Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-29
Having Been Approved by Prcsl.
dent May be Treated as Ad.
mlnistratiOn Statement.
A LITTLE LEGAL FENCING
Respects Paid to the Wright Interview
draws Attention to 1aylor's Fail.
urc TO Challenge Figures

Esopus, n " oct 2s.--Judge Parker
addressed today delegation composed
largely Of farmers from Orange and
Rockland counties. New York, The dele.
cation arrived at Rosemount by boat
and marched mp the winding road to
Judge Parker's home, where they were
received on the yeranda Judge Parker
said.
NO more satisfactory evidence Of the
widespread public interest In the at
tempt to control the elections by mon.
eys 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 con-
sultation, About what? About the In
lqulty Of large contributions? Contrib
buttons being made by gigantic cOrpo-
latlons and trusts? Not at all, but
father 10 devise means by which the
force Of the statement Of this CONE
monty accepted fact could be parted.
The outcome was am interview by Sem
ator Knox. Care was taken TO preface
the interview with the statement that
II met the approval Of the president
II may be treated therefore, as an ad-
mnistrative statement There are
many Of them these days, Two or
three OF them | shall make reference TO
today
Now this long statement Of Senator
Knox had nothing whatever TO do with
the question uppermOst In the public
mind. Shall the creations ot govern
ment-- many OF which pursue Illegal
methods our elections. control
them by moneys belonging 10 their
stockholders moneys not given In the
open and charged up on the books as
moneys paid for political purposes, but
hidden away by false bookkeeping?
Senator Knox has been at some
pains hitherto to prove that with all
his learning, he does not know all
about the common law. II hardly
seems possible, however, that he does
not know the rule that allegations Of
the complaint not denied by the an
swer are thereby admitted. lie does
not dqny-,nor could he--that these con-
trlbutions we're made. II he could have
done so, Of course he would. II he can
do SO now. he Is invited to.
This interview was intended TO Gre
ate a 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 and aid Of the admin
istratlon by corporations and trusts.
In passing II should be said that
f\ator Knox on this occaslon-as on
others, referred TO the fact ! am OF
the opinion. and have said so-that ex-
listing law affords an adequate remedy
against Illegal combinations, 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 instance In which | have ex-
pressed the belief that the law as II
stands Is sufficient TO protect the peo-
pie and that nothing Is lacking except
public officials willing to enforce the
law. / have added-in terms or I'm sub
stance-that II my view IN that re-
spect Is a mistaken one. then ! favor
such further legislation within consti-
tutlonal limitations as will give the
people a Just and full measure Of pro-
lection
What the few, plain unambiguous
sentences uttered by me on the sub
feet Of illegal combinations mean and
what they are understood to mean, by
those who control the combinations, is