The Glenwood post., 1912-06-01
The Western Slope Candidate for Gov.
ernor In Interview Shows That
He Believes in the People
.FAvoRs GOOD CORPORATIONS

, referendum, the direct primary and
every instrument for the safeguarding
and preservation of their power in
their own hands their expressed will
is the supreme mandate.
81 have always fought the corpora
tions when the corporations We're
wrong When their demands are right
the corporation, as well as the indi-
vdual, is entitled to a respectful hear
ing. During my term as state auditor
of Colorado, through the insurance de
partment, l precipitated the fight after
ward so spleniidly won by Charles L.
Hughes of New York against some of
the big insurance corporations.
"The people have a just and unques-
tionable right to exercise absolute cor
troll of everything created by them or
by their prerogatives. In exercising
this control they should be governed
by dispassionate judgment and deal
out exact justice in the measure they
{,exact =. fin "a sth-rs. little more AZ
! tcntion to the needs of humanity and
a little less to the theories of politics
would work innumerable blessings D
J our people.
Believes in Organization
81 am a believer in parry organiza-
| tion and party principles. To argne
success without organization would be
| like discouraging the use of generals
and other officers in the command of
an army The leaders of these organ
izations, however, should be men who
desire to perpetuate good principles OF
government rather than tenure to
Office
Mr., Parks is particularly proud of the
part he played in the inception of the
now famous Insurance investigation >
conducted in New York by Charles r..
Hughes. That investigation was the
first to arouse the people in popular
revolt against the unfair and unjust
encroachment of great corporations.
The controversy originated during the
campaign of 1896 when Mr.. Bryan was
| first a candidate for president Parks
was then state auditor and ex-offico
| state insurance commissioner. Although
republican and elected as such, his
| sense of Justice rebelled at the attempt
| of certain New York insurance corpor-
| ations to coerce the voters of Colorado
| by their threat to withdraw capital and
resort to other severe measures of re-
taliation. His reply TO these corpora
tions which was directly to the point
was a challenge to them to resort to
| their most drastic methods and at the
same time served to notify the world,
| through the press, of the Objectionable
methods employed.
Charles Z. Hughes, who was then a
| law maker in New York, followed up
the Colorado instance and the result
is well known to the country.
"Of course feel personal pride N
the insurance investigation, said Mr.
j Parks. "It is worth something to 4
fellow to know that he pioneered i'll
the work of bringing about the re-
forms which have resulted in awaken
ing the country to conditions confron
ing it. But to Mr.. Hughes must ht
given the credit, for he is the one who
followed it up and, by his persistent
and forceful fight, acquainted th'
country with the conditions prevail
ing.'
Candidate Parks is one of the mos
successful bankers in the state and !!
also a farmer who handles larg'
acreage each year on the western slope
His executive ability is never ques
toned and one of the most vital wit
/; nesses to his financial ability is thu
| fact that while the people have voted