Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-19
MIR. PARKER'S SPEECH
TO COMMITTEE THAT NOTIFIED
HiMOF NOMINATION.

II is Mastery Review Of the Political Situa-
tion. and Suggestive Of an Administration oI
Public Affairs Which May Afford Great Relief
From the Trend Towards Control Of the
Few. Instead Of Government by the People
II PuIIy Justifies the Claim That he Will b
aSafe Man to Entrust With the High Power.
Of National Executive.
After the very eloquent and impres.
sive address of Champ Clark, represent
ing the committee present, Mr.. Parker
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Committee: l have resigned the Of
fee OF Chief Judge of the Court of Ap
peals OF this State in order that may
accept the responsibility that the grea'
convention you represent has put
upon me, without possible prejudice
to the court to which | had the honor
to belong, or to the eminent members
OF the judiciary of this State, of whom
l may say as private citizen, l am
justly proud.
At the very threshold of this re-
sponse and before dealing with Other
subjects, must in justice to myself
and to relieve my sense OF gratitude
express my profound appreciation ol
the confidence reposed in me by the
convention. After nominating me
and subsequently receiving a commun
ication declaring that regarded the
gold standard as firmly and irrevoca
bly, established, a matter concerning
which / felt it incumbent upon me te
make known my attitude, 90 that
hereafter no man could Justly say that
his support had been secured through
iudirection or mistake, the convention
reiterated its determination that
should be the standard-bearer OF the
party in the present contest. This
mark of trust and confidence I shall
ever esteem as the highest honor tina,
could be conferred upon mean hon
or that, whatever may be the fate ol
the campaign, the future can in no de-
gree lessen or impair.
HIGHLY PRAISES PLATFORM.
The admirable platform upon which
the party appeals to the country fol
its confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were &C
we'll condensed in the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and direction
the course to be pursued through their
proper application in order to insure
reforms in both the legislative and ad
ministrative departments OF the gov
ernment. While not hesitating in it,
promise to correct abuses and to right
wrongs wherever they appear or how.
ever caused; to investigate the several
administrative departments of the
government in the conduct of which
off cials have created scandals and 10
punish those who are guilty OF 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 expendi.
ture of the moneys of the people, and
to that end to return once more to the
methods of founders OF the republic,
by observing, in disbursing the public
funds, the care and caution prudent
individual observes with respect to hi,
own, still the spirit OF the platform as.
sures conservative instead of rash &C.
ton; the protection of the innocent
as we'll as the punishment OF the
guilty; the encouragement of indus.
try, economy and thrift; the protection
of property and guarantee of the en-.
forcement of the benefit of mans in.
alienable rights; among which, as said
in the declaration of independence are
"Life, liberty and pursuits of happi.
ness"
Liberty as understood in this coun.
try means not only the right Of free.
dom from actual servitude, imprison'
ment or restraint, but the right OF one
to use his faculties in all lawful ways
to live and work where he will, and tc
pursue any lawful trade or business
These essential rights Of life, liberty
and property are not only guaranteed
to the citizen by the constitution ol
each OF these several States, but the
States are by the fourteenth amend.
ment to the constitution OF the United
States forbidden to deprive any one o.
any portion of them without due pro-
cess of law.
CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT.
Occasionally, by reason OF unneces
sary or impatient agitation for reforms
or because the limitations placed upon
the departments OF government by the
constitution are disregarded by official,
desiring to accomplish that which te
them seems good, whether the power
exists in them or not. it becomes de-
sirable to call attention to the fac,
that the people in whom all power re-
sides, have seen fit. through the medi
um of the constitution, to limit gov
ernmental powers conferred and tc
say to departments created by it
"Thus far shalt thou go and no far
ther." To secure the ends sought. the
people have by the constitution sepa
rated and distributed among the de-