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TIID ALLIANCE! HERALD.
Friday, October 28. 1904.
ALLIANCH.
NEBRASKA,
fiOOSEVEI'S
Severest Indictment of His Vaiiy by
I'rcsidcut Himsilf. i
BE TOLD Of GENERAL COKRUPT10N
JtfraHtg, I'orgrilas nud Perjuries
OlToou JIIm Official Messago
Finds Among Notoilous
Violations of Liur.
There is not In existence, nor Is
ihero likely to bo, n severer Indictment
of tbo party In power tlint tlint by
President ItooBUvelt himself In his nn
nual message to the second session of
tbo Fifty-eighth Congress, trunsmltted
-on (Monday, Dec. 7, UMKl.
Huh tbo country forgotten bow bo
referred to the general corruption In
tbo departments-not merely the Post
otllco Department, but be Included nil
the departments' From the manner
in which ho reterred to tbo "deplor
able state of n Hairs' It Mas thought
that there would be n wholowilu purg
ing, and tbo consequence was that
when the message was promulgated
tbo departments were In n panic. Hut
their fears were unwarranted. t Only
-n fow offenders hero and there were
to bo molested.
Hut here is that part of tbo mes
sage lu reference to the prevalent cor
ruption ut Washington:
"In my last annual message, in con
nection with the subject of tbo due
regulation of combinations of capital
-which nro or may become Injurious
to tbo public, I recommended a special
appropriation for the better enforcement
of the nntl-trust law as It now stands,
to be extended under the direction of
tbo Attorney-General, .cordlngly (by
4bo legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation act of February 25, 1903;
; Stnt, 851, 00-1), the Congress ap
propriated for the purpose of enforc
ing till; various Federal trust and Interstate-commerce
laws tho sum of live
hundred thousand dollars, to bo ex
pended under tbo direction of the Attorney-General
lu the employment of
special counsel and agents lu the De
imrlmcnt of Justice to conduct pro
ceedings and prosecutions under said
iaws lu the courts of the United States,
1 now recommend as a matter of the
utmost Importance aud urgency the ex
tension of the purposes of the appro
priation, fco that It may he available
under tbo direction or the Attorney
General, and until used for (ho enforce
ment of tho laws of the United States
in general, and especially ,of tbo civil
mid criminal laws relating to postal
crimes and offenses and the subject of
iiulurallzatlou. Itcceut Investigations
have Hhown a DKPLORABLK STATK
OF AFFAIUS IN THESE T1IKEH
MATTERS OF VITAL CONCEItN BY
VAHIOU8 FRAUDS AND 111' I'ORG
BRIES AND PERJURIES, THOU
SANDS OF ACHES OF THE PUBLIC
.DOMAIN, embracing lands ofdlfterent
character and extending tnrougn var
ious Bcctlons of tho country, have been
dishonestly Required. It Is hardly nec
essary to urge the 1 .jortanco of re
covering these dishonest acquisitions,
stolen from the people, nnd of prompt
ly and duly punishing the offenders. I
speak lu another part of tills message
of the wide-spread crimes nnd otfense
by which the sacred right of citizen
ship Is falsely asserted and that 'In
cstlmablo heritage' perverted to base
wnda. Hy Blmllar means-THIlOUGU
FRAUDS, FORGERIES AND PER
JURIES AND HY SHAMEFUL I1H1H-IBHIES-THE
LAWS RELATING
TO THE PROPER CONDUCT OF
THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN GENER
AL. AND TO THE DUE ADMINIS
TRATION OF THE POSTOFFIOE
DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NO
TORIOUSLY VIOLATED, AND
MANY INDICTMENTS HAVE BEEN
FOUND, AND THE CONSEQUENT
PROSECUTIONS ARE IN COURSE
OF HEARING OR ON THE EVE
THEREOF. FOR THE REASONS
THUS INDICATED AND SO THAT
THE GOVERNMENT MAY HE PRE
PARED TO ENFORCE PROMPTLY
AND WITH THE GREATEST EF
FECT THE PENALTIES FOR SUCH
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW, AND
TO THIS END MAY BE FUR
NISHED WITH SUFFICIENT IN
STRUMENTALITIES AND COMPE
TENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR
THE INVESTIGATIONS AND
TRIALS WHICH WILL nE NEOES
SAttY AT MANY DIFFERENT
POINTS OF THE COUNTRY, 1
URGE UPON THE CONGRESS THE
NECESSITY OF MAKING THE
SAID APPROPRIATION AVAIL
ABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR
ALL SUCH PURPOSES. TO BE EX
PENDED UNDER THE DIREC
TION OF THE ATTORNEY-GEN-KRAL."
By nothing Is a public man's charac
ter better to bo Judged than by what be
lias to say to the public.
