The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
PARKER ADVOCATES
BRYAN'S ELECTION
Former Democratic Candidate
for President Opens Cam
paign for Commoner
New Yorker Pleads With Voters
to Oppose Trusts and
Protected Interests

Los ANGELES, Aug. 5.-Judge Alton
B. Parker, democratic candidate for
president in 1904, delivered his first
speech of the present campa gn in be-
half of William J. Bryan and Kern be-
fore an audience of 1000 persons at
Temple auditorium tonight. The intro
duction of Judge Parker by the chair
man of the meeting as lone of the first
citizens of the land" provoked cheers
and hand clapping that lasted nearly a
minute.
When the former democratic candi-
date arose to address the audience he
was given a most enthusiastic recep-
tion. His speech was punctuated with
applause. Judge Parker did not men
tfon the names of Bryan and Kern, but
he paid them both high compliments as
the candidates of the democratic party.
His reference to Bryan caused hearty
cheers. He said in part:
LAUDS PARTY NOMINEES
We have at the head OF the democratic
ticket two men of character well known, of
whom is especially well known and who in season
and out has fought against the relations between
goVernment and corrupt corporations. And with
MIN Is associated man whom l have known
personally since 1895, and who in my judgment
Is IN every way worthy of his associate, and
who in case of an emergency of the kind should
arise. which God forbid, would be In a position
TO take up the standard and carry 1t on.
There is one great question OF all questions
to be solved by the electorate in the coming
eIectlon Many years ago a small black cloud
appeared upon the horizon of this country.
ATTACKS TARIFF AND TRUSTS
A tariff was imposed for the ostensible pro-
lection of infant industries, which has been ex-
tended and enlarged until under ii it has grown
up system which now has the country COM
pletely within its grasp.
How Is Ii that against the interests of the
people party In power for more than so years
has been able to shut its eyes TO the fact that
the people have been persistently robbed by
means OF o statute which this party enacted
but which 1t has not had the courage to change.
The republican party has been in alliance with
protected interests. These interests have fur
quest of Its national committee upon every
needful occasion. Everybody knows that for
years the leaders OF the party have been engaged
in frying fat out of the manufacturers.
AGAINST CORPORATION HELP
After the election was over in 1904 made up
my mind when / saw the wholesale corruption
of government by corporations that it time
to fight this alliance. 1 went to New York city
and joined there with three or four men of pat
the enactment OF state law prohibiting cam
paign contributions by corporations
You should send TO Washington a president
who Is in favor OF turning down the trusts. and
with a congress back Of him who will help to do
it.
This alliance between corporations and federal
officials is that must be stopped or we will
go down. You need not talk of the republican
party doing II. for 1t is plain from their record
that they will not. If would live must do
away with this rottenness. Cut 1t out TO the
core. The issue is pressing. We. must do it
there is no doubt as to which of the two national
tickets be should support