New-York tribune., 1910-10-24
PARKER'S LATEST ISSUE
Backs Dix Against StimSon as to
PuIChritude.

Troy, n. Y. Oct. E-Ex-Judge Alton B.
Parker addressed a large Democratic mass
meeting here last night. He discussed state
and national issues. attacked Roosevelt and
went into the Hartman campaign fund
matter. He paid his respects to Senator
Depew and said that the latter should not
be returned to the Senate. Among other
things he said:
We have in this campaign national as well
as state issues. not because we are to elect
Congressmen alone but United States
Senator is to be sent TO Washington from
this state. and must not return Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. We must force men who
have violated their trust out of office. We
have some practical problems confronting
us to-day, and every man. particularly the
wage Garner. appreciates the fact that each
year 1t is a little more difficult TO make
both ends meet.
Judge Parker attacked the Republican
national platform of 1905 and declared that
the trainers in inserting a tariff revision
plank had played a trick on the people
that the party leaders formed an alliance
with the Republican machine and did not
lower the tariff when it was revised Turn
ing his attention to Roosevelt, Mr.. Parker
said:
When he was Governor and while he was
President Roosevelt never lifted his voice
to relieve the people from this burden
Upor his return from Africa, however, he
too. heard the voice of protest from the
people, and said he was in favor of re-
vision downward. schedule by schedule.
The speaker dweIt at length on the trusts
and said that he did not desire to denounce
corporations. He said:
A business corporation is one of the most
ingenious devices ever invented by men,
Corporations are necessary, and there are
,,- ~Anr,, hot
are over one thousand CORPORATIONS IN TINS
country which control prices and hit them
to the highest point which the tariff statute
permits. There is one way TO prevent TINS,
and that is to make a reasonable reduc-
ton OF tariff duties at once.
Judge Parker then went into the Harri-
man-Roosevelt campaign incident and dwelt
on it at considerable length. His reference
to state issues and the ticket was brief. He
said
Stimson claims l see by the papers to-
day, that l do not read his speeches. but In
the territory where | have been speaking
there are few Democratic papers. and the
Republican papers don't report my Speeches
fully. Had they done so he would have seen
that ! have read his arguments 1t seems
impossible to chain Stimson down TO eny-
thing. I have been reading his speeches.
but | don't find anything in them. When
we ask him about the high cost of living
he replies by saying, Il would like to know
how this man Dix stands on the question:
of betting on horse racing.
Another argument Of his is: Il am going
around trying TO show myself to the people:
I want Dix to come out and show himself
What for? If he thinks himself hand
soner than Dix he overestimates himself:
and IL he thinks that he is better quanned
to overhaul the machinery OF TINS state ne
rnderestimates the wisdom. strength and
character of Dix.
In conclusion Judge Parker read from the
last State Controllers report. showing an
increase in expenses in running every de-
partment but one.