Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
UNSURPASSED DOCUMENT
JUDGE PARKER'S LETTER A new DEC
LARATI0N OF INDEPENDENCE.
Imperialism is Struck the Hardest Blow
1t Ever Received Republican Job.
berry viii Breed a Panic.

Charles II. Brown, citizen of Fort
Worth. Texas, sends to the Fort Worth
Record the following eloquent COM
ceptance:
Il am nearing the half century line.
therefore have been reading letters OF
acceptance from Presidential candi-
dates for many years.
II am frank to admit that only tive
documents ever given to our public
outrivals the letter of acceptance over
the signature of Judge Alton b. Par
ker, those two being the Declaration OF
Independence and the Constitution OF
the United States. / might add that
there never was a document written in
this country by any man, dead or lly-
ing, so nearly conforming to our Con-
stitution as the one under discussion.
1T is new declaration OF independ-
ence made by wise. honest, whole
souled statesman for the party of the
people. 1t is firm. outspoken and to
the point arraigning the Republican
machine before the public bar in its
true colors, showing its standard bear
er as usurping his lofty position by as
Stunning prerogatives not allowed by
our Constitution.
1T is not lengthy document but no
word is superfuous; each one counts
with telling effect There are no sub
terfuges, no sophistry, but straight out
shoulder blows for the peoples rights
under our Constitution.
imperialism is struck the hardest
blow 1t ever received in this country,
and If the American people do not
awaken to the note of warning sound
ed by our Presidential candidate and
continues the Republicans in power 1t
will only be a matter of time until we
shall have a one-man government un-
der our peoples Constitution. He will
be called President of the United
States, but in reality will be the MON
arch of all he surveys
THE question now before the people
of this country is, whether we shall
have q Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian
form of government, for the Republic
can party is fast centraliZing the gov
ernmental power in one man or allow
in: its leader to be the supreme dicta-
tor. regardless of the peoples rights.
There never was a time in the his
tory of our country when this Dictator
ship has so openly shown its cloyen
foot. The bid by Roosevelt for the @.
A. RS vote by his famous pension or
der proves this assertion.
GAS there can he no change in our
financial condition, Judge Parker being
ilrevocably gold standard man, ii is
high time the Democrats were in gov
ernmental harness. turning the calcium
toll. Of a M la 81 fanfr ~ aF
Republican office-holding rottenness.
II emphaticalIy say that the indica-
tons are that the Government Treas
ury is being daily looted By corrupt
practices, and another four years OK
Republican jobbery will throw this
country into the greatest panic ever
known in its history.
ut is apparent that every Republic
can in the country who Is hidebound 10
swallowing Roosevelt, bag and bag
gage. We must rely on the independ-
ent vote to sweep us into victory.
"Our living expenses, under the ex-
IRENE high tariff are daily increasing.
The trusts are combining to raise the
price on our necessities and there Is no
hope to remedy this great evil under
the sophistical promises of the party In
power.
MY countrymen, tell You that 1904
is the year the people of the United
States should repudiate dictatorship,
high tariff. looting the public treasury
and machine politics. and | honestly
believe a Democratic tidal wave will
sweep over the land next November
that will engulf the Republican party
bury it out of sight"