Arizona republican., 1904-08-12
The Two Speeches.

As the first political utterance of man possibly to be president oE the United States, Judge Parker's speech of acceptance is an exceedingly inter- esting contribution to political lite~a- ture. The speech gives the couni' y it's
 first opportunity to get a satisfactory line on the mental makeup and Incn- tai processes of a hitherto enigmatical candidate. That Judge Parker Is an orthodox democrat, was already as stunned by everybody. It was known that he was to be classed with the old line, conservative democrats. and TO- body expected any radical utteranre on any of the issues before the peop.e.
 But there has been a widespread cur iosity to know something of the mans intellectual equipment and IirAs of thought. and the first conclusion of any reader glanoing through the judge $ printed speech-a conclusion only strengthened by a careful readns-;s that the democratic candidate belongs
 
 statesmen. There is a striking simi- larity between the style of Cleveland and the style of Parker. AIr. Clevc- land. upon undertaking 10 say, for ex- ample, that "all men shoI:d be on en equality in the eyes of the law" would say something like this: T oannGe divest myself of the conviction that it is incompatible with the genius of our institutions for the law to be cor strued for the especial benefit of any particular class of our fellow-citizens as against the rights and interests of another class" So rarely has MT. Cleveland stated a proposition tersely that when he did stumble upon q hap py phrase. like Ut is a theory and not a condition which confronts us," the whole world stopped and applauded.
 It is manifest that Judge Parker, like MT. Cleveland, thinks slowly, and finds it natural to express himself in heavy, Johnsonian sentences. In all of the speech delivered at Esopus the day be- fore yesterday there is scarcely a sen tence that the reader will remember, scarcely d paragraph that sums up in condensed form a definite conclusion. It is a speech of words, words, words, my lord" Indeed, it appears that af- ter holding himself in silence so long, the judge found difficulty in stopping after he had started talking. The con- tra5t between MT. Roosevelt and Judge Parker in style and process of thought could hardly be greater. This fact is emphasized by the speeches of accept ance of the two men. It is worth while to make a few illustrations.
 Judge Parker: While unhesitating in its promise to correct abuses and to right wrongs wherever they appear or however caused; to investigate the several administrative departments of the government, the conduct of whose 4flcials has caused scandals, and to punish those who have been guilty of q breach of their trust: to oppose the granting of special privileges by which the few may profit at the expense of the many, to practice economy in the expenditure of the moneys of the peo- pie and to that end to return once TEOre to the methods of the founders of the republic, by observing in dis bursting the public funds the care and caution a prudent individual observes with respect to his own; still the plat form assures conservative instead of rash action; the protection of the inno- cent as we'll as the punishment of the guilty; the eincOura cement of industry, | economy and thrift; the protection Of property and a guaranty of the en- forcement of the benefit of all mems inalenabie rights, among which, as said in the Declaration of Independ- | ence are life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
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