The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06

enced by and for corporation interests. No sophlstry can give any other aspect to the transaction in the minds of reason able men. Let the defenders of th- prac- tice. if it has defenders, answer these questions:
 Asks Pertinent Questions.
 ''Why do corporations and trusts sub scribe to political campaigns?
 What would a trust think of party which after accepting from the trust campaign contribution of $500'OOO, should permit the party's representative in of flee take action inimical to the trusts? ''Would the public's interest be safe in the hands of a party, the greater part of whose campaign funds had been con tributed by corporations and trusts? "If the public welfare and the interests Of subscribing corporations or trusts should conflict, winch would likely be protected?
 ''The scheme of our government opposes favoritism, but in it's administration there has been much of It. Indeed 1t had been growing with such rapidity in recent years that these few that have enjoyed favors contributed either directly by statute or indirectly by the non-prosecu- tion of violations of law. represent, con- trol and are possessed of many hundreds of millions of dollars. These interests have decided to attempt to continue the present administration in power. Their representatives scolded about the Presi- dent for some months, and thus con- tributed their part toward the effort which was assiduously made to satisfy the country that the trusts were opposed to the present administration.
 Play to Deceive Voters.
 "Whether there were real difficulties between the great powers end the admin taI, Hax al been settled to the satisfaction of all par ties concerned, or whether there were no difficulties to be compromised and ad- justed their action being but a play to deceive the voters, the fact remains that the trusts are not now opposed to the continuance of the present adminis- .ration On the contrary, 1t Is common knowledge that they have determined to furnish such sum of money to the re- publican national committee as 1t is hoped will secure the Heaters in 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 chal- lcnge which ought to be accepted. The question ougnt to be settled now whether the 'hoaters and illegal combinations can together control an election in this country Such a contest means on one side vast sums of money and every man | with an itching palm. IT ought 10 array | honest, indeper dent and patriotic citi- | zen on the other side
 No Criticism of President. "You have learned from its reading that | the purpose of that address was to warn the people against the corrupting Of the electorate by tariff-bred trusts and other monopolies. It contained no criticism or the President It simply called attention to notorious and offensive situation, a situation which presented. to my mind, the greatest of the moral issues of the campaign.l If he had said on the day after the delivery of my address: Yes l never thought of it before, but Parker Is right. Why would a trust take money out of it's treasury, money belonging to It's stockholders, consisting of women and children as well as men of both parties. unless it's purpose Is to get something in return. something which its officers re- gard as more than an equivalent for the moneys taken out of the treasury. Now. he is right and I am going to stop 1t. Perhaps the national committee cannot pay back the moneys contributed in this way that they have already exnended-