The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-22

Independence OF the legislature. execu-
tive and judicial Departments His
opinion Of the growing practice Of tu-
diciai interference with executive acts
was expressed in the case OF Sheriff
Guden-who was removed from ONCE
by Governor Odeii-
The suggestion that II the courts
do not interfere some chief executive
may proceed in disregard OF those prin-
lples which courts OF Impeachment
have established, should not be given
weight, for the ability to act quickly
in the eMDva Of administrative Of
fiers and clerks Is - important IN the
conduct Of government as in the man
agement of a gigantic corporation or
large Industrial enterprise. The at
tempt 10 safeguard h rights OF In
oficial. or clerk. should not be carried
to such an extent as TO override the
interests OF the public. for the public
business is of paramount importance.
1t is better hat occasionally a mistake
should be mad in the remoYa OF an
officer than that the public business
should be seriously interferred with
In his Atlanta speech the judge ex-
| pressed his belief that the thirteenth
and fourteenth amendments to the
constitution had left the rights
powers OF the states unimpaired, save
as to the negro question
What His Associates Say.
Take the estimate Of Judge Parker
| uttered by the distinguished jurists
who sit on the bench with MIN. They
| know him as no else can know
him, for his mind and character is an
| open book TO them.
Judge Vann. a staunch Republican.
says:
II have now worked with Judge Par
- IN s- this NaIIrf Ine
| characteristic OF Judge Far
| ker's mind. in my opinion, is its abso-
| lutte fairness and impartiality. An
| other characteristic strong and promi-
| nent in Judge Parker's mind Is ms
| breadth Of view OF all questions tnat
| come before him He looks far beyond
| the effect OF the rule to be adopted by
! the court upon the mere rights OF the
| parties themselves, to its effect as a
| rule of propriety for the people OF the
I entire state. He seems to have IN
| mind what is the best rule for all, now
| and for all time, rather than the effect
| upon the parties before him..
Courage Of his convictions is an
| other strong characteristic. In reach
| ing a conclusion he advances slowly
and his mind Is open to receive the
views and listen to the arguments OF
others; but when he has weighed and
| considered them all deliberately and
has made UP his mind, no rock Is
irmer than his position from that
time forward. His nina Is conserva-
tive and the rights OF property and
personal rights are always safe In
his hands.
His entire judicial career shows
power, modesty, learning, strength OF
character, independence, conserva-
tism and soberness of views, and every
step Of his judicial life, so far a.
known to me, la reflected honor and
dignity upon the position that he
fills"
That is the opinion of one of his
Republican associates. Here is h
estimate of his character made by
Judge Denis O'Brien. a Democrat.
who has sat for seven years with him
on the bench of the Court Of Appeals:
with a trained mind and ample
learning, he possesses h supreme
qualification Of a great judge. He loves
justice and hates iniquity. He has
great independence Of thought n
character, firm in all his views and
convictions, but not SO obstinate as to
be proof against reason and argu-
ment.
From habit and education he is
essentially conservative He is a close
observer of public affairs and a pro-
found student of public questions. His
friends who know him as we'll as /
do. have no doubt hat he is fully
equipped for anv public trust that may
await him in the future. If he is to
be the candidate of a great party for
the high position with which his name
is connected, it will not be his own
seeking. The place will seek him. but
he will not seek the place"
His Possessions
Judge Parker owns and c~ultivates
three good farms; one at EsOpus, an |
other at Cortland, and still another at
Accord. He has a herd Of pure
blooded. red-poll cattle, fine horses, |
sheep and pigs, a zoe library and a |
little money carefully invested.
His entire wealth is estimated by |
Of his most intimate friends at |
about $4,000.
This small fortune i~ the result Of
good management and intelligent saw
ing. The Judge is not Indifferent to |
money, but he is without avarice. He |
a managed t. live we'll. entertain |
generously, contribute to a few chart |
ties and still have a moderate for |
tune for his family in a OF his !
death. J
His Family. |
The judges wife was Miss Schoon- |
maker, of Accord. She is a charming |
woman, of Dutch revolutionary stock. |
In spite of time, she Is still her nus |
bands ideal. h is intelligent. we'll |
read, travelled. a tactful, sympathetic |
hostess. q woman Of great g~entleness |
and common sense. accustomed to all
the graces Of life and capable Of any |
social station. |
His only child is a daughter, now |
the wife of Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, |
rector Of the Episcopal Mission |
Church of the Holy Cross at King |
ston. She has her mothers charm
of manner She Is a cultivated, inter-
esting, ~ttractive young matron. She |
is 4 fine musician and was taken to |
Germany to study. /
The judges wife and daughter are |
not what might be called fashion
able" Or society ONE They are
Of the simple. high bred sort, accus-
toned to the ~refinements and dignities |
of life and at ease in any society.