Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-24
A PRoTeeE OF DAVID B. HILL
..Practich PeiLieian,' Who d Nov
Sarrsssded anl Supported BY Tan
many Hall Leaders Brief 0aaee
At His Poliiie al Record.

c41orry nave ffen trying 70 bDa ous
sofnethinx ahoat the man for W hom they
are asked tosvote early NEXT November
II has been hard WORK Outside OF
the State OF New York Alton B. rark-
er vas practiesliy unknown before the
meeting OF the Denocrstie eonvention a,
s.; Louis. lie still remains. 10 .he vas;
majority OF voters shroasaore ths conn
tfry, unknown. ercept by ais name and
PLACE of residence. with such additional
EShi IS has been thrown upon him by
newspaper portraits.
In the uisissr Of supplying pictures
ot Judge Parker. hls home. his wife,
children. eandchildreA son-ln-law and
other rein ions there hs. been no stint.
aAs ctantFy hes gazel fs sii upon news
paper cots rep<~entipg Judge Parker,
kr.a,Inei, so 10 sDeak. with various aud
assortsi young reis1sns, and in all Of
iee pictures Mrae Pc der has present
el ,.lat hland. open ssd. somewhat pa
troainn< frort with which mankind
flces The word when II Is striving 10
look peasant and az the same time
keep some infant prodigy sol under the
process of photography
To he SUR. the voters have seen pic
tUrc' Il Mr. Parker galore, and pictures
OF h.s hcrss, and o, ais fsmily. They
asye been tsia. that he Was, when noni-
naiei, judge. high up on the bench OF
he STATE OF New York. and '-the rest
is silence" /; is true fh,t Mr. Parker.
when notified Of his n.fliination. pro-
nouneed 4 speech of acceptance" but
that proved such merry go round OF
fat and uaeaninsisss words as fairly
stunned the unterrihed in their .airs. 1t
gave % iakllDs as TO what Kind of >
Elan the Democratie nominee might be,
except that he Possesses the not uneorn-
m1n faculty Of talking 4 great deal AID
2ay.ns nothing. .-~
searehiax the Record.
And so the American people sat down
and sfadied. by such means as they had
al baud. the man who asks their votes
for the Office of Chief Executive. fr
IL seems like a sort o. 'uasisht and
unseen' game" said an old Illinois farm
e. Il guess we'd better aot trade. this
time! ~ 49, -
There remained and remains for the
svakened gaze of the Americas people
the record OF Mr.. Parker's life. % mnch
OF 1t as has been In the public eye. With
his private life let it be said. once for
all. there Is no rerrOach.
Alton u. Parker Was born NJ Cort-
land. New YORK. IN the neixhborhood
where be nov lises. more than ffty
years ago. He sre. up In Ulster county,
and began The Practice Of law there As
a young man From the beginning he
was known ss a politician OF the kind
which gains ends rather as q manager
than ss a candidate. In plain language.
be was as'Connty Boss In the Demo
cratic fold While a very young man
he directed a eampaign for Judge Shoon-
maker. VA whose Office he had studied
law. Encouraged by his success in this
effort DE eongb; for himself the post of
Surrogsee. as the Probate Judge Is call
ed in New York State He was elected.
and he'd the ocacr for many years.
In this Office Judge Parker continued
hrs silent and underground activities in
politics of the New York variety;
variety in cities exempEhed ny Tam
many. and in the corutry districts not
one whit behind Tsmmany in real. cum
ning and uDscrupalousaess-
Favored by Hill.
Says . recent writer. speaking Of this
period Of Judge Parker's iife: s-
Politics In New York /. hard and iron
boaBd. is Is without sentiment. aud has
no priSeIpie save The principle OF success
This IL IS frne of country rs OF town. rs
true Of the esrrifieids as sf Tamnsny Han.
Victory is the ouiy pirtne. defeat the only
crime-in New York Judge Parker knew
these shinxS: be saw no visitors. eourted
no dreams. lsr.ri into no traaess Pa
another. ard the two to somebody else. TN
iii the result Of bis additions was the csa-
troi cf the county Of tistsr-
The steady success Of Judge Parker.
his even, business methods, cold and
tlcodIess in calculation and results, at
trscted the attention and the favor OF
David Bennett HILL In 1885. when Mr..
Hiu was about TO make his drst can
vass for the goveruorship OF New York,
he chose fo- the practical manager OF
his campaign Judge Parker. Thus At
the age Of thirty-three years. Judge Park
er became Hilrs political manager. he
elected his man. ~ I
xr. HiiA early in his administration
as Csvernox, rewarded his faithful ran
eyer. By ,appsisting him to the Supreme
Bosch sf Shs State Of New York Jadss
Parker has. practically speaking. occu-
pieAf the Supreme or the CoUrt Of APP
pealb bench ever since. Il rsss4-ss.s.s~s,
: Then = JOdEe Parker's puhlie record.
A practical polsieiaa. - nanaEAe Of
campaigns, q discovery and protsge, Of
David Bennett Hili,
Ard nov. At The end Of this plaia. nm
rarlished tale, 1t remains 20 b noted
that ssonr beGunins - end thsre = not
- ldsvp in all ths, pages. lderoted 20
JnAgs Rasker j, and bis candday enc
s;nglo ueserancs Of inspirakion. isnth1si-
ssn. pAkiofisA. or sSen ons ward sug-
prseing q hrsad and generuns approcia'
fien - pulslie needs and public inteesstA
suAn - great, il all the yeass duiat
which Judee Parker has '-hAnd5ed". local
eampaignA ixsus x asses s4s arxss4
~ ! gssss s1ss scsausesssa. - sasa
yexf to n msns 'aets. judged bs his
svowsd motives. there h no safer guide
TO his character and his mental qualities
tbsa HI choice OF associates and fellow
.wvrkefs- Turning from the meAreP tale
n Juaaee Parker's political hfe q shis