The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-04

Hberately, not Ike President ROose-
Welt, who is credited with jumping at
everything in a fury Of energy and
working strenuOUsly, as he terms II
Judge Parker works orderly and &C
cOmpiishes' q vast amount OF work.
No one has ever heard him speak IN
kindly Of an inferior, his natural kind
ness smOoths the way. yet he has the
hrmness OF Gibraltar in his opinions
and decisions.
Judge Parker is no fancy farmer
playing at farming Ike a boy with a
toy. He manages his farm and makes
IL pay He is a real farmer, who d.
reefs the work, examines the blowing.
and in harvest time is found in his
shirt sleeves at work with his men in
saving the hay and cutting the wheat.
Judge Parker is not q rich man, as
the term is now understood. He may
be worth $4,000, made BY saving and
BY good judgment. His farm at COrt-
land came to him from his father. He
was born on. IL and tOiled on It when
boy. Like the great Daniel Web
ster, be cannot bear TO part with the
nome where his happy bOyhOOd days
were spent where to fame and for
tune unknown he worked assiduOusly
TO get an education and to become 8
person Of usefulness and OF some con-
sequence in his day and generation.
Judge Parker has never been defeat
ed yet, and it is very unlikely that good
fortune viii desert him when the
prize is so near his grasp. Hospital
| ity is one Of the cardinal virtues in
Judge Parker's household. Like the
planter in the Southern States Dre-
vious to the war Of 1861, be deems it
to be privilege to offer entertainment
over night. All his neigbbOrs are his
/ friends, and when he is at the head OF
his dining table, surrounded by his
! wife, mother, brother, sister Of Mrs
l Parker, who lives at Rosemount: his
daughter, sOE-in-law. grandchildren
and Secretary McCauseland, with
| two or three guests. be is the life Of
the party, gentle and dignifed, direct
| ing the conversation. but not monOp-
/ Olizing il. 4 mans private habits
| throw much light on his character,
and nothing in the life of a candidate
| for President is uninteresting TO the
people who vote for the one who is to
| I'LL the Office for the next four years.
Although Judge Parker rises early, he
does not retire to his sleeping room be-
| fore II o'clock at night, and he works
intermittingly during the day that
| he sleeps as SWeetly as a babe on its
mothers bosom. He hardly ever re-
| Quires more than seven hours sleep.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The following words from Judge
Parker's letter Of acceptance are par
/ ticularly fOrceful and characteristic:
Il have put aside a cOngenial work,
| to which 1 had expected TO devote my
/ life, in order to assume, as best can.
| the responsibilities y our convention put
upon me.
Il solicit the cordial cooperation and
| generous assistance of every man who
! believes that a change Of measures
and Of men at this time would be wise.
! and urge harmony of endeavOr as well
as vigorous action on the part Of ali so
minded.
The issues are joined and the peo-
pie must render the verdict.
Shall economy Of administration be
demanded or shall extravaganza be
encouraged?
Shall the wrongdoer be brought TO
bay by the people, or must justice
wait upon political oli5archy2
Shall our government stand for
equal opportunity or for special privi-
Iege7
Shall il remain government Of law
or become one Of individual caPricc2
Shall we cling to he rule Of the
people, or shall we embrace beneficent
desPotism7
With calmness and confidence we
await the peoples verdict.
If called to the Office Of President,
I shall consider myself the Chief Mag
istrate Of all the people and not Of any
faction. and shall ever be mindful Of
the fact that on many questions Of Ma
tiOnal policy there are honest differ
ences of opinion. I believe in the pa
triotism, good sense and absolute sin
cerity Of all the people. 1 shall strive
to remember that he may serve his
party best who serves his country
best.
IF it be the wish Of the people that
I undertake the duties Of the Presi-
dency, l pledge myself, with Gods
help, to devote all my powers and
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