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Show his VISIT I rOSMT I Hundred Call at fcrker Home, . iilate Delivers First tch, Save One, Ho Has SMade in Yaars. rournnlists Charles W. Knnpp 3t. Louis Republic Was Spokesman. sys. N. Y . Sept S. Editors of up-nzOO up-nzOO of the Democratic papers, rep-ng rep-ng various parts of the country, 'ojitosemount today to visit Judge 'MThey wee received by the candl-nOthc candl-nOthc visit was made the occasion first speech he has made In many barrlng only thajt In -which, on Allelic All-elic accepted the nomination, aja gay party that made the trip few York to Rosi'mount. The Dcm-fedltors Dcm-fedltors and their friends to the irKf 65 were In the mood for a holl-Etyins holl-Etyins of campaign In vnrlous sec-ffthe sec-ffthe country were discussed gen- jtRoscmount was reached a line irmed to march to Judge Parker s osephus Daniels of Raleigh, N. lrman of the committee on nrrange-f5hnrles nrrange-f5hnrles W. Knapp of St. Louis and tonn I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of SHonnl committee, were In charge. Jthe band, the delegation marched emount, where Mr Daniels npoko ipjThc greeting of the edftors to the Into was delivered by Charles W. pjcdltor of the St. Louis Republic, iyjludgc Parker said; jjudge Parker's Address. Mndeed a great plehsure to welcomo mount this body of representatives jreat American press, one of tho e"st forces in the UD-bulidlng and inenlng of a sturdy American cltl-)?Eyou cltl-)?Eyou have been in conference to iTthat your work In this campaign feas effective as'posslble. Organized land concerted action must always fcejthe effectiveness of the common ror of many hands leaders who have made a thorough-tirough thorough-tirough history, down which In all piturles their fame will march with wtrlues. have all been men who unmoved by hasty expression of rrlcd Judgment of the people, were tided In nil their public acts by tho dge of what the deliberate and ma-fdgmnt ma-fdgmnt of the people would be. So Beat papers are those which antlcl-fcejcaraful antlcl-fcejcaraful Judgment of the majority. RCnn Rely on Americans. great tribunal of the American pco-ybe pco-ybe Implicitly relied on to decide stlons with unerring and exact Jus-hcri Jus-hcri all tho cvldene is In and dellber-foad, dellber-foad, and those who would hold place flprs of the people must be so thor-EA.mcrlcan, thor-EA.mcrlcan, so discreet, so far-Bland far-Bland so sure of the pulso of tho fas to discern the course public nfwlll take Though tho Instant fent of the people may be often at (the. ripe and final decision 1b always Wright. And the part of leadership fcndw the right and to honestly, pa-sally, pa-sally, fearlessly and zealously ad- Tribute to the Press. .ns long as the press can discern and tnb unhurried and well-considered lent of die people, so long will Its fgrow mightily, and so long will It tajplacc In tho front rank of the lining-and vigorous march of national progress. To the up-bullding of the power of the press, and to the best use of that poyer, you have devoted yourselves. There are questions of great Import to bo passed upon by the people In November, questions that It will he. your duty, and therefore. I am sure,. your pleasure as well, to present hone.stly and so clearly that the people will understand them. - Criticises Republican Platform. I shall not take, up your time, however, with any 'reference to the great Issues upon which our party through Its platform plat-form and candidates confidently appeal to tho people for Indorsement, but crave your Indulgence while I briefly refer to a single feature of the platform of tho Republican Re-publican party. That platform opens with a declaration of that party's many years of control of Government, coupled with the assertion that It has displayed a high capacity for rulo and government, which has been made even more conspicuous by tho Incapacity In-capacity and Infirmity of purpose shown by Its opponents. ChnJlen'gc Is Welcomed. This challcngo to a comparison of Democratic Dem-ocratic and Republican administrations sinco the Republican party came Into cx-iftonce cx-iftonce should bo welcomed. Fortunately we have eight recent years of Democratic odmlnlstratlon of the executive department depart-ment of the Government which we will gladly compare with any similar period since 1SC0. Tho comparison will show that under Democratic control the administrative purity of the fathers was observed In the conduct of tho Government; that no one of Its departments was permeated as of late with corruption rivaling the days of the star route frauds; that a call was made to check the growth of expenditures; that It resulted In each Instance in cutting cut-ting down tho expenses within tho control pf the Executive of the Government below be-low that of preceding administrations. The comparison will show also that each succeeding suc-ceeding Republican administration after 16CS Increased