Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-29

that appear 10 be prosecuted largely In
aid OF the Republican party
THE administration also put out q
Cablegram from Gov Wright Of the
Philippine commission In reply to
some quotations made by me IN a
speech delivered on the 18th day Of
October. The words quoted were the
careful uttemnces OF man who has
spent four months I'm Philippines
studying the conditions there lie "a
youched for by Charles Francis Adams,
| Carl Schur2, Edwin Burrltt Smith,
Herbert WEIGH and Mo0reheld story
In these words
"'lle has had exceptional oppor,u.
mites for learning the truth. For his
entire honesty his skill as a trained
investigator his Judgement IN weigh
Ing evidence and his reliability as a
witness. we yOuch'
THE evidence upon which his con-
illusions were based viii be found
am informed I'm the Evening Post OF
today and probably In other papers.
The article is too long TO be quoted
from In this brief address, but / ask
YOU and through you the American
people to examine Gov Wrights cable
gram In connection with that report
and then answer these questions
do YOU believe the man thus
youched for by six OF the best citizens
I'm this country Which Is likely TO
be preWdlccd, the man having no mo-
tive but 10 learn the truth, or the
governor who may be I'm some meas
ure responsible for unfortunate condl-
tlons2
rs the governors report OF such q
character as to Justify AN expenditure
bv the government Of several hundred
dollars to cable part Of my speect
TO Manila and TO receive lis reply by
cable? II vas not government busl-
ness II was political business the
cablcrram 20 Gov Wright and hs re-
ply were intended 10 aid the Repu0ll-
can campaign The message to him
began.
1.-THE Democratic candidate for pres.
ident on the 10Th Of the present month
In a public address said
III a few hundred dollars may be-
taken out from the public funds to
thus assist the prosecution Of a po-
lictIcal campaign. why may not the
money from the treasury be employed
for any purpose that will help the
campaign? How do we know but 10
is? This Is one Of the evidences Of the
growth Of Imperialism, The head Of
the government can do no wrong An
assault upon his policy Is an assault
upon the people, and hence the peo-
pies money can be legtimately used
for his yindIcatlon."
Judge Parker read from a newspaper
clipping an Interview with Acting Secy.
Of the Treasury Horace A. Taylor, In
which that official criticised Judge Par
ker's speech. charging official extrava-
ganCea The speaker commented
Now you will observe that he no.
whore challenges the figures given by
me They cannot be questioned, They
show that after taking the S5000O00O
paid for the Panama canal and rights
this government spent $4,000 900 more
last year than II did seven years ago,
under O Democratic administration,
Nor does Mr. Taylor deny that the
expenses exceeded the receipts last
year by over NO. 1000 OOO Nor does he
deny that Tor the first 60 days OF this
year the expenses exceeded the receipts
by $2iOOO0O0, In this connection call
your attention TO the fact that the eX-
penditures so far this year are great
en- than they' were year go for the
same period.
"slnce the 3Oth day Of June there has
been spent l9S.6Sl,Oi7 During a Ike
period last year there was spent sl19,-
lGS,69l We have an Increase, there
fore, this year Of over Sl900O00O In
less than third Of year. And our
expenses last year We're the greatest
In our history one other fact should
be noted. The deficit for the present
fiscal year 10 Oct. % n over S2l, 00O 900,
as against tl,ln, 204 FOR identically the
same period last year"
Judge Parker read orders issued by
department officials In Washington 10
prove his assertion, denied by Mr. Tay.
lor, that there were Administrative or
ders forblddlng government officers
from making public any statements OF
estimates upon which future appropr-
ations are based
The speaker then took up the tarln.
dwelling upon the burdens Of the far
mers. He asked: Suppose a cOlec-
tor OF the United States Steel corpora
ton should come 10 each OF you and
ask you to contribute 81 or 81 or S25 a
year toward the support OF that cor
poratlon, would YOU DO it2 Is there
any argument that could possibly be
adduced that would persuade you that
II is for the good OF the country that
you should, with hundreds Of thous-
ands OF others make a small contrlbu-
ton each year toward the greater pro-
NJ which would result to that lnstl-
tuition? Certainly not. Is Ii not just
as absurd Tor you 10 contribute to that
and every time you buy
shovel, a pillow, sewing machine, a
moving machine or other article con-
tanning steel you are contributing
very substantial part OF the purchase
price toward swelling the profits OF the
steel interests.
I'VE have sold steel rails In foreign
countries, after paying the cost OF
transportation, az $40 ton. At the
same time we demanded and receiv.
ed from our home consumers
SIS a ton. That Is difference of
50 a ton. our people are compelled
TO pay that difference 10 the home
though they know the
same manufacturer Is paying the
freight 10 other countries and selling
the same article there for 50 less ton.
In other words Of every $3.50 we pay for
steel rails nearly SO cents Is an assess
ment made by the tariff law upon the
buyer for the benefit Of the manufac-
turer
Judge Parker told Of the combination
Of the manufacturers whose object was
to make the farmer laborer and busl-
ness man continue 20 pay the high
prices which the tariff duties made pos
sble IN this country without competl-
ton.
These combinations he said. ARE
trying to give success TO the Republl-
can party because that party and It's
president have notified the country that
they stand pat on the tariff that means
that they viii not interfere with II.
Now the building up Of these combIna-
lions. usually called trusts, was pro.
noted by excessive tariff duties, but II
has been extended far beyond the plans
" the orlglnators That their opera
lion Of most OF them has proven harm.
fu 10 the general public good cannot
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