The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
JUDGE PARKER'S LETTER.
Prediction Made That the Document
Will Induce Many Republicans
to Change Faith.

Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
has been treated by the metropolitan
press of the country as a document "
ing few equals from presidential candi-
dates. Its sober, judicial tone, its nicely
worded assertions and its careful dis
tinctions have been praised freely.
That it will be the of many voters
swinging from the republican to the
democratic party. and so casting their
ballots in November. is asserted in al
most every section of the country.
Editorials touching upon the subject
from a few of the leading newspapers of
the country follow:
The New York Herald says:
Judge Parker's letter of acceptance.
though calm and dignifed. will stir the
| country even more profoundly than did
his famous telegram, announcing his
| firm and irrevocable adherence to the
gold standard It's calmness is the calm
ness of power-like that of the oceanic
.ide.
LAS a great but conservative tribune
If the people, which the author of this
| statesmanlike letter now shows himself
to be. his strong protests against the OPP
preston of monopoly, and the subver-
sion of constitutional government and
law. by audacious and arrogant extrera-
lists OF imperialism, will have immensely
greater weight with all independent
voters, because the statements evil
IDENTIFY emanate frorc a man who soberly
weighs his words in the nice balances
of judicial accuracy and are supported
by irrefutable facts"
The Boston Herald says Of Judge
Parker's letter:
at is an able. candid. vigorous, COM
~urehensive. definite consideration Of the
Jeremptory issues of the present can
vass. 1t gives assurance that its author
has the insight and the capacity Of
craftsmanship. He mas now spoNen
with freedom and power. confirming the
faith of those who had faith. and the
grounds for faith.
at is the letter of a sincere. high
minded, conscientious citizen. anxious
that the people. who are to render judy
ment. shall rightly understand his pOlit-
ical faith and purposes"
The Louisville Courier Journal says
On Judge Parker's letter of acceptance:
"vigor and clearness are the chief
characteristics of Judge Parker's letter
Of acceptance. 1t is not nearly so longas
that of Mr.. Roosevelt's, but it omits
nothing that ought TO be mentioned. Its
tone is ''Idicial. while that of Mr.. Roose-
Welt was not. 1t Is perfectly courteous,
and at the same time perfectly ont
sporen. It does not undertake to bully
those Of a different wsv Of thinning. no.
to hold them up as idiots or public enc
mics. but 1t leaves no n in doubt as &c
Judee Parker's views of prblic policy
The New York Times says:
Judge Parker's statesmanlike. virilf
and convincing letter of acceptance lifts
the democratic campaign once more tC
the level of the gold STANDARD telegram
or very near II. The incident of the
telegram. extraordinary and startling
was altogether unique. 1t could not b.
repeated and nothing like 1t could hap
pen again in the canvass. If, In the quie
DAYS that followed. democrats have fel
that the battle Jagged. and that thei'
lines were being beaten back here ant
there by the impetnous onrush of thu
confident foe their apprehension and tn
reaction that caused it were but natural
"The letter of the candidate ends tbs.
phase Of the campaign. 1t stirs. I
moves. 1t inspires, it gives the needet
forward impulse. 1t is the letter of
/, strong man. a man confident of tn,
rightness Of his views, and sure of iii
strength at everv point"
The Buffalo Courier says:
"His views are democratic in tn
broad sense. Fair-minded republican