New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-01

Has NOT EXTORTED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM CORPORATTONS.
No Pledges of 1fny Kind GUen by President Chorman-NaC
Committee Has Unusually Small Fund.

the truth may rest assured that nothing of the
kind has occurred and that no pledge, explicit
or implied. of any nature. has been made, and
none VIII be made.
President Roosevelt will take the oath OF office
obligation other than that contained in the oath
itself
NOT SELLING FAVORS.
A man who knows all that occurred at Mr..
CorteIvous last call on the President said to-
day:
While Mr. Cortelyou was at the White House
he told the President of the attempt made by a
Big corporation to secure promise of faVorltlSiil
after the election. The man who approached
him offered his check with the remark; We of
course will expect kind treatment at the hands
of the administration this winter or words 10
that effect. Mr. COrtalyou told the man 10 Keep
his contribution, the Republican National
/ Committee was not receiving money in exchange
for guarantees of future favors
T-he ~,tt that another great corporation
/ angered at It's inability to influence the Presi-
dent in a direction contrary to his conception or
duty has made no contribution to the RepuDn-
can campaign fund has already been publshed-
To answer the attacks made on Mr. Cortel-
YOU since the campaign began would be dignity
! ing the libeers too much. 1t may be said in his
/ defence if he needs any that he has not re-
/ ceived a cent from any source with the under
! standing that the contributor was to be favored
! vanced.
! Not single promise has he made to any in
| dividua corporation. influence or so-caled
"trust" that has in the slightest manner pledged
! the President or the administration to any form
/ Of action after the election.
/ The hypocrisy of this Democratic hue and cry
| at the close of the cIeanest campaign In memory
SO far as the Republican side of IT is concerned,
/ is intended to divert attention from the inHu-
/ ences that "buncoed" the st. Louis convention
/ into nominating Parker and TO becloud the real
! issues before the people. Everybody knows
! there are good. substantial reasons why the
/ honest people who contribute national campaign
| funds don't want the publicity which VIII make
! them targets hereafter for Iammeny ana SIM
/ liar backmailing enterprises Banks are not
asked to print the lists of their depOSltOrS ana
the amounts accredited to each; there is no de-
mand on insurance companies for the names or
| their pOlicyhOldeTs and the amount or lnSur-
/ ance each carries nor are newspapers expected
to distribute their mailing lists freely any more
! than commercial houses are under obligation
to keep their rivals posted as to their customers.
/ The hackers of Mr.. CortelyOu In this campaign
ought to be regarded in the same privileged
category. and every sensible man Will respect
his refusal to diyulge private matters, with the
highest assurance that there Is nothing about
them TO be ashamed of in the slightest degree.
The efforts Judge Parker has been making 10
convince the people that the Republican Ma
tional Committee is receiving millions from the
trusts is an evidence Of spiteWork on the part
of the man from Esopus. To put IL plainly,
Judge Parker has been dropped by some Of the
most influential men that at first supported him.
Some of the conservative Influences that were
behind his nomination have decided that he is
unsafe, weak. uninformcd and generally unfit
for the position Of President Of the United
States They see that he has no control over
the radical elements in his own party, and
/ rather than help such n candidate. have with
drawn their support. They have washed their
hands Of Parker, and he is now crying "corrup-
ton with all his might.