Milford chronicle., 1904-11-04
iiIIIED BY KNOX
,,..;,,l Character Of Democratic
Tr,st Position Shown.
..,, Cleveland and Parker Change Front
O'- on.stiou-Dem Democratic Nominee
Created by Trust Agents.

IA
Sen'''I n.osident Roosevelt's cabinet,
= issued statement ridanng tne
n-s ,.b made by Judge Parker at ESQ
se',1 ,,.oek When Senator KnoXs
PN 80, was called to Judge Parker's
a'''., he expressed amazement at
u''',1 ,,o,oress of argument and disre-
y ~ - foct exhibited. That a man
tnoro5 with the presidential candi-
Nv .s.r bv great party should have SO
n u''' l,.rotten himself as to charge
-. ..osident with conniving with the
- ~ delude the people Of the couh-
. uu'.1 L-nov declared to be ineXplica-
u! -, -. Ground other than the reck-
DC W If despair Mr.. Knox proceed
essl' demonstrate the illogical and un-
tensble character of the entire A'eillD-
M .rotic attitude toward the trusts' ne
said. 4,,;s oorDaiqn
1t 1rigo Parker stated, The common law
zen ~ Joreloped affords a complete legal
-.nodv against mOnopOlies,' and eX-
n-,silent Cleveland. in commenting up
b IN ,bo decision in the Northern Securl-
aa w. ". o,se said: There is a distinct diff
al s'-,,oo dr, v-ns between railroads ana
pa I'll, producing corporations. 1t could
p ~. NO said that the sugar trust or the
an soof trust or the Standard Oil COM
pm w was directly engaged in inter
rt,to TRANSFORMATION. They were en-
r,rod in the manufacture and sale OF
pu Droiucts'
pa sritbin the last few days Mr. Cleve-
ps land in public speech criticised the
penubican administration for not run
% 1ing omuck in the business interests
% ~. tbo country. which so eminent a
a sbfolocist rs he knows means that he
prticses tbe president for not dashing
wildly at everything in sight ana DE-
sroying the guilty and innocent ailNe'
noe, while Judge Parker only yesterday De-
walls the fact that corporations are
mrmitted to violate the law and that
n tbay are contributing to the Republican
cause. 49,
"What can be the reason for thls
change of front? Mr.. Cleveland on
March II. notwithstanding the decree
- Of tbe circuit court prOnOuncing the
heef trust unlawful says it was not
within the prohibition of the law, thus
throwing the weight of his opinion ID
- jyaaof the beef trust and against the
N rnitpd iSf0tes at a time when the case
7ese Fas pending and undecided in the hlSh-
oh est court while Oh Oct. p he lnIereil
ma tally demanded that an Incorporated
Ups business should be wantonly assalleu'
Ts as there any connection between
Judoe Parker's abandonment Of his tu-
~. sEe tile common law panacea, which meant
eNe and the tact, as
lp7 he alleaes, that the trusts contribute &c
0ps the success Of the Republican party
"P7 Do the principles Of law when mr
tu,. Cleveland thought last March protected
yl" manufacturing rnonopolies change u
October, and, If so, does the change ar
ad'' feet the Belmont trusts, or only thos
..s, which are suspected of seeing in tn
perpetustion of Republican administra
ton the continued general prosperity
,.' the country?
: Judge Parker in his speech on Mon
JO day also said:
MANY years have passed since my ac
= tive participation in politics. IN IN
meantime a startling change has take
place in the method of conducting cam
pagns; change not for the better ou
for the worse; a change that has lnUI
duced debasng and corrupt methou
lfe which threaten the integrity Of our gov
eminent.
ha 1T is astounding that Judge Parke
should be willing to challenge the con
Am parison which this statement ineYlt'
ID bly, calls out When Judge Parker las
naa actively participated in politics OFF I'll
tee bench he was chairman of the Ne'
York state Democratic committt
which elected David B. Hill as govern
Or, He was Il cog in the Hill machin
There never have been in our Polltic
history methods more debasing and col
ruPt than those Of the Hill machine
New York. and they eliminated in II
steal Of the state by the MaynaI
frauds and the overthrow of the n
machine in consequence. This was Il
machine which Mr.. Parker ran until,
reward for running it, he was made
Judge by Hill. And these are the metl
DDS he deplores.
Again Judge Parker speaks Of Il
campaign contributions by great ca
porations. He states that some of Il
enterprises which have unduly thrive
through favoritism have become
rich and strong that they can and
contribute vast sums when it is mat
clear that it win advantage them
Judge Parker is describing precis
" and exactly the sources which 81
Tammany Hall its strength. and t
cutting off of which in the present el'
uon would remove every chance of l
carrying New York state There is
+ an honest man in political life W
does not know that this is the ca
and that Judge Parker is now seeki
10 be the beneficiary of the very mel
obs which he affects to denOunce.
Again, Judge Parker says:
Political contributions by corporate
ana trusts mean corruption. They C;
hot be honest. A corporation will 81
scribe TO a political party only becai
tne corporation expects that par
through its control of public officers,