Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-11-27
REVIEWING TIE BATTLE,
Appeal Correspondent Sizes up ~ e
Political Situation

In the disgust and throes Of le Rsat,
the vanquished have not yet Dbse rvei
the wounds they inflicted on the Ell
envy. The Republican elephant coCnes
in with a bigger victory than he ever
accomplished before, bur it needs oL1y
a slight review TO show that he SUI
. fered a deadly wound, which requires
most heroic remedies to heal.
Judge Parker, during the closing
hoursaof the battle, elevated his az
agai and hurried II with terrific force,
and il, sped to its mark and pierped
the tough hide Of the elephant, (mefa
phorically speakingD when he charged
Cortelyou with soliciting money fro:a.
the trus s for the Republican cam
paign fund. and obtaining liberal con-
tributio1s under either promise OF fu-
ture class legislation or perpetuation
of the class Legislation now existing
,on the statute books. The frightful
charge pierced President Roosevelt
him a most vehement denial, and he
simply called Parker u liar by saying
it was a malicious fatsehoai. and a i
the corporation papers are now cali
ing Parker liar
Ii 1896 and 1900, Bryan made the
same charge and Mckinley ignored {
and his papers called Bryan ins;.n =
and unsafe The charge coming from
conservative. sane and safe Parile~.
Roosevelt was forced ~ notice +.
and how does he deny it? He says he
has not promised the cOrn .orations or
any individual anything. and calls at
tention 10 the fact that Corteiyo1
promised him. If elected, hit would en-
ter upon the duties of his office per
fect1y untrammefe1 and free to act
according to the dictates OF his own
conscience
VIII the denial of Mr.. Roosevelt
bear analysis? He admits the trusts
contributed literally but De MES that
any promises were made to them or
any of them. Were the contributions
made ont ofrPare patriotism. VINO be
lieves it?
Would men who Go not scr-uple tC
put iron weiehgs in life preserrers in
order to make them march ~ to
government weight, contribute money
out of patriotism. or to purchase I'M
munity from punishment or hope OF fu-
ture contracts AMI the special pr1F /
lege of drowning people. Then the
contributions must have been made
out OF fear of punishment or hope o.
reward There are no other incenti-
YES left that wo9ld move corporation
to such action. II Is hoped that the
contributions were made by mistake
Suppose the same corporations had
contributed to the election Of Judge
and in their letter enclosing Their
check had said the within is rot -
influence your conduct while OF tn
bench in tie slightest degree with
reference to any cases which mas
come before You in which We are inter
esteG, and you are left TO act accord,
ing to the dictates of your conscience
at ell times While this would.
sound very reassIring, yet, how Woui1
the other party to the action feel
about III? He would feel Just like
every person not contributing TO the
Republican campaign fund ought to
feel over the corporation contrib1-
tons. lie would feel that he ought
TO have another judge.
But it is further pointed out that
Roosevelt says IN his letter Of accep-
lance that Nc man is above the law
and no man below the law, and also
that he will give every man square
deal. at first blush the foregoing
would seem sufficient by The unthlnk-
ing. But let us analyze again: The
trusts contributed money for the elect
ion of congressman and senators ali
over the United States and they nave
brbed them in Congress, and passe'.
class legislation, and passed the laws
that MIR. Roosevelt says no man shaii
he above or below and which he prom
Uses to enforce. Is it not PLAIN this
the stricter ne enforces these laws
being laws that favor the few agaluo'
the many-the greater injury ne WI
commit against the many and the
greater assistance he will lend the
few?
There is one way in which M.
Roosevelt can heal the wound in the
side of the big elephant, and settle