The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
ON THE RIGHT LINE.
Judge Parker Makes Trust and Cor.
poration Corruption the Issue.
THE REpuBL CANS W, RR1ED

Because All the Big Trusts Have Con
tributed L'berallyto Their Cam
paisn Fuud ms Charged
by Parker.
a dispatch from Washington says
1t Is understood there on good authori-
ty to be the serious intention Of Judge
Parker to have the Democratic mana
gers make the paramount and closing
issue of the campaign on the questio n
of trust and corporation corruption in
campaigns, as evidenced by their
enormous contributors to the Re.
publican national co nmittee. So
many favorable comments have been
made on the speech delivered d recent
ly by Judge Parker, in which the
trusts were charged with contributing
heavy sums to the Republican cam.
pa'gn that they might be bene fitted
by the continuation Of the Republi-
can party in power, that Judge Par
ker has come to the conclusion that
the country Is aroused to high pitch
over what appeals to him as nothing
more nor less than the purcha ;e OF
Immunity from q great political
party.
That speech has created consterna-
zion among Republicans In Washing.
ton and elsewhere, and is regarded by
persons close to the president as furn-
shing an issue that may In the last
few weeks Of the election change the
entire tide of affairs, as now running
The notorious fact that nearly every
great trust and corporation in the
country has contributed heavily to
the Republican campaign has never
been SO authoritatively aud powerful
lY emphasized as In the arguments
presented by Judge Parker. At the
same time his bold utteranceS give
the lie to the recently circulated story
that. the STANDARD Oil and other big
interests have lately put up much
money to the d. mocratic national
committee. 1t is admitted here by
Republicans that what promises to be
damaging to them is rapidly spread
ing information, which was not &C
cepted for a lopg time as accurate,
that all the trusts and corporations
have made peace with the admins
tratiOn and will support Roosevelt.
To Offset this the literary and news
paper headquarters Of the Republi
can committee have been deliberately
+ giving out stories that the Standard
{. Oh people have put up money for use
+ in the close states in the last few days
The fact that this is false Is shown in
the personal supnartQf Roosevelt by
G1onal ball, ol'New VI the City. Ngas
tuition owned and controlled by the
Standard Oil people. President Still
man Is one OF the men who lunched
with the President durIr 6 the summer
and who came out for him. AS Still
man is the banker for the Standard
Oil interests the story Is regarded
here as being clumsy attempt to de.
ceive the people, as Judge Parker
states the Republicans have done all
along on the trust question.
Democrats at the Democratic con,
yressional headquarters believe that
Judge Parker has put the question of
the Republicans beirg bought up by
big contributions in such way as to
cemand answer and exp icit and clear
answer from high sources, and there
are indications here that an attempt
will be made that way, but at the
same time it is declared to be the
purpose OF the Democratic managers
to use the issue from now on
and to direct every Democratic Stump
speaker to present the facts to the
country. In the West the Republican
m1ccpC hoya leon pan6a ~ hol;a,,
that Roosevelt was the create trust
buster in this or any oCher age and
something OF the same impression has
obtained in the East. The charge
that the only busting he Is doing now
is that of tearing hole In the reserve
funds of the trusts for campaign uses
will have a different sound If pressed
to the front In strong and vigorous
fashion to the close OF the campaign.
The belief strongly prevails that
Judge Parker has started on the right
track at the last mOmeDt and that he
is clearing the way for thousands Of
independent votes. The immense
corruption funds for campaign pur-
poses are coming to be regarded by
fair and patriotic men If ali parties as
full Of danger to the country, and
Judge Parker clearly points out that
it Is too late to begin tie uprt oting Of
this in this election. The fight must
be carried on in the future, and the
patriotism Of the country appealed
to steadily and persisiently until the
party using the money OF great cor
poration interests will be thrown out
OF Office by the people.
The ownership Of political parties
by rich men and corporations began
In the states and has gradually eX-
tended, as Judge Parker, says, to the
national ownership. The Southern
Pacific ad has long run both politi-
cal parties in California, but more
particularly the Republicans. In
Florida 4 few railroad and hotel
magnates virtually select the majority
Of the important candidates for Office.
The Michigan Central railway, in
Michigan, commands the same obedi.
ence to it's beheSts and gets what it
wants. SO it is in a dozen states OF
the country.
Saved from the Deep.
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