The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
JUDGE PARkEEs pexTERITY IN
THE ART OF EVASION.

A Few Reflections Upon the Demo.
cratic candidate's Letter of Accep.
lance Document that Does Not
| Convince the Reader.
Few people outsidl OF those roltica,y
| interested will he found who claim ia
have waded through all of Alton b.
| parkcr's letter Of acceptance. Those
! who have performed the feat must ad-
nit fatigue. Although the tone of the
letter is more clear and emphatic than
that of the nerveless and insipid speech
| of acceptance, it is without thai supreme
quality which fixes attention. As one
| reads the mind wanders The perform
ance, in short, is not convincing.
In some passages there is marAri evil
dence of the foxy Gle Actoss ot 1HA
Bennett Hill. Herehave Y. re-
Jacob indeed, but tha ~. lie
of Esau. But, even ~ the inje(
of Hill there is little in the docmHe
to ward off the gentle influences Il
Sunderland.
In his remarks upon "lmperialism,'
luleDueu 10 De Impressive, TIE JuulI1aI
candidate succeeds only inx being soler .
and dull, and his long words and, 'lor
sentences lead nowhere. for he gives no
instances of the violation Of the l@.J.
ties and constitutional rights he is, 70
anxious to uphold. He merely ,uds
round and round the subject he has
introduced with flourish, as "Consti-
tutional VS.. Imperialism" and ends
abruptly with general ans "a tering
fire upon an imaginary "determN> \. am
bilious and able executive who might,
could, would or should do something
real devilish' some day, If the Repub-
leans are retained in power
viii Not follow Democrats.
And the statesman of Esopus forgets
a good many things, or, possibly he
doesn't forget. Perhaps he never knew
much about the history of the people of
the United States
SHALL WE FOLLOW THE
FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FATHERS
ALONG THE PATHS DS&pEACE,
PROSPERITY, AND dON'rkNT-
MEN?' he asks.
NOT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
comes many-voiced reply.
When has the Democratic party eveE
led among the pleasant fields of peace,
along the streams of prosperity where
fed the fat fi0cks of contentment!
PEACE!
What party plunged this nation into
such a war of Rebellion as the world
has never seen, and kept it there, at
untold expense of blood and tears and
treasure for four long years?
PROSPERITY!
What party undermined the wealth
and productive force, the credit and the
industrial life of the United States to
the appalling conditions of 1893, con-
ditiOns which SO worked upon the minds
OF men as to render them, easy victin4
to the schemes and visions of the silver
craze of 1896.
CONFINEMENT!
What party has foStered WITHIN its
bosom all the tireless agitators, the dis
turbers cranks and misanthrOpic pessi-
mists, who have had fuliA hand III
full country.
Save us from the Democratic version
Further Evasions.
In his utterances upon the Imperial
bogy Mr.. Parker is gushing. When it
gets to the tariff he settles down into
The jog-trot of party dullpess and fogA
In his discussion of pension order, NOT
Is, he begins lodging questions with
neat dexterity. and he keeps this up,
With varying success throughout the let
:e ',. executing grand summer1pult when
The amusing assumption of Republi-
AN ideas on the Panama Canal, tie
irrigation Of arid lands. foreign relatiohs
md American citizenship need no com
nent. They constitute what, is an Old
tory to Republicans. but may come
IS revelation to Democrats.
Following President Roosevelt's ex-
nipple, Mr.. Parker winds up his letter
With eight or ten questions but in select
ng the questions Mr.. Parker departed
rom the excellent model at first chosen
nd asks only questions which answer
themselves.
1t is comforting to be assured that
he Democratic candidate and his ASSOC
iates await the peoples verdikt "wAp
almness and confidence"
So do the people themselves, esIecis,r
' the Republicans among them. There
really nothing to get furried abouE
othing to scare the most timnid DsnyI
rat in the bunch of scary DSethren.