The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
HIS CLAIM TO FAllE
GAINES oNr or o11o1U17
 PARKER MEN.

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 PARKER MEN.
 Congressmaz from the Hsrmi3r x
 District of Tennessee Dn<hus
 nastic for the Nomination e 1 the New York Judge.
 Advertiser Bureau
 Colorado Building,
 Washington. May (.
 There is no more ardent advocats = the nomination of Judge Alton 3. rsr- ksr. of New York. than Hon. yohn Wesley Gaines. of the old Hcrmitaro district of Tennessee. MT. CAlneo hao been that way a long tims, fndoox r there Is anybody in congress anno11G the Democrats who is entitled to 1Av claim as the "origfnal Parker nm = Mr. Gaines is most likely that mau. AS ooon as Congress ad1ournad 1rex Gaines went up to Esopus. tho v117ox6I on the Hudson near which the 5uxlsf. Democrat has his home. and rot hin nrst sight of the man about whoul throughout the country. there is muck speculation and public interest. The an. pectations Of the Tennessee corfwran1. man appear to have been moro thnn3 met as . result of his visit.
 6pea1king of his past and prepouk l1nu@ tevsst in Judge Parker. MI. 0sineos4o- day seids Tn the spring Of 1897. In oppossu~ 1 vicious biIl In the House, I used cn1l of Judge Parker's leading opan1one oo ! the subject involved in which he h&YHI . New York statute fundamentns1y vo16I because it deprived the people of fhS( right to dispose of their propsx<ys| abridged their inalienable r4ghfs oN life liberty and the pursuit of happ1-} ' ness. l said then. and hawe repeaxed< ly said since. and | now say thai hG Is of presidential timber Of tho hieh.l est order. I favored h1s noninatioa frl 1900. if my friend Bryan had decliaS6 and now insist that pArl<sr shou1d| be nominated by the Democrats fon( President. Last Saturday visited Judes~par} ker at his home near the village ok Eao-5 pus. on the Hudson, where he haa nj farm of 147 acres. Reared in the coun~1 try Judge Parker looks tho farmsx} with his broad-brimmed eoft hat. WithI hat off and his sine head and high fore-l head in views he looks something more than mefe type either of farmer ors jurist. for he invoIuntartly fmpressea the beholder as a man of unusual char- acter and intellect. As found him. so he impressed as a man of masterful pa~ triotfc temperament. with strong, per- suastve individuality. deep convictions and unytelding rectitude of sentiment. with Q mlnd bold and far-reachinR Of grasp. yet wtthal of kindly tolerant and we'll poised balance. He is ono whose presence at oncc fmpresses you as masterful and makes seem absurd any suggestion that he could be the tool of any man.
 His opinions as judge have been conspicuous in treating great questions that concern the welfare of the people and the government in such a way as to resolve all questions admitting doubt in favor of a heaithful public policy for the God-made man. Tn the first case from him which attracted me. Judge Parker wrote the opinion of the majority of the court, holding a certain act void With certain alterations the act was again in question before his court and again 1t was held fundamen- tally void. not by majority vote but by all the members of the court agree ing that Judge Parker, was right in bis first opinion.
 Tn later case he wrote dissenting or personal opinion. and in similar suit the United States Supreme Court
 
 ker holding in substance that he had correctly stated the law. No one can read his opinions and not be impressed with the strong trend of his mind as utterly opposed to Judicial legIsIatfon.s It is significant in these days when there is much tendency in other branches of government to usurp the i law-making power. and when Congress appears slowly but surely yielding to ! executive encroachment.
 Judge Parker is an old-time party Democrat. He believes in political par ties. Schooled in diversity, he courts opposition with the pluck and compos- ure of one who has found it a way for I the achievement of the most lasting successes. He assured me he had al-i ways stood for and by the Democratic Party. He and several of his neighbors i who are familiar with the facts, told | me that he supported Bryan in 1896 and 1900. although he differed from the Nebraska leader on the money is- sue. I was informed that after the Democrats defeat. though not q rich man, Judge Parker. aided a bankrupt campaign committee of the Democratio Party to pay large accumulated cam mentioned. 1t was said The has always done that"
 Although the duties of his great of- flee and the obligation to his colleagues on the bench who avoid mixing in party, politics, constrain him against partisan activity. he has never been persuaded entirely to divorce himself from a patriotic exercise of his right and duty as a voter. When he ran for judge in 1897, the opposition charged that be did not support Bryan in 1896. Judge Parker's friends asked him for a letter refuting the charge. The gold committee met and endors- ed him. He did not wait for their ac- ton, but insisting he would not sail under false coIors. avowed before the committee met that he had supported Bryan. Parker was elected and the other Democrats on the ticket defeat- ed.
 Tn addition to his thoroughly Dem- ocratic ways and manly pursuits and his contact with politicians while man. aging campaigns, Judge Parker has met the great body of the lawyers of New York city and State, while hold Ing court at circuit throughout the State. Hence Is well known and most popular among the best intelIects of the great State. He was born and rear ed in the Republican part of New York. and has always lived there. His per- sonal following among the Re- publicans who have a strong