The Irish standard., 1904-07-16

ing that the electoral votes of New
York are absolutely essential to Demo-
cratic success, we submit to our
brethren throughout the country that
Alton B. Parker, Democrat in the
prime Of life, has been elected by a
majority of over 10000 to the chief
position in the judicial system Of this
state and for over six years has dis
charged the duties of his high office
with such unvarying dignity, shining
ability and scrupulous fidelity that if
his term We're to expire this year he
would undoubtedly be chosen to sue
coed himself by the concurring votes
of all his fellow citizens
Therefore, l repeat, that this is the
unanimous voice of New York invit-
ing the country to consider the fitness,
ability and availability of our candi.
date. The country, anxious to win in
this great crisis, called upon New York
as the battle-ground. New York an
swers with Il candidate who carried
the state by 10000 majority. The
country called upon New York for the
best Of its brain and blood and New
York answers with a man who cut
his way through poverty and toll until
he found the highest peak of power
and honor in the state.
The country called upon New York
for a Democrat and New York answers
with a man who learned the simplest
lessons Of Democratic faith in the fur
rowed field, who took them with in
creasing strength to the bar, and final
~ honored them by his exalted sta
ton on the bench-a man who.
throughout his career from poverty to
power, never in fair weather or foul
forSook the standards of his party faith
or deserted the colors Of his command.
''The country called upon New York
for a Democrat free from factional
dispute. and New York answers with
a man friendly to all factions, but Il
fayorite, and afraid of none; a man
who will take counsel and courage of
both, but who will take the bitterness
of neither-a man who will not stir
the hatred of the past nor share the
acrimony of the present, but who will
lead us up toward the future into a
cloudlcss atmosphere of party peace.
The country called upon New York
for man who measured up to the
stature of this lofty place and New
York answers with n candidate who
grew from youth to man in the hum
bic walks of life, who lived and learn
ed what all our common folk must
live and learn, man who ripened
with advancing years in the rich at
tainments of the law until he went
by choice of those who knew him best,
to hold the heavy scale of justice at
the highest point of our great judicial
system, where, with the masters who
nodded state and union, and the men
who drive commerce DER the wheel
of time, he surveyed to the very
ground every inch of this great re-
public and saw with expanding vision
the material growth and glory of his
state.
"The country called upon New York
for a man to fit this, the critical hour
and place in our national life, and
New York answers with man who
puts against the strenuous sword-play
of a staggering administration
simple faith in all the perfect power
OF the constitution, man who puts
against an executive republic the vir-
tue of a constitutional republic,
man who puts against executive usur-
patton knowledge of and a deep love
for the poise and balance of it's three
great powers, man who puts against
the stealthy hunt with the big stick
a faithful observance of constitutional
restraints.
'The country called upon New York
for a man of stainless character in
private and public life and New York
answers with a man whose path leads
from the sweet and simple fireside of
his country home where he enjoys
the gentle society of his family, to his
place of labor and honor at the head
of one Of the greatest courts in Chris
tendon. And nowhere through his ac-
tive and useful life has aught but hon
est praise found utterance on the lips
Of those who know him best.
eff you ask me why he has been
silent, l tell you it is because he does
not claim to be the master Of the Dem
ocratic party, but is content to be its
servant. If you ask me why he has
not outlined a policy for this conven-
ton, tell you that he does not believe
that politics should be dictated, but
that the sovereignty of the party is in
the untrammeled Judgment and wis
dom Of its members; if you ask me
what his policy will be, if elected,
tell you that it will be that policy
which finds expression in the platform
of his party.
with these, as some Of the claims
upon your conscience and judgment.
New York comes to you flushed with
hope and pride. We appeal to the