Evening journal., 1908-10-24

edgment. L. Irving Handy appeared later
and was also applauded. A large Amerl-
can flag suspended from the upllttei cur
tain and one forming a background to rho
cohort Of vice-presdents. were the dec
orations.
Judge Parkers arrival to those who did
not recognize him, was announced short
ly after $40 O'Clock by tremendous az
plouse, which he acknowledged with q
bow as he walked-up the stage. He was
accompanied by DR.. Rowland q. Paynter.
Democratic candidate for Governor. and
John G. Gray.
DR.. Paynter Presides.
John G. Gray called the meeting to or
der and introduced Or. Paynter as chair
man. DR.. Paynter was received heartily.
and said:
IL desire 10 express my appreciation Of
the honor Of presiding at this meeting ef
Democrats. assembled to hear one of the
Nations most distinguished citizens;
man who is known as an able Jurist wher-
ever the common law Is known; men
who has always been firm champion Of
that Democratic principle-the equality
Of every man, rich or poor-befose lie
"A
faithful Democrat, and the man who met
with dignihed silence the denial by the
President Of the United States that he
great corporate interests financed the Re-
publican campaign Of four years ago, and
whose assertion was afterwards esiab-
lshed by the courts. thus qualifying the
President as member of his own An
nanias Club. We appreciate the honor Of
having this distinguished jur'st states
man and Democrat present with us. He
needs no introduction to any assembly in
this country. 1t gives mo great pleasure
TO present to YOU. as the first speaker of
the evening, the Honorable Alton X.
Parker of the Democratic party of the
United States"
Judge Parkers Address.
Trial by jury in cases Of indirec. con-
tempt the tarif and the relations be-
tween the Republican party and corpora
tions were some OF the sub topics OF
Judge Packers address. From a decara-
ton of his belief in optimism and a
splendid future for the country II the
people themselves elected to run" it. he
defended his party from the Republican
charge that it was responsible for the
panic of 1893, which he said came only
four months after the election of a Demo-
cratic President. "They certainly cannot
charge this panic TO US" he said "The
Democratic party has not controlled the
Federal Government for al least 10
years and there can be no one that be-
lieves that one year ago the panic oc-
CURED because the people fearel that
the Democratic party might be successful
in this campaign Besides. YOU know, this
panic is a very large one compared to
the panic Of 1899"
Indirect Contempt.
Taking up trial by jury in cases Of IN
direct contempt he sought to prove that
It, was analogous to trial by jury IN case
OF murder, manslaughtor or larceny. Ger
tainly he acknowledged, there was no
need of a trial by jury In cases OF in
direct contempt where there was no con-
hiction Of testimony, but he thought no
one could deny that there should be n
trial by jury to determine the truth Of
testimony where It was at variance. THAT
was. he thought. entirely beyond the
province Of the iudges
judge Parker declared that the ex-
travaGance Of tho Republican party
alone should cost It many votes. ~
charge tonight" he said. that the
} Republican party has at last become
Wasteful and eXtravagant I'm its use of
the money Of the people And if tho
Democratic party had been i'm power So
long IL would be no exception. If a
party is allowed to rule too long I'm a
government the corrupt element il
hound TO draw to the top and begin
to waste the peoples money. That's
what the Republican party is doinc
During the last seven wears IL has ap.
pointed an armv Of 100 COO Office holders
an army larger than ;hat when Lee
and Mead confronted each other at
Gettysburg That i'm itself should los,
the vote Of every citizen who thinks
more of his country than he does OF
his party"
Took Up Tariff Question.
Considering the tariff. Judge Parker
ridiculed the Republican plank which
Z promises revision" without qualifica.
ton. and offered as contrast the
Democratic plark. which offers n "re-
tion Of millions in the bands Of the few
was cited as the result Of the high
tariff. Even while the President him
self inveighed 80 vigorously against the
great fortunes Of a few men. he had
judge Parker said overlooked the facl
that they had been made possible 10y
tho high tariff as fostered by the Re.
publican party. 'Tha hencficiaries OF
the tariff who pick the pockets OF the
people" was the Judges designation OF
Carnegie. FriclS. Hartman and others
Judge Parker upheld the rank OF tn,
honest corporation. an1 branded those
who attacked them indiscriminately. as
demagogues. but he excoriated the Re-
publican policy that. he said. had per,
mitted the growth Of great corporations
in restraint of trade. That they wer,
Republican growth, ne endeavored tc
show by contrasting their absence In
the Democratic South and their prevail.
ence in the Republican North. III
alluded TO the insurance investigation
in attacking Republican relations witt
corporations. ana their contributions ts
the Republican campaign fund III
charged President Roosevelt himself
with having solicited campaign funds
Of Hartman and as nroof read Tho
famous ''we are practical men" letter
from the President TO the magnate. III
rcpudiated the charge that Mr. Bryar
had had knowledge Of Haskelrs con.
nection with Standard oil before thi:
campaign. Judge Parker concluded
with a general attack on the Republi'