Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-06
PARKER FIRES SHOT
Says BsrrImsn Was All Right
 While sls''s H'asy '' ''s Republicans.

6dltiIuOIts OCt u. Nhoh A-~S' dent Roosevelt so sweepingly con- demned Haskell for his alleged con nection with the Standard oil Co. he perhaps forgot that in H104 his (Rooseveit's) committee raceIved S1O0, 900 from the Standard oil Co for the campaign fund. and spent Il"
 This statement by Judge Alton B. Parker of New York brought to their feet in burst of wild applause 5000 democrats last night in Richmond Market hall
 Senator Isidor Rayner, in intro ducing Judge Parker, gave among other reasons why Bryan's election ia to be desired, that "he Is so little like Roosevelt" !"
 Judge Parker, who was very warm ly received, declared It is important that there be frequent changes in the party in control of the national ad- ministration, as long continuance in power begets in any party a class of grafters and those who make poli- tics business" It leads to extrava- gance, and he called attention to what he described as the reckless and wasteful expenditure of public funds by the last congress. He said that Roosevelt has had large share in building up an army of nearly hum dred thousand office holders at an annual cost to the people of $70,- O00,000.
 Declaring that 1t is the definite purpose of the republican party to break down the dual system of gov ernment founded by the architects of the constitution, Judges Parker charged that 1t is the constant effort of President Roosevelt and the re- publican party to dsurp the powers of the states and give them to the central government, and he quoted President Roosevelt as having plead ed, at Harrisburg, for increase in the powers of the federal government with view to curbing the power of predatory corporations.
 This, he said was an effort to draw the attention of the people from the fact that the republican party is itself responsible for the very evils for the control of which increased federal power is asked.
 There is already law enough, what is wanted is a little more en- forcement."
 Mr Taft admits that most Of the trusts have been formed within the last ten years, but his party, though having the power, has not tried to curb any of them until lately.iN
 Judge Parker pointed outath evils of the proposed Hepburn act and ridi- gculed the attitude of Nesident Roose- welt with reference to the absorption Of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co by the steel trust.
 Judge Parker then addressed him. self to the matter of tariff revision, and declared that, while the republic can party might, as the platform promises, revise the tariff, history shows that the republican idea of tar .iff revision is always to advance, but never to reduce the schedules.
 Discussing campaign contribu- tions, Judge Parker quoted the Roosevelt Hartman correspondence and said that when Hartman con-. tributed to the republican campaign funds Roosevelt considered him all right, but that when his aid in this direction was not forthcoming the. president placed him-but not until then-in the list of undesirable citi- zens.
 Judge Parker declared that Roose- welt believes. himself so impeachable that he and those he favors cannot be smirched by contact with corrupt corporations. but that the president has nothing but condemnation for ev- cry democrat who may at any time have had even the most remote con- nection with any such and this con- demnation extends even to their friends.
 If any man in the United States" he said,. "has earned the right to be saved from such insults, 1t is William Jennings Bryan.
 When Roosevelt so sweepingly condemned Haskell for his alleged connection with the Standard Oil company, he perhaps forgot that in 1904 his, Roosevelt's committee, received $100,O00 from the Standard Oil company for the campaign fund, and used 1t. And when Treasurer George B. Cortelyou, of the national committee. in that year went to the Standard Oil company by appoint ment to ask for money for the acnl- paign fund, he was not satisfied with $100,000, but wanted more.
 It may be true that Roosevelt wrote to Cortelyou telling him to send that $160,000 back to the Standard Oil company. but 1t is equally true that Cortelyou did not send 1t back but used it. And 1t Is also true that he was never punished by Roosevelt for not sending the money back On the contrary. he was rewarded by being made Post~ master General of the United States and afterward Secretary of the Treasury"
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