The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-05
Says Assertion That CorteIyou
Has Used information About
the Trusts
TO GET CONTRIBUTIONS
is uNQUALiFiEDLY AND ATRoci
OU3LY FALSE-PARkER'S
CHARGES MONSTRou6--
TELLS WHY NE CHOSE
coRTELYou AS
MANAGER.

ny The soc!atcd Press.
Washington, Nov. A.. Pr sident
Roosevelt tonight made the following
signed statement to the American peo-
pie in answer to charges made against
himself and Chairman Cortelyou in
public speeches by Judge Parker.
Democratic candidate for the presi.
dency
white House, Washington, NOV !
1904.
Certain slanderous accusations as
| to Mr.. Cortelyou and myself have
been repeated time and again by Judge
Parker, candidate of his party for the
office of president. He neither has
produced nor can he produce any
proof of their truth; yet he has not
! withdrawn them; and as his position
gives them wide currency speak now
| lost the silence Of soifrcspect be mis-
understood
Parker's Charges.
"Parker's charges are in effect that
the president Of tho United States and
Cortelyou, formerly Cleveland's execu'
live clerk, then McKinley's and my
secretary, then secretary of commerce
and labor, and now chairman OF the
Republican national committee, havc
been in conspiracy 10 blackmail cor.
porations, Cortelyou using his knowl
edge gained while he was secretary OF
\ the department OF commerce and la
Dor to cxtort money from corporations
and |, the president. having appointed
| him for this especial purpose, the
gravamcn of these charges lies In the
assertion that the corporations have
| been black mailed into contributing.
and In the implication, which In one
or two of Parkers speeches has taken
form practically of an assertion, that
they have been promised certain i'm
munities or favors or have been as
sured that they would receive some
kind of improper consideration IN
view OF their contributions
Admits Contributions.
That contributions have been made
TO the Republican committee, as con
tributions have been made TO tho Dem
ocratic committee Is not the question
at issue. Parker's assertion is In o.
feet that such contributions have beer
made for improper motives, either IN
consequence OF threats or In conse
guoncc of improper promises, direct OF
Indirect, on the part of the recipients
Parker knows best whether this Il
true of the contributions of his cam
paign fund which have come through
bis trusted friends and advisers who
represent the great corporate inter
asts that stand behind him.
Says Charges Are Monstrous.
Put there is not one particle ol
truth I'm the statement as regards any
thing that has gone on in the manage
ment of the Republican campaign
Parker's accusations against Cortei
YOU and me are monstrous. II truo
they would brand both of us forever
with infamy; and inasmuch AS they J
are false. heaven must be the condem /
nation of the man making then.
why He Chose Cortelyou.
Il chose Cortelyou as chairman OF I
the national committee after having I
failed successfully to persuade Elihu (
Root. w. Murray Crane and Cornelius
n. Bliss to accept the position. /
chose him with extreme re.uctanc'
because could i'll spare him from I
the cabinet. But / felt that he pos /
sessed the high integrity which de- \
manded in the man who was TO nan- 4
age my campaign. ] am content that I
Mr.. Parker and ! should be Judged /
by the public on the characters Of the I
two men whom We chose % manage
our campaign. he by she character OF
his nominee. Thomas Taggart and
by the character of Mr. Cortelyou.
Wicked Fslsehcods."
The assertion that CortelFou had
any knowledge gained while IN any o.
acial position whereby he was enabled
to secure and did secure ans oontrihu
lions from any corporation Is a falls
hood. The assertion that ,heFc has
been made IN behalf and by my au-
ihority by Cortolyou or bg any one
else any pledge or promise. or that /
there has been any undcrstan ling as
10 future immunities OF benefits. in
of any contribution from
any source is a wicked falseheoj.
sllneI Mud at Parker. IA
That Parker should desire To avoid F,
E discrssion Of principles. can well :
for :: is but bare truth 70 ,
say h has not attacked rs oa ans =
natter Of principle or upen any &C In
ion Of the government save after fi-st
that principle OF that &C.