The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-11
Parker IS NOTIFIED.
Brief Allusion to the Gold
Standard and Apprecia-
ton Of His Nominal
tion Under the Cir
cumstances.
PLATFORM AND PRINCIPLES
Rows TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE COUNTRY

Lays Stress ON the Wisdom of the Limi-
tations That 1t Imposes on the Three
Branches Of the Goyernment-Tariff
Law Unjust and Oppressive and Fos-
tiers Trusts-wouId Give seIf-Govern-
ment to FIIIpinos-sIiltarism and Its
EvIIs-CapitaI and Labor-WilI Serve
but oneTerm If Elected.
Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 10.-Judge Alton
XB. Parker to-day received formal mo-
Stification Of his nomination for the
presidency of the United States as the
candidate Of the democratic party and
\ in accepting the nomination gave pub
Mic expression for the first time Of his
views on the issues drawn between his
own and the republican party.
: The formal notification was brought
Ito him by Representative Champ
&Clark, Of Missouri, as chairman Of the
&committee representing every state
Nand territory in the union. Mr.. Clark
sin a brief speech informed the candi-
Hdate Of his nomination and presented
ITO him a formal communication to the
&same effect adopted by the committee.
4 Standing bareheaded during brief
#lull in the rainstorm, which lasted soon
IL rlye fad
1'the nomination and set forth his views
upon the issues before the country in
"a speech that evoked frequent hearty
<applause. He spoke for a little more
4than half an hour
The ceremony was held on the lawn
Mat Rosemount. under the trees at the
NORTH OF the house, and was attended
by upwards OF 600 people, the largest
Enunber OF whom came UP from New
York city with the notification CONF.
mittee on the steamer Sycamore
Il have resigned the office Of chief
fudge Of the court Of appeals Of this
state in order that I may accept the re-
sponsibility that the great convention
you represent has put upon me, with
put possible prejudice to the court to
which I had the honor to belong. or to
the eminent members of the Judiciary
Of this state. Of whom may now say
Rs private citizen I am justly proud.
sound FOR Geld.
AT the very threshold of this response
and before dealing with other subjects,
/ must, in justice to myself and to re-
ieve my sense of gratitude, express my
profound appreciation Of the confidence
reposed In me by the convention. After
1 Nominating me and subsequently re-
5Steiving a communication declaring that
"a regarded the gold standard as firmly
Shnd irreyocably established, a matter
eoncerning which felt it incumbent
me to make known my attitude so
NJ hat hereafter no man could justly say
hat his support had been secured
#hrougf indirection or mistake, the
reiterated its determination
Mat I should be the standard bearer OF
Hhe party in the present contest. This
mark of trust and confidence I shall
over esteem ais the highest honor that
%sould be conferred upon mean honor
#hat. whatever my be the fate of the
Mampaign, the future can in no degree
lessen of impair.
Democratic Platform.
4 The admirable platform upon which
#the party appeals to the country for its
&confidence and support clearly states
Ethe principles which were SO well con-
&densed in the first inaugural address of.
EPresident Jefferson, and points out with
<force and directness the course to be.
*pursued through their proper applica-
*tion in order to insure needed reforms
In both the legislative and ADMINISTERS
#tiye departments Of the government.
While unhesitating in its promise to.
Srorrect abuses and to right wrongs
s wherever they appear or however
s caused; to investigate the several adj
ministrative departments of the gov
ernment, the conduct of whose officials
mas created scandals, and to punish
those who have been guilty Of breach.
III their trust; to oppose the granting of
suecial privileges by which the few may
profit at the expense of the many; to
practice economy in the expenditure of
1 the money of the people. and to that
and to return once more to the meth
has Of the founders Of the republic by
obsarving in disbursing the public funds
the care and caution prudent individ-
nal observes with respect to his own;
still the spirit Of the platform assures
conservative, instead of rash action;
the protection of the innocent as well
az the punishment Of the guilty; the
encouragement Of industry, economy
and thrift; the protection of property
land a guarantee of the enforcement for
the benefit of all Of mans inalienable
rights, among which, as said in the
Declaration of Independence, are"lffe,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness.
Liberty, ais understood in this country,
means not only the right of freedom
from actual servitude, imprisonment or
RESTRAINT, but the right Of one to use
his faculties in all lawful ways, to live
and work where he will and to pursue
iany lawful trade or business. These
Essential rights Of life, liberty and prop
serty are not only guaranteed to the cit
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