The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Rentvs His Charge of Trust Contributions to the RtpubIi-
 can Campaign Fund
SAYS PRESIDENT ADMITS
 AS MUCH IN HIS LETTER
Democratic Candidate States That If Elected He Will Go In Unhampered By Promises to Trusts
 or Corporations.

New York, November 5.-Judge Parker in a speech made at a reception given to him by the Kings County Democratic club in Brooklyn tonight. asserted that the issue whether the trusts can pur- chase the election has not been met by President Roosevelt in his reply to Judge Parker's speech made twelve days ago.
 After stating what his position had been in that speech Judge Parker said to- night that he had made no criticism of the President, but that he had simply called attention to notorious and offen- slve situation"
 The judge said further that the Presi- dent, after his attention had been called to the relations which might exist be- tween Chairman Cortelyou and the trusts by reason of Mr. Cortelyou's former posi- tion as secretary of the department of commerce and labor, should have said: q will join Parker in an effort to pro- teet the ballot of the honest citizen from being overridden by merchandise ballots"
 Directed to the President.
 The assertion was made by Judge Park CT that the contributions he charged had been IeCelNeQ lIOIl lllc lIuSlo dic AOl uC- nied by the Presidents statement The democratic candidate followed this declaration with a statement directed to the President personally. to the effect that he (Parker) had issued request that no money for campaign purposes should be received directly or indirectly from any trust; that he would rather be defeated than to be fettered in an effort to accomplish reforms that are sorely needed. He charged the Presidents re- fusal to cooperate in the checking of the "monstrous evil" Judge Parker closed that part of his address directed to the President with this sentence:
 "I regret to say that it then seems ap- parent to me, MT. President, that you regarded the election of more importance than The checking of this evil"
 Judge Parker never had more en- thusiastic audience than in Brooklyn to- night He had not intended to make speech until the president issued his state ment defending the administration from Judge Parker's charges.
 Judge Parker was engaged most of the day in preparing his answer. It was nearly o'clock before he completed his first draft of his reply to the presi- dent.
 Accompanied by Senator Patrick H. Me Carren, Henry Metz, chairman of the Kings county club, escorted the candi- date to Brooklyn. There were three carriages in the party. Judge Parker's carriage was in the lead. The drive to the club was made in thirty-five minutes.
 Checred Loudly on the Way.
 Judge Parker was cheered loudly on the way to the club, but no stops were 5o ha rrn iyee lad fO through a great throng, which surrounded the club building but several hundred police men opened a driveway for the party. Senator McCarren and MT. Metz guided the judge and his party to the dining room, where dinner was served. Covers were laid for forty-five persons, the other guests being members of the re- ception committee and directors of the club The carraige5 were hurried through and at ocolck the judge was escorted to a rostrum in the main reception room of the club He was introduced by MT. Metz who called attendtion to the fact that Tiden and Cleveland had made their final speeches in their campaigns in Brooklyn.
 Kings county will give you as great a majority as it gave them" he said, "and as King goes the state goes and so goes the nation.'
 Judge Parker said:
 Judge Parker Speaks.
 This is the last opportuni before the election that l will have to look upon a considerable number oi democrats. It gives me pleasure to say that the outlook is very promising tonight. We have 8 hard task fixing the fences, but those in touch with the situation realize that the party is in better condition than 1t has been in former years.
 Judge Parker then answered President Roosevelt's statement as follows:
 "The purpose of my address tonight is +o call attention to the fact that in his strangely belated reply to my speech twelve days ago, the President has not met the issue created since the platforms were adopted. namely, can the trusts pur- chase the election? Whatever results may follow from his address, the campaign found cannot be interIereo With. It nas been raised
 MY first utterance on the subject is to he found in an address delivered on the 9th day of October. in which said:
 Many years have passed since my ac- tive participation in politics. In the meantime startling change has taken nlace in the method of conducting cam naigns, a change not for the better but for inc worse a change that has intro- duced debasing and corrupt methods which threaten the integrity Of our gov ernment, leaving it perhaps a republic in form, but not a republic in substance, no longer a government of the people by the people for the people, but govern ment whose officers are practically chosen by {. handful of corporate man. erers who levy upon the assets or the stockholders they represent such sums of money as they deem requisite to place the conduct of the government In such hands as they think best for their priv ate interests
 No Complaint Against Individual.
 I make no complaint nor should complaint be made, of an individual who contributes toward the many legitimate ~-nAnaAs af a great campaign. The can-