The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-26
Judge PARKER'S
LETTER Of Acceptance
Sod ID. leO4

Committee. Etc.
Gentlenen-Ln my response to your
committee mt the formal notification
proceedings referred to some matters
not mentioned In this letter. ! desire
that these be considered as incorporat.
ed herein. aud regret that lack OF space
prevents specific reference to them
all | wish here, however. again to refer
to my views there expressed as to the
gold standard. to declare again my un-
qualified belief in said standard and to
express my appreciation OF the action
OF the convention In reply to my COM
munication upon that subject.
Grave public questions are pressing
for decision The Democratic party
appeals TO the people with confidence
that It's position on these questions will
be accepted and Endorsed at the polls.
While the issues involved ara numer-
GUS. some stand forth pre-eminent In
the public mind. Among these are
tariff reform. Imperialism. economical
administration ard honesty ia the pub
lie service | shall briefly consider
these and some others within the nee
e@sarily prescribed limits OF this letter,
imperialism.
While | presented my views az the
notification proceedings concerning this
Vital issue. the oyersaadowing impor-
lance of this question impels me 30 re.
fer 10 ID ugaEn The issue Is often
times referred To as constitutlonaiism
versus Imperialism.
IL we would retain our liberties and
constitutional rights uumpaired we
cannot permit OF tolerate az any time
or for Soy purpose the arrowation Of
unconstitutional powers by the exeeue
tive branch 81 our government We
should be ovet usiH8ful 0f the words
81 Webster Liberty IA only 10 be pre-.
served hy maintaining constitutional
restraints ard jest division 81 polite
ical powers
ALREADY the natIoBsi government has
ts@cafHe centralized heyond any point
contemplated or imagined by tbs
founders II fhe constitution How tire
ule8sansly all this has added TO the
power ~ the president, 1t hBs deyel
npsd fratu year To year uatil # alno#t
equals that 81 many monarcha While
the growth of cur country and the mag
ultnde ~ Interstate interests may seem
to furnish plasslhie reason for Tits
centra liEation of power. pet these same
facts AFFORD the myst potent reasau
why Tire executive sbonid not tse per
nltted 10 eacroaeb Upon the other de-
partmsnts II tie government and as
sume legislative ar ost8er powers not
expressly conferred by the cousti,u-
Elon
The magnitude It the country and
tn diversity ~ tater7st# and popula
than would eaat3e 4egermlness. aubE-
tIoas aud able executive aumiudfgl ~
constitutional limitations and urel
With The lost IL paweg to ~ far Ia
the asurpatlnu Of authority and the
aggrm ndtEenaent IT personal power be
fore the sitmat8an cou1d be fully appre
eiasesi or tbv people be aroused
The issas of imperialism which has
been thrust gpoB tbe country Involves
a decision whether the law Of the Ia nd
or the rule II individual caprice shall
govern. The principle % imperialism
may give rise 10 brilliant. startling
dassl.ng results. but the principle af
democracy holds To check the brilliant
executive and subjects him 10 the "a.
Der. conservative control ~ tire people
The people II the United states
stand 81 the parting % the ways
Shall we follow the footsteps ~ our
fathers along the paths % peace. pros
perity and contentmeat, guided by the
ever living spirit Of the constitution
which they framed for rs, or shall We
80 along other and untried paths hith.
erto shunned by all. following bllndly
new ideals which. though appealing
with briiilancy to the Imagination and
ambition. mas prove a will-o' the syisp,
leading us into difficulties from which
Il may bee impossible 10 extrieHte our
selves without lasting injury "a cur
national character and Institutions
The Tssta ard Trusts.
Tariff reform = one of the cardinal
principles ~ the Democratic faith aud
the Necessity for II was never greater
than at the present time II should lie
undertaken a once In the Interest of
all our people
The Dingley tariff Is excessive ia
many u TIA rates and. a. to thesn AZ
least unJastiy aaa oppFesaiyely bur
asnn the people 1t secures 90 comes
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