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Show BACKED BY THE TRUSTS. The Democratic Cash-Box is Receiving Liberal! Contributions from the Great Corporations, The trusts long ago recognized President Roosevelt as a dangerous foe to illegal monopolies. monopo-lies. If the money power of the United States could have defeated Roosevelt's nomination at the Chicago convention it would have hastened to do so. It saw in time that the people had set their hearts upon Roosevelt's candidacy, and, leaving the Republicans out of the case, they turned to the Democrats. In Judge Parker they found, apparently, a man of that cast of mind whioh tolerates fluestionable behavior, procrastinates procrasti-nates decisive action, and leans to precedent so strongly as to balk advance the very man for the giant trusts to play with. When Judge Parker's speech o.f acceptance was read, his remarks upon the trusts were anxiously an-xiously scanned by the people. Disappointment came to those who were not already awake to the actual nature of David Bennett Hill's manipulations manipula-tions in connection with tho nomination of Patker "Wait till we see where the trusts put their money." said one wavering Independent, not ytt willing to give up the hope of a Democratic fight upon illegal trusts. There was not long to wait. It is a matter of public knowledge ttta't the groat trusts are pouring money into the Democratic campaign treasury. The tobacco trust, the sugar trust, the oil trust, the New York transportation trust, all are knowri to have contributed liberally to Belmont's Bel-mont's treasure chest. These combinations of capital well know how and when to be liberal. They see in the election of Parker their .only protection pro-tection against a straightforward, courageous chief executive who will enforce the United States laws for the control of combinations of capital and Illegal monopolies. The trusts do not want Roosevelt for President. Presi-dent. The great combinations of capital have delicate del-icate susceptibilities when it comes to their immediate im-mediate or remote prospects for gain. But money cannot carry the presidential election. The ce--tainty that the trusts are worlcii sc lor Parker will only send hundreds of thousands of voters to the polls to cast their ballots for Roosevelt. Their own employes will vote against the candidate of the trusts. Judge Parker's shuffling sentences about a non-existent "common law" and Its possible pos-sible dealings with the trusts gave tho American people their first "jar" as to tho position of the Democratic nominee on this question. Tho heavy contributions of the trusts to the Parker campaign cam-paign fund have completed the awakening as to the attitude of the great contributions and monopolies mon-opolies in this presidential eleotion. Parker may well say, In this connection, as well as in the contemplation of most of his olose associates, "save me from my friends!" |
