The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-04
OPEN YOUR MOUTH,
NANKY-PA POU
You Milk the Trusts, Says
Judge Parker.
SPEAK, SAYS LODGE
He Seems to Think That Your Denial
of Parker's Charges Will be SUI
iicient. But the People Think
for Themselves 0cca-
o:oolxg
sionIy.
(The Washington Post.)


Cortelyou should, l think, now refute
Judge Parker's charges about contri-
buttons from the trusts. They're ali
false. But as Parker himself makes
the statements Cortelyou can we'll re-
ply. He need not say more than a
few words to show how groundless the
Democratic statements are
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ex-
pressed this view here to-day before
departing for Mineola, in President
Roosevelts Congressional district, 10
deliver a speech.
"Oh, no; it is not necessary for the
President to enter any denial" said
the Senator in answer to a question.
1T is not his place to do So.
one could hardly be more confident
than is Senator Lodge over the Repub-
lican outlook. "Parker's speeches are
falling fiat" said he. Grover CleVe-
land can occasionally hammer out Il
phrase that sticks with the public, but
il is difficult to remember anything
Parker says. Who can recall what he
said last evening? There is no real
popular interest in his candidacy. At
a big Democratic meeting i'm Massa-
chusettS the other day some one called
for Parker cheers. 1t was met by a
derisive exclamation from the gallery
and ended only in laughter.
"Why Massachusetts will give
Roosevelt q Mckinley majority" add
ed the Senator. 1T may do even BET
ter. That means about $4,000. Roose-
welt will run ahead of the rest of the
ticket ] know where many votes are
coming to him from the Democrats
AT our meetings in Massachusetts l
have seen prominent men on the plat
form whose presence was significant
Influential Catholics were among
them
do you feel sure of New York.
was asked.
when Massachusetts gives 10000
and Ohio 100000 as / understand 1t
will do this year New York goes Re
Dublican" he declared. He had no
doubts about the State or about
Roosevelt's triumphant election.
Parker's Success as Speaker.
Democratic leaders are elated over
the weight apparently attached py the
public to Judge Parker's speeches.
The Germans gave him "A great re-
ception tonight at Cooper Union. On
his appearance there was a prolonged
demonstration. The sight of the can
didate and Hon. Carl SchurZ standlng
on the platform with hands hrmly
clasped aroused great enthusiasm. Inc
chord AS a stumper Judge Parker
sueech was militarism. 1t was adfoltiy
presented and struck responsive
chord. a a stumper judge Parker
is a success, and New York is gradu-
ally awakening to the fact. he Is SUN
ON the platform and very timid about
losing sight of the typewriter sheets
which he holds almost as steadfaStly
before him as he keeps his other hand
thrust inside his closely buttoned coat
He bows crrudgingly to applause. But
his voice is clear and resonant, ana
ne varies it's tone effectively
icrbf q q
was clearly born of curiosity. soon
gave way to attention from interest IN
what the candidate said and how ne
said it. If he conveyed at tunes an
impression of being sophomore, ne
also at times gave ringing emphasis
- bis utterances. When he climbed
such heights the spontaneous applause
from all parts of the large hall dem
onstratel that he spoke with a tell
ing purpose. At Carnegie Hail. as
well as Cooper Union, many more peo-
Mo assembled than could get INSIDE.
craat bopes are entertained of the
trim TO Connecticut tomorrow. III IS
exnected that he will clinch there an
advantage which some of the shrewd-
est party workers have been auletiy
strivinr for weeks to attain.
senator Platt Confident.
senator Thomas c. Plat, at his big
offices as President of the united
states Express Company on Lower
broadway. was asked this afternoon
for his Interpretation OF me P I Ia
signs i'm New York State. he had
cnne down from his new country
home and not only looked in much
better health but talked more cheer-
fully than when he left Washington
last April He has done a great deal
this year toward helping tne parry,
and looks for the election OF RooseVell
- = panubIican House of RepreSen-
tatives. EQUAL
at is apparent to even the casual
noIitical observer" he said, that tne
outlook for Republican succession IN
our State has been growing pflghter
dav bv day for the past three weeks:
Tf there was at any time the slightest
doubt i'm the mind of any Repuplcah
as to the probability of our electlng
eur State ticket it must nave peel
efTectualy dispelled by the events OF
the past few weeks. We nave an
taken off our coats, rolled up oul
sleeves, and pitched in to make FRANK
w. Higgins election as governor
sure"
There is no question that RepuDl-
cans feel a little more assured TO-DAY
about New York State than a few DAYS
ago. For awhile they were nearly
stampeded. but they have gone over
their latest figures again and are more
sanguine.
BOSS" McCarren Busy and Confident.
Another side of the New York
story was told this morning over in
Brooklyn. 1t came from Senator
Patrick McCarren, whose supremacy
as Democratic leader is acllnoW :e1g
ed in that populous borough Ills De
mocracy, as we'll as his leadership. is
attested by the surroundings His Of
fee is in the Thomas jefferson Build
ing. 1t is light. modern and conven-
lent of access, being next to The stage
of neat little theater or auditorium
There was miniature bust of Parker
over a roll-top desk, and the front of a
tall glass case was nearly concealed
by a mammoth poster of Davis Most
of the Democratic politicians who
awaited his arrival entered bv a door