Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-13
MODEST JUDGE PARKER.
His Letter of Acceptance Assumes q
Monopoly nf Honesty.

| His Letter of Acceptance Assumes q
| Monopoly of Honesty.
! No one can read Judge Alton Il. Park
! er's letter OF accept nce without being
+, struck with its temerity and self-su.d-
cheney in making an issue of admiHistra-
tive honesty between the Republican and
| Democratic parties. Evidently this
progeny Of David Il. Hill aud TaTnmany
Hall is one of those rare men who can
| hear the De1alogue and feel no seif-re-
prOach." Written primarily for Demo
| cratic consumption this letter presumes
that members Of his party possess a mon
opoly OF the qualities OF honesty. sinceri-
ty and economy necessary to run a gov
eminent without corruption, crookedness
and extravaganza.
SO far as Judge Parker is willing to
admit the Republican party of this gen
| Grafton included but one honest politi-
clan, and he is dead. With ostentatious
recognition OF the axiom de mortuis nil
| nis bODum, il recalls and garDles pa 81
age from the last address Of our mar
tyred President, William Mckinley,
who had won the affection of his coun
| trymen," in order 10 convey the impress
sion that with his demise all that was
honest and trustworthy had passed out
Of the Republican party. This from the
candidate who was discovered and
groomed for the presidential race by Da-
vid Il. Hill, William +. Sheehan' and Pat
rick ii. McCarren, argues colossal inn
pndence or an ignorance of the situation
so dense as to be almost beyond belief.
How judy Parker harps upon this is
sue of honesty may be judged from such
passages as these:
Among these issues ere tariff re-
form, Imperialism. economical admins
tration and HONESTY in the public ser
vice
Whether the purpose of the bill Ito
reclaim arid landsl will be fully accom-
plished must depend in large measure
upon the a'' lily, sobriety Of Judgment,
independence and HONESTY OF the Off
GERS of he Interior Department having
this great work in charge. The
magnitude of the conception and the
enormous expense its carrying out in
wolves makes as realize the overwhelming
Importance of broad, capable and
HONEST administration OF the work
authorized by the statute.
Both (the army and navy, however.
have suffered from persistent injection OF
personal aud political influence Promo
tions and appointments have been fire.
quently based on favoritism instead OF
merit. Trials and courts-martial have
been set aside under circumstances indi-
eating political interference.
"A return to the constitutional princi-
pies, frugal expenses and administrative
PURITY of the founders OF the republic
is the first and most imperious duty of
the times-the commanding issue now
before the people Of the Union QUOTED
from a Democratic platform of 1876 as
expressing the demand of the people in
100D."
The postal frauds. in which the guilty
rascals were exposed. tried and convict
ed, are made the excuse for the unsup-
ported assertion that "a widespread i'm
preston exists that thorough investga-
ton may discover other cases Of misfeas-
ance." Ii would be interesting to know
whether Judge Parker conjured this I'M
founded impression up out of the Vastly
deep" OF his own unfamiliarity with pub
lie affairs or had 1t thrust upon him by
the INSCRIPTIONS cock of Wolfert's
Roost
He charges a violation OF national
good faith" in the methods by which "the
excessive acquired the Panama canal
route and rights" without one iota of evil
| dence to support the assertion. which Is
an indictment not only of the executive
but of the American people, as the votes
| ratifying the treaty and appropriating
the money to clinch the violation OF ma
tional good faith" were practically unani-
nous.
The entire letter invites comparison
| OF the honesty. courage and administra-
| tive capacity of its author and his party
with President Roosevelt and his party.
| Fame has already taken the measure OF
| Theodore Roosevelt's qualities. No one
has ever questioned Judge Parker's hon
esty, but whether he possesses high civic
courage and administrative capacity no
one knows.
As between the two parties such a
comparison would be odious to the party
which to-day rests its entire hopes of
success upon the favor of Tammany
Hall. Investigation and punishment OF
crime has been the position of the Repub-
lican party; the attitude of the Democ-
racy TO crimes committed under its rule
has too often been illustrated in the in
solent and brutal question OF Boss
Tweed, What are you going 10 do about
| ity,