The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-11-02
LATEST NUMBER
OF THE ES0PIAD
Revives Patter About the
Money PoWor."
From the New York sun

From the New York sun
Judge Parkers persistence In gob-
bling flies in public begins to tickle the
public sense of humor one day the
worthy candidate Kills Filipnos by the
hundred thousand and adds II round
$4j00OOOO0 to the expense account of
the United States for his little brown
brothers. Another day he bites raven
ously at fairy tales about the suppress
sion of free speech and liberty of the
press and the existence Of all around
decentralization and Gcyil.ry in the
Philippines. Some wag or official
promptcr tells him that the wicked aid
mlnistratOn hides the treasury receipts
and expenditures The judge repeats
the yarn. Apparently the daily papers
are not allowed to break in upon the
contemplati1e solitude Of lisopls.
The Monday number of the Esopiad
was devoted to revival of the good
old pattcr about tile money power, the
robber barons and so ON. Judge Par
ker puts it in the dialect of 1901:
The excessively protected interests,
which formerly poured out their treasure
In order to continue existing and procure
the passage of new laws permitting Its
further accumulation, have been joined
by the combinations popularity called
trusts Their plan Is Ia perpctuate the
present administration. Such of the com
bluations or trusts as do not profit by
the aid of the tariff obtain their profits
by the exercise Of monopolies. Hence
their officers are opposed to the enforce
ment Of law as against them.
When such forces unite to furnish the
money to control the election their pur-
pose Is as clear as MONDAY. 1t Is to
buy protection, to purchase four years
more of profit by tariff taxation or four
years more Of cXtortion from the public
by means of MONOPOLY
No concrete instances, no facts, no
dates: Just the ancient vague and Gus
tomary charge. 1t might occur TO
Judge Parker that since the senate is
to remain Republican, rs he admits
the protected interests and the trusts
can have no reason but their own inner
ent diabolism to contribute to the Re
publican campaign chest. Remember
ing how ruthcssly the Democratic pro
tectionists in the senate discmboweled
the Wilson tariff bill nothing but an
Irresistible desire 10 spend money use
lcSSiy can make the trusts ana protect
ed interests loosen up" this year.
But Judge Parker knows that these
money devils have been put on the
gridiron and duly deviled.
Ii Is common knowledge that they have
determined 10 furnish such sum of
money to the Republican national com
mttee ~ II IS hoped Will secure the
"noaters" IN the doubtful states for the
Republican ticket.
Common knowledge TINT Is. com
mon twuddlc. The trusts are universal
bogies aud bugaboos The Republic
ans say the trusts are for Parker. The
Democrats say the trusts are working
for Roosevelt In his speech in this
town Monday night our redheuded
friend, the Hon. Tom Watson, asked
these questions of Judge Parker
How can he claim there Is any differ
ence between him and Roosevelt on the
question of the trusts Who financed
his campaign for two years. Who
finances IL nov? Every child in America
knows that the Standard oil company,
the llaNvHeyor sugar trust, belmont and
the banker trust and the railroad trust
have been paying the freight. DO you
suppose these fellows are paying for
something they do not want Why
should they he SO anxious to have Parker
nominated IL II wasn't for the fact that
they know Parker WAS their man?
How does Tom know this? Common
KNOWLEDGE, presumably, which knows
some very uncommon things
Ii must occur 10 II good many Demo
Gratis that the silence of Judge Parker
has considerable advantages over his
speech.