New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
JUDGE PARKER'S SPEECH.
His Tie7cs on Party Politics on 4c-
cepting the NomiRati0n.

Eso..us Aug 10--Ex-JUdGN Alton Il. Parker
on receiving the official notification of his nom
inatiol by the Democrats convention. spoke as
follows:
Mr. Chairman an" Gentlemen Of the Commit
tee. / have resigned the office Of Chief Judge
of the Court Of Appeals Of this State In order
that | may accept the responsibility that th'
great convention YOU represent has put upon
me without possible prejudice to the court 10
which | had the honor to belong. or to tha
eminent members of the Judiciary OF this STATE
of whom / may now say as a private cltlzeh
At the very threshold Of this response. and be-
fore dealing with other subjects l must, IN
justice TO myself and To relieve my sense OF
gratitude, express my profound appreciation OF
the confidence repoSed in me by the convention
After nominating me and subsequently receiving
a communication declaring that | regarded the
gold standard firmly and trreVoCabiy eStao-
l!shed, "a mattc~ concerning which te!t IL M
cumbeut upOu me - make known my attitude.
so that hereafter no man could justly say thaJ
his support had been secured through lndlreCton
or mistake, the convention reiterated its de-
termination that / should be the standard bearer
of the party i'm the present contest This mark
of trust and confidence / shall ever esteem as
the highest honor that could be conferred upon
mean honor that whatever may be the tate
Of the campaign. the future can III no degree
lessen or impair
PRAISE FOR PLATFORM
The admirable platform upon which the party
appeals the country for its confidence and
support clearly states the principles which were
so Well condensed IN tne nrSt inaugural du-
dress of President jefferson, and points out
with force ana directuess the course to be puT-
sued through their proper application in order
to insure needed reforms in both the Legislative
and administrative departments of the govern
meut While Unhesitating in its promise 10
correct abuses and To right wrongs wherever they
appear or however caused; 10 Investigate the
several administrative departments of the gov
ernment the conduct Of whose officials has
created scandals. and to punish those VINO nave
been guilty of breach of their trust; To op-
pose the granting OF special privileges, by which
the few may profit at the expense of the many
to practise economy IN the expenditure OF the
moneys OF the people. and TO that end to re-
turn once more to the methods of the founders
Of the Republic by observing in disbursinG the
public funds the Sare and caution prudent in
dividual observes with respect to his own.
still the spirit Of the platform arOuseS con-
servative instead OF rash action: the protection
OF the innocent as We'll as the puiiShtlleut OF
the guilty; the encouragement Of industry, econ
omy and thrift. the protection Of property and a
guarantee OF the enforcement for the beneuL
of all of mans malienabie rights. among which.
said III the Declaration Of Independence. are
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Liberty, as understood in this country, means
not only the right of freedom from actual servi-
tude, Imprisonment or restraint. but the right
'Vi oiIS W use ms idCuItleS III al heNAui ways
10 live and work where he WILL and to pursue
any lawful trade or business. These essential
rights of life. liberty and property are not only
guaranteed TO the citizen by the constitution OF
each OF the several States. but the States are.
by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the United States. forbidden TO deprive
process of law.
Occasionally, by reason OF unnecessary or i'm
patient agitation for reforms, because the
limitations placed upon the departments Of gov
ernment by the Constitution are disregarded by
officials desiring to accomplish that which to
them seems good. whether the power exists in
them or not, it becomes desirable to call atten-
tiOn to the fact that the people. in whom all
power resides have seen fit. through the me-
dunn of the Constitution. to limit the govern
mental powers conferred and to say to depart
ments created by il: Thus far shalt thou go
and no further" To secure the end sought the
people have by the Constitution separated and
distributed among the three departments Of
governnent-the executive, legislative and iu-
dtcial-certain powers, and il is the duty of
those administering each department so 10 act
as TO preserve, rather than To destroy the pO-
tency of the coordinate branches of the govern
ment. and thus secure the exercise Of all the
powers conferred by the people.
NO EXECUTIVE UsURPATION.
Thomas Jefferson in a letter 10 William G.
Jarvis touching the perpetuity Of our institu-
tions. written many years after ne had retired
to private life, said: IF the three mowers OF
Our government maintain their mutual ind
Pendence of each other, it may last long; but not
so If either assume the authority OF the
other" II must be confessed that in the course
of our history executives have employed powers
not belonging 10 theEc; statutes have been
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