The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-29
CANDIDATE AS A FARMER.
Speaks as Man to Man to His Au-
ditors, Asking Them if Govern
ment Funds Should Be Used
to Further Any Politi-
cal Party.

Esopus, N. Y, Oct. 2s.-Judge Alton B.
Parker made spirited rely this after
| noon 10 the sponsors for the administra-
tion who have objected to his charges Of
extravaganza against the Roosevelt
regime. and his assertions that the trusts
were contributing lavishly to the Repub-
hcan campaign fund.
There was ring of confidence in the
able in his previous addresses. He init
mated that he foreSaw victory at hand for
the Democratic party.
In his address, which was made to a
delegation of more than 1000 Democrats
from Orange and Rockland counties. he
electrified his hearers with the following
words:
Before taking up the subject wish to
discuss. want to assure you that II we
work hard enough, II we each do our
part, we can win this fight. I have not
everywhere our people do their best, I
do believe victory will be ours"
Judge Parker characterized Senator
Knox's reply to the charges that corpora
tons were supplying funds to the Repub-
lican party as disingenuous. He said also
that the recent cablegram from Governor
Wright of the Philippine Commission was
a mere campaign maneuver. and he reit-
Grated his charges Of extravagance against
the administration.
1t was when appealing to his hearers as
a farmer. speaking to farmers, that the
nominee made the hit Of the afternoon.
The delegations were composed almost en-
drely Of farmers from the neighboring
counties Of Orange and Rockland. They
had driven in from countrysides. villages
and hamlets to Newburg. Nyack and
Highland Falls. where they boarded the
steamer Sycamore. which carried them to
Esopus.
M. N. Kane as spokesman for the dele
cation. in greeting Judge Parker on the
veranda Of the 1atter's home, referred to
the fact that Judge Parker had been born
and bred on a farm, and for that reason
he would never get out of touch with the
needs Of the farmer.
In replying, Judge Parker said:
NO more satisfactory evidence of the
widespread public interest in the attempt
to control the election by moneys Of great
corporations and trusts need be looked for
than that furnished by the President and
his late Attorney General. Knox. Knox
was hidden to the presence of the Presi-
dent for consultation. About what?
About the iniquity Of the large contribu-
tons? Contributions being made by gi-
5antic corporations and trusts?
Not at all. But rather to devise means
by which the force of the statement of
this COMMONLY accepted fact could be par
r1ed. The outcome was an interview by
Senator Knox. Care was taken to preface
the interview with the statement that 1t
met the approval of the President, 1t NAV
be treated. therefore. as an administrative
staten mt There are many of them these
days. To two or three of them shall make
reference to-day
Now the long statement of Senator
Knox had nothing whatever to do with
the question uppermost in the public
mind.
Shall the creations of government.
many OF whom pursue illegal methods,
control our elections-control them by
moneys belonging to their stockholders
moneys not given in the open and charged
up on the books as moneys paid for Do
litical purposes. but hidden away by false
bookkeeping?
Senator Knox has been at some pains
hitherto to prove that with all his learn
ing he does not know all about the COM
mon law. 1t hardly seems possible. how
ever. that he does not know, the rule that
allegations of the complaint not denied by
the answer are thereby admitted He does
not deny-nor could he-that these con-
tributions were made. II he could have
done so. of course. he would. If he can
do SO now. he is invited to.
This interview was intended to create
cloud of dust behind which he hoped to
hide the charge he did not answer. and
could not answer. That charge is that
vast sums of money have been contributed
for the control of this election in aid of
the administration by corporations and
trusts.
I'm passing. it should be said that Sem
ator Knox on this occasion, as on others,
referred to the fact that existing law af-
fords an adequate remedy against illegal
combinations. He says the law is insult
fcient. and argues that. therefore, 1 am
not in favor of breaking up illegal COM
hinations.
IS NOT INGENIOUS.
been he would have said that in every
instance which I have expressed the be-
lief that the law as it stands Is sufficient
to protect the people, and that nothing
Is lacking except public officials willing
to enforce the law. have added-in
terms of substance-that if my view in
that respect is a mistaken one. then
favor such further legislation within con-
stitutional limitations as will give the peo-
pie a Just and full measure of protection.
''The administration also puts out a ca
blegram from Governor Wright Of the
Philippine Commission. in reply to some
quotations made by me IN speech deliv-
cred on the 18th day of October. The
words quoted were the careful utterances
of man who has spent four months in
the Philippines studying the conditions
there. He is vouched for by. Charles