The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
Democratic National Committee Issues Statement to the
 Voters of the Country
TRUSTS HAVE NOT GIVEN s9 :
 MONEY ID DEMQtos sy.S
President Admits Source of Their Con tributions to Be the Trusts, and
 Root Says the Exact
 Amount Is $5,ooo,ooo.

New York, November 6-The demo- cratic national committee today gave out for publication a formal and final state ment. It s addressed to democratic and independent voters" and reads as follows:
 This committee has conducted na- tional canvass in a manner it believes befitting the dignity and integrity of the American people. It has advanced no imaginative claims respecting results and has not accepted for use in the cam paign single dollar from the tariff-bred trusts, whose exactions have so greatly increased the cost of every necessary of life, and which now are contributing from their gains great sums of money to per- petuate republican rule.
 The democratic candidate, if elected, will be absolutely free from obligation, direct or implied, to any person or group of persons. other than the whole people who shall have entrusted to him the maintenance of the dignity of the repub- lie.
 Union Out of Discord.
 This committee asks for itself just so much credit as it's conduct of a canvass may merit, tut it does feel that both the party and the country are to be con graduated upon the fact that out of dis cordance of weakness, has been wrought union of strength. The difficulties att tendant upon this achievement are well understood. Al every turn, by every conceivable method, in every doubtful district of every doubtful state, the efforts which we maintain to have been at least patriotic and know to have been credita- ble to both the candidate and this com mittee, have been met by an avalanche of money.
 'The source of supply of this great re- publican campaign fund is no longer a matter of suspicion. The republican can didates declared with great vehemence that he had promised nothing more than what he may be pleased to consider a square deal in return for campaign con- tributions. The republican chairman, he vigorously asserted, had assured him more than once that there had been no necessity for making direct pledges that it had been found possible to obtain all the money needed up to that time at any rate without doing so.
 Neither of Them Deny 1t.
 Neither he nor his chairman denied that contributions had been accepted from the trusts for the simple reason that the fact was undeniable and each knew that 1t was susceptible of over welmlng proof. The payments were vol untary,' not forced; such, and such alone was the burden of denials which were virtual admissions.
 The only question remaining was how such had been considered necessary? For tunately even this information was forth coming. Simultaneously with the prepar- ation or the most extraordinary temper amenfal document, indicative of the keen est despotism which has ever emanated from the White House, the candidates most intimate and trusted adviser, the former secretary of war, just returned from Washington, was uttering another and more detailed 'defenss of his chief in this city The mere fact of contribu- tion' he held to be inoffensive.
 His chief pride was in the great work accomplished for so small an expendi- ture. The fact is,' he proudly declared that it is the smallest fund we have had for twelve years-about one-half the re- publican fund when Mckinley was elect ed in 1s96.' That fund, it is well known, was approximately ten million dollars Accepting these figures as correct, there fore. the republican chairman has had only about five million dollars at his disposal.
 "The chain is complete-the trust con- tributions not denied by either the can didate for the chairman, unequivocally admitted, and the amount plainly stated by the former secretary of war
 Sum of s5,ooo,o 1000.
 Five million dollars is the sum- More could have been had if needed, but unaer the political chairmans more careful di- rection that was deemed sufficient But why did the trusts contribute to the republican canvass? They were asked says the outspoken former secretary. Did they think they were buying a presi- dency? Or were they content with the assurance from the republican candidate of square deal
 Tn fact upon their own testimony tbe republican candidate stands today befota his fellow countrymen one willing and eager to accept for himself pres idency that mas cost protected monon- olies the great sum of five million dol lars
 But can :50O0.000 of trust money buy a presidency: Can this sum, great as it Is. contributed in the hope of favors to be returned and gratefully accepted as a necessary means for the qualification of personal ambition suffice to thwart the will of the American people?
 "We cannot, will not, and do not be- lieve it. Moreover, we have the cheering intelligence to convey to all democrats, independent and patriotic citizens that the most recent and thorough canvasses of the doubtful states are absolutely con- vincing that Judge Parker will be elect ed.
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