New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
PARKER'S FEAR AROUSED.
Attacks New NatIonallsm in
0gdensburg Speech.
ASSAILS ROOSEVELT RECORD
SAYS Elk President Feels Govern
ment by Strong Men Should
Replace One of Law.

ordsnsburS. = T.. oct c7.-E<-judge
Alton 2. Parker in his speech here to-
night dwelt on what ne siyIed cx-Presi-
dent Roosevelts utter disregard of the
CONSTITUTION and Law. As cxemplihed. MI.
Parker said 10y his record, his speeches
and his remarks during this campaign.
Mr.. Parker, having in mind Mr. Roosevelt
present upstate tour, said,
hope 1:e good people Of the state Of
New York still feel able to Sofer al -
Yorations neither large OF small. ana TO
exercise all he nome rule powers u't S'1os
possesses .altl. TURNER, tiit lllsz y u. -. -
iuse 20 daCist . themselves incompetent 70
DO what tuei athers did and expected 'Heli
descendants t. 90 10 the remoteSt genera
tons -..,,.
0f Law should Sic WAY ~ -. - '''',,..C -,
strong men. 30 rc begins an open caIiidit,u
Tor what Gc calls new nalehtl l2lL- y ~,
the Executive "a lGe SteEa" . OF me PHCitt
welfare tho Congress and tho judiciary aS
subordinate instead OF co-crdihetF dstst I
raents of EovaTnment aLo national So eIta-
nent ~ possession Of tho powers 10" Fh
loved hy the people of the state
The plea ~ necessity fer T}iS Cto'utoI
he bases H. large par upon tht azure %.
government 40 far "a protect the People
from Tia. corlbina lions 20 restrain trade ana
80 prevent competition. He 50 20, theI
have como re stay and We must nsfe a. 2
erA-s . moment 10 so that We witnessed
what d strong man may DO "nen tne
colonel, as Presieant gave consent 70 lnF
absorption of the Tennessee a. oal ano itpii
COMPANY by The United states Steei Ior-
Let as test tire sincerity Of his argument,
in his speech of acceptance in 1894 3e de
r77auded more statute lav 10 enc Die him 20
reach the trusts and great railroad cor
Poratons anS"e1fdb a thg :, Ies mere r its
enforcement. Senator Foraker has taken
the mains 10 prove from the records o. the
Attorney General office that ve did nave
bill served no moro useful purpose than 20
give the appearance Of Supnorf 10 tlte
PRESIDENT contention OF lnSHtlele s1,r 10 y
Again being informed ny me oHP! t'i! !!
Court that The Sherman antitrust art IS
Q criminal statute. ne chose not 20 enforce
ii. but 10 brins spectacular CIVIL suits ia
stead
In a n7essage 70 Congress ne favored 6
second Hepburn bill having for us isadihg
purpose closer relatio between combina
tons in res Uaiur Of trade and the chscli
tive 6susrrr1enr Of the FEDERAL government
with StatutorT sutoor'tv in ar orncial oF
tiie latter 10 approve. Tneu ne aeenleo II
req S0rsblp 20 10 50. contracts void a.
common Law ana under tho sherman act-
thus substituting tho judgment or caprice
of tho individual fcI the law, the exact re
verse of the piau of the fathers 20 secure
= government Of Law not Of men TO re-
lieve himself from public "ensure necause
moro organizations 70 prevent Conpelltloil
came inTo existence during his Presidency
than At all other times IN the history Of the
COUNTRY. Ho entered upon TRADE against
the courts. which he still continues.
Put will he succeed in substituting q gov
errrlenr hv the strong mon for . govern
rneut Of law The signs OF the times lndl
cate not. Tho patriotism ~ the people IS
being aroused and pa-tisansliD brushed
aside in the presence IF danger. Ballots
are bullets when the Constitution Of the
Tinted states Is attacked Al home. while
bullets arc our ballots If the foe he foreign
The electors should SO voice their intent
that II viii never need q tablet 70 ena pie
me careless passerhv 70 understand that
underneath the mound Of public opinion
les the ambition Of an enemy Of the Con
-tirutiou.