Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-10-08

formal statement that he Is a can
didate for the democratic nomination
! for congress in the third district.
! Captain Parker's statement is as fol-
lows:
To My Democratic Fellow Citizens Of
the Third Congressional District:
My name having been mentioned
as that of a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress from
this district, ! deem it proper to state
| to you the views by which, should
you nominate and elect me, will be
guided. My grandfather, James Par
ker, (after whom | was named), was
a democratic member of congress
from this state, during the whole of
General Jackson's second presidential
term, and supported "Old Hickory"
in all his measures. | should be
very proud to be permitted to restore
the name to the rolls of that body.
My father was prominent demo-
crat during his whole life; and | have
been one since, as a small boy, | sang
| democratic songs in the campaign of
1874. | have served the Nation, as
with credit, and in the civil war with
distinction, and was recommended by
Admiral Porter for promotion for
gallant conduct displayed in the ma
val assault on Fort Fisher, N. c.,
January Is, 1865, which assault was
| tho rooct tJacporato aud danporouc +, q
fair that naval officers and sailors
ever engaged in.
| ! am an attorney and counselor at
| law of the United States supreme
court, all United States courts, and of
the courts of New Jersey, Ohio and
New York. / have spoken from the
same platforms with Governors Joel
Parker and Leon Albeit, and | was
honored by their personal friendship
and that of Governors Mcclellan and
| Ludlow.
/ believe firmly in the democratic
principles stated by Thomas Jefferson
in his first inaugural address. These
have been followed, in the govern
ment of the country, by the demo-
cratic administrations of Presidents
Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Van Bur-
en-, Polk, Pierce, Buchanan and
Cleveland; and they constitute a safe
and sound set of rules for the future
conduct of public affairs.
/ am opposed to all monopolies, of
whatever nature; and especially to
trusts $50 called), which are the
greatest of all monopolies, being
combinations of corporations TO
crush out all competition.
believe that all corporations
should be held to be public servants,
and not public masters;" the laws
enacted by the representatives of the
people created them; and the people
have a right in like manner, to reg
ulate and control them in the inter
ests and for the welfare of the peo-
pie. This can be done without doing
any injustice to the corporations
themselves. They have the same
right to live that individuals have,
| but no greater right.
believe that stringent laws should
be adopted, and enforced, to prevent
and punish the scandalous contribu-
| tions of money, made by corporations
towards the success of either party,
such as have been exposed by the re-
cent investigations of insurance COM
panies. If such corporations do such
things, what must manufacturing
corporations, and other protected"
corporations have done?
There should be 'honor among
thieves" and there generally is; and
the party that owes it's success to
such gifts of corporate money, should
| feel, and apparently the republican
leaders do feel, in honor bound to
adopt such legislation as will serve
! the interests of their benefactors;
| and. of course, will not serve the in
terests of the people.
These contributions are made only
for purposes of corrupting our cleo
tions. Beside being of criminal pur-
pose. they are utterly useless for any
honest purpose The state pays all
legitimate expenses of conducting our
elections. Tickets, polling places,
and officers of election are provided
| free.
As for myself, | have no money to
spend either in procuring nomination
or election; but if | had millions,
would not spend dollar for either
purpose. | have read that, in one of
his congressional campaigns, a friend
of Abraham Lincoln sent him $1q0
to help defray his expenses. At the
close of the struggle he returned Ito
the friend $99.75, with the sta9e-
ment that he had ridden his oEn
horse, and had found only one n}an
mean enough to charge anything FOR
his entT Fainment, and that waa a
/ ,ss1-7 skio charged rs cents for fedd-
~ the horse.
y The scandalous use of money n
| iolections in the shapf S1ess mar n
y d.