The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-14
TAFT RIDDLES PARKER LETTER
Charges or EXTRiJAGANCE IN
1T MADE RIDI(t LOTS.

JsurpatiOn Charges-A Great speech
at the Union LeaEue-IIiggins There.
The Hon. William H. Taft addressed
The Union League Club at the monthly
meeting OF it's members last night on ma
tiona campaign issues, taking up Judge
Parkprs letter OF acceptance and refuting
the charges of ex travagance In the con-
duct of the Government made in it, and
Kidding that and the other charges in the
letter.
The Secretary went hot foot after Judge
Parker, accusing him OF unfairness In his
Use of figures and, in his charge Of Execu-
tive usurption. of failing to give specifca-
tions, to which, he said, Judge Parker, as
iurist, must know that every accused pesonr
is entitled
The only issue worthy of the name raised
hv Judge Parker in his letter and by Demo-
Gratis in general, Secretary Taft said was
the charge of extravaganza, which was
legitimate one. Then he took up the Govern
ment expenditures item by item, showing
how many were projected by the Demo-
Gratis. Democrats, he said, had way of
never caring to taue the burden of ex-
penditures underlits own schemes; such a.
the new navy and the coast Notifications
lime and again the Secretarys audi
ence, including many old soldiers, APP
plauded the points he made but never
more heartily than when he said that,
as a result OF the coast fertilization, for
which s., 1000, 900 Of the amount the Demo-
Gratis we're kicking about had been ex-
PENDED. twenty-four harbors had now
guns pointing the right way, where before
they had none, and to-day no Admiral,
German, English or Japanese, would dare
to bring in those harbors any squadron
that could reach this coast.
The Monroe doctrine means the Big
Stick, II it means any thing" he said in reply
to the charge Of miiitarism.
With Secretary Taft as guests at the meet
ing were Candidate Higgins and Lieut.-Gov,
Woodruff. Mr.. Higgins followed Sec
rotary Taft. He made a short speech,
In which he said that. il elected Governor
he would perform his duties faithfully, 'un
the guidance of my conscience without any
interference from anyone"
Elihu Root, Senator Depew and ex-Gov
Black had been invited to attend last nights
meetings, and much disappointment was
expressed at their inability to do 80. The
meeting was in the nature Of q Republican
rally within the club doors, with Secretary
Taft as the chief speaker.
The big dining room OF the club on the
second floor overfowed with those who
wanted to hear him. and the crowd stretched
through the antsroom and out into the
hall The only decorations consisted OF a
flag draped portrait OF President Roosevelt.
JUST Id ironc o' 'ho speaAo's 'a' anu
large nag hung over the OIL portrait Oh
Lincoln over the dais.
Secretary Taft had a great reception In
part he said:
.
..,. ;. that. !, ,o,
can have uni.steral issues, are that the Re.
publicans have stated what their views are
and the Democrats have produced a fog in
which we search In vain to find lust how they
stand upon what we will call not the issues,
but the topics OF the campaign. The position
of the Republican party In. az I understand
IL without going back to the civil war and
all of those tremendous problems which the
Republican party grappled with and settled.
that after eight years this country has been
governed in such a way that prosperity never
known before In the history az the countrv
has been possible and not restricted And
when I sav that I ssv ali that can bs said
for the government Of the marty. We are
not ma king promises In this campaign. All
that we are doing Ia saving that we expect
to do exactly what we have done in the last
eight years and that We relv unon opr record
10 convince the neonle that orr marty is ono
Of such ee9ciencv that n can be trusted IN
s.ttle new issues that NAV arise which NAV
not have had general disoussion and NAV not
have been settled by A party platform.
Tho Denocrat;o nosit;on "a nna ~ ,roo+
tan. III eH.ihs tna' veh'ure 10 say
one who has been called upon TO take mart
in this campaign that such ia the case. The
difficulty il finding where the Democrats are.
TACKLES PARKERs LETTER.
you read Judve parLers sDeecb NJ n csnt-
snce TIRE morning n On mo out 7 waa NJ IN.
Chautsuous Assemhlv deliverino a Iectnr. an
the pbn;nnines ana 7 mot NJ yincent ,ha
son of tba Risbon W. asted me whst
Thought about tba sneecb of accentanos
la,ked him what he tbonobt
sWeu no s.h .;t ran,inds -. ., n -o,o
nenuation OF GOOD old FAMILY morse which
IIauvhter and annlam..
Every statement in the sneecb n, accentance