The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
PARKER APPLIES
IDEAL STANDARDS
Appeals to Old Principles
of Government.
THE EXAMPLE OF JEFFERSON
Touches Upon Trusts, Labor Disputes,
Official Corruption, and Lashes prac-
tice of Dominant Party.
THE EXAMPLE OF JEFFERSON

committee.
have resigned the Office of chief
Judge or the court OF appeals Of this
state IN order that I may accept the re-
sPonsiDlhty the great convention YOU
represent has put upon me. without pos
slp!e prejudice to the court TO which 1
! had the honor 20 belong or TO the emil
eeht members of the judiciary OF this
state OF whom / NAV now say az a pri-
| Vate citizen 7 am Justly proud
AZ the verv threshold OF this response
ana before dealing with other subjects
/ must. In Justice to myself and TO re-
n Ileve my sense Of gratitude. express my
profound appreciation of the confidence
rcposed In me by the convention
after dominating me and subsequent
II receiving a communicable declaring
mat l regarded the gold standard as
| firmly and Irrevoca Div estabIlshed n
matter concerning which 1 felt II in
cumbent upon me &c make known nv
atiIIuoe so mat hereafter no man could
Justly say that his support had been
| secured through indirection or mistake.
the convention rciterate u ITS determine
lion that l should be the standard
| test.
Mark of Confidence.
This mark OF trust and confidence 7
| shall ever esteem as the highest honor
that could be conferred upon mean
| honor that, whatever mey be the fate
Of the campaign. the future can In no
| ueSTee ieSSen OF Impair.
The admirable platform upon which
The party appeals to the country for its
confidence and support clearly states
| the principles which were so well con-
| densed in the first Inaugural address NJ
| President Jefferson and points OtIr Win
| Iorce and directness the course 70 be
| pursued through their proper applica-
t non IN order 70 insure needed reforms in
poth the legislative and administrative
departments Of the Government
A Solid Platform.
i while unhesitating in its promise to
correct abuses and right wrongs wher-
ever they appear or however caused:
to investigate the several adninistra-
tive departments of the Government.
conductof whose officials has created
scandals, and TO punish those who have
| been guilty OF a breach of their trust.
70 oppose the granting OF special priv
heges By which the few NAV profit at
1.-THE expense of the many; to practice
economy In the expenditure of the mon
eys OF the people. and to that end to re-
turn once more to the methods OF the
founders o. the Republic nv ohser--ir,z
IN disbursing the public funds the care
ana caution prudentindividual observes
| with respect 10 his own. still the cDi-it
OF the platform assures conservative
| instead or rash action; the protection Of
the innocent as well as the punishment
OF the guilty: the encouragement of In
dustry, economy and thrift: the pro-
tectlon OF property and guarantee Of
the enforcement, for the benefit of all
OF mans inalienable rights, among
| which. as said in the Declare ton of In
pendence, are life, liberty. and the 2ur-
suit OF happiness
Definition of L serty.
Liberty. as understood in this
country, means not only the right of
freedom from actual servitude, impris-
onment, or restraint, but iie right of one
to use his faculties in all lawful WAYS
to live and work where he will and 70
pursue any lawful trade or business
These essential rights of life, liberty. and
property are not only guaranteed TO the
citizen by the Constitution Of each of
the several States, but the States are
| by the Fourteenth Amendment 10 tbe
| Constitution of the United States for
bldden 10 deprive any person of any one
OF them without due process of law
occasionally, by reason Of unneces-
sary or impatient agitation for reforms
O. because the limitations placed upon
me departments or government by the
Constitution are disregarded by officials
desiring TO accomplish that which 10
them seems good, whether the power
exists In them or not. IL becomes de-
slrable TO call attention 10 the fact that
Inc people, in whom all power resides
have seen fit, through the medium OF
the Constitution. to- limit the govern
mentel powers conferred and to say
TO departments created by q: Thus fa-
shalt thou go and no farther
Potency of Constitution.
ITO secure the ends sought the peon1e
have by the Constitution separated and
distributed among the three depart-
/ ments OF government-the executive
legislative. and judicial-certain powers
and II is the duty of those administer.
ing each department so to act as 10
preserve, rather than TO destroy. the no.
tency of the coordinate branches ~
the government. and thus secure the e,,-
ercise OF all powers conferred by the
people.
Thomas Jefferson. in n letter 10 U-iI-
nam =. Jarvis, touching the perpet1Iity
OF our institutions, written many yea
after ne had retired TO private life said .
- II the three powers OF our govern.
ment maintain their mutual indeDend-
ence OF each other, IL may last long. but
I, not SO II either can assume the au-
thority Of the other. II must he CON
, fessed that In the course Of our history
! executives have employed powers NOT
belonging 10 them; statutes have been
passed tnat were expressly forbidden by
the Constitution. and statutes have been
set aside as unconstitutional when n
! was dlncut 70 point out the provisions
said TO be offended against in their en-
a good purpose, no doubt, but Ia dis
regard, nevertheless. OF the fact that
ours is government OF laws. not OF
men, deriving its Just powers from tba
consent Of the governed
Danger of Usurpation.
IF We would have our government
continue during the ages 70 come. for
the benefit Of those who shall succeed
US. We must ever be on our guard
against the danger OF usurpation OF
that authority which resides in the
whole people, whether the usurpation
be by officials representing one Of the
three great departments Of government
or by a body OF men acting without a
commission from the people
''Impatience OF the restraints OF law.
as well as OF its delays, is beconine
more and more manifest from dav Ia
day Within the past few years MANY
instances have been brought TO our %
tention. where in different parts of Gu.
beloved country supposed M Is