The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-02
ON THE RIGHT LINE.
Judge Parker Makes Trust and Cor.
poratson Corruption the Issue.
TaE REPUBLICANS W. tRRIED

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TaE REPUBLICANS W, RRIED
Because Anshe Big Trusts Have Con
trsbused LibersllY 10 Their Cam
paisn Fund as Charged
by Parker.
a dispatch from Washington says
it is understood there Ga 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 Qaesticn
Of trust and corporation corruption in
campaigns, as evidenced by their
enormous contributions to the Re
publican national committee. So
many favorable comments have been
made on the speech delivered recent
" by Judge Parker, il which the
trusts were charged with contributing
heavy sums TO the Republican cam
pa:gn that they might be benefited
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 purchase Of
immunity from great political
party.
That speech has created consterna-
zion among Republicans in Washing.
con 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 and powerful
II emphasized as in tie 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 Democratic national
committee. It Is admitted here by
Republicans that what promises to be
damaging tc them is rapidly spread
ing information, which was not &C
cepted Tor a loDg 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.
TIE fact that this is false is shown in
the personal support OF Roosevelt by
President Stil]man, Of the City Ma
sional bank, Of New York, the insti
tuition owned ard controlled by the
Standard Oil people. President Still
man is one Of the men who lunched
with the President ourir the summer
and who came out for him. As Still
man is the banker for the Standard
on interests the story is regarded
here as being q clumsy attempt to de-
ceivelthe people, as Judge Parker
states the Republicans have done all
along on the trust question.
Democrats at the Democratic con-
zressional headquarters believe that
Judge Parker has put the question OF
the Republicans being bought up by
big contributions in such way as to
demand answer and exp icit and clear
answer from high sources, and there
are indications here that an attempt
will be made that way, but st the
same time it is declared to be the,
rurplse 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
masses have been made to believe
that Roosevelt was the greatest trust
buster in this or any other age and
something Of the same impression has
obtained in the East. The charge
that the enly busting he is doing now
is thst Of tearing a hole in the reserve
funds Of the trusts for campaign uses
will have different sound il 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 ncment and that he
is clearing the way Tor thousands Of
independent votes. The immense
corruption funds for campaign pur-
poses are coming to be regarded by
fair and patriotic men II all parties as
full Of danger to the country, and
Judge Parker clearly points out that
it is too late TO begin the uprcot'ng Of
this in this election. The fight must
be carried on in the future, and the
patriotism OF the country appealed
to steadily and persistently until the
party using the money Of great cor
porsJion interests will be thrown out
OF Office by the people.
The ownership Of political parties
BY rich men and corporations tegan
in the states and has gradually ex-
tended, as Judge Parker, says, to the
national ownership. The Southern
Pacific rt ad has locg run both politi-
cal parties in California, but more
particularly the Republicans. In
Florida a few railroad and hotel
nagnates virtually select the majority
OF the important candidates for Office.
The Michigan Central railway, in
Michigan, commands the same obedi-
ence to its behests and gets what it
wants. So it is in a dozen states OF
the country.