The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-03-23
Judge Parker for Southern Lead
erShip.

erShip.
Judge Parker, late Democratic
candidate for President, who re-
Gently spent several days on our
Southern coast, has returned TO his
home in New York. At several in
tervals along the return journey he
accepted invitations from Southern
cities to partake of their hospitali-
ties and as often responded to re-
quests for speeches. At Charlotte,
North Carolina, he attended BAN
quet in his honor, on which occa-
sion ne suggested that Southern
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency he presented for the next
campaign, declaring that since
1896 the party under Northern lead
ership had suffered nothing but de-
feat, and that with Southern can
didate we certainly cannot do
worse" The following are extracts
from the speech referred to:
"In 1895 you tried Nebraska and
since that day no old Democratic
Northern state has accredited one OF
our party to the United States senate
and in none has their been friendly
governor.
IAN the Democratic training
schools In the North were closed and
inc
sis was complete and almost fatal.
In 1904, hoping to cure or palliate it,
YOU advised returning again to New
York for your candidate, only TO meet
the worse defeat in our party history.
1t is now nearly twelve years since
any man protesting devotion to your
party has been chosen in national
elections or in any Northern Demo-
cratic state to fill an important exec
utive office.
"At the last election perhaps eight
out OF ten OF the voters then under 30
were ranged with our opponents and
today the party organizations are
lineless, their onetime leaders are
dead or have abdicated, or worse,
have become Republicans, while in
more than one state the threat hangs
over them that they may become the
victim OF the spoiler, the corruption
list.
"when such conditions confront
YOU why should you hesitate any
longer? Until the Democrats of New
York have brought forth fruits meet
for repentance or at least as long as
they are threatening to give them
selves and the party to further de-
struction-should you not assist your
selves and burden of the day?
"Your statesmen have demonstra-
ted their ability not only to take care
of the interests of their states and
their section, but they have been the
only threat of discredit abroad.
Among them are men with the knowl-
edge, the experience, honesty and
courage to represent their fellow
countrymen with safety and honor.
II, myself, placed at the front for
time, have every reason to be CRATE
full to the Democrats everywhere and
especially to those of the South. i
appreciate the honor thus conferred
upon me and have no regrets for the
past; but no one, l think. can know
better than I how futile our effort has
been i'm the past and how unpromis-
ing the outlook IL for the future, un-
less we throw aside isms and grasp
the great moral issue now so clearly
perceived by the people.
1.-The time has come when the real
ly effective demands of the country
should be recognized, and when they
themselves should no longer hesitate,
decline or refuse to seek and accept
those honors which are their just
dues for work well done. 1t may
possibly be that the party will go to
defeat again, but since 1896 il has done
nothing else under Northern leader
ship, and certainly it cannot do worse.
IL believe it will be better. because
IL will at once eliminate the factions
which are inevitable so long as their
leaders believe that they have only to
capture a few states in the North.
and then depend upon the South TO
support and elect their candidate.
This certainly no faction can refuse
to support.
''But il this course would give the
Southern Democrats the support they
deserve, il will also put them upon
their mettle. 1t will make it neces-
sary for them Is insist upon. devotion
to ideas and principles, to avoid as
their character and their traditions
assure extreme policies, to keep them
selves thoroughly in touch with all
the elements to be found in a nation
n and progressive party and to be
ready and willing to anticipate this
and promote all needs Of a great
country.
"The contending ambitions of self
seekers; the claims of interests pure
ly local; the demands that grow out
Of the popular clamor; the shifty and
shifting methods demagogue and the
agitatOrs-all those must be avoided,