Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
JUDGE PARKER TO
MAKE ADDRESS
NEW YORKER CONSENTS TO
TALK ON ISSUES
THRoNG ASSEMBLIES AT HOTEL
TO HEAR HIM
Former Democratic Nominee for Pres
ident viii Deliver a Speech
Tonight at Temple
Auditorium
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bench of the appellate court in Now
York he said he regretted the step
greatly, yet time had diminished that
sorrow.
1--WE all play our parts in this
world" he added re1ectively, and II
we play it we'll we have done well.
We take with us at least the knoWl-
edge that we have done our duty.
Conditions Point Victory
Then he drifted into the campaign,
saying:
sThis is not an occasion for talking
politics, perhaps.
"Tt would be perfectly idle for me to
prophesy the outcome of the present
campaign. 1t really is not worth While
10 prophesy. One mans guess is as
good as another's.
Conditions existing today, however,
show that Democrats can win great
victory. 100.
.'The party was torn to pieces in 1895,
because of the free silver issue, and IN
1904 it was still in bad shape. lf 10
different now.
s'That I did lead a forlorn hope in
1904 is shown by the fact that the ma
jority against me was so large that
the memory is now almost obliterated.
NV only purpose in 1904, however, was
to build UP the party SO that it might
he in a. position to oust the Republicans
from power, and if L have done any
thing in that line [ am satisfied"
What Democracy has rendered Tor
The country and for the people formed
the basis of few remarks OF ms
torical nature and it was pointed out
that much of Roosevelt's popularity
was due to his really Democratic prln-
ciples.
..The service we must do" concluded
Judge Parker, is to oust from power
the Republican party, which Tor the
last twenty years has abused the trust
the people put in 1t.
NicoIl Praises
Mr.. Nicoll was then called on to add
a few words.
1--WE of the east are not as well in
formed of the west as you think or as
we ought to be-" said he.
Il was astounded to see so large and
beautiful a city here on the western
coast and one in which the people are
so warm hearted.
"And when | see a city like this that
is able to sell $23,oo0 0OO5in bonds for
The development of the water supply
during such a time of financial de-
preston / take off my hat to it.
Some one asked about New York pol
itics. :.
s'Pn not here on political business" +"
he continued. I'm here looking for in
vestments. Soon as ] made this known
my welcome became more intense.
(Laughter).
Il retired from politics after the cam
paign of 1904 Hence l am not at all
familiar with modern politics. l can,
however, tell you something about poli-
tics in the years that preceded those
eVentful days.
To Carry New York
Il have been called upon by your dis
tinguished chairman to predict the
outcome of the campaign in New
York in 1908. In 1904 when l was as
sisting in the conduct of party affairs
with Messrs. Taggart, Sheehan and
others, 1 INDUCED in prophecies almost
every week l reduced my prophecies
to writing and gave them TO the Asso-
ciated Press. Many of you may have
had the pleasure of reading some OF
them.
"Nany of those in the cause then did
not consider it a forlorn hope. We
sent out about 30000,000 documents
pointing out the evils of Republican
government. We used considerable
money.
It have distinct recollection of re-
ceiving many letters from California
asking the national committee for
money and saying that there would be
no difficulty in carrying that state.
OaughteD.
Now, this much l say in the way of
prophecy: There will be no chance
Whatever of carrying the normally
Democratic state of New York, which
has the largest electoral vote, unless all
Democrats bury their differences there
and stand shoulder to shoulder in the
fight. That is the attitude which lead
ing Democrats of New York are TAX
ing in this campaign.
Accept Convention Verdict
I'VE recognize that in a great party
like ours there must be differences in
the choice of candidates and of plat
forms. Our theory is that after the ma
tional convention has deliberated and
decided on what is best all Democrats
should acquiesce and give hearty sup
port.
IT feel certain of this, as I have fire.
ouently told Judge Parker in coming
out here to California, that if the DEM
ocratic ticket and platform carry at
the election by the votes of the people
of the United States we can at least
administer affairs as well as the Re
publicans have done in the past -four
years.
81 venture to predict we will never
have a panic that will drive million
men out of work, cause many of the
biggest banks and trust companies to
suspend, spend the last dollar in the
government treasury, wind up with q
big deficit at the end of the term and
a period of business depression.
IF we Democrats take hold Of the
-.1xrar,,n,ant instead of DrOViding con-