The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-06


10 the American people in. answer to
charges made against himself and
Mr.. Cortelyou in public speeches by
Mr.. Parker.s the Democratic candi=
date for the Presidency:
White House, Washington, d. {.
To the American People.
Nov. 4, 1904.
Certain slanderous accusations as
10 Mr.. Cortelyou and myself have
been repeated time and again by
JUDGE Parker, the candidate of his
party for the Office Of president. lie
has neither produced nor can pro-
duce any proof OF their truth; yet
he has not withdrawn them; and as
his position gives them wide cur
renev | speak now, lest the silence
Of self-respect be misunderstood.
Mr.. Parker's charges are in effect
that the President Of the United
States and Mr.. Cortelyou, former
" Mr.. Cleveland 5 executive clerk,
then Mr.. Mcl<inley's and my secre-
tary, then secretary OF commerce
and labor. and now chairman OF the
Republican national committee, have
been in a conspiracy to blackmall
corporations. Mr.. Cortelyou using
the knowledge gained while he was
secretary Of the department. Of com
merces and labor to extort money
from the corporations, and l, the
president, having appointed HIM Tor
This especial purpose The gravemen
of these charges lies in the asser-
ton that the corporations have been
blacknailed into contributing, and
in the implication, which i'll one or
two Of Mr.. Palker's speeches has
taken the form practically OF an as
sertion, that they have been prom
ised certain immunities or fayors or
have been assured THAI they would
receive some kind Of improper con
sideration in view OF their contribu-
tions.
Parker's Statements Devoid of
Truth.
That contributions have been
been made 70 the Republican COM
mittee, as contributions have been
made 10 the Democratic COMMITTEES,
is not the question at issue.
Mr.. Parker's assertion is in effect
that such contributions have been
made for improper motives, either
in consequence of threats, or In con-
sequence of improper promises, dl-
rect or indirect, on the part OF the
recipients. .s
Mr.. Parker knows best whether it
is true Of the contributions TO his
campaign fund which have come
through his trusted friends and ad-
visers who represent the great cor
porate interests that stand behind
him.
But there is not one particle OF
truth in the statement as regards
anything that has gone onsin the
management of the Republican cam
paign.
Calls Parker's Charges Monstrous
Mr.. Parker's accusation against
Mr.. Cortelyou and myself are mon
strous If true they would brand
both of us forever with infamy; and
inasmuch rs they are false, heavy
must be the condemnation of the
man making them.
l chose Mr.. Cortelyou as chairman
of the national committee after hav-
ing failed successfully 10 persuade
Mr. Elihu Root. Mr. w. Murray
Crane and Mr.. Cornelius n. Bliss to
accept the position. I chose him with
extreme reluctance. because / could
i'll spare him from the cabinet. But
l felt that he possessed the high In
tegrity which I demanded in the
man who was to manage my cam
paign.
l am content that Mr. Parker and
/ should be judged by the public on
the characters of the two men whom
we chose to manage our campaigns:
he by the character of his nominee.
Mr.. Thomas Ta@gart. and I by the
character Of Mr. Cortelyou.
Brands the Charges as Falsehoods. |
The assertion that Mr. Cortelvou
had any knowledge gained while in |
any official position whereby he was
enabled RI Sec,lra and did Sacura any