Show JUDGE PARKER MAKES FIRST GREAT SPEECH Democratic Campaign Opened in Los Angeles by New NewYork NewYork York Jurist CHEERS GREETED HIS REFERENCE TO BRYAN VIGOROUS TALK ON THE TARIFF AND A D CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS BY CORPORATIONS Los Angeles A US 5 Judge Alton B Parker Democratic candidate for president president dent in delivered his first speech of the present campaign In behalf of or orYo W Yo J Bryan and John W Kern before an audience of 2000 people at Temple auditorium tonight In his I Parker said saide We e have haA at the head he d of ot the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic ticket two men of character well known one of ot whom is especially well known and who in season and out has fought against the relations between gov government government and corrupt corporations And with him Is il associated a man whom I have known personally personal since 1835 1895 and amI who in my judgment Is in every way wa worthy of ot his associate ass Clate and who in case an emergency of ot any an kind should arise which God forbid would be In a position tion to take up the standard and carry carr It on Intense I Enthusiasm This reference was received by b the au audience with great enthusiasm Cheers for forthe forthe the candidate came V from rom all parts of ot the th hall Speaking upon the Issues of ot the cam campaign campaign Judge JUIge Parker devoted practically his entire speech to the tariff which hp denominated the one great question of the hour and the subject of campaign contributions by b corporations Upon these subjects he said There Is one great question of all ques questions questions to be solved by the electorate in inthe inthe the coming campaign Many years ears ago agoa a small black cloud appeared apon the th horizon of this country It a very 11 small one then but It has grown C own now no noto to one of or giant Jiant and menacing proportions ons A tariff was imposed for tor the os ostensible protection of infant Industries which has been extended and enlarged until under it has grown up a system s S Stem tem which now no has the country com completely within its ts grasp Fifty Years of Robbery How is It that against the interests Int rests of the people a party part in power for more than fifty years ears has been able to shut its eyes ees to the tact fact that the people have been persistently robbed by b means or of a statute which this party enacted but which It has not had the courage to change The Republican party has been in alliance with protected interest t tt t These interests have furnished money mone to tot t the Republican party at the request t of ot its national committee upon every ever need needful ful occasion knows that for years th the leaders of the party part have hae been engaged in frying fring fat out of the i manufacturers it when Republican mao man managers What hat does mean agers go to the managers of corporations hat in hand and ask donations of WJ What hat is the agreement It Is that the parties receiving the money win wilt I take care of the parties giving the money mone Time to Fight Unholy Alliance After ACter the election was over in 1904 I Imade Imade made up mv mind when I saw the whole wholesale sale e corruption of government by b corpo corporations corporations rations that It was time to fight this alliance 1 I went to New ew York ork City and ned there with three or 01 four other men menor jo joined for forand forand of or patriotic impulse and we fought and obtained the enactment of a state law prohibiting campaign contributions by b corporations Under this law the corpo corporations will not dare rations In New ew York state stat to a Republican campaign to give money I fund I 1 wanted then and what federal statute want now is a similar to corporations of ot the that will apply whole country countr Why Bryan Should Be Elected Ele ted You ask why should the Demo Dem Democratic may the than cratic ticket be trusted rather Republican to enact and nd enforce such i a that TaU Tatt law It has been pointed out wrote a letter asking the Republican con to pass a law la prohibiting corpora corporations corporations Influence elec elee elections from giving money to All n that may ma be true but the point Is that congress did not I want to make do ft it Yo You should send to Washington who is In favor faor of turning n Sown a down president the trusts trusts and with Congress a congress back backof of him bim who will help to do It The last with this question cOngrESS 5 m In dealing hid Us its head hea 1 like the ostriches out here In southern California Do It Now This alliance between corporations and officiaLS Is one that must be down You need stopped or we go not talk of the Republican party doing It for It Is from their record that the will nOL It we will live we must with rottenness Cut it out outto outto do awa away We issue Is pressing Th The to the core of cit citizen citIzen must do it now The duty izen is Plain and there is no doubt as asto asto he to which of the two national tickets should support |