The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-29
MURPHY FALTERS TO
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more rapidly than incomes and wages.
AS a rule. our people are blessed with
too much sense to regret the good
fortune of others. SO too. they are
too just TO countenance the employ
ment OF government to accumulate
wealth for a few at the cost OF Ill.
The great bulk OF the larger fortunes
have been wrung from the people
through the aid OF direct Legislation
aided by the non-enforcement OF law.
that Is, through the tariff and the
combinations in restraint OF trade.
created TO secure from the public
every dollar which the tariff statute
made possible"
Judge Parker then attacked the tar
III, declaring that although the Re-
publican platform of 1908 did not
promise a reduction downward In SO
many words. 1t was phrased to init
mate that this was the purpose or
the party. He declared President
Taft had made urgent appeals to the
senate for tariff reductions, but the
Republican national machine would
have none OF it," he said. They
stood faithfully by the trusts. the cor
porations and the individuals who
were the tariff benefciaries and
against the people. They did this in
obedience 10 the demand OF the cor
rupt national Republican machine
which has for years traded away the
rights OF the people in return for
money used to strengthen the machine
and to buy votes in doubtful congress
sional districts and in close states
Judge Parker asserted that big cor.
porations are the most useful public
devices ever originated by man. A
great majority OF them, he said, are
honestly conducted, and those that
are dishonest were made so by their
| officers, and not by the business sys-
tenn which permitted their existence.
"A combination having for its pur
pose a restraint OF trade. and the
sitting OF competition" he said, Ifs
In violation of the common law which
the courts OF this country have faith
| fully upheld. Yet large number OF
these creations exist The great ma
| jority were builded to exact from the
people the levy OF tribute authorized
| by the tariff. And there was no at
! tempt on the part of the attorney
generals Of the several states to STOP
| IL. For this neglect the Republican
party machine is responsible They
allow II because the tariff beneficiaries
haye been the largest contributors &c
| the Republican presidential and con
gressional campaign.
| Whatever excuse may be offered
the ugly truth Is that the Republican
national machine has received money
from the corporate and individual
beneficiaries OF the tariff, and in re
turn has compelled congress to keeI
high the tariff rates. And President
Taft has admitted 1. il his speeches"
Judge Parker then attacked what
he characterized Republican misman
agement in governmental affairs
which resulted In tremendous waste
annually. He quoted Senator Aid
rich's statement that he could run
the government for $500, 100000 less
a year and declared that the same
condition existed on a smaller scale
in the various states. He declared
| that Is years OF Republican rule In
New York state, had resulted In more
than doubling the expenses OF run
| ming the state. The millions wasted
he declared, were beyond recall but
the future was within control of the
people.
Parker departed from his set speech
TO criticise Col Roosevelt's Hamilton
club speech saying that the sugges
| ton that the chief executive was the
steward OF the people came with bad
| grace from a man who had been sc
signally honored by the American
| people. He declared that the sug
gestion TENDED to lawlessness"
The irrigation reservoir which the
| United States government will con
struct to impound the Rio Grande
river In New Mexico. will hold about