The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-12
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The most important, perhaps. and
the strongest portion Of Judge Par
ker's speech Of acceptance. is the fol-
lowing:
The growth Of monopoly. Of which
complaint is justly made. cannot DC
laid al the doors Of the courts OF THIS
country. The decisions OF the supreme
Court Of the United States. the Court
of Appeals Of this State, and the courts
of last resort in many othel STATES.
warrant the assertion that the common
law As developed affords a complete
legal remedy against monopolles- Inc
fact that they have multiplied in mum
Der and increased IN power mas Deeh
due. not TO the failure of the courts
10 auply the law when properly moved
nv administrative officials or private
individuals. but 10 the failure oi
officials charged with the duty OF en-
forcing the law TO take the necessaiy
procedure to procure the Judgments Oh
the courts in the appropriate Juilsolc-
ton. coupled with the fact that the
legislative CepaItme1ts of some OF ocr
State governments, as we'll as Congress
f, in the manner already referred 10,
have. by legislation. el eJuIaged their
propagation. What Is neeced-in au-
dition to the massage of a statute re-
v1sinp the taIlIf duties to reasonable
hasis-is not so much other and Oil
/ ferent laws, as officials having Doth
the dispOsition and the courage 10
/ enforce existing laws. While this is
nv view of the scope of the common
law. If it should be made to appear
that 1t is mistaken one. then l 1aVoi
snch further legislation within consti
tutlopal Limitations as will give the
! people just and full measure OF pro-
lection. a.,
The second striking feature is the
unexpected avowal he makes against
the second term candidate, in whicf
he says:
IL accept, gentlemen Of the commit,
tee. the nomination, and II the acton OF
tbe convention shall be Endorsed by ar
election by the people. 1 will, God help
inc me, give to the discharge OF the
duties of that exalted Office the best ser
vice of which | am capable. and at tne
end of the term retire to private Ire
anal not be candidate for, nor shall
accent a denomination. Several reasons
might be advanced for this position, Du
The controlling one with me- is tnat
am fully persuaded that no incumben
~ that office should ever be placed IN
situation of possible temptation ~ con
slider what the effect OF action taken o.
him in an administrative matter OF grea
importance might have upon his poilH
cal fortunes. Questions OF momentum
consequence to all of the people hav'
been in the past and will be in the futur.
presented to the President for dete
nation. and in approaching their consio
grafton. as we'll as in weighing the iact
and the arguments bearing upon them
he should be unembarrassed by any pos
sihle thought of the influence MS dc
cision may have upon anything whateve
that NAV effect him personally. l max
this statement, not in criticism OF an.
of our Presidents from Washington dow
who have either held the Office for tw
tarms or sought 10 succeed themselves
Tor strong arguments can be advanced II
srnnort IF the re election of a Presl
dent. 1t IS simply my Judgment Una
the interests of this country are now o
vast and the questions presented ar
frequently of such overpowering maen'
tude to the people that it's inoisPensa
BILE to the maintainance OF benentt,n
attitude before the people, not only Una
the Chief Magistrate should be inoepen
} dent, but that the independence snoui
be known to all men,"
This is in stricklng contrast with MI
Roosevelt, who, the public genet
ally believes will stand for a third teri
if he is elected November next TO sue
coed himself.