Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-09
by Attorney Lipscomb.

the occasion to my friends and fellow
citizens and introduced Attorney An
drew A. Lipscomb, who made fervid
grafton, propounding the principles and
policies of the democratic party, and con-
cluded by introducing Judge Parker,
whom he termed the great friend and ex-
ponent of the laboring man.
Judge Parker advanced to the railing
of the balcony and stood for several
minutes looking into the eager faces of
the shouting multitude. while the band
played AUD Lang Syne." He thanked
his audience and the delegation on the
balcony with him for the cordial recep-
ton. and said it was his intention to
simply acknowledge the compliment and
retire, but that he was tempted to say
something of political nature.
go ahead. Let's have 1t. Speech.
Speech came the cries from the street.
Worry Over Presidents Activity.
without further encouragement"
Judge Parker said, II will tell you some
thing about our prospects" He said in
part:
Il wish l could say the battle is all
over and that there is nothing else to do
but to make arrangements for the inau-
guration. However. while our prospects
are excellent. we cannot get away from
the fact that we have an alert enemy.
The republican party has the good for
tune to have for it's leader the President
of the United States. and that means
something in this contest, especially when
the President is such an accomplished and
able politician as is Mr.. Roosevelt.
HE is the most accomplished and re-
sourcefu politician of modern times.
There is serious menace to the whole
country in his proposed coming here on
the 22d. as we have read in the news
papers he intends to do. to put his hand
on the political pulse of the nation and
keep II there until after election.
I'VE have experienced his ability as
politician. We have not forgotten that
in the last campaign he was able to write
one or two letters to Mr. Hartman ask
ing him to come to Washington and talk
over things. Mr.. Hartman came and
talked them over No one will ever know
what went on at the conference, but we
do know that Mr.. Hartman was delight
ed with the way things went and. imme-
diately raised $4,000. which money was
put into New York state in the three or
four days preceding election.
Two Kinds Of Trusts.
''Since then We have ascertained that
there are two kinds of trusts or corpora
tions-the good trust and the bad-but for
the life of me l have never been able to
make any distinction. A trust is trust
in my opinion. 1t might be that the
good trusts are the ones that have not
been prosecuted and have contributed lib
orally to the republican campaign funds
LAS | said before. our prospects were
never better, but we have an enemy that
is powerful. The President has at his
command an army of federal officeholders
$4,000 all told. and kept at the annual
expense of the people Of SIj,OOO,OOO Bear
that in mind; it is important.
Regarding our foe. it has been proven
that the republican rule does not neces-
sarily mean the full dinner pail. and the
merchants and business men of the coun
try are at last alive to the fact that re-
publicanism does not essentially mean
prosperity The republican leaders would
have you believe this, but it is not so,
and 1 have no fear of being contradicted
in making this statement. During the
financial crisis of Cleveland's adminstra
ton fifteen banks closed their doors In
California and it was called panic. Last
year forty-fve banks closed, and it was
called holiday.
Advantages in Repu blican Dissension
I'VE have another advantage in the
fact that the republicans are fighting
among themselves and that we have an
opportunity to carry states tLat have
been included in the republican ranks
Indiana. New York, New Jersey Con-
necticut and Ohio. We have labor with
u.s. and thousands of negroes have at last
realized that they are not the natural and
beloved wards of the republican party.
Most important of all. and what /
look upon as the surest sign of approach
ing victory. is that our party is at last
united. Democrats have come to the
conclusion that they must stand together
to preserve the constitutional government
and the home-rule policies of he states"
When Judge Parer concluded the band
struck up Dixie" and the cheering lasted
for several minutes. He and his friends
on the platform adjourned to the hotel
lobby and several hundred persons
rushed in from the street to grasp the
hand of the defeated candidate of 1904.
Who Planned the Function.
Last nights celebration was arranged
by such we'll known democrats as Judge
Nichol. A NJ Lawson. w. Mex. Clayton,
William Cranch MacIntyre, Capt John
E. Miller, DR.. Samuel f. Lewis, DR. Will
liam H. Wunder Clarence f. Latimer,
Cotter T. Bride. Charles w. Darr. Jack
son H. Ralston, Frederick S. Siddons,
Levi David. William ]. Dwyer, George
f. Zeh. j. Ernest Dulin and. in the back
ground. a leader ot the Afro-American
Political League, the Rev. Sylvester L.
Corrothers pastor of the Galbraith A. NJ
E. Church. Mr.. W. NICK. Clayton was
chairman Of the delegation.
w e Ryan of New York. who has been
actively engaged in the local democracy
and who is an old friend of Judge Parker.
acted as master VI CcISiioIileS anu iutIo-
Luced the delegation during the reception
in the hotel.
Columbia Club to Collect Funds.
The Columbia Democratic Club OF
Washington. one of the oldest democratic
clubs in this city, met at the Raleigh Ho-
tel last night. The session was brief
one on account of the arrangements made
| for the serenad de in honor of Judge Par
ker. The only business transacted was
the adoption of motion authorizing the