expenses, und In some In stances so greatly as to Indicate reckless extravagance and waste of the people's monov. Cleveland's Administration. During Mr. Cleveland's first term tho average annual expenditures was about two hundred and sixty-nine millions. For the past three years It has been about five hundred and nineteen millions. Tho governmental expenditure last year mounted up to five hundred and eighty-two eighty-two millions, which Is not equalled 'by anv year slnpo tho Civil war. with tho exception excep-tion of the year of the Spanish war. Thero isan Inevitable result to such extravagance. extrava-gance. Instead of surplus in the annual receipts of about eighty millions, which the present Executive found on assuming control, there Is now a deficit to be found there of forty-two millions. Says Reform Is Necessary. The limits of this address will not permit per-mit a further reference to tho cost of j-mlnlstratlon. j-mlnlstratlon. but it should receive careful care-ful examination at your hands. And you will be convinced that reform Is necessary, aye, far more necessary that In 167G, In the scalo of public expenses, and when convinced you will do less than your duty If you fall to make the people understand It The challcngo of tho Republican plat-lorm plat-lorm permHs you to compare the details, the every-day life, so to speak, of tho Democratic administrations with both precedeslvo and successive administrations administra-tions and you will not shrink from It. Prnises Clevaland Cabinet. The sturdy honesty, marked abllitv and thorough devotion to principle of nIL those In high places during those Democratic administrations may without hesitation bo placed alongside of the qualifications of similar officials In any and all other administrations. ad-ministrations. Who. I pray vou. would hesitate to compare the members of tho Cabinet of those years with the present one. or with any one' Is the fame of Bayard. Bay-ard. Manning. Falrchlld. Endlcott. Whitney, Whit-ney, Vilas. Dickinson and Garland, members mem-bers of the 1SS1 Cabinet, and Olnev, Carlisle, Car-lisle, Lamont, Smith, Francis, Herbert. Blssel. Wilson and Harmon or that of 1S92 dwarfed? Dwarfed wherucontrasted with tho Cabipet officers of today? When tho comparison Is once completed you will declare de-clare tho victor In tho contest between the administrations to be. the one which, In addition to other excellencies, saved many millions a year to the Nation.- Expenditures Heavy. Extravagance Is running riot In Federal, State and municipal governments, In splto of the well-directed efforts of some excellent excel-lent officials. The Indebtedness of the municipal governments are steadily piling up. bond issues are Increasingly frequent and the people have not the satisfaction In many Instances of a full equivalent In Improvements for tho money expended. And the Federal Government Is leading In the race of great expenditures. Ere long- the people will demand a reform in administrative expenses. And thev will do It now If -they are made to appreciate the whole truth. Believes Democracy United. Tho flnmnir.'lllr" nn rl i- la rtnt n m,.lV,. It Is a body of persons who believe that its whole and fundamental principles aro best adapted to the conduct of the Government. Gov-ernment. Among so many patriotic and Intelligent men, It Is Inevitable that divergence di-vergence of opinion as to minor questions and differences of view as to the1 correctness correct-ness of tho disposition of dead Issues should be found. Tho party Is concededly united- today as to every article of faith which can reasonably enter Into the pending pend-ing canvass. Our adversaries arc entrenched, In full possession of every department of the Government, and it is a mistaken policy that will drive away voters who would help to oust them. The cause cannot bo advanced by attacks on others within tho party with whom we have had disagreements. disagree-ments. 'but wJho are now working with us for a common result. Eattlo of Ballots, All men who have attained any degree of prominence have their friends, and tho exercise of ordlnnry prudence forbids the alien attention of allies who arc willing and anxious to assist The coming election elec-tion Is not to be determined by the September Sep-tember vote In hopelessly Republican States where local Issues and candidates even arc previously handicapped, but tho result In Vermont on Tuesday admonishes us, and hero can be no harm in giving voice to'the admonition, that harmonious co-operation of all and the elimination of personal, factional and unlmporUint differences, dif-ferences, Involving no surrender of principle, princi-ple, aro esscntlalMo success. After the speaking was over. Judge Parker and the members of his family greeted all the Guests at an Informal reception re-ception held on the veranda. The ontlro delegation and other visitors thou proceeded pro-ceeded to tho boat where luncheon was served. |