The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-06
AND ROOT lADMITS 1T
Are People Accustomed to Give Some
thing for Nothing, Asks PA rker and
Calls Attention to the Feet That
RooseveIt's Denial is Only That He
Has Not Promised Anything to the
Trusts in Specific Terms.
(By the Associated Press

Brooklyn, n. Y. Nov. Before
the members of the Kings county
Democratic club and a vast throng OF
visitors who crowded the spacious
building in which he spoke to its ut
most capacitr Judge Parker arose to-
night-greeted by a thunderous salvo
of cheers to answer the statement is
sued by President Roosevelt yesterday
denying in vigorous terms the charges
made by Parker of the pushing of
the Republican campaign by the con-
tributions of the trusts.
The interest in the Judges reply
was intense; SO great that when he
began to speak you might have heard
the breathing of the people near you.
Judge Parker said:
THE purpose of my address to-
night is TO call attention to the fact
that in his strangely belated reply
to my speech twelve days ago, the
President has not met the issue Gre
ated since the platforms were adopt
ed namely: Can the trusts pur-
chase the election? Whatever results
may follow from his address, the cam
paign fund cannot beinterferred with.
1t has been raised.
MY nrSJ uIerdllCS OH the SUBJECT
is to be found in an address deliv-
cred on the oath day of October, in
which | said:
MANY years have passed since my
active participation in politics In
the meantime a startling change has
taken place in the method of con-
Quoting campaigns. change not Tor
the better, but for the worse, a change
that has introduced debaSlng and cor
rupt methods which threaten the in
tegrity of our government, leaving 1t
perhaps a Republic in FORM but not
republic in substance. no longer a
government of the people; by the
people for the people, but govern
ment whose officers are practically
chosen by a handful of corporate
managers who levy upon the assets
of the stockholders they represent
such sums of money as they deem re-
uuisite to place the conduct in such
hands as they consiler best for their
private interests.
"Some of the enterprises which
have unduly thrived through favor
itism and which have been permit
ted by statute to indirectly levy trlb-
course of time become so rlch ana
strong that they can and do contrib
ute vast sums whee it is made clear
that il will be an advantage to them,
and they contribute upon the prom
Use direct or implied. that they snail
be permitted To continue to tax the
people for their own beneht. upon
such promise contributions have been
not infreauently made in such large
measure as to induce and procure
colonization, repeating and bribery in
doubtful States.
"This has built up a class of voters
known to local leaders as foaters,
a class so numerous that party can
vassers allot to them in their can
q cor r..lf n headed
with that name. This condition is
recognized by party workers, local,
State and national They are no lon
ger shocked by it. 1t has become
so prevalent that they are becoming
hardened to'it.
1.-The excessively protected interests,
which formerly poured out their treas
ure in order TO continue existing and
procure the passage of new laws per-
hitting it's further accumulation, nave
been Joined by the combinations pop
ularly called trusts. Their plan lSto
perpetuate the present administration.
Such of the combinations or trusts
as do not profit by the AID OF the
tariff secure their prpofits by the
exercise of monopolies. Hence their
officers are opposed to the enforce
ment of law as against them.
when such forces unite to fur
nish the money which they are prom
lSed VII control the election lnciF pun :
poseis as clear as MONDAY. 1t is TO
buy protection. to purchase four years
more of profit by tariff taaxtion and
four years more of eXtortion, from
the public by means of monopoly.
political contributions by corpor-
ationS and trusts mean corruption
They cannot be honest. Merely bust
ness interests are moved by merely
business considerations
4 corporation subscribes to po-
Iitical party only because the corpor-
alton expects that party through its
control of public officers-executive
or Iegislatve-to do something for the
benefit of the corporation or 10 refrain
from doing something TO its injury.
No other motive can be imagined In
he nature of things no other motive
can exist. The relations established
mean expectation that not an agree
ment. actual or implied, that govern
mental action is to be Influenced by
and for corporation interests. No
sophistry can give any ether aspect
20 the transaction IN the minds of rea-
sonable men. Let the defenders of
the practice, if it has defenders. an