New-York tribune., 1908-10-20
PLEDGED By PARSONS
IOT4LTT TO MR. HUGHES
Saus He'll Fir Any Organization
Nan Knitting GorernOr.

,,ss- The close OF the meeting last night at Ter
=. Garden Herbert Parsons. president OF the
1T committee. who is q candidate for re-elec-
- - Congress In the 18th District appeared and
sse q vigorous denial OF the charges in c5nnec-
- with his attitude toward Governor Hughes.
=. meeting in NJ. Parsons's district but his
,,narance something OF q surprise.
The chief speaker Of the evening was General
rrke Wright. Secretary of War. who attacked
r-yan.sra and the Democratic attitude on the
[,s,H7oi-e and 5arin questions. But Mr.. Parsons
srns-sed even great enthusiasm as had Mr.
,r-srtt when ne walked TO the front Of the Plat
s.-n after being introduced by Marcus NJ Marks.
,s-uan Of Ii, meeting. He raised his hand To
rs,ce TIE outourst OF applause. and in a voice
eued with indignation took Up the charges against
I'm He said
wish to take this opportunity Of denying an
slgolu;ely false and CroCndless report that ] am
rat assuming the right attitude with regard to our
e-nor, our present Governor Hughes
S-sferlen1 thai did 50 is not true
secondly / deny another statement that I said
,hs: Governor Hughes would be knitted by the
CONT organization
Here Nr Parsons paused and looked about him.
IS though waiting for some question Then he
orss6 enlThaiicaliYi
sbo,r rne the man who breathes OF knffnr him
ufhu cur ranks, and I'll tx him
Then Z said that had said that I would
- sren vote Tor Governor Hughes myself This
s-ste7err is net any more true than those which
iIe N The regular Republican candidate in the
m Congress District Now, the tariff is 10 be
revised. and Il ycd want 10 have it revised on 4
RepuaIcan protective basis you must vote for
Renublcsn candidates For myself. I viii an
swe- al e3es'els Put 10 10 me ne II II explain explain any
ned explanation I've always tried TO keep my
sislorsI then knife me 70 punish me. but If you
5o-- don't. IN justice 10 yourselves much as
70 myself Be carried away by denunciations Of
Interested parties
N- Parsons alluded TO the presence Of Judge
Beckett On the platform. and said that his was
ne best appointment Of the many good ones Gov
e-no- Hughes had made He then continued
Governor Hughes is admitted by every one whose
ho-.S-- -e- l,,r-a-v7o- a. = 80 i,iiIa-sY ~
-ba-cr III same fake charge Is brought against
E7-~ = fIihe-8iirv which brought against
Tor-evel- when ne was running for the Governor
s1f.. Th= Republican party does not oppose per
i does oppose some things which some people !
III s7-catled personal liberty which permits A
nan r0 vote as tften as he desires The bin re
Cufrirc The Identification Of handwriting which |
the Republican party got through the Legislature |
las cut down the registration in the districts OF
I'm Sullivan. F1orrie Sullivan Charlie Murphy |
and Johnnie Ahearn- And the Repubican party /
rzrf il Is Riped Of the face Of the earth.
kir5 of personal liberty which permitted al" |
Adams. the policy king, 70 prey upon the poor |
Trs-5 70 The personal liberty which finds itself /
voiced IN the oOnternPtjble rneanness Of making
rer nothing in return often. even though such
machines GO bear the stamp Of the Tim SulliVans
or the tariff question, and said:
ws tas s8g6leaa party tdsolsTss , for B. Bgotteo ts
carefully Orn-s TO say that the tariff which II
optional with Congress 70 50 lay duties upon i'm
-or-s as incidentally to give protection UP to the
Point o. needed revenue The omission 70 declare
t9- revenue only was not accidental. but was in
-s-5e6 70 present z plark upon which Democratic /
t-=e traders and pr0tecTiCnsts alike could stand
ssv This because a matter OF common no |
to-ieIy that there Is considerable, and may say
growing element IN the Democratic party that ia
rus rezsona be protection 10 American industries
Praise q Judge Tatt's treatment OF Philippine
questions. with which the Secretary is familiar
1rom experience. was telling point in the speech
TIE regulation OF trusts. Bryan's remedies for
rrust evils, the enforcement Of statutes by the
President and Bryan's bank guarantee plan were
discussed and the Secretary then attacked Bryan's
Philippine attitude He said:
NJ B-yans attitude toward the Philippine Ques- I
uc1 mas been extraordinary from the start More
QUESTION q the Philippines he soon began 10 talk
about is being un-AneTlcan 10 hold them. HIS
extreme Ut-eFaoces here were carried 10 the Phil
while iusurreCTion SIll raST1nt.
Egues-io-ably prolonged the warfare To show
nat this true and how ready the for
hsr Independence which Bryan proposes TO thrust |
lpp- them whether no I may mention that 1
publications found in insurreCtion camps stat
n that a great American by the name o1 Bryan g.,
la6 begun revolution against President Mckinley
1C mar I vas believed Il VoaC cFerllIn MN a1lo
-a-- trei~ independence urging them therefore 10
1r-inue resistance.
Il regard 70 Bryan's attack upon Cleveland, the I
ecretary sid n
NAY further mention that while Nr Bryan, in 6