Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
NO ONE DOUBTS IT NOW.

Nearly 700 200 voters in the state OF
New York FOL to the polls on election
day III 1904 tirmly convinced thai Alton
Is. Parker's statement that the trusts
were furnishing the money with which
they hoped to control the election
was absolutely true. They believed,
and the belief was we'll founded, that
enormous sums had been contributed
by beneflciaries OF the Roosevelt admin
istretion to debauch the electorate.
This belief was not dispelled by the
presidents vehement declaration thu
the statements made 10y MIR. Parker
were unqualitiedly and atrociuuely false.
In addition to the voters who favored
the election OF Judge Parker, every Re-
publican worker at the polls, busily en-
gagged i'll corruptlnG the ballot, believed
that Judge Parker was night. The chair
man Of the Republican state committee
knew that he spoke the truth and m
silent. 1t WIS his business to secure
the electoral vote Ut the stlte Of New
York for Mr. Roosevelt, and he, the dis
chhoihk uHCut Vi liz IlIulDlSITntlO q
beneticiariee, secured it.
Recent renewals of the question as
to the source OF a large portion OF the
unds used t. corrupt the voters O! the
state OF New York nave resulted i'm Il
publication Of the names OF some OF the
most prominent contributors. Part OF
the vote buying fund came from the
Standard OH company; thousands OF
dollars came from lie Insurance comI Il
funds, other thousands from railroad and
banking interests. The personal solicit
tatlone Of Odell, representing Cortely on,
appealing TO trusts and corporations in
the interests Of the president, brought
to the campaign fund Of the Republican
party FROM but ID dozen beueticiarie.
S2fO ,OOG. Or this enormous sum $780,
U0U was Entrusted to the chairman OF the
Republican state committee in New
YORK. To hot already large corruption
funG ths contribution was added. No
one but Odell knows the total expended
in corruplnR the franchise III this
commonwealth butt did the business.
Long before the election i'll 1904 the
Republicans had secured an option OH
the floating vote Of the state. Judge
Hernck was defraudeu by II plurality
OF 50 200. ASSUMING that d tritle over
one-naIf Of these votes were obtained al
the market price OF 80 each, the $50, 0uC
comprised the defeat Of ii Democratic
candidate Tor governor OF the greatest
state IN the ULiou. Bun, thai
u favuiits method ri the Republicans
wHs IN effect the lir,nG al voters TO stay
away irOn the pui!s, enough stay at
homes ut from 81 20 50 ana the balance
pCrcbnsabic voters could and really did
change the result, thus giving the state
to Roosevelt, No working Republican
politician but will concedc that without
this enormous fun Ito cay nothing ot
other resources the state Of New Yurl
would have zone Democratic i'll 1894.
The contributors to the Republican
corruption fund three years ago saved
! the Republican party for another toul
years.
No one doubts it now. Judge Parker
was right-absOlute!y, uDqu%cstiuDably
right. Ito was defeated for the presi
dency by the corrupt use OF money con
tributed by the bcneliciarics OF the most
cxtravagant and profligate federal al
ministratiOn i'll the history of this coun
try. So cognizant Of tho contribution.
made and the shameful use to which
they were put were the Republican:
that Il majority Of tint party in tn,
I, United States senate actually defeated
II resolution calling Tor IN investigation
OF the charges made by Judge Parker
IN. Y. Exchange.