The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
4 STRONG LIE LEE,IGIER
Written by JUICE Parker in sccept-
ing Eenocrat;c 4 mination.
TIE CONSTITUTION AND Law
Will be Bis Guide and Compass II
Ee IS Elected to the presi-
6eEcy by His Fellow
Citizens.

The following eclt0rial leNle"
Judge Parker's letter Of acceptanc
by The News ard Colr:er gives
pretty fair ide:. CT tie letter, which
strong ans 10 the point:
Judge Parker's letter Of acce p:anc
is before bis fellow citizens. 1t con
tains straigh; forward and vigcrou
enumeration Of the issues OF the Pres
ieent!al campaign. IL language, tone
and temp r it is in striking coatras
to that bitterly partisan. pcl!t:call!
vitupera.lve, cfTeosively se!f-aSs eEtive
hopelesSly s:ngenuOus, characuerlst
ically Roosevelt an tirdoe recently Ut
tered at Oyster Bay. empting X
rhetorical effects, il appeals to:n5elli
gence rather than 10 passion. Il
seeks no unfair advantage th.ougs
the manipulation Cf facts tr the mis-
representation Of policies and purposes
There is neither atuse for nor ln,
tolerance OF tho>e Of opposing c2nrlc
tions. TIE principles Of tie Demo
cratic party are caluy, clearly sno
conc;sely d. fined. There IS 20 attempt
to evade issues or 10 shirk reSponsibi-
ity. Wherever gauntlet is THROWN
down by She eneny it is picked up
without b. station and with ccnsun-
mate courage. Judge Parker has
neither trimmed nor codged nor falsi-
fed nor d clain>d nor gone into an
ecstacy Of sel commentator nor
fallen in ftover the i'd o,y or venal-
ity of Others. Cnvioced OF tie int *
ligence and integrity o. his fellow citi-
zens, be has coatented himself with
directing their attention to the abuses
that are being committed in their
name, to the dangers that threaten
their institutions and themselves, con-
f6ent that they will have the wisdom
to decide wisely, and the disposition
to act courageou>iy, and the ability
to obtain whatever relief is necessary.
The letter is indeed Just sch a po!i:l-
cal document as Judge Parker nish;
have been expected TO write. 1t is
conservative in word and juiiciouS n
spirit.
TO imperialism, tie tariff, the
trusts, reciprocity, the Philippine,
question, the Panama problem, pen
sions and to reform in our govern
mental exIeaoitures, Judge Parker
devotes much Of the space at bis dis
posal. Believing that the national
Government mas become centralized
beyond any point contemplated or
imagined by the founders Of the Cor
stitution," Judge Parker declares IL
subtance that the people have to
decide whether they will be governed
by law or ruled by the caprices OF an
executive tyTant.
Tariff reform is one Of the cardi-
nal princip'es Of Democratic faith"
he says, and the necessity for it vas
never greater than at tie present
time" While considering the trust
question, he takes occasion to admin
lister quiet but an effective rebuke
to his opponent. Judge Parker having
suggested that there were remedies
for the trust abuses both IN the statu-
tory and common law, Mr.. Roosevelt
sought to ridicule tie idea that the
common law was available for any
such purpose in the Federal Courts.
Judge Parker calmly replies:
The determination Of this Qres-
tion was left by the people, IN fran
ing the CONSTITUTION, to the juf ficlarj
and not to the executive > and ther
he proceeds to cite the case OF TIE
Western Union Telegraph Co.-vS The
Call Publishing Co., IL which the
United States Supreme Court has al
ready decided that COMMON law prin-
tiples could te applied by United
States Courts in casts involving Inter
States CONNIE rec, IN the absence OF
United States S:atut So. cilcai!y
covering the ca e. 1t IS difficult toun
derstano how Mr.. Root and Mr.. Knox
allowed their bic Chief to dig sucn
a Dit for himself as this proved to be.
but he did it and his adversary has
hurled him into it with a p:onptl-
tude and vigor which should jal
every bore in bis strenuous, po.itica!
body.
The fate that came upon him IL
another inst nee in which he sought
to Law a trap tor his opponent is lit,
tie less lamentable. Defending =:
notorious pension ord.r Mr. Rose
velt said: II is easy to test our op
ncpents' sincerity in tits matter
The order in Que> ton is rsrocaole al
the pleasure tf the executive. II ou
ooponenss cone into power they cal
revoke this o-cer and announce tha
they will treat the ve:erars OF S:xty
two ard seventy as presumably IN ful
bo,ily vigcr and not entitled to p u
sion. Will they authoiita;lveiy stat
that they intend to do thi,: II so
we accept the issue:" There is no
the least doubt that Mr.. Roosevei
thought he was playing eScelitn n
politics en- he said that. He care'
nothing for the principle involves
and he could rot imagine anyone els
doing so. Always On the outlook 10
an unfair advantage, fe thought O
saw way OF getC!fg one, anu
bounced upon it with fooll ardy elee
Once mose his caln. mind q opponen
lassoed, threw and ciuched him il
argument as easily and quickly as
cowboy might Go an evil tempered an
cayorting Calf. This suggests >u>p
cion, at least" says Judge Parker
that tie order was mace 10 CT al
an issue-Uhau it was Supposed 10 PR
sent q strong strateg c ro>ltlo1 IL II
hattie OF tie bal:o,S. On ne IS uEn!
,i;n that the order, as Stateo cy Ii
Administration, is rvckabie at u
pleasure cf the Executive, II hasih
been an attempted, though peEhaE
,nwitting, encroachmen5 upon q
Legislative power, aad therefore III
warranted by the Constitution, q
cept the challenge and 1ec'aie oaao
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