How shall the people who will vote
for President In November better ar
rive at a fair Judgment of the character
of Theodore Roosevelt, as he Is, than
by his latest utterances? Ills supporters
and advisers say that bo consulted them
and discussed with them bis most im
portant acts and declarations.
But what Is left to bo said of a Presi
dent, however Influenced, who In one
breath flnds fault with all of his de
partments, Baying thnt by frauds, forg
eries and perjuries they nro In a de
plorable condition, aud, in the next
breath, as lu bis letter of acceptance,
speaking of ' ?s administration's record,
declares: truthful recital would
leave no room fo- adverse comment?"
"Was. the man who wrote tbo message
to Congress only last December sin
cere? Was bis recital "truthful?"
iWas tho same man who wroto a letter
accepting tho Republican nomination
for President sincere?
dfofAZ&j?
"THE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL
After his terrlllc Indictment of cor
ruptloulHts lu his own administration
this Is what he has Just sutd lu bis let
ter of acceptance:
"Wo base our appeal upon what wo
have done and are doing, upon our rec
ord of administration and legislation
during tho last seven years In which
wo have bad complete control of the
government. WE INTEND IN THE
FUTURE TO CARRY ON THE GOV
ERNMENT IN THE SAME WAY
THAT WE HAVE CARRIED IT ON
IN THE PAST."
How did the administration proceed
to cut all the awful, disgraceful, de
grading corruption to which the Presi
dent pointed tho linger of righteous
scorn In the departments?
Just two or three offenders were In
dicted. Not a single criminal In the de
partments has gone to any Jail. Not
one of them Iiuh ever been punished.
Yet lu these department?, according to
President Roosevelt himself, were meu
guilty of "frauds, forgeries perjuries
and shameless briberies."
Ho went after these rascals ns he
did nfter the trusts. He quit as soon
as bo began, ns soon :ts the pursuit of
rascality hnd the appearance or suc
cess. Was It any quality of mercy which
caused Mr. Roosevelt to suspend the
cnuso of Justice, or was It because be
was a candidate for President?
If you believe In a tariff that will
protect every legitimate Industry,
without allowing the Trusts to rob
and oppress the public,
VOTE FOR PARKERI .
BRYAN PROPHESIES FULFILLED.
Tariff nml Triivia Wrecked Small
liitliiatrlca of 1 milium 'l'oivn,
A special dispatch to the New York
World from Indianapolis says:
Fifty-two speeches will bo delivered
by Mr. Bryan in Indiana lu eight days,
from October 12 to October 20. Alto
gether tho Democratic State Commit
tee will get nbout sixty-live speeches
out of Bryan In Indiana In ten days,
If bis voice nnd strength hold out.
Bryan will bo hurried over Indlnna
on a special train, which will be made
up at Terre Haute the morning or Oc
tober 12.
Tipton nnd Alexandria will be
ntnong the places visited. Mr. Bryan
passed Elwood on tho journey from oue
place to the other when he mndc a
prophetic speech last cnmpalgh that
tariff and trusts would wreck Its fac
tories. He then said:
"Ere other campaign your factor
ies no Idle, your tall chimneys
send forth no smoke, and although Re
publican legislation might be claiming
nil accomplishment of Improved manu
facturing conditions, you will know,
nnd know to your own sorrow, tho fal
lacy of such claims."
Since bis visit the radiator works
have closed, the American Wludow
Glass Is a wreck, the Pittsburg Plato
Glass Company is closed, the Roderfer
uncle company is in the nanus or a
receiver, tbo Elwood Furniture Com
pany has been sold at receiver's sale,
tho lawn mower company Is moving
away and other factory wreckB
abound.
Parker lMcsikrtl llliu.
John H. Wilson, a leading Democrat
of Indianapolis, was lu New York re
cently nnd met Judge Parker. To n
reporter, after bis return borne, Mr.
Wilson said:
"Ho Is undoubtedly a very impres
sive mnn. Ho Is a large, well-built,
strong man physically, ami la Intellec
tually on tho same large scale. He Im
presses you as a man with perfect har
mony of faculties, each highly devel
oped. In manner tho reminded me of
Joseph E. MacDounld. He is genial
and kindly. You cannot think of his
being rash in action. There Is that self
poise that shows that he thinks before
be speaks. AH In nil, bo possesses an
I exceedingly attractive personality."
EXECUTIVE USURPATION.
Not in a Republican Congress to Oppose
a Republican I'rcsid.nt.
Secretary of War William II. Tnft,
speaking for the Administration at the
Union Lengue Club meeting on Thurs
day night, quoted from Judge Parker's
letter of acceptance this, aud proceeded
to criticise It:
"Already tho Natlonnl Government
bns become centralized beyond any
point contemplated by the f miners of
tho Constitution. How tremendously
nil this has added to the power of
the President! It bus developed from
year to year until It almost equals that
of many nionarchs."
