New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-04
PARKER REGRETS TALK.
Wants to Suppress Speech about
Standard Oil Company.
IRY TELEGRAPH 70 THE rRrsUNE.l


Hartford, Conn, Nov. 3-Judge Parker. in a
five minute speech at Meriden before reaching
Hartford tonight, said that it charged and
believed that the Standard Oil Company was
doing what it could to elect the Republican
ticket The speech was made extempOraneously.
No sooner was the speech given than Judge
Parker tried 10 have 1t suppressed. 1t the
first time he had mentioned the Standard OIL
Company, and he did not mention it in his
speech in the Hartford Opera House tonight.
Judge Parker gave a reason for wanting the
speech suppressed that it in crude shape
and perhaps ungrammatcal. When informed
that the correspondents would not comply with
his request 10 suppress he said again that he
was opposed to having the speech sent out.
Judge Parker's deliberate attempt 10 have his
speech suppressed created a sensation in Hart
ford tonight when the fact became known.
The questions which every one is asking to-
night Will he prove it. and is the In
formation furnished Judge Parker by Senator
Patrick H. McCarren, chairman of the State
Executive Committee. Judge Parker'E political
adviser, who has never denied that he is in the
employ of the Standard Oil Company at a large
salary the Judges charges on a level
with those he makes against Chairman Cor
telyou?
Judge Parker evaded all the issues he dis
cussed earlier. and which have been knocked to
exception Of the Hartford meeting might at
the Hartford Opera House, the Parker demon
STATIONS to-day have practically been failures.
The meeting tonight at the Hartford Opera
House a large and enthusiastic one Fully
three thousand persons were present and they
cheered the first appearance Of Judge Parker
eleven minutes Charles f. Gross. a Presiden-
tial elector, presided. On the platform were
prominent Democrats from around the State,
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gress in the Ist District. Judge Parker and
Michael J. Ryan. of Philadelphia made the
principal addresses. Judge Parker charged by
inference that Chairman Corteyou, as head Of
the Department Of Commerce and Labor, sent
out dOctored statistics and extorted blood money.
He offered no proof in support of his allegation
Judge Parker. after expressing pleasure at
coming 10 Connecticut, ard congratulating the
Democrats on the high quality of their ticket
praised the oldtime virtues and graces He
said that Americas place in the world had
been made by these qualities and that American
success would depend on their continuance.
The development Of American shipping was
discussed. Judge Parker continued:
The time has again come when we need ships of
of the Government not from ta 0e al me me eo5f
the people but result OF enterprise of
our people. They should be designed and con
structed by the ingenuity of engineers operated
by our seamen, and owned by our people. Every
landing place along these Iinitess coasts of ours
ought 10 be a nursery, however rude for the sailor.
Our products sent to other countries should be
carried in American bottoms and that almost in
finite demand by people for the products OF
other countries should enable to bring them
everything that their material comfort, education
and progress make it necessary desirable for
You nave recently had Illustration of what
enterprise, inventive ingenuity and labor do
From the City Of New London there has just sailed
around Cape Horn, start from one of our north
eEI ports on her maiden voyage across the Pacific
1t has been built without aid from the government
tons capacity viii be without either the pa v
ment or the expectation of a subsidy of any KIND
6eTeon It Is ana a man Who o a pointed the way 10
well be commended to others.
International arbitration and the Hague Tri
bunal deserved unqualified approval Judge Par
ker said and he again spoke in favor Of a
small army--one large enough only for the
country's actual need. The speaker again took
up the tariff. touching on those points which
he had brought out before Higher cost Of Iiv-
ing was due largely to the tariff he maintained.
Higher wages he did not believe were due to the
tariff The higher cost of living was also due
the speaker said. TO the action of the trusts
Continuing, he said:
paw d1sp give up the idea idea Of making people
10 decay-on stock issued without value bebf5S -
We must 60 out into the world and tight for greater
compares with the skill of our labor The s1 in!
NeHtiEe genus OF our people has never been
equaled Our business second to none
IN policy, energy and character Give them the
interest as well as the opportunity and thew will
make a market for American manufactured articles
All over the world. Steps in that direction must
come In the not far distant future-must come ia
maintain balance Of trade in our favor The
increase or our population will after a time practi
sbngd ob ber the product Of our farms We
same time accomplishing the right thing and the
wise thing for the present generation ~ ~
Whatever steps taken in that directIop oT
course, must be taken conservatively Every sound
tnlnKng men realizes that radical changes cannot
ne mace III existing conditions-that changes Thai
should take place must be carefully made The
trainers or the Democratic platform realized tbe
s2hdltlons and that necessity. II was provided
sneItiore. IN me platform. that there should be a
gradual reduction OF the tariff thus enabling bust