The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
JUDGE PARKER Sees
VICTORY AT POLLS.
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and election 10 counteract the effects OF
Judge Parker's address.
rho Republicans here arc becoming
Judge Parker since the spcech-makng
tour OF Mr.. Bryan and tho advent OF Ma
tlonal Chairman Taggart upon the scene
in 1ndiana Chairman ,Cortelyou will
spend all OF his time now In the West
with the hope OF offsetting the work
accomplished by these two Democratic
leaders.
Judge Parker said:
mo more satisfactory evidence OF the
widespread public interest III the attempt
corporations and trusts, need be looked
for than that furnished by tho Prcst-
don't and lis late Attorneys eneral, Knox.
Knox was hidden to the presence Of he
President for q consultation. About what?
About the inlquity OF the large c6ntribu-
lions being made by gigantic corporations
and trusts7 Not at all. But rather to
devise means by which the force OF the
Statement OF this commonly accepted
act could BIO parted. The outcome was
an interview by Senator Knox.
Now this long statement OF Senator
Knox has nothing whatever to do with
the question uppermost in thu, public
mind
Shall the creations OF government
many OF which pursue illegal methods
control our elections-control them by
moneys belonging to their stockholders
moneys not given in the open and charged
upon the books as moneys paiG for po-
litical purposes. but hidden away by false
bookk eeping
"A Cloud Of Dust.
"1his Interview was Intended to create
cloud of dust behind which he hoped
to hide the charge he did not answer. and
could not answer. That charge is that
vast Sums or money have been contrib
suted for the control. of this election in
aid OF the administration by corpora
lions and trusts
Judge Parser said trust officials were
active In behalf OF his opponent. and con-
tinued that activity may, perha ps ac-
count in no small measure for the ability
OF both the Iopulist and Socialist par
ties to prosecute expensive campaigns
campaigns that appear to be prosecuted
LARGELY In aid Of the Republican party.
Inc adminlstratio nalso put out
cablegram from Governor Wright, OF the
Phlippine Commission. in reply to some
quotations made by me in a speech de-
llvered on the 18th day OF October. The
words quoted were the careful utterauces
upa
the Philippines studying the conditions
there. I1e ls vouched for by Charles
Francis Adams, Carl Schurz. Edwin
Burritt Smith, Herbert Welsh ana Moor
field Storey.
Public Must Judge.
ask you and through YOU the An,e :.
lean people, to examine Governor
Wrights cablegram in connection With
that report and then. answer these uues-
tons: Do you believe the man thus
vouched for by six OF the best citizens
:inathis country? Which is likely to be
prejudiced? The man having no motive
but to learn the truth, or the Governor
who may be In some measure rcsponsib le
for unfortunate conditions.
ls 1.-The Governors report OF such a
character as to justify an expenditure by
the government Of several hundred dol
lars to cable q part OF my speech to
Manila and to receive his reply by cable :?
1t was not government business. It was
political business.
III a few hundred dollars may be taken
out from the public funds to thus assist
the prosecution OF political campaign,
why may not tho money IN the treasury
be employed for any purpose tina will
help the campaign? How do We know but
It Is?
Is Held Immune.
This Is one Of the evidences OF the
growth OF imperialism.
THE head OF. the government can do
no wrong.
An assault upon his policy Is an as
saut upon the people and hence
tho peoples money can be legi-
timately used for his vindlcation. My
speech charging administrative extrava-
gance seems also to have created some
excitement. And this time the admins
trat!on puts forward Horace "A. Taylor
IIe makes n statement after a call on the
President.
Now you will observe that he no
where challenges tho figures given by
me- They cannot be questioned. They
show that after taking the fifty mil
lions paid for the Panama Canal and
rights. the government spent one hundred
nd sixty millions more last year than
1t did seven years ago under q Demo-
cratic administration. The deficit for the
present fiscal year to October 25th is over
twenty-one million. as against 81, l4l,2o'
for identically the same period last year.
AS to the Purposes.
HReturning to acting Secretary Taylor's
Interview: 1T would seem as II It's pur-
,o,o -if a. had any havOnd that OF