The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
NEW PARTY FORMED
NEW YORKERs ORGANIZE DEMO-
 CRATIC LEAGUE.
Alton B. Parker, Once Candidate for President, Makes Principal Ad- dress--Outlines Purpose of
 Conference at Saratoga.

Saratoga, N. Y.. Sept. 1o--Out of the Democratic conference which began a two days session heer today under the guiding hands of men who hold prominent place in the partys history. there promises to grow a permanent organization to be known as The Democratic League"
 Speeches were made today by Alton B. Parker, Thomas Osborne and Ed ward H. Shepard, outlining the pur- poses and hopes of the conference. a resolution providing that the mem- bers of the conference and those who may hereafter become members, con- stituted a permanent organization un- der the name of The Democratic League"
 Alton B. Parker was named as tenn porary chairman.
 Judge Parker Speaks.
 Judge Alton B. Parker said in part:
 We are here for no selfish purpose. This conference Is no place for the man whose ambition for official sta ton Is greater than his desire to rem der public service. It is the place for patriotic men who are willing to make sacrifice for the public good.
 And who that has made a careful study of the political condition of our country who can doubt that the need of the hour is the upbui1ding of a par ty so fundamentally sound in its prin- ciples and so clean in its leadership that the people will select 1t as the instrument to drive from place. and power the party that has seated its money-changers in the temple of ltb- erty, where they have bought and sold the privilege of collecting from the people in one form or another the riches in which they riot.
 "Only a few years ago we had our first billion dollar Congress. Now we have a two billion dollar Congress. The original cost of the Erie Canal was $7,00O,0 900. Now the Federal Govern ment spends within three days what it cost to build that canal Our specu- latlve prosperity boomers are raising values on the strength of unusual crops Secretary Wilson. estimating the value of our wheat crop at $620,- 900 900 and the hay at $621, ,0o0, ,000. the approprlations of the Federal 4Govern- ment for the year exceed either and are equal to five<sixths of the total value of both crops.
 "This example of the Republican Federal administration has been faith fully followed in many States.
 Tt will be said that, as the country is growing in population and wealth, so the expenses of Government would naturally increase. True, but the in- crease is out of all proportion to our growth, and 1t bears heavily upon ev- cry industry in the country and upon every mans income, and will continue to bear still more heavily unless we halt the waste and extravaganza that is responsible for a large measure of 1t.
 "Nine-tenths of the trusts and com- binations in restraint of trade have come into existence during the last twelve years. They might have been checked in the beginning without dam age to anyone.
 Finally an aroused public sentiment seemed to threaten discovery of the fact that the Republican Party was responsible for the non- enforcement or law and further that the reason for 1t was to be found In the alliance be- tween the National and State organi- zatIons of. that party and the law de- flying trusts. combinations and corpor- ations This threatening situation was so adroitly manipulated as to shield that party temporarily from this great danger, and at the same time aid the scheme of centralization of control In the Federal Government very dear to the real leaders of the party and to many others who regard property rights as vastly more important thap personal rights The lead was taken by the late president, who descanted on the need of greater power in the Federal Government, that it might do what the States had neglected.
 ''The duty of the hour plainly Is to aid in preparing the Democratic Party in this State to render our people ser vice sorely needed. As one step in that direction, the party must be Dem ocratic in fact as well as in name.
 political organizations are helpful and should be encouraged but they should not be created from the bottom upwards. not from the top downwards; otherwise they don't represent the will of the party electors, the persons chosen by the electors to represent them in convention must be permitted to do so. Many of them have not been allowed to do so In the past and they will not De in the future unless safeguarded by law"