Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-05
CHARGE IS A
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FALsITY OF JUDGE PARKER's
ACCUSATIONS TURNS MEN
AGAINST HIM.
BUSINESS MEN ACT
Democratic Candidates Statements
Accusing Roosevelt and cortelyou Of
BlackmalIins the Trusts for Cam.
paisn Funds Is Resented.

CnlcagO, NOV. 4.-M emberS or the
National Business League resent Judge
Parker's reiterated charges against
President Roosevelt, Chairman Cortel-
you and the department. of commerce
and labor concerning a campaign levy
on corporations. The department Of
commerce and labor Is the fruit Of
years Of agitation and hard work by
the league, and the members, many
of whom are democrats, are indignant
because Judge Parker has dragged the
departm ent in the mire by asserting
that it has been used to extort cam
paign funds from business enterprises
under its supervision.
A prominent official of the league,
which has headquarters in Chicago.
called up the republican national head
quarters today and expressed the deep
resentment felt by him and his col
leagues at Judge Parker's ill-founded
attacks.
What Parker Averred.
The democratic candidate for presi-
dent has explicitly charged that Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Cortel-
you head of the department to get con-
f1dential information about the corpo-
rations and then selected him as his
campaign manager so he could use
this information in putting the screws
on the big interests.
These two facts are cited as posi-
tive proof of the falsity of the charges
made by Judge Parker, which amounts
to accusations of conspiracy to black
mail against the President:
It was VIM. Mckinley who picked
Mr.. Cortelyou to be secretary Of the
department of commerce and labor.
1t was Cornelius N.Bliss who picked
Mr.. Cortelyou to be chairman Of the
national committee. President Roose
velt's choice was w. Murray Crane
Of Massachusetts.
First Choice w. M. Crane.
Those who know the inside of re
publican national politics say tha
President Roosevelt at first selected
w. Murray Crane, ex-governor of Mas
sachusetts to be chairman of the ma
tional committee. and had no though
Of taking Mr.. Cortelyou away from
Washington. Mr.. Crane did no
banker after the position. Moreover
the suggestion that Mr. Cortelyou wa
the ideal man for chairman. Mr.. Bills
was treasurer of the national commit
tee and is yet.
Furthermore, he had much to d.
with collecting the campaign fund il
1896 and 1900. He was the man wh'
held the bag and picked Mr.. Cortelyo1
as the best man to direct the spend
ing of the hag's contents. After think
ing the matter over President Roose
velt reached the conclusion that MI
Bliss was right.
Votes Lost to Parker.
Eyes it is true that the Nationa
Business Mems Association is resent
| ing Judge Parker's outrageous charge
against President Roosevelt and Chair
men Cortelyou," said one of the repub
| lican managers today. "The presiden
of the organization called up the head
quarters on the telephone and ex
| pressed deep Indignation that the de
partment of commerce and labor
/ which the association practically ere
4 ated, should be implicated. althoug
| falsely, in such a disreputable plot.
TT is a reflection on the department
! of course, and in a sense hits the bust
ness men over the country who helpe
| establish it. 1t is evident that Judg
Parker's wild statements will estrang
many democratic business men, VIII
will not stand for such tactics"