Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-17
Judge Parker Sounds Keynotes
in Speech of ACceptan

St6nQlnr W1Cn Dareu Hcdu i'll
drizzling rain on the lawn of hi
homo at Esopus, N. Y, Judge AL
ton B.Parker last Wednesday for
mally accepted the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency il
a speech that was mastery, patri
otto and courageous. He boldly but
, gracefully placed the high Office
, for which he has been nominated
above the man and emphatically
stated that if ele,ted he would
with the help of God give to the
, office the beet service of which he
; is capable and at the end of the
term retire TO private life. In part
his speech is as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
of the COMMITTEE: l have resigned
the office of Chief Judge of the
Court Of Appeals of this State in
order th 1t may accept the respon-
sioility that the great convention
you represent has put upon ME,
without possible prejudice to the
court to which | had the honor to
belong or to the emi.ent members
of the Judiciary Of this State, of
VIII )iu | may now say rs private
citizen | am justly proud.
CAT the very threshold of this
response and before dealing with
other subjects l must, il justice to
myself and to relieve my sense If
gratitude, express my profound APP
probation OF ii e confidence repos-
ed in me by the convention. After
nominating me and subsequently
receiving u communication declar
ing that l regarded the gold stand
ard as firmly and irrevocably estab-
lished, matter concerning which
/ felt it incumbent upon me to
make known my attitude SO that
hereafter no man could Justly say
that his support had been secured |
through indirection or mistake,
the convention reiterated its deter
minatiOn that / should be the
standard bearer of the party in the
present contest. This mark of trust
and confidence l shall ever esteem
as the highest honor that could be
upon mean honor that
whatever may be the fate of the
campaign, the future can in no de-
gree lessen or impair.
AT almost the very beginning Of
his speech Judge Parker sounded
what may be considered one of the
keynotes o. his candidacy and of
the campaign for his election
namely, eco servatiye instead of
rash action y X to correct
abuses and to right wrongs, what ,
ever they appear or however
y in or system of govern
nent; "the encouragement of III |
lustrY, economy and thrift; the ,
protection of property and guar +
Intee of the enforceme emit, for the l.
,eneft of all, Of mans inalienable ,
lights as understood in
his country" These rights in
lude "the rights of one to use his J.
aculties in all lawful ways, to live II
nd work where he will and to 7
ursue any lawful trade or bust =
ess.' In the earlier days of the h
republic this declaration might :.
ave seemed to be a platitude. :,
Jnder present conditions it is the ;,
ssertion of vital principle, espe-
tally in view Of the industrial dis :, u
lrbaaces which have occurred in =
he last few years. 1t is Judge !,
arker's unalterable conviction l."
nat every man, whatever his call y
lg in life, must be protected from y =,
IOlestatiOn in the pursuit of his v
usiness or trade. "
Judge Parker advocates ultimate -
If government for the Filipino. u
e urges that the islanders be pre-
ared us rapidly as possible for self i, *
)vernment, and assurances be "
ven to them that it will come as
'on as they arc reasonably pre- " =.
,red for it. He makes u vigor. III
is protest against n policy of great ,
ilitary ornaments, and also 1T
yainst the "feeling that by reason ~
the commanding position we ht
I'VE taken in the world we must
Ike part in the disputes and broils Ut
the foreign countries, and be- ley
use we have grown great We III
ould intervene in every import
t question that arises in other Gu
rts of the world We must, he ed
cOgnizes, have "such armament las
may be necessary for the security gr'
the country, and the protection pu
the rights of it's citizens at home +.
d abroad must be maintained. pa
rther than that We need not go.
Judge Parker's fellow citizens
Ould have no difficulty in form Ca
: a reasonably accurate concep- !
N of the kind of President he inc
uld make if elected next Nov mo
Der. They know where he stands Ca,
the money question, on the tariff, ba,
trusts, militarism, Imperialism, illr
d the right Of every citizen, un- is i
: the laws and the constitution, \
be protected in every legitimate bo,
rsuit and form of labor. 1t is q :,
the people to decide whether Ar
y want in the White House such a
resident as Judge Parke pledges 70
nSplf tn hp If plecfad pavt Nov