Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-11-04
Parker Thrusts Sharply.

Judge Parker, in a speech at Jersey City,
N. j., on Monday night, said:
because we are opposed to the purchase
of the electorate and have felt 1t our duty to
say 80 those who would corrupt 1t to the end
that their power to plumber the people may
continue cry out, In these closing hours OF
the campaign, that the business interests
would not be safe with Democratic admin.
istration.
"This cry is false, and those who utter it
know 1t.
1--WE favor healthful prosperity, in which
all the people may share.
"We would encourage the accumula ton
OF property and would protect the present
assessors Of II In that possession under all
circumstances.
"But we would do all we could to take
away from the combinations and trusts that
power to Cypress the people which they now
exercise. In other words, we would put
forth every effort to thwart their illegal meth.
DDS of collecting tribute. Illegal meth DDS OF
making money do not constitute legitimate
business, although those who resort to them
may pose as business men. Our purpose is
to deprive, so far as possible, these illegal
combinations OF their present Legitimate ad-
vantage.
"As | have taken occasion to say before,
and l deem II my duty to say again, the
trusts are furnishing the money with which
they hope to control the election.
II am sorry to be obliged to say II. II 1t
were not true would not say 1t to gain the
Presidency or any other earthly reward, but
II Is true, and that being so, II became my
duty to warn the people OF it,
"This did In an address to the people on
the Gath day of October-more than week
ago. What happened The President sum
moned Senator Knox TO his presence. From
that consultation Knox emerged TO give an
interview which he said the President had
DIT was not sparing, to say the least, In its
criticism of myself. He did not, however,
m eet the charge. He did not deny 1t. He
could not. nor could the other party to the
consultation.
"On Friday last, In a public address,
called attention to the fact that 1t had not
been met and could not be. Promptly 1t
was given out that Mr.. Cortelyou would
make answer to the charge-Cortelyou. the
chairman of the Republican National Com
mlttee-the one.time Private Secretary to
the President later member OF the Cabi.
net as head OF the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, and as such having the right to
obtain the secrets of the so-called trusts.
Secrets which, under the statute, may not
go beyond the President If he 80 desires.
"And then II was almost as promptly de.
MED that be had any such purpose.
"The New York Tribune Of this morning
publishes dispatch from Washington un.
der the head of 'Cortelyou Falsely Accused,
with a subhead saying that he has not ex'
torted campaign contributions from corpor-
ATOMS 1t gives what purports to be the
statement Of man who withholds his name.
He 10 described in the Tribune article as a
man who knows all that occurred at Mr..
CortelYou's last call on the President. -
Whether IL was the one or the other Is left
in doubt
"But, in any event, it is OF no consequence
which one it was, for these grave charges
cannot be met anonymously. There are
only two persons who can interest the peo
pie on this subject. Ii they have anything
to say the people would like to have II said
promptly.
weeks have passed since the New York
World, the New York Times and the Brook
lyn Eagle made charges covering fully this,
the most vital question before the people
charges that were reproduced In every part
of the countryside former propounding 10
questions, beginning with How much has
the Beef Trust contributed 10 Mr.. Cortel-
you p There has been plenty of time to an
swer these questions, but they have not been
answered, and they will not be.
at Is for the people now to say whether
the trusts OF this country shall be permitted
TO control its national elections in order that
their power to levy tribute may be con-
tinued."