The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-10-20
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JUDGE PARKER'S LETTER A NEW DEC
LAgATlON Of ISDEPlND1S.E.
Imperialism is Struck The Hardest Blow
II Ever K. ee:yei.-. Republican JOB.
berry Viii Bred a Pani:.

Charles M-Ec1Mn- 4 EIllZeA- II E0IL
Worth. Texas. sends to the Fort Worth
Record the following eloquent cOIu-
ment upon Judge Parker's letter OF ac-
ceptance:
Il am nearing the half century line.
therefore have been readin. letters OF
acceptance from Presidential candi-
dates for many years.
II am frank 10 admit that only two
documents ever given TO our public
outrivals the letter of acceptance over
the signature of Judge Alton Il. Par
ker. those two being the Declaration or
Independence and the Constitution or
the United States might add that
there never was document written in
this country by any man, dead or liv-
ing. so nearly conforming TO our Com
Stitutlon as The one under discussion.
1T is new declaration OF indepcnd-
ence made by wise honest whale
Souled statesman for the party Of the
people. Ii is hrm, outSpokca and to
the point. arraigniug the Republican
machine before the public bar ia its
true colors, showing it's standard bear-
cr as usurpinS his lofty position Ivy as
Suming prerogativeS hot allowed by
our Constitution.
ut is not Il lengthy document hut no
word is supertuouS; each one counts
with telling effect There are NJ sub.
terrugeS, no SOphiStry, but straight out
shoulder blows for the peoples rights
under our Constitution.
imperialism is struck the hardest
blow it ever received in this country.
and if the American people 30 not
awaken 10 the note of warning Souud-
ed by our Presidential candidate aud
continues the Republicans in power il
will only be 4 matter of time uutil we
shall have One-man government TN
der our peoples Constitution. He will
be called President Of the United
States. but in reality will be the mon
arch Of all he surveys
"rhc question now before the people
OF this country is. whether we shall
have a JefferSonian or llamiltolllan
form OF government, for the Rrpuh.i-
can party is fast centralizug the gov-
crnmental power in one man or allow.
in, is leader to be the supreme dirta-
tor, regardless of the peoples rights.
There never was time in The his
tory of our country when this d.rtaiur-
ship has so openly shown It's r,nNpn
foot, The bid by Roosevelt Tor III" q.
A. RS vote by his famous pcnS,oa or
der proves this assertion.
LAS there can be no change in our
financial condition. Judge Parser being
rrevocably gold standard man. il is
IA tuh ,p,o hn {,,
ernmental harness, turning the calcium
light of truth on the last four years OF
Republican otiice-holding rottcUnr>S.
Il cmphatically say that tho n6ica.
tons are that the Government Treas
ury is being daily looted by corrupt
practices. and another four years or
Republican jobhery will throw this
country into the greatest panic eYer
known in its history.
ut is apparent that every Kcpuhi-
can in the country who is hidchOund is
swallowing Roosevelt, bag and bag.
gage. We must rely on the independ.
ent vote to sweep us into victory.
"Our living expenses. under the ex-
tremc high tariff, are daily increasing.
The trusts are combining to raise the
price on our necessities and there is no
hope TO remedy this great evil under
the sophistical PROMISES Of the party in
power
"My countrymcn. tell you that 1914
is the year the people Of tie United
States should repudiate dictatorship,
high tariff looting the public treasury
and machine politics and | honestly
IplipVn n nn,nuprDfip tiIpI Nltn will
sweep over the land next Novtmber
that will cngulf the Republican party
bury il out of sight"