The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-02
JUDGE PARKER IN NEW JERSEY
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When we are asked. then, TO turn
away from the assured triumphs which
popular system-famiiiar ds house.
hold words-has brought to us, and TO
adopt methods which, opposed to all
our traditions, have not even the merit
Of success, or Of bringing govern
ment, happiness and contentment to a
single people thus far subjected to
them, we may Wen euter cur protest
against such a policy We feel and
know that that chart of cur liberty by
which cur people have guarded the
course for more than a century and q
quarter has not been lost. If. under a
government of constitutional restraints
and regard for law. we have been able
through peaR and war, foreign ana in
testIne, 10 grow from population Of
100000 to ore of so 200 coo, why may
we not go ON until we have doubled
that number? Why should we now
consent to take even the first step
which. according 10 its advocates, is
certain to lead us to what they cali
empire?'
The Trust Question.
Taking up the trust question, Judge
Parker said:
1t is conceded that during the last
three or four years the increase in the
cost of living has amounted to one
sixth. Secretary Shaw rejoices in il
and says the wages of the workingman
and the income of our people are
greater in proportion. Now. If that is
true. the househOlders of this country
know il. If not, their wives do. They
know whether the bread winners in
come is greater by a sixth than it was
four years ago. There are instances in
which il is. But in the great majority
Of cases you will find il is not true
You will discover that il requires just
little more work on your part and
more care on the part OF your wives to
make both ends meet from month to
month. Now. why is il that the prices
of the things we have to have are
pushed up a little from time TO time.
whether there be Improvement in our
incomes or not2 Is it not in part be
cause the business of this country TO-
Gay is largely in control of combina-
tions on trusts which are enabled to
shut ont competition end thus control
prices arbitrarily?
Corporations Exempt.
when an individual violates the law
the law Furnishes him. When corpor-
alton violates the law the law should
punish 1t. A corporation is no more
entitled TO immunity from the conse-
quences of it's wrongful acts than ar
individual. A combination of individu-
ais to control the market price of prod
ucts of any kind is void. A combina-
ton OF corporations for similar pur-
pose is alike void. We would not hest
tate for a moment TO prosecute the in
dividuals thus violating the law for the
purpose of expressing the people. Why
should there be any hesitation in en-
forcing the law against great corpora
tons for Illegal business? Are the ar
tificial creations of the government eX-
empt in practice from the operation OF
that sacred principle of equal and eX-
act justice 10 all men? Ii ought not
to be SO. And it viii not long be sc
If we as a people act wisely in both
state and natioDal contests.
Shall it Continued
Overwhelming in Importance tower
the questions: "Shall the partnership
between the Republican leaders and thf
trusts continue with profit to both and
hurt to the country? Shall the trus
contributions Of millions to the cam
paign fund secure the right to continue
wrongful taking of millions a yeal
from the people,"
Another ovation was given the can
didate when he concluded. 1t cOntin-
ued several minutes-in fact. until
Judge Parker left the meeting to take
a special trolley car TO Jersey City
where he made speeches before return
ing 10 New York tonight The demon
stration outside the armory as the par
ty was escorted TO the special car was
even greater than that which greeted
his entrance 10 the armory. 1t Is eS-
timated by Democratic leaders that a:
many people were unable to get int
the armory as the number in the audi
enCe.