St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-17
JUDGE !, J PARR'KllE3Rl'S ADDRESS
s.-& ~ AT Esepus, N.Y., AugustslO 1904 -
In Response to the Committee Formally Notifying Him of
His Nomination for the Presidency

| tlnue curing the ages to come, forth
benefit of those who shall succeed us, "
must ever be on our guard against tn
danger of usurpation Of that authorit
which resides in the whole people
whether the usurpation be by Official
representing one Of the three greatde
partments Of government, or by a bod
OF men acting without q zcommissto
from the people. 9
Impatient OF the restraints of law
as well as of its delays, is becoming
more and more manifest from day, t,
day. Within the past few years man!
instances have been brought to our at
tention. where in different parts of GU
beloved country supposed criminal.
have been seized and punished by ,
mob, Notwithstanding the fact that tn,
constitution of each state guarantees
TO every person within it's jurisdiction
that his life, his liberty or his prop
erty shall not be taken from him with
out due process Of law. 81
In struggle between employers ant
employees, dynamite is said to have
been used by the latter, resulting II
the loss of life and the destruction OF
property. The perpetrators of this of
Tense against the laws of God and man
and all others engaged in the, con
sptracy with them, should, after due
trial and conviction, have had melted
out to them the most rigorous punish
ment known to the law. This crime
added perhaps to others, led to the
formation of committee of citizens
that, with the support of the military
authority, deports from the state.
without trial, persons suspected of be
longing to the organization of which
the perpetrators Of the dynamite out
RACES 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 property, which not
only justified the action of your con
vention in this regard, but made it It's
duty to call attention to the fact that
constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the
right to labor, to acquire and to enjoy
or to reside where his inter-
ests or inclination may determine: and
the fulfillment Of the assurance to re-
buke and pulish 81 ;denials Of these
rights, whether brought about by indi-.
yiduals or. government agencies, should
be enforced by every official and sup
ported by every citizen. The essence
Of good goveGnment lies in strict OBJ
servance Of constitutional limitations,
of law and order and.
rugged opposition to all encroachment
upon the sovereignty Of the people. =
The foregoing suggestions but en-,
phasize the distinction which exists
between our own AID many other
forms Of government. 1t has been well
said, in substance, that there are but
two powers in government, one the.
power of the sword, sustained by the,
hand that yields it, and the other the
power Of the law, sustained by an en-:
ightened public sentiment The difs]
ference in these powers is the differ
,nce between a republics as ours,
BASED on law and written constitu-
ion, supported by intelligence, virtue
md patriOtism-and a monarchy-sus4
aimed by force exerted by an individ-s
lal, uncontrolled by laws other than
hose made or sanctioned by him; one7
epresents constitutionalism, the other
WDerialism. -sss* ssfssas .ass<s ssss IA d
The present tariff law is unjust In
Is operation, excessive III many Of its
ates and SO framed In particular in
tances as to exact siaorAiAatG profits |
Pom the people So well understood
as this view become that many prom
nent members of the republican party,
nd at least two Of its state tonven-
ions, have dared to voice the general
eminent on that subject. That party
GEMS, however, to be collectively able
0 harmonic only upon a plank that |
,dmits that revision may from time
o time be necessary, but 1t IS SO
hrasad that 1t IS expected to be salts
actoraato those In. favor Of an increase,
t duty, to those who favor q reduction |
hereof, and to those opposed to any
hangA whatever. = 7 #&Ft
JUDGED by the record Of performance,
ather than that of promise, on the
art of that party in the past, IL would
eem as II the outcome. IN the event of
Is SUCCESS, Womb be TO gratify the lats
er class. { With absolHe eonfrol al
9th the legislativeaand executive de-
1rtmsnts Of the government since
Larch !, 1897, there has been neither
Bducti On nor an attempt at reduction
4 tariff duties. It Is not unreasonable
, assume Ii the light sef that record,
cat a future congress of that party
I'll not undertake a. revision of. the
lrih downward in the event that 1t
hall receive an endorsement of its past
ourse On INT EubJect TN people.
lis fact and should be frankly con-
.dea tAat shAuld our. party be success
ii IN the coming contest " cannot
ope to secure a majority In the zen
10 during the next fsalr years. and
ence we shall be unable to secure any
IN the tariG 90. shat to
htch the repuplican majority In the
lDats my consent While, theEsfsrs,
:. arr unable to give assurances Of
lief to the. people from such excessive
titles a. burden them, II IL due. td
lem that We should state our posi-
on tosbe In favor Of reasonable re-
action Of the tarift; that We believe
mt 1t is demanded BY the bel inter-.
It's sof both. manufacturer and con-
am6R, and that wise and benedcent
'yisi0A Of the tariff can be accom-.
!aslr-g Not N.eessrv.,ssasssfsk