Then Secretary Taft has this com
ment to make:
"In what respect does the Executive
to-day exercise any moro power than
ho did In tho time of Washington and
Jefferson? It may be that tho Presi
dent of the United Stntcs exercises
more power under the Constitution
than many mouarchs. If this is true
to-day, it Is becauso the Constitution
builders put the Instrument Into force.
But if It were otherwise, If there has
been nn encroachment by tho Execu
tive on tho legislative and judicial
branches of the Government, why does
not the Judge point out where these
usurpations are, so that he may prom
ise to the people thnt under his admin
istration such usurpations will not be
continued?"
Again continues Secretary Taft:
"The possibility of Improper limita
tion of executive power by Congress is
real, but tho danger that the Executive
will usurp the functions of tbo Legis
lature Is a mere hobgoblin, because the
Legislature has always at Its command
that which In England won from tho
most arbitrary- kings liberty for the
people tho power over tho public
purse. Mere Inaction by Congress
would render the President powerless."
Judge Parker's assertion as to the
centralization of power in the Govern
ment Is most nbu 'dantly warranted by
abuses too notor lsly pntent to need
specification. Not n few administra
tions have seen this question under dis
cussion In Congress, and beforo the
people on tho hustings. It Is by no
means a new question. It was last
ino6t seriously debated during the ad
ministration of President Grant. Nev
er before has the question of central
ization of power assumed bo grave on
aspect ns under tho administration
of Mr. Roosevelt. Since tho day he
took tho oath of office, after the death
of William McKlnley, Theodore Roose
velt has bent every energy of nn ex
ceptionally energetic nature to prcmot
Ing bis own succession, nnd lu tbo pur
suit of that object ho has time and
again transgressed the legitimate
sphere of his executive functions.
Mr. Taft was In the Philippines
when Mr. Roosevelt was bosslug his
Republican Congress, and there were
things about Congress bo didn't see.
There were Republicans lu that Con
gress who several times evinced symp
toms of revolt, but tho power of the
Executive was quickly brought Into
play and the would-be party recalci
trants were Incontinently whipped Into
Hue.
It Is tbo veriest Idle twaddle to speak
In this connection of "tho Legisla
ture" having the power. to mnko the
Executive powerlecs. What Is tho pow
er of the Legislature worth so long ns
It Is unexercised when It most needs to
be exercised? Did n Republican Con
gress ever dare to oppose n Republican
Executive? If It has ever been criti
cised by Republican members, it has
been by Iudlrctlon, with the tlnal re
sult that the vote of the Republican
Legislature has been with the Execu
tive. Tho Republican Congress has
done President Roosevelt's bidding ab
jectly nnd servilely, the while Its In
dividuals In private criticised nud even
cursed bis fatuous blundering.
Congress may, indeed, uudcr the
POLICEMAN.
law, bind the bands of a usurping
President, ns the English Parliament
has done wltn English kings, but the
Congress will have to be anything else
but n Republican Congress.
COST OF TRANSPORTATION.
Monopolies nnd Trusts Receive Re
bates While Other Shippers sullor.
As n strong argument against the
trusts, which nro fostered under the
Iniquitous Dlnglcy Tariff bill, a paper
read by Mr. A. H. Hepburn, President
of the Chase National Bank of New
York, beforo the American Bankers'
Association, at the Waldorf, in New
York recently, may well be considered.
Mr. Hepburn bns some positive Ideas,
and among them was this:
"Recurring to the Initial thought of
this paper tho desirability of stable
business conditions aud uniform cost
of transportation, and rensonnble uni
form rates for money, we, as bankers,
entirely apart from legislative or co
ercive measures, cnu exercise great In
fluence in bringing about such condi
tions." Uniform cost of transportation means
thnt one shipper must have the same
rate as another. Twenty yenrs ago
tho men who control the Standard Oil
Company nnd nearly everything else
In the country, saw the advantage of
n rebate. They gave the other fellow
an oven chnnco In production, but they
cut Ills throat In getting a chenper
freight rate than ho could, nnd the
competitor went out of business.
There is a coal trust that controls
every pound of coal consumed In New
York and New England. Mr. Baer Is
nt the bead of this. Several years ago
the coal mnrket of New York was
open. The coal trust was formed. The
members got an ndvnntngo In freight
rates from the railroads. It was mnll.
but it was enough. It put the competi
tors out of business. This rebate killed
competition, made n coal monopoly
nnd conl bills appreciated about tlft.
per cent.
This Is but nn example which could
be stretched out ad Intliiltuin. Every
criminal trust that lives get- It". life
from a special privilege, and the ma
jority of those special privileges are
given by virtue of the DIugley Tariff
Act.
It's the Trusts agalnet the People.
