The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-26
pARKER'S LETTER OF ACCEPT ANCE.

Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
published IN full in today's paper,
Is beyond doubt the ablest campaign
document issued by any presidential
candidate since the days OF Samuel
} TitdeE. Clear, concise, positive,
patriotic and frank it must appeal to
every American as just the kind Of
document to which be can give allie
glance with assurance that the auth
or of the sentiments it contains is a
patriotic American and a devoted
lover Of his country and its institu-
ton. There is none Of the spirit Of
brag in this letter, There is no la
bored effort to conceal the real in
tentions and purposes of the candi-
date, 1t is feee, open, manly and
honest. 1t reveals aman every inch
an American and whose every SEN
timent is ia cousouauce with the
principles and policies Of the fathers
of the republic.
The Light notes with much graft
Sication that Judge Parker accepts
the challenge extended by Mr..
Roosevelt on the pension question,
and it is as much pleased with the
manner in which he accepts as the
fact of the acceptance, He states in
positive terms that if he is elected
he will revoke pension order No. IS,
on which Candidate Roosevelt lays
so much emphasis. He goes further
and promises that if he is elected he
will use his best efforts to secure the
passage of service pension act
giving to the soldiers of 1862 that
recognition which their service en-
titles them to receive, so that they
may accept with becoming dignity the
bounty of the government instead Of
.aking largess from the hands of the
executive.
In the matter of our foreign reIa-
tions be speaks with equal positive /
ness. He declares against Mr.. /
Rooseveit's big stickery;' against .
his policy Of making the United .
States the policeman of the South
srn continent, aud the bill collector
of Europe against the rotten repub-
lies Of South America. He declares
for economy in public affairs
against subsidized merchant ma
rine. against the present high tariff
aud stand pat' policy Of the repub-
licsn party, and severely excoriates
q hat party tor its failure to carry out
the reciprocity treaties negotiated
by Jas. g. Blaine and President
Mckinley. He declares for the
freedom and Independence of the Fill
spinos as soon as they show them
selves reasonably capable Of self
cuuteudluE that We can J
not remain free people while hold
ugtotber peoples tu subJugation. Ia "A
word he brushes aside all trickery
and word plays, all assembling and
stands before the suvereigus ~ the
alton All uucFowned American citi-
zen lu whom they can place the most .
sacred trusts with every assurance ~
hat not one wtil be betrayed ~ one
ting done contrary Co their cousti-
utlou,
he presents she very autithests Of
'heodoFe Roosevelt Iu him tho
GENTRY bAa man gf the strong
hAracter 1T riIdeu aud Cleveland. {
& the eaustitutiouaitann ~ Jefferson
ud thv backbone &C Jackson.
aEat truly iovs he say that N elect.
q ar stll be the chief magistrate 90 a.
le whale people aud uot ~ ANY fac.
uu. >o stronger reasons for his
srtlHu can Dee presented than he
-esvuts himself lu bis letter ~
--wutAuee e IL q call Co Arttou tn 81
.erv lower ~ country from eud b.
les 4f fnu nation.