Smyrna times., 1904-11-02
LATEST NUMBER
OF THE ESOPIAD
Revives "Patter About the
Money Power"
From the New York SUM-

[From the New York Sun.l
Judge Parker's persistence in COB
bling flies in public begins to tickle the
public sense of humOr. One day the
worthy candidate kills FilipinOs by the
hundred thousand and adds a round
S45O.OOO.OOO to the expense account of
the United States for his little brown
brothers. Another day he bites raven
Ously at fairy tales about the suppress
sion of free speech and liberty of the
press and the existence of all around
decentralization and deviltry in the
Philippines. Some wag or official
prOmpter tells him that the wicked ad-
ministratiOn hides the treasury receipts
and expenditures. The judge repeats
the yarn. Apparently the daily papers
are not allowed to break in upon the
cOntemplative solitude of EsOpus.
The Monday number of the EsOpiad
was devoted to revival of the good
old patter about the money power, the
rObber barOns and so on. Judge Par
ker puts it in the dialect of 1904:
The excessively protected interests,
which formerly poured out their treasure
in order to continue existing and procure
the passage of new laws permitting it's
further accumulation have been joined
by the combinations popularity called
trusts. Their plan is to perpetuate the
present administration. Such of the COM
binations or trusts as do not profit by
the aid of the tariff obtain their profits
by the exercise of mOnOpolies. Hence
fI,af,s saf1o fO fhn oV1fn
ment of law as against them.
When such forces unite to furnish the
money to control the election their pur-
pose is as clear as MONDAY. 1t is to
buy protection, to purchase four years
more of profit by tariff taxation or four
years more of extortion from the public
by means of monopoly.
No concrete instances, no facts, no
dates; just the ancient vague and GUS
tOmary charge. 1t might occur to
| Judge Parker that since the senate is
| to remain Republican, as he admits,
| the protected interests and the trusts
can have no reason but their own inher-
ent diabolism to contribute to the Re-
! publican campaign chest. Remember
ing how ruthessly the Democratic pro-
! tectiOnistS in the senate diSembOweled
the Wilson tariff bill, nothing bat an
irresistible desire to spend money use
lessly can make the trusts and protect
ed interests "lOosen up" this year.
But Judge Parker knows that these
money devils have been put on the
gridirOn and duly deviled:
1t is common knowledge that they have
determined to furnish such a sum of
money to the Republican national COM
mittee as it is hoped will secure the
"foaters" in the doubtful states for the
Republican ticket.
Common knOwledge-that is, com
mon twaddle! The trusts are universal
bogies and bugaboos. The Republic
ans say the trusts are for Parker. The
Democrats say the trusts are working
for Roosevelt. In his speech in this
town Monday night our redheadeC
friend, the Hon. Tom Watson, asked
these questions of Judge Parker:
How can he claim there is any differ
ence between him and Roosevelt on tht
question of the trusts? Who financed
his campaign for two years? Who
finances it now? Every child in America
knows that the Standard Oil company
the Havemeyer sugar trust, Belmont anC
the banker trust and the railroad trus
have been paying the freight. Do yol
suppose these fellows are paying fo
something they do not want? VIII!
should they be so anxious to have Parke
nominated If it wasn't for the fact tina
they know Parker was their man?
How does Tom know this? Common
knowledge, presumably, which knows
some very uncommon things.
1t must occur to a good many Demo
Gratis that the silence of Judge Parke
has considerable advantages over hi
speech.