The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-31
THE LATEST NUMBER or THE
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New York Sun, Oct. 26.O

Judge sParker'S persistence in COB
bling flies in public begins to tickle
the public sense of humor. One day
the worthy candidate kills Eli inos
by the hundred thousand and adds a
round s450,O0o,Oo0 to the expense ac-
count of the United States for his
little brown brothers Another day
he bites ravenously at fairy tales
about the suppression of free speech
and liberty Of the press and the ex-
is1ence of al1-around decentralization
and deviltry in the Philippines. Some
wag or official prompter tells him
that the wicked administration hides
the Treasury receipts and expendi-
lures The Judge REPEATS the yarn.
Apparently the daily papers are not
allowed to break in upon the con-
tenplative solitude, of Esopus.
The Monday number of the Esopiad
was devoted to the revival Of the
good old patter about the Money
Power, the Robber Barons, and 50 on.
Judge Parker puts it in the dialect
OF 1901:
.1The excessively protected inter
ests which formerly poured out7their
treasure in order to continue existing
and procure the passage Of new laws
permitting its further accumulation,
have been joined by the combinations
popularity called trusts Their plan
I is to perpetuate the present Admins
tration Such of the combinations or
trusts as do not profit by the aid Of
the tariff obtain their profits by the
exercise of monopolies. Hence their
officers are opposed to the enforce
ment of law as against them.
when such forces unite to furnish
1.-The money to control the election,
their purpose is as clear as MONDAY
It is to buy protection, to purchase
four years more of profit by taxation,
or four years more OF eXtorton from
the public by means OF monopoly
No concrete instances, no facts. no
dates; just the ancient, vague and
customary charge. It might occur to
Judge Parker that since the Senate
is to remain Republican, as he ad-
mits, the protected interests and the,
trusts can have no reason but their
own inherent diabolism to contribute
to the Republican campaign chest
Remembering how ruthlessly the
Democratic protectionists in the Sen
ate olsen bowe1ed the Wilson tariff
bill. nothing but an irresistible desire
to spend money uselessly can make
the trusts aud protected interests
.loosen up this year
But Judge Parker. knows that these
r. haor, he
gridiron and duly deviled:
1T is common knowledge that they
have determined to furnish such
sum of money to the Republican Ma
tional Committee as it is hoped will
secure the '1oaters' in the doubtful
States for the Republican ticket.
Common knowledge! That is, com
mon twaddle The trusts are unlver-
sal bodies and bugaboos. The Repub-
licans say the trusts are for Parker.
The Democrats say the trusts are
working for Roosevelt. In his speech
IN this town on Monday night our red
headed friend, the Hon. Tom Watson,
asked these questions of Judge Par
ker:
GLOW can he claim there is any
difference between him and Roose-
Welt on the question of the trusts?
Who financed his campaign for two
years? Who finances it now? Every
child in America knows that the Stan
dard Oil Company, the Havemeyer
Sugar Trust, Belmont and the Banker
Trust and the Railroad Trust have
been paying the freight. Do you sup
pose these fellows are paying for
something they do not want? Why
should they be SO anxious to have
Parker nominated if it wasn't for
the fact that they knew Parker was
their MANI"
How does Tom know this? Com
mon knowledge, presumably which
knows some very uncommon things.
It must occur to good many
Democrats that the silence Of Judge
Parker has considerable advantage
over his speech.
Republicans are sure of carrying
West Virginia for Roosevelt and Daw=