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Show BACKED BY THE TRUSTS. The Democratic Cash-Ilox la Kecelv Inn Liberal Contrlbutlona. The trusts long ago recognized President Presi-dent Itoosevclt as a dangerous foe to Illegal Ille-gal monopolies. It the money power of the United States could have defeated Uooscielt's nomination At the Chicago convention it would hare hastened to do so. It paw, in time, that tho people had set their hearts upon Hoosevclt'a candidacy, candi-dacy, and, leaving the llcpubllcnns out ot the case, they turned to the Democrats. In Judge Parker they found, apparently., a man of that cast of mind which tolerates toler-ates questionable behavior, procrastinates procrasti-nates decisive action, and leans to precedent prece-dent no strongly as to balk advance tho very man for the giant trusts to play with. When Judge l'orker's speech of acceptance accept-ance was retid, his remarks upon the trusts were anxiously senned " y the people. peo-ple. Disappointment came to thoso who were not already nwiiko to the actual nature na-ture ot David Hennett Hill's manipulations manipula-tions in connection with tho nomination of Parker. "Wait till we sec where the trusts put their money," said ono wavering Independent, Inde-pendent, not yet willing to give up the hope ot a Democratic fight upou Illegal trusts. There was not long to wait It is a matter of public knowledge that the great trusts are pouring money Into the Democratic campaign treasury. The tobacco to-bacco trust, the sugar trust, the oil trust, tho New York transportation trust, oil nrc known to have contributed liberally to Helmout's treasure chest. These combinations com-binations of capital well know how and when to be liberal. They see In the election of Parker their only protection against n straightforward, courageous chief executive who will enforce the United States laws for tho control of combinations of capital and illegal monopolies. mo-nopolies. The trusts do not want lioosevelt for President. The great combinations of capital have delicate susceptibilities when it comes to their Immediate or remote prospects for gain. Hut money cannot carry tho presidential election. The certainty cer-tainty that tho trusts are working for Parker will only send hundreds of thousands thou-sands of voters to the polls to cast their ballots for lioosevelt. Their own employes em-ployes will vote against the candidate of the trusts. Judge Parker's sliutlllng sentences sen-tences altout a nonexistent "common law" and Its possible dealings with the ti lists gave the American people their first "Jar" as to the iosItlon of tho Democratic Dem-ocratic nominee on this question. The heavy contributions of the trusta to the Parker campaign fund have completed tho awakening as to the attltudo of the great combinations nud monopolies In this presidential election. Parker may well say, In this connection, connec-tion, as well as in the contemplation ot most of his close associates, "Save me from my friends!" |