Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-28
PARKER TALKED TO FARMERS.
Addressed Large Delegation Today at
Rosemount

ESOPUS, n. Y. October 2S.-Judge Par
ker addressed today delegation composed
largely of farmers from Orange and Rock
land counties N Y.
The delegations arrived at Rosemount by
boat and marched up the winding road to
Judge Parkers home, where they were re-
ceived on the veranda.
Judge Parker said: No more satisfac-
tory evidence of the widespread public in
terest In the attempt to control the election
by moneys OF great corporations and trusts
need be looked for than that furnished by
the President and his late Attorney General
Knox. Knox was hidden to the presence of
the President for a consultation. About what?
About the iniquity of the large contribu-
lions? Contributions being made by gil
gantic corporations and trusts? Not at
all. But, rather, to devise means by which
the force of the statement of this COM
monty accepted fact could be parted The
outcome was an interview by Senator
Knox.
with the statement that it met the APP
prevail OF the President 1t may be treated
therefore, an administrative statement
There are many of them these days. To
two or three of them / shall make refer
ence today.
Now, this long statement of Senator
Knox has nothing whatever to do with the
question uppermost in the 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 paid for politi-
cal purposes. but hidden away by false
bookkeeping?
Senator Knox has been at some pains
hitherto to prove that with all his learn
ing he does not know all about the COM
mon law. 1t hardly seems possible, how
ever, that he does not know the rule that
allegations OF the complaint not denied by
the answer are thereby admitted"
He does not deny-nor could he-that
itttffn ha
could have done So OF course, he would.
II he can do so now, he is invited to.
This interview was intended to create q
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 of money have been contributed for
the control of this election in aid of the
administration by corporations and trusts.
In passing, II should be said that Senator
Knox on this occasion-as on others. re-
ferred to the fact, l am of the opinion.
and have said so-that existing law affords
an adequate remedy against illegal COM
bination. He says the law is insufficient
and argues that, therefore. / am not in
favor of breaking up illegal combinations.
The Senator is not ingenious. Had he
been. he would have said that in every in
stance in which have expressed the belief
that the law as IL stands Is sufficient to
protect the people, and that nothing Is
lacking except public officials willing to en-
force the law. l have added. In terms or
in substance. that IL my view in that re-
spect is mistaken one. then l favor such
further legislation within constitutional lin
itations as will give the people a just and
tul1 measure Of protection"
what the few, plain. unambiguous SEN
fences uttered by me on the subject OF H.
legal combinations mean and what they are
understood to mean, by those who control
:ae combinations. Is evidenced In part by
the great activity of their leading officers
In favor OF the election OF my opponent.