The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-27


New York. speciai.-rosmer Prssk
dent Grover Cleveland Ia Nec.sre's fog
November gives his personal estimate
CT Judge Parker as d candidate for
President. lie says Of him "a part:
We sometimes end features of char
Seter 50 prominently visible in = rssn's
mental organization that. like the fss-
tures Of hla eounienance. they need M
Proof OF their existence. Tais 10 pre-
eminen,iy trae Of Judge ParkeF's in
tent delibefatlon in reaching eoncie-
sions and his inherent judicial conser-
,a,ism. These qualities Of bis mind
ere so dIstineiy apparently ths; they
are al once seen aae known ty all rho
gain the slightest knowledge Of ths
man This should make /, thoroughly
understood that these who iorc presA-
dentisi pyrotechnics must look elss-
where.
Il have known Alton n. Parker for
more than twenty years. lie Impressed
me on our FIRST acquaintance m = siu-
cere. honest and able man. and this i'm
preston has. with time and observa-
tion. grown 10 clear and undoubttna
conviction ! am sure that ! venture
nothing In making the positive asser-
ton that the guiding trait Of his char
acter IL his constant aud unyieldIng de-
Yotion TO duty.
Judge Parkers experience IN iu-
d.cial investigation. added to his nat
ural aptitude in the same direction.
ought TO satisfy the most cautious and
exacting OF his abundant ability 10 dis
cover in the light Of constitutional re-
quirements. and In the atmosphere OF
enlightened but conservative Amert-
carism. the manner In which PBesl-
dent should best serve his county
men.
Il am persuaded that the American
jeople will make no mistake IL they
place implicit reliance In Alton Is.
parker's devotion 10 duty. In his clear
perception Of the path OF duty. In hes
steadfas. presidency against all temp
tation to leave the way where duty
leads. and in his safe and conservative
conceptions OF presidential response
Liities."
IN McClure's for November. Sena.
tor Henry Cabot Lodge gives .
glimpse Of President Roosevelt ~ hs
sees him. He says Of him:
"No man has lived the life Of hts
time SO amply as he: no one has
shown humanity in so many phases.
no one has wider sympathics or ~
many interests. IL would be worse
than idle for anyone. no matter how
intimate his knowledge. 10 fancy that
he could depict a character 80 many
sided, 30 tried and tested in such
myItiform experiences. within the
space allowed me here. His daily
LIE does not differ in any respect
from that Of any other very busy man
of great energy, who finds rest and
relief not only In active outof-door
life, but In a wide and constant read
Ing OF books habit. by the way.
quite as Characteristic as an yotheF.
but of which the newspaper cri,ics
and humorists tell us little.
Theodore Roosevelt appreEenos
very quickly. When be has thought
subject out thoroughly and knows
what he means TO do. he acts prompt
ly. When, after full consideration. ne
has made I'D bis mind as 10 what -
right he IL unbending: but no man
has been In the White House tcr
many years who 10 10 ready 10 take
advice, who has made Up his mino
more slowly, more deliberately. san
after more CONSULTATION than Tneo|
6ore Roosevelt.
Every nation. or rather every ME-
toric rsce. has certain attributes In
addition to the great and more oo-
v.ous virtues which II believes 10 Do
peculiarly It's own. and In which u
taxes NJ, especial pride We OF tns
United States Ike TO think OF the Typ
fcaI American as brave man ana
an honest man, very human. win no
v.in nretensc to infallibiiity. We
vouId have him simple In his home
life democratic In his ways. win the
..shest education that the world can
i've kifd to the weak. tender ana
iovai and true. never quarrelsome. out
.syer afraid to fight. with stfons.
sanA scpse Of humor. and Win =
str.tn of adsepture In the blood
,ehfch NE shall nyeer cease 10 tose
nntiI those ancestors Of ours VINO
| conquered 4 continent have drited
| ~ooS deal further into the past tnan
| is the case today. These are tns
| Qualities which all men admire ana
resnect and which, thus combines.
We Hke TO think peculiarly Amencao-
As enumerate them desef'os
Theodore Roosevelt