Milford chronicle., 1904-09-23
A PR0TEGE OF DAVID E. HILL
practical Politician" Who Is Now
Surrounded and Supported by Tam
many Hall Leaders-Brief Glance
at His Political Record.


country have been trying TO find out
something about the man for whom they
are asked 20 vote early next November.
Il has been hard work Outside Of
the State Of New York Alton B. rar6-
er was practically unknown before the
/ meeting Of the Democratic convention at
! 81. Louis. He still remains. 10 the vast
majority Of voters throughout the coun-
/ try, unknown. except by his name and
place Of residence. with such additional
light as has been thrown upon him by
newspaper portraits.
In the matter of supplying pictures
Of Judge Parker. his home. his wife.
children, grandchildren, son-in-law and
other relations there has been no stint.
The country has gazed its fill upon news
paper cuts representing Judge Parker
trimmed, so 10 speak. with various and
assorted young relations, and in all Of
these pictures Mr. Parker has present
ed that bland, open and somewhat pa |
tronzlng front with which mankind |
faces the world when it is striving TO
look pleasant and at the same time
keep some infant prodigy still under the
process Of photography.
To be sure. the voters have seen pic
lures OF Mr.. Parker galore. and pictures
II his house and Of his family. They
ave been told that be was. when nomi-
lated. a judge. high up on the bench Of
he State OF New York. and ''the rest
silence II is true that Mr. Parker,
'hen notified Of his nomination. pro-
ounced a speech Of acceptance" but !
hat proved such a merry-go-round Of !
al and meaningless words as fairly
-unned the unterrifed in their lairs Ii
ave no inkling as to what kind Of \
ian the Democratic nominee might BE-.
Scept that be possesses the not uucom- :
on faculty Of talking a great deal and
lying nothing. 5
Searching the Record.
And so TIE American people sat down
ID studied. by such means as they had
hand, the man who asks their votes /
the office Of Chief Executive. .
1t seems like sort o. 'uusight and
seen game. said an old Illinois farm.
Il guess we'd better not trade. this
There remained and remains for the
aNened gaze Of the American people D.
record of Mr.. Parker's life. 50 much
1t as has been in the pablic eve. WIKI
private life let it be said once for +;
there IS no reproach ito
Alton 3. Parker was born at Co-.- &c
d, New York. in the neighborhoo5 Pa
ere he now lives. more than fifty I'm
rs ago. He grew up il Ulster county. vci
began the practice Of law there a. 81
oung man. From the beginning he PHI
known as a politician Of the kind did
en- gains ends rather as q manager mo
as candidate. II plain language. fen
was a County Boss in the De,1o- did
&c fold. While a very young man 10
lIrected a campaign for Judge Sboor-
er, IN whose Office he had studied atti
Encouraged by his success in this 10
I he sought for himself the post OF OF
ogate, as the Probate Judge is call ers
o. New York State. He was elected. ReI
held the Office for many years. pas
thls ONCE Judge Parker confirmed esp'
silent and underground activities in Con
les Of the New York variety: n NJ
'ty in cities exemphfed by Tam. COM
y, and in the country districts not Am,
whit behind Tammany in zeal cun. bell,
ana unscrupulousness. taile
Favored by Hill. date
Us recent writer snoatino -, al al f
d OF Judge Psrker,s lisa. Va ''iis kno,
his
. 9n'ics i. IN New York is hard and iron. publ
.incinle saw sHJul tbd sentiment and has NAM
is as true Of country as as Of q sue, success more
1I the eornfelds as Of Tammany Hail date
:, in Naw Wy Wy, virtue; defeat the only want
things; he saw no TistcrsA gsAer roi,L.5 Enew 'bre;
-eams, lapsed into no frances Pa. count
Sr and ~ ~. ne aaded one man 10 as t
! result OF his additions was the con gear
the county Of Ulster" Tn
steady success Of Judge Parker oa.,l, uuCle
ven, business methods. cold AMI .o'isi
eSs in calculation and results A. al
Renrott IIaI ii'i0N .,Nq IN lHe Iavor of cratic
,..s III i07'' WHeh Mr.. safe
.or rho ,,a,..'.lI.s ,iii,Ae MS hFst can To RET
ose Tor the practical manager of
'mpaign Judge Parker. Thus at
e OF thirty-three years Judge PARK ~,
anne HllIs political manager. He Donao
his man. ,,l. yeiilo
Hill, early in his Administrations il the
'ernor, rewarded his faithful man. ity, i,
y appointing him to the Sunraroo sure /,
OF the State of New York. .Tudge will q
mas practically speaking, occu- Wei
le supreme or the Court of An. made
'ench ever since. -P- cbanco
e is Judge Parker's public record presen
'tlcal politician. a manager or by the
ggns' a discovery and protege Of Repres
Bennett Hill! O' osti,no.
now at the end of this plain. nm. ing-fc
ed tale, it remains 10 be noted pluraH,
on beginning to end there is not Rep
va IN all the pages devoted Il, fourth
farKer and his candidacy one Of Verl
iiterance Of inspiration. entbnsi-
ltnotlsm, or even one word sng. 10,
broad and generous apprecie. with Il
public needs and public Interests of the
great, in all the years during consid,
udge Parker has handled" local as Mr..
ms. '0eal cIusion
HE Cou1ae1ors and ins
to mans acts, judged nv bis tion,-s
motives there is no safer guids uAiy ~
choice of %"u nis mental qualities bel
turning from the mearer tale oar,,a..
Farker's political life TO his of orr on, .
coanseiors and intimates. whom NJ tbis ~
orees. David D. ito Locoi
Hns'' I1lh and Tenn, S