Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-11
PARKER ACCEPTS
The NOMINATION
Discusses at Length for First
Time His Views on Public
Questions of Today.
WOULD BE A oME-TERMER
He Promises That If Elected t,c Will
f'cver ASK a Second 7-srrn-ssts
Fort, the Policies His Admin
istraticn Would Pursue.

l.sou,s. n. Y. Aug. 1o.Judge Alton
| H. Parker today received the formal
notification OF his nomination Tor the
| rrcsiipis :. Following the speech OF
notification by Hon. Champ Clark of
Missouri. Judge Parker delivered his
acceptance addrcss. He said:
! Mr.. chairman and Grnte.icn 81 the
| Committee: have resigned he office of
chief judge Of the court OF appeals of this
STATE in order tfai | may accept the re-
| sponsihil-s t;lat III" great co.vcntiGi, you
l.pFcsent hes put upon ne, without pos
sibio prcitl'tice to TIC court to which
nehl nle"l'''rs q ,is,' lad.eiarH OF tii;s
vate citiz' u am just = proud
y the very threshold OF !his response
and before ccalns with .iller subjects
muse. in iu.tiee r!Ssclt and TO relieve
my sense OF gratitude express my pro-
1 found appreciation CT the con.donc" rc-
posed in ne ~ tn conventions -A1ter
nominal ng 7,e ana subsequently receiving
a coininun.,a tion declaring that ] regard
! lhc solt stan lard as firmly and irreI oea-
by established, a matter concerning.
whici f"it q incu,nhcnt upon me u
I make lino"n my attitude so That here
after no man ctIld justly say that MS
support had been Secured through inf!i-
reccicn or mistake, the convention reitcr-
at"d its determination that J should be the
standard l,eaiar of The party in the pres
cnt contest This mark of trust and con-
| f,tcncc ! shall ever estce,n as the highest
honor that could he conferred upon me
|
o. the campa sl, the future can in no
ace.ee scsse', or impair.
ihe a,lmit@plo platform upon which the
par.s' appeals % the country fer is con
iacIce and Support clearly stasas the
PRINCIPLES which word so w'll c,:,'cn='d
/ IN iha first inaugural addl.as Of Pics'-
| dgnt Jefferson. aud points oui With fore.
and direcincss; the course 20 be pursued
| through their proper application il! orGt!
to insure needed reforna- in both the leg
sla'ive and ailnlinstraiye de'a r!1nrll's
way, ,l1l.Gs
| in its promise to correct abuses and 10
right wrongs wherever thcY appear or
however caused: 70 investgatc the. Soy
eral administrative departments II TIL.
| government the conduct of whose officials
has created scandals. and u pun sil thlse
who have bcan guilty of breach of their
/ trust: to oppose the granting Ut spe "ial
| privileges by which the few may profit a
the e,:pcils" OF the many: To practice ";''n.
omy in the expenditure of the moneys of
| the re"oie. am. to that end u return enc.
/ more 10 the methods OF the founders vi
| the republic by observing in dshursing
the public funds the care and caution i;
10 his own: still the spirit OF III" pla,fc
| assures conservative, instead Of rash a.
tier; the projection of the innocen, US
well as the punishment of the guilty. The
encouragcment Ut Industry, economy and
thrift; the protection Of properly and a
guarantee OF the enforcement for the bon
eft oil all OF mans inalcnai,le rights.
among which, as said in the aeciara tioil
of Independence. are life, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness" Liberty. as under
the right of freedom from actual sctvi-
tude. imprisonment OF restraint. but thu
right OF one to use his faculties in all
| lawful ways. u live and work where h.,
VIII and to pursue amy Lawful trade Of
| business. These essential rights of life,
liberty and property are moi only guar
antced to the ctizcn by the constitution
of each of the several states. but the
states are by the Fourteenth amendment
to the constitution of the United States
forbidden to deprive any person of amy
one of them without due process of law.
Occasionally. by reason of unnecessary
or impatient agitation for reforms, or be-
cause the limitations paced upon the de-
partmcnts of govern, ent by Tho const.tu-
/ ton are disregarded by officials desiring
to accomplish that which 10 them seems
or not, it becomes desirable to call atten-
| ton to the fact that the PEOPLE i'm whom
all power resides have seen fit. through
| the medium of the constitution. to limit
| the governmental powers conferred ard
| TO- say to departments created by it:
THUS far shalt thou go and no farther"
TO secure the ends sought the peop.e have
| by the constitution separated and dis
| tributed among the three departments of
governments executive. Legislative
| and judicial--certain powers. and ii is the
| duty of those administering each depart
| ment SO TO act as to preserve. rather than
to destroy. the potency of the coordinate
branches OF the government and thus St
cure the exercise of all the powers con-.
| ferfcd by the people
Thomas Jefferson, in letter to William
G. Jarvis, touching the perpctuity of our
| institutlons. written many years after he
mad retired TO private life. said: "If the
| three powers of our government maintain
their mutual indcpcndonc" of each other
! 1t may last long, but not so if either can
assume the authority of the other" !;
must be confessed that in the co'irse of
our history executives have employed
/ powers not belonging to them. statutes
have been passed that We're expressly
forbidden by the constitution and statutes
nave been set aside as unconstitutional
when ii was difficult to point out the pro
visions said 20 he offended against in their
| enactment; ell this has been done with a
good purpose, no doubt, hut i'm disregard
nevertheless, OF the fact that ours is q
| government OF laws. not of mon. deriving
its just powers from the consent of the
| governed. If We would have our govern
ment continue during the ages to come
for the benefit of those who shall sue
coed us, We must ever be on our guard
against the danger of usurpation of that
authority which resides in the whole peo-
pie. whether the usurpation be fy officials
representing one of the great departments
of government or by {; body of men act
ing without commission from the people,
Impatience of the restraints of law. as
we'll as of its delays. is becoming more
and. moro manifest from day to day.
Within the past few years many instances
have been brought to our attention whore
in different parts of our beloved country
supposed criminals have been seized and
punished by mob Notwithstanding the
fact that the constitution of each state
guarantees to every person within it's ju-
risdic ton that his life his liberty or his
property shall not be taken from him
without due process of law.
In struggle between employers and
employees dynamite is said to have been
used by the latter. resulting in the loss of
life and the destruction of property. The
perpetrators of this offense against the
laws of God and man. and all others en-
gagged In the conspiracy with them,
should, after due trial and conviction,
have had meted out to them the most
rigorous punishment known to the law.
| This crime, added perhaps to others, led
to the formation of a committee of citi-
zens that, with the support of the military
authorities. deports from the state, with
out trial, persons suspected of belonging
to the organization of which the perpe-
traitors of the dynamite outrages were
supposed to be members. In both cases
of force These Illustrations present some
evidence of the failure of government to
protect the citizen and his property, which
not only justified the action OF your con-
duty TO call attention TO the fact that
constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the right
to labor. to acquire and to enjoy property
or to reside where his interests or incl.na-
ton may determine; and the fulfillment
of the assurance to rebuke and punish all
denials of these rights. whether brought
about by individuals or government
agencies. should be enforced by every Of
fetal and supported by every citizen. The
essence of good government lies in strict
observance of constitutional limitations.
enforcement of law ana order and rugged
opposition to all encroachment upon the
sovereignty of the people.
Inc foregoing suggestions but emphasize
own and many other forms of govern
ment. 1t has been well said, i'll substance
that there are but two powers in govern
ment. one the power of the sword. sus-
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