines
OF the Democratic party. as deduced
from the great policies defined by the
man whose birth we here oOmmemor-
ate. and established by the founders
are still true. still alive. still worthy
OF acceptance and devotion. and still
necessary. II our institutions are TO be
maintained in their early Vigor and
purity.
IL may be conceded that they ara
not new-fangled or hystericaL We
can also justify the claim that they
are not destructive 20 any legitimate
political or industrial interests, OF sub
verse 20 those conceptions OF liberty
and free institutions for which our
fathers suffered. They have approved
themselves in peace and war. Under
their sway. our people increased IN
number. wealth and power. the poor
and oppressed from other lands found
refuge and welcome. population spread
gradually over territories peacefully
acquired and industry was free. while
taxes were low and so distributed as
20 discourage monopoly. When these
principles dominated our policies there
was no thought of conquest or OF
protectorates over distant alien. and
turbulent peoples: there was no talk
OF alliance with the great: no question
or making ourselves collectors OF
debts. good bad. just or fraudulent;
and no suspicion that anywhere in lhC
lexicon OF free government there was
20 be found the word subject"
SOME ELEMENTS IN RECENT
POLITICS.
We meet after defeat which was
easy to foresee and predicted. II was
preceded by division and faction in oul
ranks over a period OF eight years and
they have done their worst IL wa.
emphacized by the use of governmental
power for partisan purposes. by IN,
reckless and unprecedented expendi
ture OF money and 10y demagOgic ap
peals 70 interests as wide apart as thu
poles We have left 20 us only IN,
smallest measure Of power n either
house OF Congress. we have los
States whose confidence we had Ions