The Democratic advocate., 1908-10-09
IIIDGEPARKER'S SPEECH
HF ApRA!GNS The REPUBLICAN PARTY
FOR EXTRAVAGANCE
savs Standard Oil Money Was Used
to Elect Roosevelt

Following is part of Judge Parker's
oddrpss in Baltimore Monday night:
"It is my purpose, fellow-citizens, II
,.on will be patient with me a little
while. to present to you some or the
rooeons-not all of them, but some OF
tho reasons-that it seems to me
ouobt 10 lead every Democrat, what
oTer NAV have been his differences
heretofore with other elements of the
nortv TO give his aid and support
pTo p more than that-his vigorous eff
fort 70 the election of Bryan and Kern.
1T is our duty. felloW-citlzens, to
ooncider the situation not from the
standpoint Of any possible preJudlces,
NOT from the standpoint OF any dlffer-
nnces about minor matters hereto
fore hut to consider what is the best
thing tc do this day for the good peo-
nIa of these United States and for the
henefit of the institutions which Our
forpfathers established for us, and
which il is our duty to preserve TO
those who shall come after us.
Republican Extravaganza.
Since President Roosevelt has been
in the executive Office there has been
created al army of otficeholders OF
nearly 100 ,00O-to be exact, 99,225-an
army my fellow citizens, larger than
rhp legioas that followed Caesar to
his greatest victory; larger thar that
of the armies that cOntendoi at wa
teyloo under Wellington and Napol-
con: larger than either Of the armies
that confronted each other az Gettys-
hure under Lee and Meade. In order
10 build up this army of ofiicehOld9r5
il has been necessary TO saddle upon
1hp paopia OF the United States an eX-
peDditurc of $4,000 900 year so long
as that 100000 shall hold Office.
But he says the country is grow
ing. Yes, my felIow-citizens, it is
growing, but the percentage OF growth
is only about the same as it was n
the eight years Immediately preced-
ing when Mckinley and Gle Jeia I'D
were President.
And then, my fellow-ci citizens, dur
ing those eight years, longer 9erlod
of time than has been consumed to
add nearly 100, 900 to the Federal Army
during those 10 years only little
over 10000 were added-in other
words. in the last seven years there
has been added 10 times as many Of
fceholders es were added during Nc
KinIcy's and CleveIand's terms"
Now. for that reason, fellow-citi,
Zans. for the reason that the wasteful-
ness and extravaganza of which
speak permeated every department
Of the Government, and permeated a:
we'll the State governments Whlcf
have been in the control of the Re
publican party, therefore it is thu
duty of fair-minded citiz,- S to make
change in the government OF the
United States.
Responsibility for Trusts.
You and l know that IA years agt
nearly every Northern State passed
Republican policy, and with the eX
ception CT here and there the Republi
can party, without legislative suppor
and backing, has been in control o
all these Northern States just as com
pletcly as it has been in control o
the Federal Government. And, m,
felloW-citizens, you have not heart
anything about the trusts that have
been created down South in the South
ern States.
Now there was abundance of law
my citizens. All that was need
ed was little enforcement. Why, ou
ancestors brought over from England
the common law which we adopted
and for 200 years before we had an.
use for it in this country it was full
and effective as against combination
IN restraint of trade.
And there never was an hour dur
ing all of that time that these combi
nations in restraint of trade had beel
built up that the Attorney-General
OF the several States could not hav
asked the assistance of the Unitet
States Attorney-General, who coul'
have assisted them if he so desired
Mr.. Taft admits that the great ma
Jorlty OF these combinations in re
straint OF trade have been built VI
within the last 10 years. They neve
tired to stop them until very recently
The Steel Corporation has gradual,
obtained possession of more than 81
per cent. of the bessemer ore of tn
United States and absorbed other cor
porauons until it's holdings are enorm
Gus, but down in the Southern field
II had rival, and in time desired tn
rival In the course of time two o
tnree of the officers went to see tn
PRESIDENT, and when they returne'
from their visit they bought the stocl
oI the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany.
Now MIR. Bryan the other day call
ed the Presidents attention to it an
asked him whether this was an effor
On his part to enforce the law whicl
prohibited corporations in restrain
of trade.
Mr.. Roosevelt admits the transac
tlon, but this is what he says about 1t
L was cognizant of the entire trans
action. 1t was not entered into b.
.ae steel corporation of its own de
sire, but solely at the urgent reques
ot the corporation purchased and O
Tie big combinations holding that cor
porauon's securities.
Now it is very evident that Judg
uary and those other brilliant leader
vi the steel corporation who partici
pated in the transaction entered int
1t not because the steel corporation
wanted the Tennessee Coal and Irol
H,ompany, but that they wanted to re
heVe the stringency of the panic!
And the President said L woul
nave been derlict in my duty if ha'
not efficiently used all the powers O
lhe Government to see that the pani
was kept within the smallest possibl
radius.
Now, my fellow-cftizens, there ar
many lawyers in this assembly, an
eny OF you have ever heard of an
law that will give Congress any pow