The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-06
JUDGE PARKER
MAKES FIRST
GREAT SPEECH
Democratic Campaign Opened
in Los Angeles by New
York JuriSt.
CHEERS GREETED HIS
REFERENCE TO BRYAN
VIGOROUS TALK ON THE TARIFF
AND CAMPAIGN coNTRlBU-
TloNS BY CORPORATIONS.

Los Angeles. Aug. 5.-Judge Alton b.
Parker, Democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1904, delivered his first speech
of the present campaign in behalf of
w. j. Bryan and John W. Kern before
an audience of 1000 people at Temple
auditorium tonight. In his address Judge
Parker said:
I'VE have at the head of the Demo-
cratic ticket two men of character. well
known, one of whom is especially well
known, and who, in season and out, has
fought against the relations between gov
eminent and corrupt corporations.
And with him is associated man whom
/ have known personally since 1885, and
who. in my Judgment. is in every way
worthy of his associate. and who in case
an emergency of any kind should arise,
which God forbid. would be in a posi-
ton TO take up the standard and carry
il on"
Intense Enthusiasm.
This reference was received by the au-
dience with great enthusiasm Cheers for
the candidate came from all parts of the
hall.
Speaking upon the issues of the cam
paign, Judge Parker devoted practically
his entire speech to the tariff. which ne
denominated the one great question or
the hour" and the subject of campaign
contributions by corporations. Upon these
subjects he said:
There is one great question of all ques-
tons to be solved by the electorate IN
small black cloud appeared Ipon the
horizon of this country II VI very
small one then, but ii has grown nov
TO one of giant and menacing proper
tons \ tariff was imposed for the os-
tensible protection of infant industries.
which has been extended ana enlarged
until under it has grown up sys-
tenn which now has the country COM
pletely within its grasp.
Fifty Years Of Robbery
How is it that against the interests
of the people q party IN power Tor more
than fifty years has been able 10 shut
its eyes to the fact that the people have
been persistently robbed b. means OF
statute which this party enacted, bnt
which it has not had the courage -
change? The Republican party has been
in alliance with protected interests.
These interests have furnished money 10
the Republican party at the request ol
its national committee upon every neea-
full occasion
Everybody knows that for years the
leaders of the party have beeh ehgaseu
in frying fat out of the manulactuIe - iS'
What does il mean when Repuohcah iildu-
ayers go to the managers of corporatons'
hat in hand and ask donations OF sSo,-
OO02 What is the agreement? II IS lhat
the parties receiving the money Will take
care of the parties giving the money
Time to Fight Unholy Alliance.
After the election was over III lgoi,
made up my mind when saw the WHY WHY
sale corruption of government by corpo-
rations that il was time TO 1lgnl tnlS
alliance | went to New York CITY anu
ioined there with three or four other men
of patriotic impulse. and we fought for
and obtained the enactment OF state
law prohibiting campaign CONTRIBUTORS pS
corporations. Under this law the coIpo-
rations in New York state will not dare
to give money to Republican campaign
fund. What | wanted then, and what /
want now. is similar federal statute
that will appIy>tO corporations OF the