The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-26

| he had. if he had any. was perfectly
well understood by the heads of the
organization. They knew what secrets
they had that they did not care TO
have made public"
II.
In a speech at Hartford. Conn, on
the same date. Judge Parker said:
The statute creating the department
of labor and commerce was passed and
an appropriation of half a million was
made. The greater part of the mon
eys appropriated lie idle in the public
| treasury, but the legislation served its
purpose. go
Born, as it was. of a union between
the trusts and the Republican party,
the parallel in legislation in scandalous
features does not exist on our. statute
books today.
1T puts into the hands of the pres
ident and of the Republican party the
means of continuing its hold on the
reins of government without limit as
to time, through the possession of Sc
crets of trusts, which, under the terms
of the legislation itself he may or
may not make public or private, as he
directs.
I'VE know full we'll how opportunity
for the use of that legislation has been
awaited of i'm this campaign. No stat
ute could have been better devised for
the successful financing of the pres
ent election of the candidate of the
Republican party OF for its indefinite
perpetuation in power.
in the promotion of our business
interests we need a department of COM
merce and labor. The problems in
voNed are many. and difficulties have
to be overcome at every turn. so that
inn Of r.rYTs
people will be required in order to at
| tain the best results in the shortest
| time and with the least waste of eff
| fort
| But We do not want a department
! of commerce and labor whose score
| tary shall so out from it every four
years, after he had filled his brain
and his books with the secrets of all
/ the great corporations and combine
tons, which depend upon the govern
ment for protection or favOrs, in Or
der. not to serve the people, but to
| raise money TO corrupt them.
|
/ We do not need and ought not 10
| have a modern inquisitOr. who exploits
/ corporations to collect money for cor
/ Tupting the franchise or electing pill
ant legislators, or capturing the cleo
| toral vote of pivotal states"
| III.
! The president. at that time a candi-
| date before the people. undertook 10
refute the charges made by his Demo
| cratic opponent. On Nov. 4, 1904, he
! issued a dramatic proclamation, in
which Ia said;
! ''NIr. Parker's assertion is in effect
! that such contributions have been
made for improper motives, either in
! consequence OF threats or in cOnse-
quence of improper promises, direct
or indirect. on the part OF the recipi-
| ents. Mr.. Parker knows best whether
! this is true of the contributions 10 his
| campaign fund, which have come
| through his trusted friends and ad-
| visers who represent the great corpo-
rate interests that stand behind him.
| But there is not one particle Of truth
| in the statement as regards anything
that has gone on in the mana cement
of the Republican campaign.
Mr. Parker's accusations against
! Mr.. Cortelyou and me are monstrous
| If true they would brand both of us
! forever with infamy; and inasmuch as
| they are false heavy must be the con
/ demnati0n of the man making them.
! chose Mr.. COrtelyou as chairman Of tht
! national committee after having failed
| successfully to persuade Mr.. ElihU
! Root, Mr.. W. Murray Crane and Mr.
| Cornelius \. Bliss to accept the posi-
ton. l chose him with extreme reluct-
snce, because I could iii spare him from
/ the cabinet.
1.-THE assertion that Mr.. Cortelyot
/ had any knowledge gained while in any
official position whereby he was en-
| abled to secure and did secure any con-
! tFibutions from any corporation is 3
! falsehood. The assertion that there
! had been made in my behalf and by my
authority b. Mr.. COTtelEOu or by any
! one else any pledge or promise. or thai
/ there has been an understanding as tC
I future immunities or benefits. in Tecog-
/ milton of any contribution from any
source is a wicked falsehOod.
/ That Parker should desire to avoid
/ the discussion Of principles I can vel
/ understand but il is but the bare truth
/ To say that he has not attacked US or
any matter Of principle or upon any ac-
! ton of the government save after first
misstating that principle or that ac-
/ ton But / cannot understand how any
/ honorable man, a candidate for the
| highest office I'm the gift of the people
/ can take refuge not merely in person
| aiities, hut in such base and unworthy
| personalities.
Last Week-ten months after Mr.
| RooseVeltS outgiviDs-an investigating
| committee began the examination OF