The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-08
MIR. GORMAN PUTS ON THE
CLINCHER.


The replies of Judge Parker and
Senator German to the vicious letter
of Mr.. Roosevelt should be read to-
gether.
Mr.. Roosevelt with a show of
wrath anG the use of billingsgate not
becoming the Chief Executive of
America, in his denial of the charges
made by three great New York papers
and emphasized by Judge Parker, is
notable for two things:
1. He admits that trusts which
ore benefited by the protective tariH
and are violating the antitrust law,
have contributed to the fund that is
being used to elect him.
2. While vigorous and abusive in
his denial of having made any agree
ment to give immunity to the con-
tlibuting trusts, Mr.. Roosevelt is very
careful to refrain from saying that if
elected he will vigorously prosecute
the trusts. Ii he had made that
pledge his letter would have have been
received with more approval by the
American people. Less abuse of
Parker and plain pledge like that
would have been more TO the point.
The spirit of Judge Parkers reply
was admirable. 1t displayed no i'll
temper or resentment. 1t was plain,
straightforward, manly and in man
ner was as worthy of candidate Tor
the Presidency as Mr.. ROoseVelts was
unworthy of the President of the
United States. His arraignment of the
evil. his showing that Roosevelt shut
his eyes and closed his mouth until
the money had been paid in by the
trusts and his own declaration that
he had requested the Democratic Ma
tional managers that they should
not receive, directly or indirectly, from
any trusts. money for campaign pur-
poses, and that / would rather be de-
feated than he fettered' will deeply
impress the thoughtful American
citizenship as the frank declaration of
an earnest and honest man. Judge
Parker could have made his answer
"peppery" if he had been SO minded,
but he determined not TO be goaded
into p departure from his we'll con-
sidered policy of indulging in no mud
singing or making any utterance be-
meath the dignity Of the great office to
which he expects to be elected today.
In the very nature of the case,
Judge Parker could not prove that the
money passed-that is admitted. He
could not prove that verbal promises
were maie--he never so charged.
But he knew that an understanding
had been reached whereby j. Pier
pont Morgan, Rockefeller and other
great trust interests publicly announc-
ING their hostility to Roosevelt less
than one year ago are now putting up
the money for his election. Why? In
J his speech at Baltimore on saturday
night, Senator German added the one
fact to Judge Parker's speech neces-
sary to confound Mr. Roosevelt.
Read Judge Parker's speech and Sen
ator Germans speech together and
the conclusion is irresistible that the
trusts have paid for favors which they
expect to get and which they will get
if Roosevelt is elected. Senator Cor
man said:
"In the case now before us there has
been a terrific arraignment by the
press of the abuse which the President
has made of his great office. Finally
Judge Parker, our candidate, reallz-
ing that by Encouragement 1t was
being charged through the press
while not officially by the Republican
party, in way that amounted to the
same thing, that his nomination ana
election was being sought by one OIL
these great combines possibly more
obnoxious than any other one in the
country, determined to take the Amer
lean people into his confidence and TO
show them concluSively that he mas
not the support OF a single trust LII the
country. He went beyond this ana
charged that, in his judgment, conul-
lions were such as to warrant the accu
sation that the Republican campaign
had been so organized as to compel
contributions of money from COM
bines that were getting undue adVan-
tage under Republican laws He has
been replied to by the President OF the
United States This night, while L
an, talking here, Judge Parker is
making answer to this President, ana
| tell you, my friends. he is abundant
Nv able TO take care OF himself.
Roosevelt "BrOke Loose
president Roosevelt has broken
away from his keepers. 1t was agreed
one week ago that the charge MADE
by Judge Parker should be answered
by Mr. Root and then again by Mr..
Knox, but the rope was not strong
enough and the desire of the Presl-
dent was too pressing, and he broke
loose And what did he say? He
said: 1T is not question as TO
whether or not the corporations have
contributed, because they have, but 1t
is only a question of corrupt under
standing between Cortelyou, myself
and the trusts that we will grant them
faVors in case / am elected.
at is admitted, then. that the COM
bines have contributed. That much
being established, l think we can
prove the rest of the charge. / am
not lawyer, but l will leave it to my
old friend, former Attorney General
Poe here if. when l am through, any
iurx, in tho land would NOT convict on