The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-10
Buy Elections and 0p-
press the People?
QUESTION OF PARKER
He Issues a Statement to the Demo-
Gratis Urging Them to Forget Past
Difference and Organize
thoroughly TO Fight
Corruptin.
lBv the Asociated Press.O

ESOpuS, y. Y, NOV. Judge Htf-
ker tonight gave the press an open
letter, addressed ITO the Democracy
of the nation" i'm which he thanked
thosein charge of his campaign work
and declared that the people will
soon realize that "the tariff-fed trusts
are absorbing the wealth of the ma
ton" He said that when that time
comes. the people will turn to The
Democratic party Ior relief. In this
letter Judge Parker says he shall
never seek a nomination for public
office. The Ater follows:
Our thanks are due to the members
of the National Committee and to the
Executive Committee in charge of the
campaign for most unselfish capable
and brilliant party service. All taht
it was possible for men to do they
did, but our difficulty was beyond
the reach of party managers.
I am most grateful to them and
wish i'm this general way to extend
my thanks to the workers. as well
as the rank and file, all over the
country / know how hard they strug-
gled against overwhelming ODDS, and
l only wish / could take each one by
the hand and thank tim.
Deeply as / regretted leaving the
bench at the time of it, in the pres
ence of overwhelming defeat, l do
not lament it, / s7Cught il was my
duty. In the light or my present in
formation l am now even more conf
dent that 1 did right. I shall never
seek a nomination orr public Office,
but / shall to the best of my ability
serve the party that has honored me,
and through the party serve my coun-
try.
The party has in the near future
a great mission Before long the peO-
pie will realize that the tariff-fed
trusts and illegal combinations are
absorbing the wealth of the nation.
Then they vii wish to throw off
these Ieeches, but the Republican
party will not aid them to do It,
the uses to which the moneys of the
trusts can be put ia political cam
paigns.
When that time comes, and come It
will, the people viii turn to the DEM
ocratic party for relief, and the party
should be ready with an organization
of patriotic citizens covering every
election district, who are willing to
work for the love of the cauSe---an
organization supported by as many
town. city, county and State officers
time. We entered this canvass with
every Northern, Western and Eastern
State save one, in Republican co1-
troll
This gave to that party a large
army of office-holders reaching into
every hamlet, many of whom gladly
follow the example set forth for them
by the members of the Presidents
Cabinet in deyoting their time and
services to the party.
To accomplish much in this direc-
ton, however, we must .orget the diff
ficulties of the past. If any one SuS-
poets his neighbor of treachery, let
him not hint of his suspicion. If he
knows he has deserted us, let ni2n
not tell it, Our forces nave bcCn
weakened by divisions. We have quar-
relied at times over nOn-cs5entialS. III
we would help the people, If we would
furnish an organization through
which they nay be relieved OF party
that has grown 50 corrupt tiiat II VIII
gladly enter into partnership win
trusts to secure moneys for election
purposes. we must forget the differ
ences of the past and begin this lay
TO build uD wherever it may be need
ed, broad and efective organizations.
And we must by constant teacIduS,
through the press and from the plat
form, apprise the people of the way
the vicious tariff circle works.
We must bring home to them at
other than election times, the TACT
that moneys contributed 20 tive Re-
publican party by the trusts is npt
only dishonest money but it Il gwen
that the trusts may, Without lind-
rance, take a much larger saln from
the people.
In the presence Of a defeat that
would take away all personal ambi-
tion. were II true that otherwise it
possessed meeI do not hesitate 20 say
that in nv opinion the greatest moral
question. which now confronts Us. is
Shall the trusts and corporations
be prevented from contributlnS notey
to control. or to aid in controlling
elections? Such Service as l caii rem
der in that or any other direction VIII
be gladly rendered.
And I beg the co-operati@n as a
fellow-worker Of every Deno'f1t in
the country.
The telegraph Office at Rosemount
Lodge was dismantled tonight attcr
the days business. Judge Parker sald
tonight that his plans Tor the Iutufe
were not definitely mace, out tiide "a
soon he would be in harness again.
It is generally believed mere tIlat ne
will engage in the practlee o. ID" ~
with some we'll estaplshed Hril'
ATTORNEY General r. D. Gilmer, who
has been making a most apie CAM
paign for the past SIX weeks returned
Yesterday from his home at Waynes-
IIl9GTiHV.