Show JUDGE PARKER PARKE S LETTER I ALTON B 1 letter J of f ls s iy th most masterly contrIbution we have had to the political literature of this tm Indeed it it ls is doubtful i n a finer letter has been written by any nominee in n f years ats I It cannot to moet meet wIth the approbatIon ot of every Democrat and or of every voter who thinks tOr tr The president in his his letter letter or of ac acceptance acceptance asked for issues JUdge Par Parker her ker has given them to him They are Imperialism the tariff a constitutional government as opposed to a economical administration or of public affaIrs a sweeping Investigation tion or of the tho various governmental Io de departments to the he end that any allY frauds thereIn may be red and punished Here are Issues In plenty for Mr Roosevelt to consider and we feel sure that unprejudiced observers who read Judge Parkers letter Jetter will vill that the Democrats have the better of the argument There is nothing uncertain I in the letter In language so 50 simple a achIld achild chIld can understand it J Judge dge Parker clearly defines his position on every question now before the public At the outset he reaffirms the post position tion he took months the money luston justion again expressing hIs unqualified flIed in th gold standard Then lle he the tariff trusts and reciprocity Judge Parker declares flatly natly in favor ot of granting in independence Independence dependence to the Filipinos and he be believes they should be ass assured ned at once that as soon as as th a ate to a point where they can them themselves selves they will be permitted to do so Judge Parker mattes makes no pretenses at Vein a but he said something that live when on the subject of Imperialism he And this should be done don not only In justice to the but to pre our rights for a tree free people fl not withhold freedom from another J and themselves remain free The toleration of tyranny o over er others wilt soon foon breed contempt for freedom and and our po pow power tr er or of resistance to insidious ot of our constitutional rights rightsOn On the tarIff h he la lays 5 down the he soundest doctrine shen he sa says The two havO av always differed as to thi th principle or of customs taxation party has a a aw ways w a ys advanced the that hat the ob object Is the raIsing of rev revenue nue tor or sup support support port of the wh other results may incidentally flew there from The Republican party on the theother theother other hand contends that customs du duties duties ties should hould be levied primarily for pro pra with revenue as the subordinate purpose purpose thus usIng the power of ta taxation Ution to bUild up the 1 m uess ss and property of the few at the expense of the many The west is inter Interested tc naturally in Judge u 4 national Irrigation And th west wm wit be glad that Jut Ji his hearty luarty endorsement to the law He as the outcome ot Dt I an persistent of cItizens and gives ass mie that he hew w l further Its Workings by ever eve prop in JOwer power The magnitude of the conception lie says and the enormous expense Its carrying Involves makes us tie e the overwhelming Importance ot of a broad and honest l or of the Ule work aut b by the tho st tute if effect Is given to that part of hip plan that relle relieves the Ule do o ut t large lige ultimate responsibility Replying to President de ot of his giving pensions to all veterans who have rea reached hed the age of 61 6 yeas years by virtue of oC that fact and the Im presidents Inquiry It IC a Democratic w that order JUdge Parker Parler s This suggests a at t toast least that the order vas made to create an jt it wu wall supposed to pre ent a strong strategic In the tie ot of the ballots On the assumption that the or order er as s to by the ad administration ministration is re le at the pleas pleasure ure f the e having It been m an mn n th l h perhaps power and therefore d b by the con constitution I tile challenge and declare that it If l repke that order But I go further and s shy y that being done r l win wUl my effort to rd the en of a law to be JJ passed d bS b both houses ot oC congress and b by Y the executive that will gln an age pension without re reference rence to disability to tho surviving heroes or of tu the civil war var and Pt of which a P t d with a dignity beau or the that Jt It comes as a 8 just due from the through 9 Ir cho chosen n rep r and nou by the chiC d It is In th limited space allotted to this ibis comment to make rde tu to sit 1 t the e important features of oC Judge Parker Th They y will wUl be betaken taken up and d front from tl time e to time u ge the makes es further progress It Is enough to say that the candidate has shown lIth solf to be a lea cr worthy ot of the entire Democratic and llong j le has ha l Ora that If fi tes i l lieve e m tt 1 to today d a than vr r t th he W o t n U rh e ot of Wl the p iH i 4 J i 2 |