The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-10
Parker. The Just Judge.

Il. 10 unfortunate that during the ls,
days - ne eaupalgr the candidates should
have been brought into tee position Of call
i5g each other fAlsifl rs but The blame rest,
with Jadge Parker.
Al lbe eutstt be asked bis supporters 10
esst 70 asreIslous up3n bis opponent and
sad that be tlmfelf should make no public
sfefebes elhtT than 81 hs own home, as "a
q Otherwise would he,uneigrihd
A. itbicsma evident that be was loting
tle dshi be supporters urged him TO de.
prl from hls Intentions and he, we II ias
s9Asblg yled 10 their requests. Not
fly ia he DO this but charged over ard
cF ta Roosevelt had forced the corpol
alioa ~ threats and promises to contl-
tiia % tbe Republican campaign fund.
At lasl Roosevelt. published statement
tks, all such chsrges were false ard tina,
Parker q deliberate falsihr. 10 reply to
lhi patatr tries to wrlgae cut Ct 1t but
m9kcs 10 eltemp. 20 produce proofs OF bis
assertions sod uolefs be csn do this be
stands before the coaa.fy as deliberate
fHaar.
fhe n y. l4ibaue well SAYS that Presl-
dat Rp0seyelt's letter spesks the natural
llIia1stI6n q sn honest mao. Its uneon-
yeailoraiiy i The natural result Of an un-
prscedenled situation, No other President
ever spoke 50 n hIs campaign. No other
fftiidCnt was ever subjected to such out
ragaCus attacks upon bis personal honesty,
pHsIstently repeated, with defiant refussls
o'tfilenee 20 sustain them. IL has been
perfectly apparent that there was no .vi.
dcac 10 sustain hen, or Il would long ago
have baea produced. The frantic efforts OF
Nho originally brought the charges
% away ffUm the Issue and discuss
~ collateral questions concerning
ca 10 Contributions prove that there Is
tie vderee.
J ge Parner'a statement stands against
hr aoostvelts. ole Is the shifty accuse.
tia q a dith0nts. mind try Ing TO insinuste
gha Ee 81 The biss s. corruption into the
81 d Il Bis hesFefa wIih1u, boldly stand.
i3H th6m, Tic other "a the frank snd
manly denial u person conscious Of his
oFn iutgfity. The Issue il lqusr,ly join
81, Ether Judge Parker or the Presd
~ the u5l,e3 States has fpolen fAlfely.
Taere l. 30 middle gtcutd.
After boasts Of answers ard tGldavi,s at
The Democratic headquarters yesterday,
sd frantic tiiltts, which evidently failed,
~ fabilssie somelhlng 10 sgsiaia the sccu
sati0a o. x'oIllon ard corruption, Judge
Parker last ,yenirg adopted the cowardly
tactics y his rewspaptr supporters and
tried 70 rau aaay from what he had said
A 'elandenF BIS infefenees, rs Mr.. Root
called him, be confessed himself falsifer
by avoldsrcss, He pretended that he bad
no. ctltiels q the President, but had mere
ly called attention n an evil tendency, and
complained that the President had attacked
him Tor ytululing to cfilielse the attempt
Of the trusts TO control the election Yet
his own Hgrds With inference to the Pnsl.
dent sCd NJ. Corttlyou were "txtortIon"
aud "blood money 10 The face a the
nlsiils q lueh iafsmoGs charges against
the persoaal bouor 81 the President, and
The dseiafalloa tia. these charges were
"uU, such sknlklng ard evasion Of the
perto - istue u his own isiiing settles be-
yosa dispute the sttfp'tstihls question Of
personal hrnor between The two csndi-
dates.