Evening journal., 1904-11-01
LATEST NUMBER
OF THE ESOPIAD
Revives "Patter About the
Money Power"
Non the New York sunl !

IFrom the New York SUM-
Judge parker's persistence in COB
ding flies IN public begins to tickle the
public sense Of humor. One day the
worthy candidate kills Fnlpinos by the
hundred thousand and adds a round
Ci50,OOO,000 to the expense account OF
ne United States for his little brown
brothers. Another day he bites raven
)usly at fairy tales about the suppress
sion Of free speech and liberty Of the
press and the existence Of an around
Generalization and devltry In the
Philippines Some wag or official
prombtcr tells him that the wicked adj
ministration hides the treasury receipts
and expenditures. The Judge repeats
tie yarn. Apparently the daily papers
are not allowed to break In upon the
contemplative solitude Of Esopus.
The Monday number of the Esoplad
was devoted to n revival Of the good
old patter about the money power, the
rohher barons and so on. Judge Par
ker puts Il I'm the dialect Of 1904:
The excessively protected interests.
which formerly poured out their treasure
IN order 10 continue existing and procure
the passage OF new laws permitting It's
further accumulation, have been Joined
by the combinations popularity called
trusts. Their plan rs 20 perpctuate the
present administration. Such OF the COM
blnations or trusts az do not profit by
the aid OF the tarln obtain their profits
by the exercise OF monopoies. Hence
their officers are opposed TO the enforce
mont OF law as against them.
When such forces unite 20 furnish the
money Co control the election their pur-
pose is as clear as MONDAY 10 Is to
| buy protection, 60 purchase four ycara
more OF profit by tariff taxation or four
/ years more OF oXtortion from the public
| by means OF monopoly
No concrete instances, no facts, no
| dates just the ancient vague and GUS
tomary charge. IL might occur to
/ Judge Parker that since the senate is
to remain Republican, as he admits,
the protected interests and the trusts
! can have no reason but their own inher-
ont dlabollsm to contribute to the Re
publican campaign chest. Remember
ing how ruthlessly the Democratic pro
tectionsts in the senate disembowelet
the Wilson tariff bill, nothing but al
irresistible desire TO spend money use
e lcssly can make the trusts and protect
% ed interests loosen up" this year.
y But Judge Parker knows that thes
= money devils have been put on tn
gridiron and duly deviled
II Is common knowledge that they hav
determined 10 furnish such n sum o.
money 20 the Republican national com
mittee as d is hoped viii secure thl
"hoaters" In the doubtful states for th'
Republican ticket.
Common knowledge-that Is. com
mon twaddle! The trusts are unlversa
bogies and hugaboos The Republic
ans say the trusts are for Parker The
Democrats say the trusts are working
for Roosevelt I'm mis- speech In this
town Monday night our redheadeC
friend, the Hon. Tom Watson. assed
these questions Of Judge Parker:
How can he claim there IS any differ
ence between him ard Roosevelt on th'
question of the trusts? Who financed
his campaign FOR two years7 WhS
finances IL now2 Every child in America
knows that the Standard oil company
the Havcmeycr sugar trust, Belmont and
the banker trust and the railroad trusi
have been paying the freight. DO YOU
suppose these fellows are paying fol
something they do not want7 Why
should they be so anxioas 10 have parkei
nominated II q wasn't for the fact thai
they know Parker was their MANI
How does Tom know this? Common
knowledge presumably, which knows
some very uncommon things.
II must occur TO a good many Demo
Gratis that the silence OF Judge Parker
has considerable advantages over hi.
speech.