Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1904 — JUDGE PARKER SPEAKS. [ARTICLE]

JUDGE PARKER SPEAKS.

Reiterates Hia Charges Against Republican Managers. Declaring that President Roosevelt in his signed statement to the public had not met the issue created since the platforms of tiie parties were adopted, Alton B. Parker, in a speech before the Kings County Democratic Club in Brooklyn Saturday night reiterated his charges of trust contributions to the Republican campaign fund for the purpose of corrupting the election, but did not attempt to present proof of direct transactions between Chairman Cortelyou of the Republican national committee and the heads of great corporations. While Judge Parker produced no affidavits, as expected in some quarters, he took back none of tiie charges previously made, and taking President Roosevelt’s statement as an admission that the trusts had contributed money to the Republican campaign fund, he declared that such contributions, for the foul purpose intended, form the greatest evil against which tiie people of to-day have to contend. Assuming that the President intended to have the public infer that the trusts had contributed to both the Republican and Democratic campaign funds, Judge Parker said: ‘‘The President does not deny jhe contributions. Tin's is what he says: ‘That contributions have been made to the Republican committee, as contributions have been made to the Democratic committee, is not tiie question at issue. Mr. Parker’s assertion is in effect that such contributions have been made for improper motives, in consequence of threats or in consequence of improper promise, direct or indirect, on the part of the recipients.’ “That is the only paragraph in President Roosevelt’s statement which touches either directly or indirectly on the question as to whether the trusts have made contributions to the Republican campaign fund.”