The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
PARKER IS SCANT
WITH BRYAN'S NAME
Peerless One Is Mentioned but
Once by Judge and by
Delancey Mc0ll


Just once in the course of political
speech made by Judge Alton b. Parker
of Esopus to a large concourse of local
democrats in Walton's pavilion last
night did the judge mention the name
of William Jennings Bryan THERE'S
the eminent jurist and former candi-
date for president outdid his own rec
ord ins Los Angeles a few days ago,
where he made a speech in which it
all.
Judge Parker talked an hour and a
half. An hour and a quarter of that
time had passed before he referred to
Bryan in the sentence, IF Mr.. Bryan
is elected president--
He got no further. Two thousand
stalwart patriots. who had been anx-
iously waiting for 70 minutes to cheer
the name, burst into a wild demonstra-
ton of applause. A band. started up
Well Rally Round the Flag, Boys"
and the Bryan banner of the California
delegation to the Denver convention.
which had been held in reserve to put
on the platform when the presidential
nominees name should be spoken, was
hurriedly placed in position.
When the cheering subsidized. after
five minutes of rare enthusiasm, Judge
Parker calmly continued-'then there
will in all probability go with him a
democratic congress"
Delancey Nicoll, the we'll known New
York lawyer and friend of Judge Par
ker, who followed him on the platform,
also referred to Bryan once only
Nicoll administered one stinging rap
to Gavin McNab that must have panied
that gentleman If he was present.
San Francisco and New York are
alike in several respects" he said.
When read after the primaries that
beautiful eulogy Mr.. McNab pronounced
on his rival and saw the sympathetic
tears and flowers he placed on his
grave, l said to myself, It's the voice
of Murphy reading the funeral OBJ
sequies of Pat McCarren.' ."
Judge Parker was introduced by
Mayor Taylor. In his speech the dis
tinguished jurist deplored the repub-
lican policy of federal control and the
Capitalization of power in the federal
government as advocated by President
Roosevelt, which he held to be directly
contrary to the spirit of the constitu-
tfon and the intentions of its trainers.
The democratic speaker urged that
It had been the policy of the repub-
lican party to endeavor to present fed
eralism as a panacea for all ills of the
body polite.
The purpose of the continued actions
OF the party from the president down
In increasing the federal power" he
SAID, was to create the impression that
II the federal government had all the
power the states possessed, then cor
pofate onenses and trusts and evil days
would not have come on the people,"
Judge Parker declared that the trusts
and great fortunes had been fostered
and nurtured by the republican party
and the tariff. Judge Parker accused
the republicans of passing the hat to
secure campaign contributions" at
every national election
Judge Parker dwelt on the efforts of
the democratic party to have a bill
passed making it an offense for a pub
lie corporation to contribute to a
political fund, and the -'sidetracking'
of the bill by a republican congress.
III Taft is elected president" said
Parker, with a republican congress.
there will be no antf-contribution fund
law passed. If Mr.. Bryan is elected
president, then there will, in all proba-
.bility, go with him democratic con-
gress, and with such an answer the
senate will not dare stand off against
law for the cleansing of politics"
Parker finished with an appeal to the
audience to consider cleanliness in pol
itics and national life above all else.
Sixty members and friends of the
Iroquois club Toasted Judge Parker at
supper at the st. Francis after the
meeting. 1t was an informal affair
and democratic in every way. It was
served at long tables in the red room.
which was entirely devoid of any deco
rations.
Thomas e. Hayden, the president,
opened the ceremonies by introducing
r. P. Troy, who acted as POSTMASTER.
Speeches were made by Judge Parker.
Delaney Nicoll, Mayor Taylor and
James ID. Phelan.
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