Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-19
The Speech AGAIN Translated.


This time it is the Chicago Chronicle
which translates Judge Parker's speech
of acceptance into plain English for the
benefit of those who We're confused by
it's many contradictory words as 10
| real meaning The Chronicle, it Will
| be remembered, has been for years the
leading Democratic organ of the middle
| West. but the men and methods behlnd
the Parker boom were too much Tor IL u
swallow and it is earnestly supporting
| the Republican nominees. 1t aptly
| sums up the attitude of Judge Parker
by declaring that he is attempting 10
| RIM with the hare and hunt with the
hounds" and paraphrases his speech az
follows:
81 declare that the gold standard Is
irreyocably fixed. which ought to satls-
| fv the sound money faction in the par
ty. on the other hand, the free SILVER
| people cannot complain. for this declar-
| alton is untrue. and do not deny that
| free silver is right in principle. 1hty
know from my record that l am In
sympathy with them.
Il am in favor of the constitutional
right of every man to live and work
where he will, but it will be observed
that this opinion cuts both ways Inc
working people may complain that IL
is aimed at their deportation on some Oh
the nom union men and the murder oi
others. but it can be construed Just as
well against the deportation OF the
union men by the militia.
81 find II necessary to disapprove OF
the murder of thirteen non-union work.
men by a dynamite explosion, but ]
hone the union men will not take Of
fens- at my disapprOval. for they will
observe that | do not recognize martial
law as a justification for anything Gov
ernor Peabody has done.
II feel compelled to take a stand
against the Republican tariff as excess
sive and unjust, but this should cause
no alarm among protective tariff peo-
pie as am only in favor of Il reaSona
bic reduction of the tariff, which may
mean anything or nothing. In addl-
ton | remind this class that In conse-
quence of the Republican senate the
Democrats cannot tinker the tariff for
four years to come anyway.
AS to the trusts. l concede to the
populistic faction that they are iniquit-
Gus. but | hope the trusts will overlook
this declaration, because | admit also
that no more laws and no more decis
ions are needed on this subject and that
the executive officers of the govern
ment do not execute the laws. That
will be understood to mean, | hope, that
it is useless to try to enforce these
laws.
NO descendant of revolutionary
StOck-that means me-can deny self
government to the F'ilipinos. That
squares me, / believe with the anti-im-
peralists. ON the other hand, what |
mean by granting them sefgovern-
ment is to prepare them for it as rapid
ly as possible, and to assure them that
it will be granted when they are rea-
| sonably prepared for it. This means
nothing and ought to satisfy sane peo-
| pie who see no way at present to con-
fer independence on the Philippines.
Il am opposed heart and soul to mil
itarism and great standing army.
No Democrat can complain of me on
that score. ON the other hand. do not
say how large the army might with
safety be. In like manner | am op-
posed to interference by this country
with foreign peoples and their quar-
rels. but | have not a word to say
against a large navy-that is, if it is
not too large.
II have endeavored in this address to
be non-committal on all points. and
believe / have succeeded fairly well
If / should be elected to the Pres-
dency you will find that have not said
a word today which will embarrass me
in any policy l may then see fit to
adopt. l hope to have the support of
all factions in the party, for | have
certainly offended none.