New-York tribune., 1905-04-14

TrOup. OF Connecticut: Smith Ely, Robert B.
Roosevelt. Festus J. Wade, of Missouri: George
T. Smith. OF New-Jersey; J. Sergeant Cram.
John PeRrce Miller. Of Maryland: William H.
Merrill. Edwin B. Smith. OF Washington: G.
Jason Waters OF Pennsylvania: Thomas Tag
gagt. chairman OF the Democratic National Com
mittee; August Belmont. Norman E. Mack. Of
Buffalo: Cord Meyer and Robert A. Van wyck.
PART OF PARKER's SPEECH
Long before ex-Judge Parker ended his speech
there were signs that some thought they were
Estting too much OF q good thing. Part Of his
lpeech follows;
6 e9S1s me & e % 49s or f rSer tie nds Of
by a desire 70 commune freely with my countrynen
Who believe that the time honored doctrines OF the
Democratic party. as deduced from the great poll
cies defined by- the man whose birth we here COM
stin true stu alive. stil worthy OF acceptance and
~ be 1s.intSi,ed IN their early vigor and purity
We meet after a defeat which was easy 20 fore;
and fhey nave done their worst. 1t was emphasized
poses. by the reckless and unprecedented eXpendl-
sSts as as WidS apaTs as the poles e have left to
Us only the smallest measure OK power IN eioher @
ndence we had long commanded. and tee number
Of 9To q sDe sfS5s s LEGISLATURES un0eF OF con-
We nav hoWever recall that this is not the first
6oTelesS minority Il was so from 1850 until lS76
in .ts effect upon morals and justice left it in
minority Tor another eight years But even 1I Tea 9
same consistent advocate OF patriotic and manly
R2EeF RSSy during the H''' sixty years Of '"' 'S' '
NEW METHODS THOUGHT NECESSARY.
When we come TO consider the political conditions
De met it seems that the fashion has changed, II
old are not suficiently striking. They lack in the
drastic quality required. In our early days II was
individual. minded its own business. But this is
% out ,n q esis g so SO me proper way % yeh 5o Ts t
the form OF dealing vigorously with foreign coun-
1t Is applied increasingly States until It is now
insisted that the general government must tax ana
ana trust companies, and must either own tho rail-
tails OF their business It Is thought necessary
interfere with capital on the one hand and with with
must bear to each other.
tendencies. so clear as to show the method that is
jn them, but We have more work to DO, more far
reaching reforms 70 promote, more moral issues 70
10 look The Situation fairly in the face In spite OF
the hyDocritical claims so freely indulged the
prostitution OF free Civil Service to a degree
whether Presidential State; the bettling the
misuse OF the judiciary; the interference with the
military spirit; the maintenance Of vicious and
issue in its worst form. and from the basest Of
partisan EnOtives-al these must be understood and
when understood they must be with hrmness
and perseverance until the abuses which surround
them md popular recognition and then reformation
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED.
II We are to deal effectively with these various
ISSUES. Ehedher e N opposition % or IN power i VIII be
attached 20 real and recognized principles. 1t is
not enough that IL shall have collection Of fads-
and opposed the historic position of our organi-
because ii is safe 10 assert of polieT fbat r. r. e.
radical II is not Democratic; il 1t Is Democratic it
For many years. in certain parts Of the country
S IGiGcls ~ 1h ] N DoIn parties Kept 5helr ears so
Of a greenback movement; but # always brought
We found the same thing true a larger scale
@ G win m & greater & ana more permanent loss when we
questions thus Tar 81 history presented party
great advantage Of being championed by an honest
ot a1e pstr0te man who was. and IS peThaps the
tory And yet it swept party out of power in
remained in the Republican column ever since while
the two border States which then turned against
and fnconclusive majorities
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS
The evils inherent in these bodies may be reached
common law Little has been heard since the de-
Of the LAM. It exists to-day to deal with illegal
sSornonatlo1s. GO And there never was real doubt
@ @eoI[ts OF TINS country have never shown indul-
Of the government. either federal or S.ate, has
But what has the executive authority done? 1t
9as InIned ana fused, il has thundered in the in
aeA ana tslled 70 enforce the law. except in few
cases Al the instance OF the attorney for a for
eign railroad with branch in this country also
very properly and legally broken up a great rail-
road combination. Was IL because of satisfaction
win having suppressed bad" combination that
q dozen others, larger more hagrant in their vio-
laton Of the law, each Of them affecting the inter-
ests Of ten times many people have not been
ps punished or even prosecuted? Il this the natural
We have seen one department give a character
20 great and FAR reaching combination lust as
the legal branch Of the government started out TO
federal grand jury. Is this the way OF the prose
Enaragers OF great railroad having admitted that
tRey nave paid rebates the government, some years
aIter me fact has been aFoWed, appoints special
counsel 10 prosecute. Meanwhile the official in
t1l.iltleo llITactlon OF The laws IS now member
OF the Presidents Cabinet. Must construe this
now become bad? -
THE TALK OF REORGANIZATION
From time 70 time. much idle talk is INDUCED in
s2oocrsfi Ss oza9n % or me Te91g Of the
The hrst is that, when a party has idea and
policy which makes appeal 10 half the people they
WIN not be long IN getting together to promote
this idea and this policy. The second thing to be
down in the smallest political units that compose
create Itself; IL cannot perpetuate its own
II has been the saving grace OF the Democratic
party that II has been able in every district to
promote the ambitions Of the citizen, to give him
on as ne has demonstrated his willingness and
ability 20 take new and advanced lessons in the
necessity constitute an effective organization be-
ne f,e = Sy & s ~ Sis b h O Dig 3 % 80 - pieces S
without moments warning
BY the very necessity of our principles and our
existence. must protect the rights and promote
the interests Of communities. and carry up into
sncident to institutions and system OF govern
lnent The ambitions We must foster are infinite
shown that II is far more important for 70 have
members OF Congress- and of state county and
nunlcipal oneias, than Il IS. by neglecting these.