The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-26
Judge Parker and the Trusts.

Judge Parker and the Trusts.
On Tuesday, August o, the New
York Times, which is jealous sup.
porter of Parker and Davis, came out in
an editorial IN favor of the nomination
of Daniel s. Lamont as the democratic
candidate for governor of New York,
saying "his nomination would be the
strongest the party could make" On
the same day it published the following
information in its news columns:
1t was learned last night that James
J. Hill, of st. Paul, the president of the
Great Northern Railroad, is especially
anxious to see Mr.. Lamont nominated.
Mr.. Lamont is the vice president of the
Northern Pacific Road. Both roads
were parties to the Northern Securities
merger, which President Roosevelt and
his attorney general successfully COM
bated in the courts. Mr.. Hill is espec-
tally bitter against President Roosevelt,
and has espoused the Parker and Davis
cause. MIR. Hill, however, as prelim-
mary to making his campaign contribu-
ton, which is one of the largest in the
country, is understood to be insisting
that he be assured that New York State
is at least likely to go to the democratic
ticket.
1t is said that Mr.. Hill believes that
Mr.. Lamont can carry the state of New
York and can materially aid the cleo
ton of the electoral ticket For this
reason, there is good reason to believe
that Mr.. Hills contribution to the ma
tional campaign fund would be several
hundreds of thousands of dollars more if
Mr.. Lamont is named for governor than
if the nomination goes to another
Moreover, it is said that Mr.. Hill would
contribute materially to the campaign
in New York state if his friend Lamont,
who also is an intimate business asso-
ciate should be running.
From a national committee source
the belief was expressed last night that
Mr.. Hill would contribute fully $400, 900
to the national campaign and 100000
to the New York state campaign if Mr..
Lamont is named, and that his dona-
tions might reach twice that sum if the
indications continued to point to party
success and it could be shown to'him
where further contributions on his
part would aid the canvass.
A day later, August 10. in explaining
this publication, it said that it had
been obtained from member of the
democratic national committee" This
would seem to establish its authenticity.
At least it shows the attitude of James
j. Hill and the other trust magnates
whose business President Roosevelt
broke up with his merger suit. 1t
shows that they are preparing to give
money to the democratic campaign
fund with the expectation that Parker,
if elected, will be friendly to them.
Lamont, it should be remembered,
was Cleveland's private secretary and
subsequently his secretary of war.
When he retired from public life with
Cleveland he went into Wall Street
with the Whitney Ryan Flower crowd,
and subsequently into the Hill Trust
combination and became a millionaire
several times over. The Times revela-
ton about him destroyed his usefulness
as candidate, but it showed unmistak-
ably what is going on in the democratic
campaign. The baffied and enraged
trusts are behind Parker and are pre-
pairing to pour out money to elect him.
Parker says in his speech of acceptance
that he thinks the common law is ample
to keep the trusts within bound, that no
other law is necessary. Under the COM
mon law the merger suit could not have
been brought.