The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-28
JUDGE PARKER'S LETTER.

THE Democratic last published his letter OF ac
ceptance and subject comparison with the letter OF Pre
making up his judgment Judge Parker condenses what he calls
the and upon examination will be observed that they are
of being controverted matters OF der
between him and his opponent and between the PaeS
shey respectively represent
says THE issues are Joined and the
people render the verdict:
Shall economy of administration be demanded or shall ex-
travagance be encouraged?
Shall the wrongdoer brought bay by people, must
Justice political oigarchy?
shall our Government equal opportunity for special
shall Government of law, become of per
sonal caprice?
shall We cling of people, shall embrace
Every one Of these answered by Pre
dent Roosevelt In his annual message 10 the Lon
he said i call special attention to the need OF STRICT economy
expenditures The fact that national needs forbid to be Mig
gard providing whatever actually to well being
should doubly husband national
private by supuos avoidance OF
ancc of spending money on what needless
legmatey keep the point required needs
In his speech unwilling Sherman October IS
he said I'VE little afford dishonest the public
The murderer takes single life
the oorruponist public e whether he be bride bride
taker, strikes at the heart of the commonwealth"
At Butte Mont May he said This not and never
Government b mob II IS as it has been and will be- Govern
every man. every be he employer
employed wageworer mechanic banker lawyer farmer be he
whom may. he squarey and fairly he do his duty by his
neghor protection of the law and
given apest the ability that is in him. alone
or in combination with his fellows, as he desires &C. >
Related the subject he said in his Strenuous Life
There few public who though they would
repe with indignation the of brbe will corpora
special legislative and executive privileges because they have
funds will loose and exravagant
has political influence will
public public money without rendering ad
connivng inefficient the of
by leaders Various degrees of
guilt involved the multiudnous of this kind but
border line OF the commandment which orbddng theft
by implication obds the theft the failure
ish it"
again opening the Pan-American Exposition The
prosperity any be best attained by that will
the prosperity of all The motto which
the Some down. and the safest
All up >" At Spokane, May he
said: 1--WE have the right every decent American citizen
rally support of the law it be broken against the rich
and have the right ask that rich cheeuy and
Of the is the law Whether he acquiesce the law will
be enforced and this whoever he may be- great SMALL and
whichever end of the social he be- And Butte Mont
either he violate the the
invoked him. and invoking have the right cha
all good and demand the
do have shall enforce the law"
Judge Parker last the form of the
imperialism related the Philippines On that subject
of his Il with
plank platform that avors doing for the Fpnos what
Cubans making promise
prepared for it
gave Cuba selfgovernment with guarantee of indie
pendence by protection through the power of navy
In his annual to the Ftyeven Congress President
In dealing with Philippine people
the islanders merely what has
by the foreign Governments We
before people tropics
make them fit for after the fashion Of the really
free nations"
Where do the supporters of Judge Parker find the drenc1