The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-10-07
JUDGE PARKER ON THE ISSUES.

JUDGE PARKER ON THE ISSUES.
Judge Parker's letter is indeed
model state document. The people
of the country have now had it under
discussion for the past ten days, and
as each line is studied out the good
impression already created by our
candidate is correspondingly increas-
ed. Parker, the Judge, possesses
the elements to make him a states
man of the same high calibre that
has obtained for him the enviable
reputation of ranking among the
best jurists of the country. He has
shown his opponents the necessary
prerequisites that Indicate profound
knowledge of public affairs and at
the same time are in keeping with the
best thought Of this country. What
we need today is more craftsmanship
and less commercialism The Repub-
lican party has repeatedly given evil
dence of its entire disregard Of our
fundamental principles of govern
ment whenever they stand in the way
OF desired ends.
In marked distinction - shows 10
authors high regard for every land
mark that has blazed the wav for
our present high order of citizenship
SO highly priced by every lover of
constitutional liberty. 1t counsels
observance of that which experience
has taught is good rather than the
treading of untried paths whose end
ing is matter of conjecture.
President Roosevelt's letter was
rather a manifesto daring our leader
to bring about a new order of things
and giving an opportunity for Judge
Parker to take the position of accept
ing or opposing the order of things
as they now are. Perhaps strongest
stress was laid on the pension order,
which the Democrats allege was lille
gally issued. Would they dare revoke
this substantially asks Mr.. Roose-
welt. ''If elected | will revoke the or
der" quietly says Judge Parker. He
then goes on to state that he will
urge Congress to do by law what the
President has attempted by execu-
tive order.
incidentally Mr.. Roosevelt has
also learned little law that can
serve him good stead should this
country be SO unfortunate as to have
his services during the next four
years. In discussing the law against
monopolies Mr.. Roosevelt says:
at is now asserted that common
law as developed, affords a complete
legal remedy against monopolies,
but there is no common law of the
United States. Its rules can be en-
forced only by the state courts and
Ulcers. No Federal court or officer
could take any action whatever
under them"
In parallel with this, notice Judge
Parker's reply;
Whether there is any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the Federal courts cannot be deter
mined by the President, or by cam
didate for the Presidency. The de
termination of this question was left
by the people in framing the Consti-
tuition. to the Judiciary and not to
the Executive. The Supreme Court
of the United States has recently con-
aidered this question, and in the case
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
panv VS.. The Call Publishing Com
pany, to he found in the 1S1 volume
of the United States Supreme Court
reports, at page 80, it decided that
common law principles could be APP
piled by United States courts in cases
involving interstate commerce, in the
absence of United States statutes
specifically covering the case. Such
is the law of the land"
The people will wait patiently to
see how Mr.. Roosevelt will profit by
his lesson in law, unless perhaps he
was aware of decisions that by won
derful coincidence seemed to fit Ger
tain cases and did not hold in the
same high esteem the actions of our
Supreme judiciary body as that ex-
hibitcd by Judge Parker.
Judge Parker has now done all that
is in keeping with a dignifed cam
paign. He has fearlcsslv stated his
position on every public question Of
passing moment. While he may yield
to the many opportunities to take
the stump, we hope that he will not.