The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-08
FORMAL APPEAL FROM DEMO
CRATIC COMMITTEE.
National Committee Expresse1 Posi-
tive Belief That Parker Will Have
at Least go Electoral
Votes.

New York Nov 6.-The Demo
cratic National committee to-day
gave out for utilization a formal and
final statement 1t is addressed to
Democratic and Independent voters
and reads as follows:
This committee has conducted a
national canvass in a manner, it be-
lieves, BETTING the dignity and integ-
r.ty of tie American people. 1t has
advanced no imaginative claims re-
speeding results, and has not accepted
for use in the campaign single dol
lar from the tariff-brej trusts. whose
exactions have SO greatly increased the
cost of every necessary of life, ana
which are now contributing from their
gains great sums of money TO perpet-
uate Republican rule.
1.-THE Democratic candidate, If cleo
ted will be absolutely free from OBJ
legation. direct or implied to any per-
son or group of persons other than
the whole people who shall nave en-
trusted TO him the maintenance OF the
welfare of the republic.
This committee asks for itself
only so much credit as such conduct
of q canvass NAV merit, but 1t does
feel that both the party md the cGun-
try are to be congratulated upon the
fact that out of discordance of weak
ness has been wrought the union Oh
strength.
'"rhe difficulties attendant upon
this achievement are we'll understood.
At every turn. by every conceivable
method in every doubtful district OF
every doubtful state. the efforts which
we maintain to have been at least
patriotic and know to have been
creditable - both the candidate and
this committee. have been met by an
avalanche of money.
No Longer Suspicion.
1.-THE source of supply of this great
Republican campaign fund is no long
er a matter of susnicion. The Repub-
Iican candidate declared. with great
vehemence that he had promised
nothing more than what he may be
pleased to consider "a square deal III
return for campaign contributions.
The Republican chairman. he vigor-
ously asserted, had assured him more
than once that there had been no ne
oessity for making direct pledges
that it had been found possible to OBJ
tain all the money needed up to date.
al any rate without doing SO.
Neither he nor his chairman de-
MED that contributions had been ac-
oepted from the trusts. for the SIM
ple reason that the fact was undeni-
able and each knew that it was sus-
ceptible of overwhelming proof. The
payments were voluntary. not forced: .
SEch, ana SuCH alone, was the burden
Of deni2ls which were virtual admis-
SONS.
1.-THE only question remaining was
how much had been considered neces-
sdry Fortunately even this inforlna-
ton was forthcoming. simultaneously
With the preparation of the most ex-
traordiDarv temperamental document.
indicative of the keenest desperation
which has ever emanated from the
White House, the candidates most in
innate and trusted adviser. the form
err secretary of war. just returned
from washington was uttering anoth-
err and more detailed defense of his
chief in this city. The mere fact of
contribution he held to be inoffensive.
His chief pride was in the great work
accomplished for SO small an expen..
diture. The fact is, he proudly de-
cared. that it is the smallest fund we
nave had for Il years-about one
half the Republican fund when Nc
Einley was elected in 1896 That