The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
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party would not be orphaned in case
one or even two men should die.
"He embodies today in his person
ality, character, and life, all that is
/ best and highest in the history of the
Democratic party-in it's faith and in
| it's achievements. He believes that
the Democratic party has done the
really enduring things in American
| history, and he believes also that upon
the success of Democratic principles
| depend the safety and honor of the
nation
1T is idle in unfriendly critics of
Judge Parker to state that his views
on public questions lack definiteness.
For reasons of weight-reasons which
are convincing in the judgment OF
every thinking man---Judge Parker
has not in recent years advertised his
opinions in public. When he went on
the bench, he was by decent sense
of the fitness of things restrained
from engaging in political agitation.
There are some men who persist
in being judges in politics and politi-
clans on the bench. Judge Parker is
made of finer clay than these. and
the people of New York and of the
whole country rejoice that he is. His
silence in recent years should not be
u.
for any consideration, shirk RESPONSE
bility or seek safety in a policy of
evasion. SO long as he is on the bench
Judge Parker prefers to deport him
self in manner beftting his exalted
office.
His Claims for Prefcrmcnt.
"His friends are willing that his
claims for political preferment rest
for the present at least, on his we'll
known devotion to Democratic prin-
ciples, on his Uniform loyalty 10 the
interests of his party, on his unWav-
ering support of that party's nomi-
nees, on his generous financial contri-
buttons in periods of stress, on his un-
blemished personal character, and,
finally, on his altogether admirab bic
discharge of the high judicial respon-
sibilities imposed upon him.
Upon that record alone Judge
Parkers friends have reason to ne
lieve that he will be given higher hon
ors than ne has already attained.
At the proper time Judge Parker will
speak, and speak in no uncertain
tone; and when he is heard Republi-
cans everywhere will have reason to
regret that his dignifed silence was
ever broken.
'As one of his friends-as one who
has discussed Nth him throughout
period IF twenty years, from time
to time, every question of public
policy, domestic and foreign-I want
to say here. now, and right off. that
Judge Parker's view on the issues of
this presidential campaign Will re
llect the solid sense of the American
people and rally the Je1ferson-Jack
son-Tilden Democracy as one man to
the support of his leadership.
ParIxer,s Tariff Views
"In a conversation recently had
with him at Esopus, Judge Parker
made it clear to me that the question
of taxation, now as always, is of vital
importance to the people, and that
the great mass of American producers
and consumers demand a revision of
the tariff that will equa;;ze the bur-
den of taxation and distribute eGuita-
bly, it's benefits.
He assured me that he is in favor
of reducing customs duties wherever
they shelter the trusts and wherever
they enable lawleSs capital to wiring
eXtortionate prices from the consumer,
Judge Parker told me that he raSarc
ed that feature of our tariff system as
little less than criminal.
Nor would he stop there. He in
sists that wherever American manu-
facturerS are, by means of a monopo-
listic tariff enabled to sell their al I'll
cles abroad more cheaply than at
home, or rather, are permitted to
charge at home prices higher than
those accepted abroad, then the duties
on all such articles should be reduced
SO as to correct that injustice to the
American consumer.
with the system of wholesale sub
sidy that is the keystone of the Re-
publican arch Judge Parker has no
sympathy. Persons who have talked to
l. l. lfArse
he would smite the subsidy monster
wherever it might lift it's head.
Like many other Democrats, Judge
,, Parker believes that solution of The
trust problem would be facilitated by
a wise revision of the tariff.
Advocate of States Rignts.
"As a Democrat of the old school,
| Judge Parker does not believe that
the Federal Government should be
depended upon to cure all the ills the
| body politics is heir to. He believes
! that to the States are guaranteed spe-
cific privileges, rights and powers, and
| if elected President, he would insist
that all these rights of the States that
are guaranteed by the OnStitutiOn be
| jealouSly safeguarded.
LAS long as a trust operated exclu
| Sively within a State he would have
that State regulate and control the
trust. If the trust was engaged in
Interstate commerce he would insist
that each State exercise it's legitimate
authority, and that the efforts of the
States at regulation be supplemented
vigilantly and vigorously by the Fed
eral Government.
whenever the Interstate law or
the antitrust law was violated, Judge
Parker would stretch out the strong
arm of Federal authority and, by ap-
plying promptly that authority TO the
exigencies in the case, would right
any wrong that could not be righted
by the operation of State law, and he
would right the wrong in a legal and
proper manner without panderng
either to Iawless capital or to lawless
labor, and with the definite purpose
of administering justice, maintaining
order, and enforcing law.
Equal Justice for Every One.
Judge Parker believes that the
Democratic party is not rich man S