The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-11


ana by military force depriving citizens
Iof their civil rights. Those OF our read
sers WHO have followed the expressions
OF Tho Times-D Dispatch on this subject
need net BIZ told that we heartily cons
cur with Judge Parker In his deliverance
81, this point. 1.-THE essence OF good
government" said he, ''lies in strict obs
servarce OF constitutional limitations, en-
foiyement OF law and order and rugged
opposition to all entertainments upon the
sovereignty OF the people. :, n
Coming to speak Of the tariff question
.ho admitted that as tAe Senate would be
Republican,, the Democrats. even II they.
should elect their President and q ma
jority III the House bf Representatives.
would not be able except by and With
tho consent Of the Senate to revise the
tariff. But he continued, while
NO are unable to give assurance Of res
lief to the people from such excessive
duties as burden them, It's due to them
that wc state our position to be in favor
of a reasonable reduction of the tariff;
that We believe that 1t is demanded by
tho test interest Of both manufacturer
and consumer, and that wise and bene-!
ficial revision OF the tariff can be acc
as soon as both branches Of
Congress and an executive In favor OF
1t are elected without creating that sense
of uncertainty and instability that on
other occasions manifested itself.
Judge Parker believes that revision
Of the tariff Is necessary to curb the
trusts and thinks that that is the first
step IN this direction to be taken. He be-s
lieves that there Is plenty Of law now
on the books to restrain and regulate the
trusts and prevent monopoly. holding
tint the fact that they have multiplied
iii number and Increased In power has
been due not to any lack Of law nor
To the failure Of the courts to apply the
law when properly moved by administra-1
tive officials or private persons, but to-
the failure OF officials charged with the
duty Of enforcing the law to take the
necessary procedure to procure the Sjudg-.
ments & OF the courts In the appropriate
coupled with the fac that
the legislative departments Of some Of
our State governments, as well as Con-
gress, have. BY legislation incurred their
rropagat ton. But he ad ded NJ to this that
it 1T should be made to appear that his Il;
view is a. mist ken one then he would
favor such further leg islat ton within con-
stitutional limita lions as would give the.
people a just and full y measure Of pro-.
lection. n
His obseryat ions on NJ the philippine
question are thoroughly Demo crati c.s He
believes in local self government and he
believes in giving to + the + ilipinos local
elf-government as soon as practical bic.
4 Ills views on our position as a national
power are gloriously Dem cratic. He
believes that we should attend to our
own affairs and let the fairs Of for-3
oigiers alone. e are not, said 4 hc,$
"a military people, bent on conquest L. or
engaged in extending our domai in in for
cign lands or desirous Of securing nat
ural sdvanta ges, however great by force;S
but a. people loving peace not only Sfo for
ourselves sbu for all the MAJ ions OF the
earth. N
& Entirely true. # We are for peace IN IN
every sense Of the word, for Industrial
anu commercial II peace, and \, therefore,
the Dem ocracyB is in favor Of the great &
est possible freedom Of international
trade, as ( It \ is opposed to tariff walls
which shut foreigners out and provoke
them in resentment to erect tariff walls
around their domain to keep us out.
What a Il con trast between this simple
man Of peace, whom the Democrats have
nominal ted, and the imperial Roosevelt.
booted and spurred and armed to tho
teeth, and carrying .'big stick" asking
the government for e strong army and
a strong navy at his back that may keep
the world In awe! s8 !. 4 3. "A
In concluding, Judge Parker said that
the great honor which had been be-
slowed upon him had, 50 far from puff
ing him up. humbled him. and he said
it with the true ring Of sincerity. He
said moreover. that II he should be
elected he would not stand for another
term, for the reason that q man in that
li,gh office should, in deciding the great
questions which would from time to time
come up. be unembarrassed by any pos.
sjble thought Of the Influence his de-
,ision might have upon anything what
cyerl.that might affect him personally;
that tho chief magistrate OF the nation
should not only be INDEPENDENT, but that
his independence should be known Of all
men,
( From beginning to end, 1T was a noble
speech. tile expression Of a pure-minded,
patriotic citizen who IS saturated with
the spirit OF Democracy. who Is a man
Of the people, who Is firm, hut conserva-
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