New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06

secure the ''hoaters'' in the the doubtful states
for the Republican ticket Such an attempt
constitutes both menace and a challenge TO
every patriotic and law abiding person in this
country, a challenge which ought 10 be ac-
whether the hoaters and illegal Combinations
can together control an election in this country.
Such d contest means on one size vast sums OF
nlohey' l,y ana every man with an itching palm 1t
ought to array every honest independent and
patriotic citizen on the other side
NO CRITICISM OF THE PRESIDENT"
You have learned from it's reading that the
purpose of that address was to warn the peouIe
against the corruptng OF tiJe electorate by tariff
bred trusts and other n,Onopolies II contained
no criticism of the President 1t simply called
attention to notorious and offensive situation
. - - r''oti whlch presented 20 my mind the
greatest OF the moral issues of the campaign
yes OF many campaigns. II he had said the
oay after the delivery of my address, after the
consultation about il which he and Senator
Knox had: Yes. never thought of It before.
put Farter Is right Why would trust take
money out Of its treasury. money belonging to
us stockholders, consisting Of women and chill
dren' as We'll as men of both parties. unless its
purpose is TO get something in return-sOmething
Whlch It's officers regard more than an equiv
aleht Tor the moneys taken out of the treasury
Now he Is right, and going stop IL
tsIidpS the national committee cannot pay
back the moneys contributed in this wav that
they nave already expended. but there shall be
no more such contributions. / viii join Parker
IN an effort to protect the ballot of the honest
citizen from being overridden by merchandise
II he had said that it would have sounded ike
the Roosevelt We once knew And II he had fol-
IoWed II by acts in execution OF his words IL
people which one of US should be elected than il
Is now. But he did not do it He shut his eyes
TO what was going on. and since that time there
has been the frequent meetings Of the trust
magnates, and the moneys have been pouring
into the treasury ali the more freely and all the
more plentifully because OF the attitude taken
by me, and which. il is true. I have enforced
from day to day.
WHAT MR.. ROOSEVELT SAYS
The President does not deny these contribu-
tons now This is what he says: That contri-
buttons have been made TO the Republican COM
mittee, as contributions have been made to the
Democratic COMMITTEES. is not the QUESTION at
! issue. Mr.. Parker's assertion is in effect that
such contributions have been made for improper
motives, either in consequence of the act or in
consequence of improper promise. direct or in
direct, on the part of the reCipients-'
That is the only paragraph IN President
RoOsevelt's statement which touches either di-
rectly indirectly on the question TO
whether the trusts have made contributions TO
the Republican campaign fund. IL is almost In
terms an admission that the trusts have con-
tributed 10 the Republican fund In coupling
the Democratic campaign fund With the Re
publican cam paign fund the President attempt
ed TO so associate the two that a denial OF his
assertion could not be made without tmphcat-
ing the Democratic committee He is in a po-
sition TO know what contributions have been
made to the Republican National Committee
by the trusts If there had been no trust con-
trtbutiOns he could easily have said He
did not say So He cannot say so. He has
TO make easier the pretence Of an answer. But
II is not answer. II Is q confession with
plea in avoidance, addressed to a kindly and
generous people.
If there was any doubt of the source OF this
great campaign fund il IS no longer matter Of
suspicion, for Mr.. Elihu Root, the former Sec
retary OF War frankly admitted last night that
trusts and corporations were heavy contributors.
He denied only that the total amount thus ac-
quired utilized large in previous
years. Moreover, the Republican candidate him
self denies only that definite immunity from
,F-a1
assistance. He declares that he is merely TO
give them a square deal the terms may be
interpreted. not by the laws OF the land. but by
himself 1t IS plain that when the time shall
come 10 determine what square deal between
the government of the United states and the
contributing trusts really Is the beneficiary or
the generosity of the latter must either recog-
nize their service or confess himself guilty OF
The Presidents argument and his position
seem to justify trust contributions. and the In
ference he would have the public draw from MS
utterauce is OF course. that contributions have
been made by the trusts TO the Democratic Ma
tioraI Committee. At this time. therefore. am
justified IN making a statement which had not
intended to make
ADVISED THAT HIS REQUEST WAS RE
sPECTED!
requested the Democratic national campaign
managers. Mr.. President that they should not
receive directly indirectly, from any trust.
money for campaign purposes notihed tnerh
tbat 7 rroDosed II elected to enter upon the
discharge of the duties Of that great office IN
hambered by any obligation to interests or TO
said TO them that would rather be defeated
than TO be fetteTed in the effort to accomplish
reforms that s0Vely needed Ana am aG-
Vised by them that my TVq4eS' mas oeei4 SCI ~P~-
lously respected
instead OF cooperating with me in checking
this rnonstrOus evil. which seriously threatens
the liberties OF our people. you caIed INTO con-
sultation Jour late Attorney General ana rom
that consultation he came out 10 ma Ns an at
tack upon me for venturing 10 critcise the at
tempt of the trusts 10 control the election. He
did not answer the charges. or attempt TO. He
sid attempt TO divert public attention I regret
to say TO you that II then seemed apparent 20
me Mr. President that you regarded the elec-
ton OF more Importance than the checking OF
this evil.
been presented and frequently discussed by
leading newspapers in this city and this coUn-
try following the enactment Of a statute au-
thorizing the creation OF the Bureau OF Labor
and Commerce. a discussion whlch began so
long ago as the first day OF October
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Now let me recite them here, as have rectted
them before
A new department OF the government was
created-the Department Of Commerce To that
department intrusted tnQuiSitorial power
over the great trusts and corporations OF the
country. Its head. the Secretary OF Cornneree.
was made a Cabinet officer A half a million
dollars appropriated for its work. or which
sum very little has been expended.
The President placed at the head OF this great
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to probe the secrets or
all the trusts and corporations engaged IN N
terstate commercials private secretary. who
held that position for some months. when ne re-
signed and was made chairman Of the national
committee. Now. these facts are not challenged
IN the statement OF tho President. nor can they
be. The statute was passed and money was
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