The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-09-28
SAID 81 A DAY ENOUGH
Judge Parker's Neighbors Tell
Story That Tie Made This
Statement Two Years Ago.
Political Workers In Ulster County Say
the Democratic Candidate Won't
Win His District.

[Esopus dispatch In New York Globe
Sept. .
There is good deal of talk in Ulster
county To the effect that Judge Parker
will not be able TO carry his own dis
trict despite his great personal popu.
larity and the natural pride his neigh
bors feel In having presidential
candidate among them. The Republic
an leaders are working tooth and nail
to roll up good majority, and in the
last week they have been making much
use of story going the rounds about
the judges views on the subject of
wages. In substance ii is nothing
more than that he remarked two years
ago that an unskillcd luborer was en-
titled To 81 n day and no more
The amount of gossip started by this
revival of an olfhund contribution to
economic discussion In II corner gro
Gerry store Is Indicative of rural scnti-
ment, and the precise details with
which the story IL emhcllishcd In its
campaign garh show the Importance
attached to il by the hucolic managers
Of the campaign In this part of the
world.
Here is the form In which the story
Is given:
81 think that dollar IL day Is
enough for any man provided Tint his
work is stcndy. Any man can live ON
that, and that is all unsllilled labor is
worth. | am sorry ! have to pny more
thun TINT and wouldn't If we had II
better supply of labor hcrenbouts."
This statement was made by Judge
Parker In Emory Freer's store one Sat
urdny morning about two years ago
and made an impression ON those that
heard II from him directly and on those
that heard 1t from others that has not
yet died out The remark WAS called
forth by discussion In Ereer's store.
Freor is the grocerymnn, try goods
man and general merchant of the vii
lngc, and his store which Is on the
corner of the main street. Is the gHth-
cring place for the men hereabouts to
exchange news, gossip and political
Views. On the day In question II crowd
of men WAS there. There were Emory
Frcer, Sam Il. Mott. who runs the
butcher shop and livery stable; Lew
Booth tie barber; Carl Wismcr, who
Is now II baggage handler In the West
Shore station In Kingston, and several
farmers from the vicinity who We're in
the village for their Saturday trading.
The topic was the scarcity of labor In
the township and the high wages that
were being paid, uuskillcd labor get.
ting nj times ms high MS 81 60 day.
While the talk was going on Judge
Parker happened ln aud appeal was
made 10 him Immediately He answer
ed without hesitation that dollar
day WAS enough for any man
The talk Immediately rose TO high
pitch of excitement Everybody in the
store took II hand In II, and none agreed
with Judge Parker Even the farmers
who In that part of the country ARE n
very thrifty class, could not accept
such n proposition. A dollar and n
quarter day was the bottom price
for day labor The Judge stayed some
time In the store, listening to the talk
and taking considerable part in 1t. but
no arguments We're able t. move him
from his belief TINT n dollar was all
that II days labor was worth, with the
further statement that he never paid
more than that If he could help II,
which wns often the cnsc.
MIR Wlsmcr, who was one of those
present, says of the incident:
II remember 1t MS plainly MS If II
was yesterday. II WHA In FreprS store
Emory Frcer WAS there, Lew B,oth,
the barber, and Butcher Mott Those
men. | remember. We're there. and there
were others, farmers
ct made II lot Of talk Mt the time be
cause we liked and admired Judge Par
kcr, and We were surprised to hear him
say such n thing. and lot of people
around Esopns have held II up against
him. Everybody Is remembering II
now. The Judge Is Il fine mnn but he
In way off ON that proposition"