Roosevelt t'.ands for the Trusts; Par
ker stands for the Pacple.
VOTE FOR PARKER!
PROTECTION AND THE FAPHCR.
i 'I
Agricultural Mccrlvcsi .Ibholiitul) No
IleucCit One of Ilia 'Jnriir.
Mr. Roosevelt. In one of his many
books, said that "there was no doubt
nbout tho fact that the hi Kb tariff
against which South Carolina to vluor
ously protested was a discrimination
ngalnst tho purely agricultural com
munities." So certain Is It that a protective tar
iff, canuot help the producer of staple
agricultural products, thnt not long
ago Mr. Lubln, a Republican, came to
Congress demnndlng that Congress
should protect the farmer as well as
the manufacturer.
When be was told that thero existed
duties upon Indian com, wheat, etc.,
his reply substantially was that every
man knew It worked no protection, so
called, to tho American farmer. He
snld that tbo Government could help
tho manufacturers of certain products
by levying Import duties, making, of
course, the rest of the community pay
tho price of the help; but the only wny
In which they could help tho farmers
was by giving nn export bounty, nnd
bo demanded that bounty very serious
ly In hearing nfter hearing before'the
Committee on Agrleulturo in tbo House
of Representatives.
If you want your boy to have a
chance In life and not be a trust slave,
VOTE FOR PARKERI
CCI&m'TION
CAMPAIGN FUND
Republican National Committee Holding
Up Corporations Rlfht and Lett.
The Wall Street Summary!' than
which there Is not n fairer non-pnrtl-san
financial jourunl In the country,
says, touching the Republican efforts
to raise n corruption campaign fund:
"Already n number of the largest cor
porations In this country, popularly,
oc In many cases mlsleadlngly, spok
en of as 'trusts,' and hence likely to
He under tho bni. of the Sherman Anti-Trust
law, as interpreted by the Su
preme Court or the United States lu
the Northern Securities case, have
been nppronched, yes, actually Impor
tuned, by the mnnngers of the Repub
lican campaign or their authorized
emissaries to contribute to the treas
ury of the National Committee. In
some cases assurances have been giv
en In the White House, that now that
the Issue raised by tbo Govemnient
In the Northern Securities case has
been sustained by the Supremo Court,
certain aggregations of Industrial en
terprises would not be held ns coming
within tho purview of the decision
mentioned.
"Wo can state further thnt the ex
ecutives of some of the corporations
thnt have been nppronched, ns de
scribed above, are not members of the
political pnrty in behalf of which the
appeals have been made, yet they linve
deemed it good business judgment to
give the mutter their favorable consid
eration. "The most flagrant case of this char
acter that has come to our knowledge
Is thnt of tho executive of one of our
larger railroad systems, who has vir
tually decided that It Is for the best
Interests of his corporation thnt in
some way n substantial contribution
should be made to the cnuso represent
ed by Chairman Corteljou. because
the Chalrmnn Is slated for the position
of Postmaster General after March 4,
should his efforts to retain his pnrty
In power be successful. This corpo
ration, in common with all other trans
portation companies, lias constant nud
sometimes conflicting relations with
the Postotllce Department, n fact thnt
carries great weight with the execu
tive referred to, ns it doubtless will
with others slmllurly situated when
they are appealed to for campaign con
tributions. "This paper Is not a political organ
In nny sense of the word, but, ns Its
readers knovj. stands for what Is hon
est nnd upright in tho management of
our Govcrmuct.tal nffnlrs, ns well us
In the conduct of commercial and
financial transactions. It seems pro
per, therefore, and entirely within the
province of nn Independent, non-partisan
newspaper to refer to such fncts
ns they come to Its knowledge from
time to time, ns have been recited
above, leaving those who rend them to
draw their own conclusions."
WHERE IS THE MAYFLOWER?
Pertinent Inquiry us to the Locnllt
of tho President's Yacht.
Emperor William likes Mr. Roose
velt sincerely for his Imperial way.".
He likes him for bis taking care of
bis own pleasures. It tickles his Im
perial Majesty that Theodore Roosevelt
has n yacht, tbo Mayflower, most lux
uriously appointed, which is somewhere
ensconced in Mediterranean waters.
The yacht is somewhere nbout the
the wnters of tho earth. The Govern
ment Is paying n sum for It that is,
tho people nro paying the cost. So
remnrkable has been the display of lux
ury nbout this American republic's Im
perial boat thnt It has attracted the
attention or every enterprising news
paper man In the country, een Includ
ing tbo pictorial nrtlsts. Yet a photogra
pher or the Navy Department has been
ordered to destroy nil tho plates aud
pictures representative of the Interior
of tho craft. What Is tho fear about
this boat? Is it not a fact that the
Administration knows thnt this sort of
thing Is Inconsistent with a republican
form of government? