Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-23
Alton B. Parker Orator Of Day at
University Of Virginia.
CONSTITUTION SHOULD Be UPHELD
Does Not Believe Organic Law Should
be Set to Attain Good Fer An Ind
vidual or for Small Part Of Com
munty.
IBy Associated PresS.)

Alton Is. Parkct. OF New York. WAS
the principal speaker AT the Washing
ton Birthday celebration al tn" nj
versi,y OF Virginia today.
Mr.. Parkrr's theme was m" lif" ana
character of Washington
MIR Parker siid:
Judge Parker a raigncd the tendency
In our government in recent times. a"
he sail to GO, away from h" ronS"r'I
tiym'' [, Washingt IN. He said in
stead OF okins upon SOL" Of WASH
ingtonS pOlicic, rs "antiQuatei
they would be peculiarly beneficial
AID applicable TO present condi'i"H9.
In discussing WaHhin"toA'S Farewell
Address the Sp.ak"r drew som" .rf-
tinpnt comparisons between tn" no"
and then. and sounded q not" OF warn
ing [, what he calico the e aSpirG
81 ,rit of the times.
Judge Parker said:
1T hr+ of late been 100 or atty the
practice 20 excuse departure from
he safe guide of past "X-crieE2 CO.
disregard OF historic ana'"gy-c"np-
led with al.plion OF what are termed
tim " or modern policies. by the az
? s,rtion that attendant rondi;lo1S HAY"
so greatly varied in the past hunir"d
vCll; c: m,re by reason of VIA L..
known as modern progress. tia;
wisd m OF tn Sc who preceded Is but
the folly of today
Referring to WasnngtOn's con"ep-
lion CT the scope of the oilcer OF
President OF a Republic the speaker
said:
That the citizen So elected is
person TO whom ic delegated the trust
of adminfst erng the executive gov
eminent Of this country and nothing
hev' or beyond is fact which SnChid
At ali times be present in the Thought
OF all our citizens.
Speaking OF the maintenance or
great military establishments In fire."
governments, Judge Parker said:
"Inauspicious he calls them TO lib
| e:ty; hostile he finds them to repub-
| lican forms Of government in every
| particular, and it Is in the ability
thereby attained to avoid standing
armies and great navies that Wash
| ington deems the Union to be one OF
! the great factors making for cur lib
erty.
| In regard TO the importance OF pre-
| serving the Constitution. he said:
AT all times there are in mis-
| world men whose mentality is such
| that they do not appreciate the value
! in itsel! tc the society in which they
| dwell CT settled conditions: who be-
I lfeve that the attainment Of par
| tlcular good for an individual. or
part of the community or the whole
community. outweighs any possible
| danger to arise to every individual
| member OF the community. from
setting asiGe of what W. call ,'"t!-
tionaI methods. Such men IrroSa"'
to themselves presc'ence whl"h
may b, justified but their ella. nj
wheIeto We must in the ligh; of MS
tory ,ook upon with reserve.
Continuing the speaker said:
The address deals also with sub
ject CT ever-rScurring moment to TINS
country which We have been wont
u compress into the phrase: IA"
avoidance CT sntangling foreign all
ances The diplomatic history OF the
United States shows. until. perhaps
these last few years. close adher-
eace 10 this maxim. AMI through ana
under tina: adherence che NIGH AT
most say by reason OF II. have We
prospered.
He bids us not be !, mo pol!ti-
cal caAnection with f1reign nations
through the extension OF our com
mercial relations with tn worlds at
large warns us against r bee m
ing implicated in the v;Cis! ':udes OF
wGrid politics: AMI recalls Jur geo
graphical location which permits us
this exclusivsness Looking - We
have s=cn. & the then future - well
a. 20 the then -Tcseat. he pom cut
II our Union continue We mus aces
Rarilv bee me OF a strength witch
will permit us 10 refuse to pa .!ci-
pate in fC.eign c1nrroveTs'. ;. ina
We shall become as We have become
too strong fer warning nations 10 dare
TO give Us pTSvccation and tina; hy
ire occupancy Of a place alo {"
shall be- in a position where NC may
consult the IDEAS of justice - lie
termiur cur course a. events shati
arise
We have heard !aT;rrIy that ""
are 4 w,rld power and must assum"
orr position As spch." confined The
speaker cha; We caTn-r nfElcc' ne
alleged duly which Is Slid {" p"
thrust rpon us ~ oar acquired pr m,
iuence among the nations The ar.
gHment Is spccious. its ends u de-
struc,io u makes. in the las; an
alysis merely f~r the aggraHdize