Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-16
The Sneech Made Plain.

One enthusiastic Democratic leader
in speaking of Judge Parker's speech OF
acceptance. declares 1.-The best thing In
II is what is said between the lines.
Few will dispute this, but the average
reader, whatever his political a1niia-
tions, has been able to find little that Is
strong. notable or statesmanlike either
between the lines or in them. one au-
thority declares that the speech OF ac-
ceptance comedies that the Repupllcah
record is good and that the Republican
principles are sound, but that the au-
thor would like the fun of being Presl-
dent for term. Others who have COM
mented upon the speech nave ciiieu 1t
colorless. negative, evasive and OBSCURE
Rut whatever the terms applied 10 H.
its reception by the press of the country
makes the fact indisputable that the
eneech was a great disappointment 10
tho Democrats and decidedly cheerfui
and encouraging reading for the he-
nublicans. 1t has remained for the
PHILADELPHIA Press to translate the
speech into plain and simple terms ex-
pressing what the author means, so
that the common people can understand
it. When the speech is so translated and
expressed it runs this way:
THE platform is admirable. but some
blanks, like that on government by in
junction. | shall not touch with a ten
foot pole. and of others. like protection
is robbery | shall plane down and
smooth off the rough knots. The Con-
stitution divides the government into
three branches, and each branch should
mind it's own business. i think the
Constitution is constitutional and i am
NOT i'm favor of a monarchy which is
imperialism
ION the tariff the country shouldn't be
afraid of us becauSe we can't do any
harm. We are for tariff revision in prin-
ciple. but We can't make any revision in
practice. The people should approve our
ideas because a Republican Senate will
prevent us from carrying them out. The
duties are excessive but We can't cut
them down, and If we could we would
do it 'conservatively. Our bite really
isn't half as bad as our bark. The party
is a little ferocious, but I am very mild
There is a mistaken notion about the
trusts. Our platform says there ought
to be new legislation against them. but
that is an error. l have been Judge
and I know. The old common law
against monopoly is enough. Parenthet-
ically, if anybody asks me why l didn't
find the common law enough to justify
me in deciding against the monopoly or
the Drug Trust, l answer that drugs are
not under discussion. What we want
is not more law but officials who will
enforce the law. If it be asked. Isn't
that just what President Roosevelt has
done?' 1 decline to answer troublesome
questions.
LAS to the Philippines I am in favor
of self-gOvernmentt there. Our platform
says independence but don't say it.
l skip that word. If anybody thinks
that by self-government | mean indie
pendence. all right: if anybody thinks
I don't mean it, all right again. l am in
favor of our being a world power. but
am not in favor of our exercising world
power. The best way we can help
other people is by doing nothing and
leaving them to help themselves. We
ought to he a shining example and we
ought to shine by keeping our light I'M
der bushel. We ought not to take a
hand in the worlds affairs except where
| our rights and interests are involved,
and our rights and interests do not en-
tend beyond our borders.
THE only thing about which I am
positively positive is that 1 will not ac-
cept a denomination, and in this I am
sure the people will agree with me-"