The San Francisco call., 1904-08-12
JUDGE PARKER IS NOTIFIED.

a candidate for the Presidency. The information
was conveyed in a speech by Champ Clark, who in
dulged in much uncon and in prophecy The i'm
part of the ceremony Judge Parkers speech
reply 1t carefully prepared and read from
uscrpt. Its keynote is the charge that the constitution
is being violated by the Executive This appears in
every part of the speech the prevailing theme The
for this is taken from the of the party in Con-
gress and in its press.
1t would have been dignhed and direct in Judge
Parker had he INDUCED in bill of particulars. giving
specific instances of unconstitutional usurpaton and
backing the charge with proof From this however, he
carefully refrains preferrng to indulge in general
tiles and draw visions of the consequences of cons
tutiona dobedience the part of the President The
country familiar with these general charges The De
mocracy has made them against every Republican Pres
ident, including Lincoln. In his he savagely
and pcrssteny attacked for destroying the constitution
because he trying preserve the organic law
OF undivided Union The style of attack has
bean adopted against all of his Now if the
charge be against President Roosevelt the mi
noy of the last Congress should have reported the
House resolution for his impeachment.
The constitution provides way test the conduct
of President in respect to his official limitations Why
that way not acted upon by the minority? In de-
fault of specifications and absence of author-
tatve test by impeachment provided by the consttu-
ton itself the country warranted in assuming that the
accusation is partisan and false used impress the
sensbilities and affect the of the people, who are
inellgeny sensitive the maintenance of their
ganc law and observance of its wise distribution of the
powers of government While considering this matter
is not forgotten that Democratic leaders made exactly
the charge against Mr. Cleveland, who alleged
by his party be usurper and tyrannical die
tator
lmpinged upon this part of his speech is Judge Par
kers rather ervid denuncaton of second in the
Presidency. 1t reads like criticism of Mr.. Cleveland
who was three times candidate and twice elected and
who undoubtedly the choice of large element for
fourth nomination and third term in the Presidency
The reader of the speech is impressed with its gngery
of issues that have been declared by party
to be burning questions. He puts the tariff foremost
the of trusts and suggests that tariff tinkering
the proper remedy, He airms that against their ag-
gressions there is law remedy of which any
citizen avail himself Upon this point he says:
What is needed in addition the passage of statute
revising the tariff duties to reasonable basis is not
much other and different laws as officials having the
disposition and courage to enforce existing laws"
We have to suggest to the Judge that that point
he inquire of his political friend and supporter the
Dan Lamont vice president of the Northern Pacific and
associate Of Hill and Morgan in the formation of the
railroad trust. Mr.. Lamont inform him that he and
his associates in that gigantic complain of too
much disposition and courage the part of President
Roosevelt in the enforcement of existing law. If he will
read the opinions of the Democratic Justices of the
preme Court of the United States dissenting from the
ate that President Roosevelts in enforcing cx-
listing law of his alleged violations of the con-
stItution. In like if the Judge will consult Mr.
Belmont and others of his supporters. he will find that
in their opinion the President usurper for order
ing and winning the other six great suits against the
that have been by the Government during his
administration.
President Roosevelt's action in the enforcement of
existing law stands in plain contrast to that of Mr.
Cleveland, whose Attorney General Mr. Olney decided
that the laws which President Roosevelt has en-
forced dead letter and to bring suits
under them. President Roosevelt did find any fur
ther legislation necessary, but only the disposition and
courage to enforce existing law and he had both and
Democratic members of the Supreme Court of usurpa-
tion
The speech of Judge Parker adds no new element to
the campaign 1t is derived from the minority attacks
made in the House and whole is marked by great
tread upon the of the friendly interests
represented by Messrs. Belmont, Lamont and T. + Hill
The party misses in the vigorous statement in which
Mr. Cleveland asserted himself and achieved his leader
ship. Judge Parker leaves upon the country the inn
preston that he is other mans man. while Cleye-
land left in the focus for any personality but his
AS the Philippines, there no dscernble difference
between Judge Parker and the Republican platform He
admits that the islands to by the accident of
war; that cannot present avoid their administration
and that must eventually permit them self govern
AS that the purpose of the present probation
ary period there is nothing upon which to hang an
issue.
The speech leaves the country not expectant of what
Judge Parker may further do say. curious as to
the subsequent proceedings of the who runs him.
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