Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-20
UNSURPASSED DOCUMENT
JUDGE PAREER'S LETTER A NEW DEC
LARATlON OF INDEPENDENCE.
Imperialism is Struck the Hardest Blow
II Ever Received. Republican Job
berry Will Breed Panic.

Charles ~ Brown, q citizen OF Fort
Worth, Texas, sends to the Fort Worth
Record the following eloquent COM
ment upon Judge rarker's letter OF &C
ceptance;
81 am nearing the half century line.
therefore have been reading letters or
acceptance from Presidential candi-
dates for many years,
VI am frank 10 admit that only TIVE
documents ever given TO our public
outrtvals the letter of acceptance over
the signature OF Judge Alton II, Par
ker, those two being the Declaration OF
Independence aud the Constitution OF
the United States. | might add that
there never was a document written In
this country by any man, dead or liv-
ing, SO nearly conforming TO our Con-
stitution as the one under discussion,
at Is a new declaration OF independ-
ence made by n wise, honest, whole
souled statesman for the party OF the
people. Ii Is firm, outspokeu and 10
the point arraiguing the Republican
machine before the public bar In Its
true colors, showing its standard bear
e. rs usurping his lofty position by as
Suming nrerogatives not allowed by
our Constitution.
at is not lengthy document, but no
word Is SupcrtluouS; each one counts
With telling effect There are no sub
terfugrs, no sophistry, but straight out
shoulder blows for thu peoples rights
under our Constitution,
imperialism Is struck the hardest
blow II ever received in this country,
AAhhpinnn la
awaken to the note OF warning sound
cd by our Presidential candidate and
continues the Republicans In power it
will only be n matter of time until we
shall have one.mau government I'M
der our peoples Constitution, He will
he called President OF the United
States, but IN reality will be the mon
arch of all he surveys
Tho question now before the people
OF this country Is, whether We shall
have Jetfersonian or 4 Hnmiltonlan
form OF government, for the Republic
cnn party is fast centrallzlng the gov
ernmental power In one man or allow
In. It's leader TO be the supreme dlcta-
tor, regardless of the peoples rights.
There never was n time In the his
tory OF our country when this dictator
ship has SO openly shown Its cloyen
foot, The bid by Roosevelt FOR the q.
A. RS vote 10y his famous pension or
der proves this assertion.
"As there cnn be no change In our
financial condition, Judge Parker being
lrreyocnbly n gold standard man, IL Is
high time the Democrats were In gov
crnmcntal harness turning the calcium
light OF truth on the last four years OF
Republican otllce.holdlng rottenness,
Il emphatlcnlly say that the indlca-
lions are that the Government Treas
practices, aud another four years OF
Republican jobbery VIII throw this
country into the greatest panic ever
known In It's history.
1T Is apparent that every Republic
can In the country who Is hidebound Ii
swallowing Roosevelt, bag and bag
gage. We must rely on the independ-
ent vote to sweep us Into victory.
"0ur living expenses. under the ex-
IRENE high tariff, are daily increasing.
The trusts are combining TO raise tho
price on our necessities and there Is no
hope TO remedy this great evil under
the sophistical promises OF the party In
power
"My countrymen. tell you that 1904
Is tho year the people Of the United
States should repudlatc dictatorship.
high tariff. lootlng the public treasury
and machine politics. and ! honestly
believe Democratic tidal wave will
sweep over the land next November
that viii engulf the Republican party
hurry II ont of siuhth
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