Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-13
PARKEk'S SPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
Democratic Nominee For President
Repeats Gold Declaration.
HE FAVORS TARIFF REDUCTION

E.olus. n. Y. Aug. 11.-Judge Alton
B. Parker was formally notified of his
nomination as the candidate OF thc
Democratic party for president.
The ceremony occurrel on the lawn
of Rosemount. his handsome country
home. and in addition to the members
of the notification committee an many
prominent men of his party. hundreds
of the candidates friends and neigh
bors assembled to witness tic event
Judge Parker's speech of acceptance
was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Com
mttce:
have resigned the Office of chief judge
of the court of appeals of this state in or
der that ! may accept the responsibility
that the great convention you represent
has put upon me without possible pr, iu-
dice to the court tn which | had the hon
or to belong or to the eminent members
of the Judiciary of this STATE. of whom |
may now say n private citizen | am
justly proud
At the very threshold of this response
and before dealing with other subjects
! must. in justice to myself and to re-
licve my sense of gratitude. express my
profound appreciation of the confidence
reposed in mc by the convention. After
nominating me and subsequently recciv
ing communication declaring that re-
gardcd the gold standard as firmly and
irrevocably established. Il matter concern
ing which felt IL incumbent upon me to
max" known my attitud" so that here
after no man could justly say that his
support had been secured through indi
rection or mistake. the convention r"itcr
atcd its determination that ! should he
stn.. xt.. ri h.... of In in tl..
present contest.
The admirable platform upon which
the party appeals to the country for its
confidence and support clearly states the
principles which We're so well condensed
in the first inaugural address Of Prcsi-
dent Jefferson and points out with force
and directness the course Ia be pursued
through their proper application In order
to insure needed reforms in both the legis-
lative and administrative departments of
the government. While unhesitating in
its promise To correct abuses and TO right
wrongs wherever they appear or however
caused: Ia investigate the several admin
istrativc departments of the government,
the conduct of whose officials has ere
ated scandals. and to punish those who
have been guilty of n breach of their
trust: to oppose the granting of special
privileges by which the few may profit at
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 of the republic by observing in
disbursing the public funds the care and
caution i prudent individual observes
with respect to his own. still the spirit of
the platform assures conservative instead
Of rash action. the protection of the inno-
cent as well as the punishment of the
guilty: the encouragement of industry.
e1.-ffe bn ION NJ
property and guarantee of the enforce
ment for the benefit of all of mans in
alienablle rights. among which. as said in
the Declaration of Independence. are life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Liberty. as understood in this country.
means not only the right of freedom from
actual scrvitudc. Imprisonment or re-
straint hut the right of one to use his
faculties in all lawful ways. to live and
work where he will and to pursue any
lawful trade or business. These essen
tial rights of life. liberty and property
are not ONLY guaranteed to the citizen
by tn" constitution of each of the sew
..ral states. but the states are by the
nth ; mcudmont Ia the constitution of
~" United States forbidden to deprive
any y 'Son OF any one of them without
III. ploccSS of law.
Th"i. ~ jefferson. in a letter to William
&. Jarvis touching the pcrpctuity of our
Institutions. written many years after he
had r"Iircd Ia private life. said. IF the
three powers Of our government maintain
thcr Elutu.l indcp, nd"pcc of each other
II inay last long iut not 50 IL either can
:ssum. the authority of the other" 1t
must he conf, sStd that in the course OF
our history executives have employed
powers not bc,niGinG 10 them. Statutes
have been PASSED .hmt w"rc expressly for
| hidden by III" constitution. ana statutes
q q
when il WAS difficult Ia point oit the pro-
visions said to d., offcnd"d against in
their cnictr cni. \ll this has been done
with i "ond purpose. no doubt. but In
| !. SrceaId ncV':tl.civ:;S Of the fact that
..Ii: j. a covcrnit.rn; ol lIws. not of men,
.r vim, Us ''iG>i pn.Vcf$ from tn" consent
%: Il governed. II "" would have our
.,vcr; Im III c"niilG, during the ages to
enc tur the h"i.r.it pf those who shall
..ctttd - W. IaISt ,Vt bc on our guard
.ii.i = danger OF u$Irpation of that
.',ii, nriiy wli.h i..s:,i, in the whole peo-
pl,. wlc.lI,i the uHurpation be by OFF,
.';.IS i,pr'St ,.t;n;. oI." Of the three great
| Il. partn.ci.iS Of oI crim,nt or by body
or men acting without commission from
| the people.
lmpati,-nce OF the restraints of law as
| We'll as of its DELAYS is becoming more
| and mar" maE!f, - from day to day.
| Within the past few years many instances
have been brought tO our attention where
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 its
! Jurisdiction 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
I 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
! metcd out to them the most rigorous pun
ishmcnt known to the law. This crime.
added perhaps To others. led to the forma
/ ton of n committee of citizens that with
/ the support of the military authority, de-
ports from the state without trial persons
suspected of belonging To the organiZa-
tion of which the perpetrators of the dy-
namite outragcS were supposed to be
members. In both cases the reign of law
gave way to the reign of force. These
Illustrations present some evidence of
the failure of government To protect the
citizen and his DropertN which not only