New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-29
PARKER TO HIS CRITICS.
SAYS HE EXPECTS TO WIN.
In Long Speech Candidate Replies
to Kaor and Others.

Esopus N. Y Oct. 2S.-Judge Parker to-day
made his first public prediction as to the out
come Of the election. In his speech to delega-
tions composed largely Of farmers from Orange
and ROckland counties, New-York, he interpO-
lated the following:
Before taking up the subject wish to dis
cuss. want to assure you that il we work hard
enough. If we each do our part. we win
this fight. 1 have not felt like saying so until
lately. but we are growing rapidly that IL our
people do their best do believe victory will be
ours
The delegations arrived at Rosemount by boat
and marched up the winding road to Judge Par
er's home. where they were received on the
veranda. NJ. N. Kane. Of Warwick, N. Y, in
troduced the delegations in a brief speech. call
ing attention to the fact that the candidate was
born and bred on farm and Rherefore was
familiar with the needs of TIE farmer and the
legislation that would inure to his benefit or
injury.
JUDGE PARKERS SPEECH.
Judge Parker spoke as follows:
No more satisfactory evidence OF the widespread
public interest in the attempt to control the cleo
need be looked for than that furnished by the
Knox was bidden to the presence of the President
EQUITY Of the large Contributions? Contributions
S Selng MAGE by gigantic corporations and trusts:
the force of the statement Of this commonly
cepted fact could be parted The outcome was an
preface the interview NitR the 1 Statement that It
d tSgr OF tnS PrsSidsnt Il may Pc JTe
There are many Of them these days. To two
three of them shall make reference to-day.
Now this long statement OF Senator Knox has
nothing whatever to do with the question upper
government-rnany of which pursue Illegal methods
L6GSontTol our eeetions,eontrol them by moneys
belonglng to their stockholdeTs-moneys not given
IN the open; and charged upon the books moneys
paid for political purposes but hidden away by false
bookkeeping? Senator Knox has been at some
pains hitherto to prove that with all his learning
hardly seems possible however that he does not
know the rule that allegations Of the complaint not
does not deny3nor could he-that these contribu.
course he would. If he can do so now he is in
vited to. This interview intended 20 create
a cloud Of dust behind which he hoped to hide
the charge he did not answer and could not an
sweT. That charge is that vast sums Of money
and trusts.
SAYS KNOX IS NOT INGENIOUS.
In passing it should be said that Senator Knox
am Of the opinion. ana have said SO. that exist
Ing law affords an adequate remedy against Illegal
argues that therefore. am not in favor OF break
IN up IiIeGal c3n3inat'o2s The Senator is not
in every instance in which I have expressed the
belief that the law it stands is sufficient TO pro-
tect the people and that nothing is lacking except
public officials willing 10 enforce the law. have
in that respect is a mistaken one then favor
such further legislation within constitutional limi-
ure of protection' What the few. plain unanibigu-
Gus sentences uttered by me on the subject Of il
legal combinations mean and what they are under
STOOD 10 mean by those who control the COmbina-
their leading oficers in favor Of the election Of my
opponent That activity may perhaps account in
ulst ana Socialist parties 10 prosecute expensive
ed largely in aid Of the Republican party.
REEEpC To NJ
The administration also puts out eablegram from
L EI 20 some quotatons made by me in a speech
the careful utterances Of man who has spent four
months in the Philippines studying the conditions
Adams, Carl schurz. Edwin Burritt smith Herbert
Weigh and Moorfeld storey in these words;
He has had exceptional opportunities for learn
ing the truth, For his entire honesty. his skill
a trained investigator, his judgment in weighing
evidence and hia reliability as witness
The evidence upon which his conclusions were
based will be found. am informed. in The Even
ing Post OF to-day and probably in other papers.
brief address. but I ask you. and through YOU the
cablegram in connection with that report and then
answer these questions
INFERs WRIGHT IS PREJUDICED
Do you believe the man thus vouched for by six
OF the best citizens IT. this country? Which is like
to learn the truth or the Who may be IN
some measure responsible for unfortunate cond-
e7 as to justify an eXpendtgTe by the e government
Of several hundred dollars to cable a part Of nv
speech to Manila and 10 receive his reply BY cable?
1t not government business. 1t was political
his reply were intended to aid E the se epuScsn cam anu
P Slgn. The messsge TO Rim began; The Demo
present month. I'm public address. said" If
FUNDS 70 thus assist the prosecution or political
campaign. why may not the money in the Treasury
campaign? How do we know but it is? Tits is
one OF the evidences OF the growth OF Imperialism
An assault upon his policy is an assault upon the
mately used for his vindicntion
My speech charging administrative extrayssances
this time the administration puts forward Horace
he PTtecnt e is desrSed in the report S as
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury" The secre-
Makes it Necessary that some iS' one should sct for
him Hence Taylor. / viii read you what he has
Crhe speaker then read from a newspaper clip
ping the interview referred tor
SAYS FIGURES CAN'T BE QUESTIONED
Now, YOU wifi observe that he nowhere challenges
toned They show that after taking the 100000
eminent spent sl6OO0OOO0 more last year than IT
did seven years ago under Democratic admins
evidence establishing. as I claimed, extravagant
tendencies and ask you now t9 note that bat Act
mention them Nor does 4oss he de that the s
100000. Nor does he deny that for the irst
sixty days Of this year the expenses exceeded the
Your attention to the fact that the expenditures
so far this year are greater than they were a
year ago for the same period. Since June 30
there has been spent Slss 6s1,o77- During like
period last year there was spent N791SS69l- We
have an increase. therefore this year OF
S19O Coz in less than a third of a year. And
our expenses last year were the greatest In our
history. One fact should be noted: The deficit for
the present fiscal year 10 October . IS s21,-
O0O001 as against S.1H204 for identically the
period last year.
QUOTES TREASURY LETTER
Returning TO Acting Secretary TayIog's inter
view: II would seem IL its purpose-if IL had