Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
FUNDAMENTAL
PARAGRAPHS
FROM JUDGE PARKER s SPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE.
IN NO UNCERTAIN VOICE
Judge Parker Accept Nomination in a
Clear-Cut, Fearless Speech Setting
Forth His Party's Attitude Attacks
Imperialism, and Will Not Seek a
denomination if Elected.

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Esposus, N. Y.-At the appointed
time and in no uncertain voice Judge
Parker has spoken. Two phrases In
The speech of acceptance delivered by
him evoked tremendous enthusiasm.
One cantrasted constitutionalism with
Imperialism; the other declared that
he we'd not accept denomination.
AT the speech making was done
form Senator Hill and the candi-
date I'D long conversation together.
Immediately after it was finished the
former said:
every body knew Judge Parker
was q jurist; now they will know that
he is a statesman. He has emphasized
the main issue of this campaign when
be said it was whether constitutional
ism or imperialism is to be our
guide. -
The candidate himself intimated
that he was gratifed to see with what
promptness the point was appreciated
by the auditors, and he smiled and
his color rose slightly as he listened
to the cheers that greeted this phrase :
"There are bnt two powers In gov
ernment-one the power of the sword,
sustained by the hand that wields it,
and the other the power of the law,
sustained by an enlighted public SEN
timent.. The difference between these
powers is the difference between a re-
npblic such as our is, based on law
and a written constitution, supported
by the intelligence, virtue and patri-
otism; and monarchy, sustained by
force exerted by an individual, un-
controlled by laws other than those
made or sanctioned by him-one rep
resents constitutionalism, the other
imperialism.
The fundamental paragraphs from
Parker's speech of acceptance were as
follows:
After nominating me and subse-
quently receiving a communication
declaring that regard the gold stand
ard as firmly and irrevocably estab-
lished, matter concerning which /
felt it incumbent upon me to make
known my attitude, so that hereafter
no man could justly say that his sup
port had been secured through indi-
rection or mistake, the convention re-
iterated its determination that !
should be the standard bearer of the
party in the present contest. This
mark of trust and confidence / shall
ever esteem as the highest honor that
could be conferred upon me.
The essence of good government lies
in strict observance of constitutional
limitations, enforcement of law and
order, and rugged opposition to all en-
croachment upon the sovereignty of
the people.
The present tariff law is unjust in
its operation, excessive in many of its
rates, and so framed in particular In
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people.
The display of great military arma-
ments may please the eye and for q
moment excite the pride Of the citi-
zen, but it cannot bring to the coun-
try the brain, Drawn and muscle of a
single immigrant, nor induce the In
vestment here of dollar of capital.
[ protest against the feeling, now fan
too prevalent, that we must take part
in the disputes and broils of foreign
countries and intervene in every i'm
portant question that arises in other
parts of the world.
Can we hope for the respect of the
civilized world while proudly guaran-
teeing to every citizen of the United
States that no law shall be made OF
enforced which shall abridge the priv
ileges or immunities Of citizens of the
United States, or deny to any person
the equal protection of the laws, and
at the same time not only deny sim
liar rights to the inhabitants of the
Philippines, but take away from them
the right of trial by jury and place
their lives and the disposition of theil
property in the keeping of those
whom we send to them to be their gov
ernors? We shall certainly rule it as
a nation if we make any such attempt
Viewing the question THAT of the
Philippines) even from the standpoint
of national selfshness, there is nc
prospect that the twenty million dol
lars expended in the purchase Of the
islands and the six hundred and fifty
millions said to have been since dis
bursed will ever come to us.
Would Not Have Second Term.
accept, gentlemen of the commit
tee, the nomination, and if the action
of the convention shall be indorsed by
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