Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-03
Judge Parker's Campaign Con-
Quoted by Members OF Big
Corporations.
OUEfnFl0P0F kMEWSPAPER
,ucoutesiihie Proof that the Democratic
Candidate Is Allied with Corpora
tions Which His Party Platform
DeiE2, gieal.y Gegounces.
From the New York rre.s.

The New York World again discovers
for campaign purposes that President
Roosevelt is tool OF The trusts. as
demonstrated by his "ridt.ng himself
of the 0ue successful trust prosecutor ia
order 10 placate the corporations, In max
ing his former private secretary and
head OF the Department OF Commerce q
campaign fund solicitor from the very
corporations he was appointed to dilisent-
iy investigate; in appointing a railroad
corporation official Secretary of the Navy
and f political agent OF the southern
Pacific Railway To be head OF the de-
parrment - supervise and curb corpora
tlons." The New York Word again
reaches the solemn conviction. for cam
paign purposes, that the continuation in
power OF the Republican party will FUR
Sher enlarge the rule Of corrupt corpora
tons in politics and their controlling m
fuencs in government
II gives US pleasure. therefore. to pu5-
i,sh again. as ineontestihle proof Of the
sincerity, and honesty Of the New York
World. the following editorial printed by
the New Yo-S World Immediately after
the Supreme Court decision dissoiying the
Northern Securities merger:
FACTS
81. The an'itrsEt law was re smed 1y
Republican, was paSsei by a kspuo'ican
sisned hy Republican President
- The law remained dead ietter on
the statute books during the entire seeoisi seoii'1 a
term Of Grover Cleveland, Democratic
President Through those four years oi
Democratic administration all Appeals nn1
all efforts OF the werld TO have ,. me nav aSS
open contempt from Democratic Attot-
ney General, nlchard oiney, who pretend,
ed that the law was % ,.rse,,iss
IS The nrst effort TO enforce the Law
publican President. The nrst Arorney
General TO vigorously prosecute onend.Is
and to test the Law vas = tepeoAeah Al
"a The decision of the Supreme tourt
of the United States. given es hhsity
from which there Is no appeal. uph9,'aini IN
Absolutely impregnsble In every respect.
a. the. World for twelve years eohs,Anuy rx ~
insisted; ssd., vas dps Esnss,,ssn f9 nss Judges e
The Dissenting minority of the Court
included every Democratic Judge ol thst
tribunal to-wit; Chief Justice tniler OF
Illinois. Mr. Justice White OF Louisiana,
and Mr. Jrstice Peckham OF New YORK
All these distinguished Democrats not onis
voted against the cons,itutionaiity OF The
law. but denounced 1t as danger 10 the
republic ,,... e,rcumstsnces IT does
not seem prohabie that the Democrats can
make great capital In seeking tn fronogo-
iire the antitrust issue and charging the
Republican party with the crime OF D.ihg
ovued body and soul by the trusts
eft Ii lust as well to record some pinim
truths however unpleasant or surprising
We further submit the following hst
and description of the gentlemen who
have been selected to assist Tom rag
gart, chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. in Saving" the coun-
Try from the trusts:
Treasurer of the National Committee
George Foster Peabody.
George Foster Peabody Is Interested
largely in trusts and Is vice ptts'c- |,
and director of the Airsres Land ana
Lumber Company. director OF the amer
lean Beet Sugar Company; second vice
nreetdent and director OF the Goinpann
Metaiurgica Mexiesna: director OF the
Concuesta Coal Railway Company treus-
urerand director of the General Electric
COMPANY: vice president and director or
the Mex,can Coal and Coke Company ,
director Of the Mexican Mineral Railway
Company; director OF the Mexican Ma
fional Construction Company; hrst Vice
president and director Of the MP1irar
Northern Railway Company. vice pFcfi-
dent and director Of the Nonfezums
Lead Company and of the Potosi Rio
Verde Railway Company. aud director of
the Southern Improvement Company OF
New York.