Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18
PARKER TOLD OF NOMINATION
New York Statesman Hears Officially His Elevation
to the National Leadership of the Democratic
Party-His Speech Of Acceptance

Ex-Judge Alton b. Parker, Demo
cratic nominee for the presidency,
wa' formally notified at Esopus. n.
Y. Aug. 10, of his nosnlnatfoE by the
St.'Louis convention.
The notification speech was made
by Congressman Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,
In the address with which ExJudee
Parker accepted the nomination. for
the Presidency he said in part:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
| committee: I have resigned the Office
Of chief Judge Of the court Of appeals
| Of this state In order that l may &C
cept the responsibility that the great
convention you represent has put
upon me without possible prejudice
to the court to which | had the honor
| to belong or to the eminent members
or the judiciary Of this state, of whom
| may now say as a private citizen l
am justly proud.
| AT the very threshold of this re-
Spouse, and before dealing with other
subjects, | must, in justice to myself
anu to relieve my sense OF gratitude,
express my profound appreciation OF
the confidence reposed in me by the
convention. After nominating me ana
| subsequently receiving communities
ton declaring that regarded the gold
| standard as firmly and irrevocably es-
| tablished, a matter concerning which
| | felt it incumbent upon me to make
known my attitude so that hereafter no
man could justly say that his support
| had been secured through indrection
or mistake, the convention reiterated
| its determination that should be the
| standard bearer of the party in the
present contest. This mark of trust
and confidence shall ever esteem as
| the highest honor that could be con-
| ferred upon mean honor that, what
ever may be the fate of the campaign,
the future can in no degree lessen or
| impair.
Praises the Platform.
"The admirable platform upon whicL
the party appeals to the country for
| It's confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were so
well condensed in the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and directness
the course to be pursued through their
proper application in order to insure
eeded reforms in both the legislative
and administrative departments of the
government.
Situation in Colorado.
I'm a struggle between employers
and employees dynamite is said to have
been used by the latter, resulting in
the loss of life and destruction Of
property. The perpetrators of this
offense against the laws OF God and
man, and all others engaged in the
conspiracy with them, should, after
due trial and conviction, have had
melted out to them the most rigorous
punishment known to the law. This
crime, added perhaps to others, led to
the formation of committee of citi
zens that, with the support of the mil
itary authority, deports from the state,
without trial, persons suspected of be-
longing to the organization of which
the perpetrators of the dynamite out
1ages were supposed to be members.
In both cases the reign of law gave
way to the reign of force.
"These illustrations present some
evidence of the failure of government
to protect the citizen and his prop
erty, which not only justified the &C
ton of your convention in this regard,
but made it it's duty to cal attention
to the fact that constitutional guar
antics are violated whenever any
citizen is denied the right to labor, to
acquire and to enjoy property, or to
| reside where his interests or inclina-
ton may determine; and the fulfill
ment of the assurance to rebuke and
punish all denials of these rights,
whether brought about by individuals
or government agencies, should be en-
forced by every official and supported
| by every citizen. The essence of good
government lies in strict observance
| of constitutional limitations, enforce
ment of law and order and rugged
opposition to all encroachment upon
| the sovereignty Of the people.
Tariff Law Called Unjust.
"The present tariff law is unjust in
its operation, excessive in many of it's
rates and so framed in particular in
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people. So we'll understood
has this view become that many prom
| inent members of the Republican
party, and at least two of it's state
conventions, have dared to voice the
general sentiment on that subject.
That party seems, however, to be col
lectively able to harmonic only upon
e plank that admits that revision may
from time to time be necessary, but
! IL is so phrased that it is expected to
be satisfactory to those in favor of an
increase of duty. to those who favor
a reduction thereof and to those op-
posed to any change whatever.
Judged by the record of perform
| The Land of No Pumps.