The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
PRAISES WORK
OF HIS CHIEF
Secretary of the Navy Paul
Morton Makes Strong Reply
to ROOsevelt's DetractOrs
ADDRESSES BIG CROWD
Defends President and Says
Parker's Charges Do Not
Contain One IOta of Truth
ADDRESSES BIG CROWD

HIGHLANDTOWN, Nd, Nov. b.
Secretary Of the Navy Morton address
ed a large Republican audience here
tonight and was listened TO attentively
from beginning to end Of his remarks
being frequently applauded- The fol-
lowing is an extract from the Secre-
tary's address;
After arraigning the Democratic
party for what he declared were It's
paramount issues-free silver in 1S9e,
imperialism in 1900 and The Repub-
lean candidate for President, Theo-
oore Roosevelt in the pres. n: cam
Iafgn-Secretary Morton took UP the
Parker charges against the President
saying:
IN letter written on August IL
by Judge Parker TO George F. Parker.
under whose supervision the Demo-
cratic campaign book was being pre-
pared, he especially enjoined Mr.. Par
ker from permitting anything getting
into the book which reflected in any
way upon the honor and integrity OF
President Roosevelt. This letter was
considered OF sufficient importance by
the Democratic managers to be repro
e ouced IN the press Of the country and
there Is no doubt that II created a IA
vorable impression for the Democratic
candidate Since then, with defeat
staring him in the face, Judge Parker
has on several occasions made most
serious charges not only against the
Presidents intelligence, but against
his sincerity. To be blunt and brief,
he has charged both the President
and Mr.. COrtelyOu with levying black
mail upon the corporations of this
country by attempting TO eXtort from
them campaign funds with the under
standing that with contributions they
may purchase immunity from Of
fenses already committed or yet to be
committed.
MOST INFAMOUS CHARGE.
This is a most infamous charge
il is 2 charge which we most indig-
nanuy and emphaucally deny. There
IS not one iota Of truth in IL. With
OUT doubt some Of the large corpora
tons have made contributions to the
Republican campaign, but so have
others TO the Democratic campaign. 1
have not the slightest doubt that in
some cases the corporations may have
contributed TO both parties. But Judge
Parker's statement that the chairman
Of the Republican National Commit
tee was selected for the purpose of
and has succeeded in levying contri-
buttons upon unwilling subscribers or
that he has received contributions
from large corporations on any kind
of conditions Of immunity. is absolute
ly false. I do not know which is the
most atTOcioUs. TO be guilty Of such
charge or to make il and not be
able to substantiate it,
Judge Parker in his speeches fire.
Quently refers TO the pure and unde-
fled stream Of politics from which he
emerged and was advanced TO the
New York judiciary. Judge Parker,
II / am not mistaken, was closely as
sOciated with the managers that elect
ed David B. Hill Governor of the
State Of New York. / do not see how
any man can be identified with Dem
ocrauc polite. the State of New
York without knowing more or less
about The working of the Tammany
machine. and where is there in all this
country or i'm any country a more
glaring and conspicuous example Of
levying tribute than the practice of
Tammany IN New York City? TO
charge Republican campaign manag-
ers with adopting Democratic prac-
tces that now prevail and always
have prevailed in New York City is
doing nothing more than TO try to
throw dust ia the eyes OF the people,"
MAKES SPECIAL APPEAL.
Morton dwelt on the inability of the
Democratic party to administer its
own affairs because Of dissensions in
its ranks, one section heading toward
gold and one toward free silver: one
toward free trade under Cleveland and
one toward protection under German.
and others toward an income tax and
still others away from such tax. The
Democratic party be added, lis
conglomerate mass of discomfort. and
II properly analyzed would proba blv
show 30 per cent gold Democracy. 40
per cent silver Democracy, more than
a trace Of brass and the rest popu-
lism. socialism and every other kind
OF ism.
Continuing. SIR Morton said: Il
want tO make 2 special appeal to the
young men to vote the Republican
ticket Why associate yourself with
an institution with record
Of only three victories in fifty
years? Why not identify. yourself
with the party that is doing things?
The Democratic party stands for dis
aster and defeat The Republican