The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06

! private car at the other end OF IN.
/ train. This il seems TO me, is the only
/ kind Of doctrine that we want preached
/ and practiced In this country
Arms Against Bluff.
+ The Democrats tell you that the Pres
ideut is quite likely 20 involve the c0un-
/ Try in a foreign war because he preach
+ es the doctrine that peace comes not
TO the coward OF TO the timId. buJ 20
1 him who viii do no wrong and is COM
/ peteut 10 defend himself against others
who try TO wrong him. What is the
matter with this doctrine and who is
there who cannot subscribe 10 it2 Is
il un-Amerlcau for the people OF this
great country OF ours 20 want an army
and navy capable al all times of de-
Tending il against all foreign INVADERS
Which condition stands most for peace,
which condition IS liable 90 Involve us
the quicker ia rrouble-to be fully and
luLelliseutIy prepared for war OF 20 be
ia a state of Well-kuOwu incapaciJy 10
defend ourseIyes2 1t IS much better
judgment 20 speak easy and carry big
stick than il is 10 buster and BLUM and
have NO club an ala. OF nothing but
rotten club ] am astouuded when j
hear how lily prepared for war this
country was at the time OF the Neuezue-
% incident. We were not prepared in
any sense.
During the early part OF the cam
paigu. iu q letter written on August IL
by Judge Parker 20 George z. Parker.
under whose supervision the Democratic
CAMPAIGN book was being prepared. be
ue especially eujUined Mr. Parker from
permitting anything getting into the
a. q
the honor and integrity of President
Roosevelt This letter was considered
or SUFFICIENT importance By the Demo
cratic managers TO be reproduced IN the
press of the country, and there IS no
doubt that il created "a favorable impress
sion for the Democratic candidate.
since then, however. with defeat
staring him in the face, with the hope
le=sle=s OF his cause reflected Ira every
item OF news. and with almost GER
raluty OF Democratic disaster Judge
Parker has on several occasions made
most serious charges not only against
/ ti- Presidents intelligence bat against
his integrity TO he blunt and brief Iu
/ regard % Lle matter le has charged
both the President and Mr. COTtalyOu &
with ieE--uE DIaCEmuu upon the cor .
puEarous OF This country Jy attempting
E 10 eNtorJ from them campaign c0ntribu- /
lions with Lle understanding that by .
such contributions they may purchase /
immunity from afeuses already COM /
miIted or ser 90 Je committed.
Denies the Charge.
.Thiz is "a most infamous charge. II +
I IS a charge which we most Indignantly /
and empLatlcally deny There ig not i'm /
il one i0ta of truth Without doubt F.
some OF the large corporations have 4
made contributions 10 the Republican .
campaign but su have others 20 the (
Democratic campaign. I have NOT the (
slightest doubt that n some cases the /
sam. corporations may have contributed I
10 both parties. although this is 20 be- .
much depIored-
The evidence OF contribution does /
u0I Iu amy way mitigate OF Justify the
dasJaTdly charge Bat Judge Parkel's
statements that the chairman OF the
Republican committee was selected FOR
the purpose of. and has succeeded lu.
Ielylug contributions upon unwilling
subscriber. or that he has received con-
uIbutious from large corporations Ola
any kind of conditions OF immunity are
absolutely false / do not know which
is the most alTocious-to be guilty Of
such q charge Oh 20 make lt and not be-
able 20 suDslaullate H.
stTHe Democratic party charge us with
being eztravageUt. They are not speci-
tying. but claim. among other things.
that our army Is too large. Our army,
I believe. represents ia each soldier,
about 100 inhabitants. This they call
multari-m. ] do not believe the Demo /
cratic party would reduce the army II /
they were iu power today. / do uut be- I
Geve gley mean what they say when I
they declare the army 10 be too large [
Favors Good Navy.
'I am not in favor OF the curtaIlment I
of our navy. & believe We can afford 4
to have the second largest navy 300 JHe 4
wsr.G. and ] believe we can make the /
second iu size the first iu efficiency as -t /
lighting machine. We must ali bear iu I
mind tlat the uayies OF Great Britain, /
Of Germany and OF France are sup /
pIemeuted Dog large merchant marine, I
which. uY to the present time, We are 1
without believe ia the upDlllllug JI I
our merchant marine
81 believe that exporting as We 4o I
more goods iH tonnage than any other |
nation OF The EARTH We should own and I
operate more ships Our greatest weak !
ness Iu transportation Is ou the sea-
we must devise some Wls u show the /
world that We can triumph IN the car
age OF freight by water just Size same
have GH land