The San Francisco call., 1904-11-04


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DENIES STANDARD OIL CHARGE.
MERIDEN, Conn, Nov. 9.-The
only rear platform address made by
Judge Parker was when his train
stopped here for five minutes on the
way TO Hartford. 1t was. an i'm
promptu address, in which he tiayed
the Republican party because Of the
financial aid it is alleged to have re-
ceived from the trusts. He charged
that every monopoly was doing every
thing in its power to bring about the
election of the Republican ticket.
This speech created a sensation,
both in the audience gathered at the
station and among the members of
the Judges party. The mention of
the Standard Oil Company in this
connection is the first denial the
Democratic candidate has made to
the charge that the Standard Oil
Company was preparing to assist fin
ancially toward his election. Said
Judge Parker:
or late We have had presented to our at
tention a question of far more Importance
than any issue presented by our national plat
form-a question that was not understood at
template. That is the question whether IL is
possible for the trusts OF this country to con-
When the trusts Of this country united for
the purpose OF raising fund that to be
large enough to control the election it became
your duty and mine, without regard to any
other issue. to settle the question once and
fo- all. whether money or manhood suffrage
should control
We met the gauge Of battle which they
threw down and from one end of the country
- the other men are saying TO each other
what you and l are saying This country
shall not pass into the hands of the trusts
We have had a very remarkable situation
presented After the recommendation six OF
eight years ago that action should be taken
toward curbing the trusts. the Republican
party passed statute TO that end but when
examine the statute closely find that
Il authorizes the President to appoint a Cab
inet officer TO investigate the trusts The in
formation he receives may be given TO the
people or kept private, as the President may
direct.
The man he put at the head OF that bureau
was his private secretary. After the cam
pafn opened he became chairman OF the Re
publican National Committee, and whatever
information he had was perfectly well under.
know what secrets he had that they did not
care to have made public.
do not know that he had any information.
but his position was one that entitled him to
get il. From that time there has been
a gradual movement in that direction until 1t
including the Standard Oil trust is doing what
IL can 10 elect that ticket.
PARKER IN HARTFORD.
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov 3-This
city became wildly enthusiastic over
Judge Parker at a monster rally held
in the opera-house tonight. Demo-
Gratis from all parts of the State came
here and the accommodations for the
audience were entirely inadequate
The candidate was first greeted with a
demonstration on the arrival at the
station of the special train from New
Haven, where the Hartford escort was
in waiting. He was Immediately driv-
en- TO the Hartford Club, where dinner
was served. An informal reception
followed. but before it was over
great throng had gathered outside to
serve as a volunteer escort to the
opera-house. At $3.50 o'clock, before
the candidate appeared to face the au-
dience, which was the most demon
strative of any he had faced during
the day, the ovation lasted eighteen
minutes. most Of the audience being on
their feet, shouting wildly, while hun
dreds Of persons waved flags Judge
Parker said:
We hear much from time TO time and from
many different quarters of the country about
the necessity Of being prepared for war This
demand is so insfstent that the citizen is
sometimes tempted 10 ask whether after ALL
IL would not be more timely and more helpful
for humanity IL we should consider the ques-
tion Of being prepared for peace. So far as
portance entirely ineommensurate to that de-
voted to
since independence was achieved we have
been engaged in wars during four of them
the remaining III having found us at peace
with neighbors. II arbitration had then
eliminated those four. and the disparity be-