The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-10
PARKER'S SERVICE TIC
THE COUNTRY.


In the campaign that closed Tues
day night disastrously for his candi-
dacy, Judge Parker contributed SER
vice to his country in the closing days
OF the campaign that will bear good
fruit by emphasizing the overshadow-
ing national evil. The majority for
Roosevelt is too large to attribute the
result to the use Of money, though the
immense sum raised by the trusts did
much to contribute to the result, but
that does not change the fact that
there was a quasi partnership between
the trusts represented by j. Pierpont
Morgan and other great interests and
the responsible men who will be in
control during the next four years.
That partnership has existed for years.
to greater or less extent, and in 1896
than this year, but this year the scan
dial was greater because the collecting
OF campaign funds from trusts was
done by Cabinet officer who had, in
his official capacity, learned their Sc
cTets, and therefore could make them
stand and deliver"
Judge Parker courageously pointed
out the great change in politics that
has taken place in recent years, leaV-
ing this country "a Republic in form.
but not a Republic in substance
whose officers are practi-
caIly chosen by handful of corporate
managers who levy upon the assets of
stockholders they represent such sums
of money as they deem requisite to-
place the conduct in such hands AS
they consider best for their private in
terests." He added;
THE scheme of our government OPP
poses favoritism, but in its admins
tration there has been much of it.
Indeed, it has been growing with such
rapidity in recent years that these few
either directly by statutes or indirectly
by the non-prosecution of violations
OF law, represent, control and are pos
sessed of many hundreds of millions
Of dollars. These interests have de-
cided to attempt to continue the pres
ent administration i'm power. Their !
seeded about the
President for some months and thus
their part towards the eff
fort which was assiduously made tol
satisfy the country than the trusts
were opposed to the present admins
tration.
Whether there were real difficult
les between these great powers and
the administration, difficulties which
lave since been settled to the satisfac-
ton of all parties concerned. or
whether there were no difficulties to
he compromised and adjusted, their
action being but play 20 deceive the
voters the fact remains that the
trusts are rot now opposed to tlie con-
tinuance of the present administration.
On the coRtrarv. it is common kn0Wl-
edge that they have determined toI
furnish such sum of money to the
National committee as It'll
is hoped would secure the 'foaters IN
the doubtful States for the Republican
ticket. Such an attempt constitutes
both a menace and a challenge tol
every patriotic and law-abiding person
in this country, a challenge which
ought to be accepted. The question
ought to be settled now whether the
and illegal combinations can
together control an election in this
Such contest means on one
side vast sums of money and on the
other every man with an itching palm.
1t ought to array every honest. indie
pendent and patriotic citizen on the
other side"
Judge Parker at the end of the
cdmpaign-too late to help him
public attention upon the gi-
~antic evil or trust partnership in gov
eminent 1t did not help him, but
Judge Parker has sharply defined an
issue that is growing every year in
greater Importance because every
year there is new step in the domi |
nation of government by what is
known as 1.-The money power The
term ''money power" does not refer to
men of wealth but to men who are in
control of monopolies dependent upon
legislation and needing immunity from
Judge Parker has done
the country a great service by empha |
sizing the Cortelyou scandal and the
need of publicity in the collection of
contributions.
1t is to be hoped that the clear note
of warning of Judge Parker, which |
st rred the country last week, will not
be permitted to die out with the |
echoes of this election, but that the |
best men of all parties will unite to
create a public sentiment so strong |
that no party can ever again enter in
to arrangements with illegal monopo
lies to finance a campaign in return
for the power to tax the people fol |
their benefit and to enjoy immunity |
from prosecution FOR Illegal acts I'll
bhis gigantic evil, dangerous TO the
,.orx, co fa+v IF tba RapubI can he |