The Irish standard., 1904-08-13

"ii piCsolol VI uly views is neceS.
sary to secure the nomination. If so,
let the nomination CO. I took the posi-
tion that l have maintained,-frst,b be-
cause 1 deemed it my duty to the
court; second, because do not think
the nomination for such an office
should be sought. I still believe that
1 am right, and therefore expect to
remain steadfast.
every truly yours,
"ALTON B. PARKER"
There, in his own hand, is Judge
Parker's explanation of his silence. It
illustrates his character He might
have answered Mr.. Bryan by point
ing to his labor union decisions and his
sweeping common-law condemnation
of combinations in restraint Of trade.
He might have shown that he was
under no political obligations to David
b. Hill, for the reason that it was he
who managed the campaign which re-
suited in Mr.. Hills election as gov
ernor of New York But he endured
Misrepresentation and caricature pa
tiently. When the proper time came,
he spoke, and the whole nation heard
and understood.
Judge Parker's message declining to
accept the Democratic nomination for
president, except on the understanding
that he would maintain the gold
standard Of money values, was no
more remarkable and significant than
his refusal to play politics from the
bench. In these days Of strenuous
heroes, the American people welcome
the tranquil courage Of such man.
The Democratic party can we'll invite
comparison Of the personalities of Al
ton B. Parker and Theodore Roose-
welt. ."
The chief judge of the court of ap-
pcals Of New York is man of i'm
pressive stature and handsome ap-
pearance. He is six feet tall, weighs one
hundred and ninety-six pounds, and
has the proportions Of an athlete. He
was fifty-two years old on May IA. He
has a large head and the face of
a country-bred gentleman, - strong,
fresh-colored, and unwrinkIed. There
| is singular suggestion of power,
courage, and good nature in his per-
sonality. The eyes are large, brown,
and uminous-sincere and direct. The
nose is aquiline, the jaws large and
curved, and the chin round and mas
sive. The teeth are big and white,
the lower lip heavy and protruding,
and the thick mustache coarse and
tawny.
The judge has a wide, high fore
head. The top-head indicates penetra-
ton, energy, benevolence, reverence,
and firmness. The hair is reddish
brown. 1t is head devoid Of eccen-
tricity in it's lines-full, even, sym.
metrical.
There is simple, unpretending dig
nifty about the man that fits his mas
sive physique and easy, uprighticar
riage He is sober, sincere, unselfsh,
decent. Men in every walk Of life
turn to him instinctively with confid-
ence. There is neither exaggeration
nor self-consciousnessa aM his speech or
manner. He does not boast. He has
a hearty scorn for heroics. Firm in
spirit, even-tempered, charitable in
his judgments of others, loyal in
friendship, loving work for its own
| sake, seeing in law only the means Of
justice and order, he unites the viril-
! tiles and the sobrieties in his strong,
! modest character. He has, too, na-
tive sense Of humor that will never
permit him to become pompous.
Judge Parker may be said to be a
man free from ,eccentricities, unless
intellectual integrity and sound
moral imagination are to be considered
| abnormal in an age Of weak dema-
goguery. He listens well, patiently
| searches for facts, makes up his mind
slowly, and aims at general and per-
manent rather than particular or tenn
porary results.
In memorial speech on 1.-THE lsts
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