New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
PARKER'S IGNORANCE.
Continued from arst page.

necessitated the raising OF a large amount" of
revenue
The first important legislation of the Repub-
Iiean party the Morrill, Tariff law, which
passed the House in May, 1860. nearly a year
before the war, and before Lincoln was non1-
mated This law was signed by President
Buchanan March 2. 1861. It was designed 70
raise revenue and TO afford protection to the
languishing industries almost ruined by the
tariffs of 1916 and 1857.
Parker. in a speech at Esopus. October FL.
after saying that the deficit for the first two
months Of this fiscal year amounted TO S24.-
100000. continued How much more we 2have
run behind since am not able to state because
the public has been denied all information pend
ing the campaign"
The Treasury Department issues daily
statement showing receipts and expenditures.
their sources and purposes. the same figures for
the same day of previous year, together with all
other important data Of the days business.
Monthly the Treasury issues recapituIation for
the month. The issue Of this statement has
never been suspended delayed for a single
day, and il has appeared in the newspapers
throughout the country daily.
This is no longer a government Of the peo-
pie, but government whose officers are prac-
tically chosen by a handful OF corporate man
ayers. who levy upon the assets Of the stock
holders whom they represent such sums Of
money they deem requisite to place the con-
duct of the government in such hands as they
consider best for their private interests"-
Parker's speech on trusts. at Esopus October p.
John Hay, w. 4. Taft, w. Il. Moody, Leslie
NJ. Shaw and James Wilson are the leading
officers of the government who have been sup
porting President Roosevelt in this campaign.
together with George 3. CorteIyou, EIihu Root,
PhiIander Knox and Cornelius N. Bliss. The
men responsible for Parkers nomination, who
are working for his election and who have SO
served him as TO render likely their being the
leading officers of the government IL ne is sIeot-
ed, ars D. 3. Hill. Cord Meyer, Patrick Mccar-
ron. August Belmont, Delaney NicoII. Thomas
2. Ryan, John o. Mcdonald, Thomas shsehan
and Thomas Tassars.
Political contributions by corporations ana
trusts mean corruption They cannot be honest
corporation will subscribe to a DO
ntical party only because the corporation ex-
poets that party. through It's control Of public
officers. executive or legislative, to do some
thing for the benefit Of the corporation. or to
refrain from doing something to its injury No
other motive be imagined; In the nature OF
things other motive can exist"-Parker on
trusts. october Z2
Parker's own Intimate associates and cam
pagn managers represent these very corpora
tions which no affects 70 denouncs, or else owe
their political strength solely to the oontribu-
tions they have received from them in the past
and expect TO receive from them in the future.
They all their whole power In politics 20
the intimate connection they have established
between the management Of corporations and
the management Of public business.
MANY years have passed since my active par
ticipation IN polltics- In the mean time a start
ling change has taken place In the method OF
conducting campaigns; a change not for the
better. but for the worse; a change that has
introduced debasing and corrupt methods which
threaten the integrity OF our government
Parker IN speech OF October "a.
When Parker last actively participates In
politics he chairman of the Ns~-York
State Democratic Committee, when he elected
David q. Hill Governor. lie a cog in the
Hill machine There never have been in Amer
lean political history methods more dsbasins
and corrupt than thoss Of the HIlI maohlns In