The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-30
ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
HIS LETTER TO THE DEMOCRATIC
NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
VIEWS ON PUBLIC POLICIES
Says the Tariff, Imperialism, Honesty
in Public Service and Economy in
Governmental Adn1inist tration
Are Paramount Issues.

| Judge Parker's formal letter of accept.
ance to the democratic notification COM
| mittee is a document of some 5000 words
and is addressed to Hon. Champ Clark and
| other mem bers of the committee. In the
opening paragraph Judge Parker says he
| wishes his remarks made at the time of his
notification to be considered part Of his
| formal response. Continuing, he says:
Grave public questions are pressing for
decision. The democratic party appeals
to the people with confidence that its
position on these questions will be accept
| ed and inGorsed at the polls. While the
issues involved are numerous, some stand
Among these are: Tariff reform, imperial
ism, economical administration and hon
esty in the public service. l shall briefly
consider these and some others within the
necessarily prescribed limits of this letter.
Imperialism.
while / presented my views at the no
tif1cation proceedings concerning this vital
issue, the overshadowing Importance of
this question inpels me to, refer to it again.
The issue is oftentirneS referred to as
conStitutfonaiSm VS.. Imperialism.
S'lf We would retain our liberties and
constitutional rights unimpaired, we cam
not permit or tolerate. at any time or for
stltutional power by the executive branch
of our government. We should be ever
erty is only to be preserved by maintain
Ing constitutional restraints and just
division Of political powers.
Continuing on the same subject he says;
The people Of the United States stand at
the parting of the ways. Shall we follow
of peace, prosperity and contentment
guided by the everything spirit of the con-
stitution which they framed for us, or
hitherto Stunned by all. following blindly
new ideals, which, though appealing with
tion, may prove will O. the wisp. leading
us into difficulties from which it may be
impossible to extricate ourselves without
lasting injury to our national char
acter and institutions? %
The Tariff and the Trusts.
Turning to the subject of the tariff and
the democratic demand for reform in that
Tariff reform is one of the cardinal prin-
clp!es OF the democratic faith, and the
necessity for 1t was never greater than
at the present time. 1t should be under
taken at once in the interest of all our peo
pie.
THE Dingley tariff is excessive In many
of its rates, and, as to them at least, un-
justly and oppressively burdens the peo-
pie. 1t secures to domestic manufacturers,
singly or in combination, the privilege of
exacting excessive prices at home and
prices far above the level of sales made reg
ularly by them abroad with profit, thus Civ
Ing a bounty to foreigners at the expense
of our own people. 1t levles oppressive
and unjust taxes upon many articles form
material of many of our manufactured
products, not only burdening the con-
sumner, but also closing to the manufac-
turer the markets he needs and seeks
abroad. It's unjust taxation burdens the
people generally, forcing them to pay ex-
cessive prices for food, fuel clothing and
many articles not normally imported In any
considerable amount, which are made ex-
treme protectionist would hardly justify
protective taxes, and which in large
amounts are exported. Such duties have
been and will continue to be a direct in
centive to the formation of huge Industrial
combinations, which, secure from foreign
competition, are enabled to stiie domestic
practically mOnOnOliZo
the home market.
Even now the argument most frequent
ly urged in behalf of the Dingley tariff,
and against tariff reform generally, is the
necessity of caring for our infant indus
hundred years of lusty growth, are looming
up as industrial giants. In their case, at
least the Dingley tariff invites combina-
to the expression that the tariff is the
mother of trusts.
For the Aforementioned reasons,
others, the people demand re,
form OF these abuses and such reform de-
mands and should receive immediate at
tention.
I'm the words of our platform, we de-
mand "a revision and a gradual reduction
and for the common veal, and not by the
friends of its abuses, its extortions and
Trust Remedies.
"I pointed out in my earlier response the
remedy which, in my judgment can effect
ually be applied against monopolies, and
the assurance was then given that If ex-
listing laws, including both statute and
common law. proved inadequate, contrary ,
to my expectations, favor such further
legislation. within constitutional limita-
tionS, as will best promote and safeguard
the interests of all the people,
Whether there is any common law which
can be applied and enforced by the fed
eral courts, cannot be determined by the
president, or by a candidate for the pres |
The determination of this question was /
eft by the people in framing the constf- |
luton. to the judiciary and not to the ex-
scutive. The supreme court of the United |
States has recently considered this ques- |
ton, and, in the case of the Western Union |
telegraph company VS.. the Call Publish |
ng company, to be found in the one hun
lred and eighty-first volume of the United |
[ decided that common law principles |
.ould be applied by United States courts |
he absence of United States statutes spe-
aw of the land"
Reciprocity.
He says reciprocity is demanded by the
'est interest of both manufacturer and
onSumer, and that reciprocal trade treat |
IS would enure to both. He quotes ex-
ensively from President McKinley's last
ddress at Buffalo to show that he appre- !
lated the fact that the so-called stand
at policy must give way, and that there
must be a reduction of duties to enable
ur manufacturers to compete In foreign |
markets. Continuing, he says:
The persistent refusal of the repub-
lean majority in the federal senate to rati-
y the reciprocity treaties negotiated In
ursuance of the policy advocated alike
y Mr. Blaine and Mr.. Mckinley, and ex-
ressly sanctioned in the Dingley act it.
Ell, is d1Scouraging exhibition of bad
attn. AS already mentioned by me. the
xoroitant duty imposed on many an i'm
orted article by the Dingley. tariff was |
2 permanent, but to serve temporarily as ,