The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-01
PARKER ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
HIS LETTER ToTHE DEMOCRATIC
NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
VIEWS ON PUBLIC POLICIES
Says the Tariff, Imperialism, Honesty
In Public Service and Economy In
Governmental Administration
Are Paramount Issues.

Judge Parker's formal letter Of accept
aECe 10 the democratic notification com
tnlilee is Il document OF some 5000 words,
and is addressed 10 Hon. Champ Clark and
other members of the committee. In the
opening paragraph Judge Parker says tie
WISHES his remarks made at the time of his
Eolitchtlon to be considered 4 part Of his
tofma4 response. Continuing, lie says,
Grave public questions are pressing for
decision, Tbs democratic parry appeals
20 the people with confidence that Its
position on these questions vii. be accept
ed and inGorsod at the polls. While the
ISSUES involved are numerous. some taud
forth prominent in the public mind
Among these are. Tariff reform, imperial
ism. economical administration and hon
es'y in the pubic service. l shal. briefly
consider these ana some others within the
necessarily prescribed limits OF this letter.
Imperialism.
while l presented my views at the no
thca,lon proceedings concerning this vital
issue, the cNershajOwing importance Of
zmis question iTnpels nit to refer to 1t again.
The issue is oftentimes referred to as
c0hStituiioraIism VS.. imperialism.
III We would retain our liberties and
constitutional rights unimpaired. we calf
not permit or tolerate, at any time or for
any purpose. the ~arroGatton Of unecu-
sttHtluud. power by the executive branch
Of our government We should be ever
mindful Of the words Of Webster. Lib
ert} Is Only 10 be preserved by maintain
ing CoEStlullaha. restraints and a Just
Corfinljgo en- rFn 60 ~" g,,tTbtect ta COWS.
'The parr'a # he TSrifef S1qtass starf NJ
me parting Of the WAYS. Shall we follow
Of nr1re rrClrartt gr4 az , 'LN dd' ",,'
! ruiiad nv he ,t.r-HvfrT enfrtt - ~ cLr-
| stifution vhirh tbr, fTnann-s5, f,r ne on
shall we ro arGnr mtFnr AZ 1rt,taH D.trs
hitherto stunned by all. following b.ndiy
hririancy T., thn inIapiT9ti1n aTd 6,mTi
tioH may move "a viii -, he wien rag1irr
MS iDto ditHrurtire frano y-rfrh n,1t 10
mn1ssinla to rxrrirafa oI,r~ec' zoe Isr4|''ia,m'ft
lasting injury 10 our patiGng, rhar.
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turning to the subject OF the tariff, and
the democratic demand for reform in that
me he says:
'Idflti reform is one OF the cardinal prIr-
cIp.eS Of the democratic faith and the
necessity for II was never greater than
at the present N 1t should be under
taken at once in the interest Of al our PEG
pc,
me Dlns.eY taFIfL Is excessive In many
9f It's rates, ana. as TO them at least, un-
JGsty and oppresSiyety burdens the peo-
pc. 1t secures to domestic ma0ufaclurers,
SlAEtE or III COMPUTATION. the privilege of
cAactIng excessive prices at home aud
prices far above the level Of sales made reg
uIdfty by them abroad with profit, thus Civ
Of our avn ,eJnnin n ievfeq nnnrdgsi,,o
and IN iUst taxes mon nany a]rtfy%P'aae farm n r.
ing in whole or 1art he so]l -r a raw
matprial ~ many nf mir a6mfaEtn r "a
products, not only burdeninE the con-
suHer, but also closing to the manufac~
tuTer the markets he needs and seeks
abroad, Its unjust taxation burdens the
people generally, forcing them to pay eX.
ceSSiNe prices Tor FOOD, fuel, clothing and
other hecessarlcs of life, it levies duties on
many articles not normally imported in any
considerable amount, which are made *
tehSiFely at home, for which the most tx
IRENE pFotectlonist would, hardly justify
protective taxes, and which In large
amounts are exported, such duties have
peer. ana VIII continue to be a direct in
centilye to the formation Of huge industrial
combinations, which, secure from foreign
competition, are enabled to stiae domestic
competition and practically to monopoIize
the home market.
Ever, now the argument most frequent
~ urged In behalf OF the Dinghy tariff,
and against tariff reform generally, is the
necessity Of caring for our infant indus
tries; Mary Of these industries, after a