The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-05

the 1OuOWIHS speech dI IhO ohSes
meeting in Brooklyn:
My Friends-I think the lines IN
this campaign should be clearly
drawn between those who are in IA
yor OF special privilege and those VINO
are in favor of popular rights, be-
tween those who are In favor OF GOV
eminent by corporations for their pri-
vate profit and those who are in favor
of government by the people for the
public benefit.
The independence League was Gre
ated for the purpose of freeing the
government from the corrupt and con-
Eliminating control of corporations
and liberating the people from such
unequal and un-American conditions.
The Democratic Convention at Buff
falo openly and scornfully repudiated
the corporation agents who were
there to invest their masters money
in the purchase of delegates, and that
reputation was one thing that made
1t possible for the nominees Of the
Independence League to accept the
Democratic endorsement.
The corporation forces are now
united behind the corporation attor
ney OF the corporation party, and the
line | have so long labored to have
clearly drawn is clearly drawn at
last.
In all my speeches and in all the
acts of my life have endeavored tc
make my position clear on this i'm
portant matter, but / wish to politely
acknowledge the assistance l have re
ceived from others.
Nothing has helped me more tC
make this distinction clear than the
opposition Of Alton B. Parker, vii
! liam F. Sheehan, Edward NJ. Shepard
Paul d. Crayath, District Attorney
Jerome and other corporation attor
neys and paid political agents of cor
rupt interests. Alton B. Parker is 2
typical corporation lawyer. He can be
feed to hold any opinion on any sub
ject and argue any side of any case
Alton B. Parker lis the attorney who
appeared in the election case on the
side of the election criminals in the
very court he had formerly graced
and there argued against the very
opinion he himself had formerly rem
dered, and there succeeded in secur
ing a reversal of his ownsverdict.
1t Is possible tkak the Arguments oil
Judge Parker MefS hot aB3nective as
fth9 afgun5 ants of he employers Of
Judge ParKek but nevertheless at can
mot be denied that Parker argued to
secure the reversal Of Parker and to
deny the people their political rights
| And he did this because the corpor
EatioHs who's empieyed hiuy as their
tcerpMatio ntSa tfQSSey Wanted him to
lido IT and paid shfm ITO do it.
I wish to thank Judge Parker fol-
his opposition to me
William F. Sheehan is the attorney
for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
other public service corporations who
buy politicians in-prder to be able to
steal franchises and who debauch the
representatives of the people in order
to be able to exploit the property. OF
the people.
William F. Sheehan was driven out
of Buffalo because some of his corrupt
political practice had been exposed
He is able to live in New York only
because the rest Of his corrupt polite
al practices have not yet been ex
posed.
l wish to publicly thank William
F. Sheehan for his opposition to me-
Paul D. Cravath is the corporation
attorney of Thomas Fortune Ryan
the speculative f1nancier who put
through the criminal merger Of the
New York City transportation com
panies with the assistance of Attor
ney- General Mayer, and secured con
troll of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society with the assistance of the in
vestigation conducted by Charles e
Hughes.
Paul d. Cravath, the general utility
man for Thomas Fortune Ryan, puts
on the black mask, hoists the black
flag and boldly enters the domain OF
law or politics at the demand of that
political pirate and financial free
booter
Paul D. Cravath is the gentleman
who represented Mr.. Ryan and stood
sponsor for Jerome in the last New
York City campaign He is former
law partner of Charles E. Hughes.
| wish to publicly thank Mr.. Paul
d. Cravath for his opposition to me.
Edward NJ, Shepard is the attorney
for the Pennsylvania Railroad and
other gigantic corporations, which
consider the purchase of political ma
chimes and public officials q legiti
mate part of their operating expenses
Mr.. Shepard said at Buffalo that he
thought the Democratic party might
survive this campaign: it will be the
first Gubernatorial campaign that il
has survived for twelve years, and
that its survival will be due not Sc
much to the nomination of Hearst as
to the reputation of Shepard and the
corrupt corporations which he repro
sents.
| wish to publicly thank Mr.. Shep'
ard for his opposition to me.
District Attorney Jerome has al
ways been corporation lackey, but
such an insignificant brass buttoned
bel[boy of the trusts that few real,
lied his position until he became
prominent in politics.
Since then his servile devotion to
the interests of his corporation mas.
tiers has been as complete as it is con-