The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-08-12
.PARKER'S PLATFORM
Democratic Candidates Speech
Accepting Nomination.
REPEATS GOLD DECLARATION
Derornces Executive CsurPa ion.
Touches on Colorado Labor war
Asserts Necessity OF IarItr REVISION
Regulation of Trusts-OoPoses "'i'-
tarism and Imperialism.


REGULATION of Trusts-OoPoses "iii-
tarism and imperialism.
Esopus. y. Y, Aug. l0-The speech
of acceptance OF Alton Brooks iarAer
in reply To the committee which hou-
fed HIM of his nomination for Tie
presidency by the Democratic party Is
as follows:
Mr. chairman and Gentlemen Of the Com
/ have resigned the Office Of chief judge
of the court ii appeals 81 inns state ia OF
der that / may accept the respohS'p'"'E
that The great convention you represent
bos mi ,Innu me without possible preJu-
aica ~ ths court to when l had the nom
or TO belong or 10 the eminent members
of the judiciary of TINS state oI~Whoih
may now say as private clOZeH "4i
justly proud -. ....-,...,s,
ard for, dealing with other subjects
/ must in Justice to myself ana 10 re-
lieya my sense Of gratitude, express my
profound appreciation OF the confluence
rep, Scd IL me by the convention. A4lsI
no1,....4tiag me and subsequently recSIN-
ing q Standardization GeC,;rIng that re-
sarGeI the gold standard as nrmIy anu
irrevocably established, Il matter concern
ing which l felt it incumbent upon me 10
make known my attitude SO that mere
after no man could justly say tEat ms
support had been secured through moi
rection or mistake, the convention refer
ated its determination that shouId De
the standard bearer Of the party IN the
nresent contest This mark OF trust ana
confidence l shall ever esteem as the hlSh-
est honor that could be conferred upon
mean honor that whatever may De the
fate of the campaign, the future can III
no degree lessen or impair
The admirable platform upon Whlch
the party appeals to the country for us
| confidence and support clearly states the
principles which were so well condensed
/ in the first inaugural address or Presi-
! dent Jefferson and points out with FORCE
! and directness the course to be pursued
! through their proper application In order
! TO insure needed reforms in both the legls-
lative and administrative departments OF
the government While unheSttating IN
! its promise to correct abuses and 10 right
| wrongs wherever they appear or however
| caused: TO investigate the several ADMIN
! istrative departments Of the government,
/ the conduct of whose officials has ere
/ ated scandals. and to punish those who
! have been guilty OF a breach OF their
| trust; TO oppose the granting OF special
| privileges by which the few may profit al
| the expense Of the many; 10 practlce
| economy in the expenditure of the mon
/
| turn once more to the methods OF the
| founders Of the republic by observing in
| disbursing the public funds the care ana
, caution a prudent individual observes
| with respect to his own, still the spirit OF
! the platform assures conservative instead
! of rash action, the protection OF the lnno-
| cent as we'll as the punishment or the
! guilty; the encouragement of industry.
, economy and thrift; the protection OF
| property and a guarantee of the enforce
! ment for the benefit of all of mans in
| alienabe rights, among which. as said In
| the Declaration of Independence, are me
| liberty and the pursuit or happiness
| Liberty, as understood in this country
! means not only the right of freedom from
actual servitude Imprisonment or re-
straint but the right Of one TO use his
| faculties in all lawful ways, TO live and
work where ne 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 the constitution of each of the sew
eral states, but the states are by the
fourteenth amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton Of the United States forbidden TO
deprive any person of any one of them
without due process Of law.
| Occasionally by reason of unnecessary
or impatient agitation for reforms or be-
cause the limitations placed upon the de-
! Ldrtments Of government by the const-
1
ing to accomplish that which to them
seems good. whether the power exists in
! them or not, It becomes desirable to call
! attention TO the fact that the people in
whom all power resides. have seen Mt
| through the medium OF the constitution
: to limit the governmental powers con-
| ferred and to say to departments created
! by il, THUS far shalt thou go and no
farther" To secure the ends sought the
J people have by the constitution separat-
| ed and d. attributed among the three de-
| partments Of government-the executive
| legislative and judicial-certain powers
! and Ii is the duty of those administering
| each department so TO act to preserve
rather than to destroy the potency OF
the coordinate branches Of the govern
ment and thus secure the exercise Of all
the powers conferred by the people.
Thomas Jefferson, in letter to William
c. Jarvis touching the perpetuity Of ouI
institutions, written many years after ne
had retired 20 private life, said, IF the
three powers of our government maintain
their mutual independence Of each other
| IL may last long, but not so II either car
, assume the authority of the other" II
must be confessed that in the course OF
our history executives have employed
powers not belonging TO them. Statute:
, have been passed that were expressly for
hidden by the constitution. and statutes
\ | have been set aside as uncOnStitutiOna
| when it was difficult to point out the pro
, | visions said TO be offended against IL
4 their enactment. All this has been done
: with a good purpose, no doubt but II
q | disregard nevertheless Of the fact tina
ours is a government Of laws, not Of men
: deriving its Just powers from the consen
of the governed" If we would have oul
| government continue during the ages t
come for the benefit OF those who shall
succeed US we must ever be on our guar
against the danger Of usurpation Of tina
I authority which resides in the whole PEG
+ | pie, whether the usurpation be by Off
Gals representing one OF the three grea
departments Of government or by a bod!
e Of men acting without commission from
g the people.
Impatience Of the restraints of law a
/ well as Of it's delays is becoming NOR
6 and more manifest from day to day
Within the past few years many instance
have been brought to our attention wher
d in different parts OF our beloved countr,
supposed criminals have been seized an,
punished by a mob Notwithstanding tn
fact that the constitution of each stat
guarantees TO every person within IL
jurisdiction that his life, his liberty o.
his property shall not be taken from hin
G without due process Of law.
r In a struggle between employers anC
employees dynamite is said to have beer
e used by the latter, resulting in the loss o