Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-07
NAILS LIE.
President Issues State
ment to the People
Relating to Accusations Made
by Candidate Parker.
Says Statements Are Unqual'teaiy ana
Atrcciousy False.

HI III answer to tH'' til'i 80 i't''4N
against himself ;I.d MI. '"ltelNou IN
public speeches uy Mr.. Parker. u"
Democratic candidate Tor the Pfesl-
d-nrA:
"Whi;e House Washington. NOV. 4.
certain slanG+rnus accusations rs
To Nj. t"rtelyou al!i myself nave berh
repeated time and again by Judge P1r-
k-r. the c;;ndidat. III his party for the
office of President. IL neither has pro-
durtd nor can produce amy proof Of
their truth; yet. n;- has not Withdraw
them. and, as hi position gives them
wide currency. ! speak now, lest the
sil-rce of self-resptct be ml>undtl-
stood.
Mr. Parker charges are in effect that
tn, President Of the United States ana
Mr.. Cortellou formerly Mr. Cleve-
lands executive clerk. then Mr.. Nc
kniey's ana my secretary. then secre-
t:,ry If commerce ana labor, and now
chairman OF the Republican national
committee. have been in a conspiracy
~ hlackmail corro." ti"ms. Mr.. tnriel-
luu using his knn"irdge gained while
H.. VAS secretary Of the department of
rrnnerce and lahnr t" eXtnrt money
from the corporations. and i. the Pres
idont. having appointed him for this
,~l,", ial purpose.
The cIavencSS If these charges lies
H. the assertion tia; corporations hay"
b..en hlackmailed into contributing and
in the Implication. which III one or
$50 of Mr.. Parkcl's speeches has taken
til" form practirillr Of an assertion.
that they have been promised certain
mmuuitiy4s or fa4o~s or have been a.
s1rcd that they would receive some
l,jIi If improper consideration i'll view
ri their contributions.
That contribut have been made
t. tn" Republican committee as con
lrihutinns have b.-.!l made 10 the Demo-
criti' committee. is not the question
at issue. Mr.. Pa.krr's assertion is III
effect that such contributions have
been made for Improper motives, either
III consequence of threats or in cunsc-
4uenc.' Of improper promises. direct or
indirt Ct, on the part OF the recipients.
Mr. PIrker knows best whether this is
tue Of The contributions to the cam
raisn fund which have come through
his uusted frien Is ANA advisers who
- ~ - N''t l'''i az i'it'
that stand behind him. But there is
not one particle Of truth in the state
ment as regards anything that has
gone Oh in the management Of the Re
publican campaign.
Mr.. Parker's accusations against
Mr.. tOrtelyCu and me are monStrnuS.
If tru,. they would brand both Of US
fore. "r with infaAny: and, inasinuch as
-Ery arc false, heavy must be the con-
demnati"n If the man making them. |
chose Mr.. Cortelyou as chairman of
tho national committee after having
failed SucceSSively to persuade Mr..
Liihu Root. Mr.. w. Murray Crane and
Mr. Cornelius y. Bliss to accept the
position. | chose him with extreme re
'urtancr. because | could i'll spare him
from the cabinet. But | felt that he
possessed the high integrity which |
demanded in the man who was to
manage my campaign.
Il am content that Mr.. Parker and
! should be judged " the pdblic on
the characters of the two men who we
chose to manage our campaigns; h..
hy the character Of his nominee. Mr..
Thomas Taggart: and. | by the charac-
t"r "f MI. Cnrtciyou. The assertion
that Mr.. Cortrlyou had any knowledge
gained while in any official positions
whereby h was enabled to secure ana
dill secure any contributions from any
cooperation is a faIsahoud The asser-
tier that there has been made. in be-
Ed!f and by my authority by Mr.. Cor
t"iYrU. OF 10y any one else. any pledge
H.,
understanding as 70 future immunitieS
recognition Of any contribution from
any source is a wicked falsehcod.
THAT Mr.. Parker should desire to avoid
the Gisr Is@ion Of principles | can Well I'M
d"r~t2nd. 50 far it is but the hArt truth
t" say that h" has not attacked Us on any
matter of principle or upon any action
OF the E0vo rnmcnt. save after first mis-
stain e that principle or that action. But
! cHnn"t understand how any hrnorahlr
man. 2 candidate for the highest office IN
the gift ~ the people. can tax" rcfugr
net merely IN personalities but in such
bAS" ANA unworthy personalities.
IF deemed it necessary to support
my fiat drniAl ~ any evidence. ! would
ask all men of common ecEs" to ponder
by Mr.. tortelyou, ard to- compare with
what Mi. Parker himself dii when hc was
managing Nj. Hills campaign for govern
or ana I" compare what mas been done
as regards the great corporations and
monl@d interests under this admiiliSt1a-
ton with what was done under the last
Demo- ratio administration while Mr.. Oh
neN vas attorney general
4 would ask all honest men whether
they seriously deem it possible that the
course mis- administration has taken III
every matter from the Northern ScCuri-
us SUIT to the settlement Of the anthra-
ci'e coal strike, is compa tibie with any
theory OF public behavior save the theory
oi dolhg exact justice to All men without
iedr ana without favoritism: | ask all
honest and fair-minded mon ia rnmnmha,
'hat 'he agents through whom I have
WORKED are AR Knox and Mr.. Moody in
the department Of justice, Mr.. Cortelvou
III the department of commerce and labor
anu MI Garfield in the bureau of cor
poratloils. and that no such act Of infamv
as MT. Parker charges could have been
done without all these men being nar.ies
to it.
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