Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

ministration simple faith in all the per
feet power of the Constitution; man who
puts against an executive republic the
virtue of a constitutional republic; man
who puts against executive usurpation a
knowledge of and deep love for the poise
and balance Of its three great powers
man who puts against the stealthy hunt
with the big stick a faithful observance of
constitutional restraints. The country call
ed upon New York for man of stainless
character in private and public life, and
New York answers with 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 christendom. And
now here, through his active and useful
life, has naught but honest praise found
utterance on the lips of those who know
him best.
Judge Parker's Silence.
IF you ask me why he has been silent
tell you it is because he does not claim to
be the master of the democratic party, but
is content to be its servant. If you ask me
why he has not outlined a policy for this
convention tell you that he does not be-
lfeve that policies should be dictated, but
that the sovereignty of the party is in the
untrammeled judgment and wisdom of It's
will be, if elected, l tell you that it will be
that policy which finds expression in the
platform of his party.
with these, some of the claims upon
your conscience and judgment, New York
comes to you flushed with hope and pride.
We appeal to the south, whose unclouded
vision and iron courage saw and fought the
way for half century; whose Jefferson
awoke the dumb defiance of development
into voice that cried out to the world
curse upon the rule of kings and bless
ing upon newborn republic; whose Madi-
son translated the logic of events and the
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country whose Jackson reclaimed the lost
places of the far south and democratici
the policies of the nation. and whose SOL
diers showed the wondering world the finest
fruits of brain and nerve and heart that
ripen in her temperate sun and who,
through all the sons she lost, and all the
sons she saved and all the tears she shed
amid the sorrowful ruins of war-and
through all the patient loyalty and labor OF
after years 50 wrought for human happi-
ness that all the world exclaims her great
ness in peace is greater than her valor in
war
I'VE appeal to you of the old south and
the new to join with in this contest for
the supremacy of our party. We appeal
to the west, whose frontier struggles car
ried our civilization to the Pacific slopes,
whose courage conquered the plain and
forest and whose faithful labor has built
beautiful cities clear through to the Rocky
mountains; we appeal to you as he did fol-
low your leadership through eight long
him now when victory awaits us in Novem-
Der. We appeal to New England, faithful
sentinel among her historic hills. in the
name of all her unfaltering and brilliant
democrats, living and dead, to join us in
our labor for success.
Appeal to Every Democrat.
1--WE appeal to every democrat from
everywhere to forget the bitter warfare of
the past; forget the strife and anger of the
older other days; abandon all the grudge
and rancor of party discomfort, and, re-
calling with ever-increasing pride the
triumphs of our fifty years of constitu-
tional government of liberty and peace
here and now resolve to make the future
record that respondent reach of time in
which liberty and peace went up and down
kingdom in the hearts of men and gather
ing the harvest of genius and TOLL in which
reason struck from the hand of force the
sword of hate and plucked from the heart
of the germ of greed; in which con-
science Smote the thoughts of wrong and
filled the mind with mercy's sweet restraint,
in which power grew in the human brain,
but refused the shelter of a glittering
crown; in which the people of all lands and
tongues, awakened to hope by the inspira-
ton of our example, followed with the
march of years the luminous pathway lead
Ing to a destiny beyond the reach of vision
and within the providence of God. In this
spirit New York dominates for President of
the United States Alton B. Parker"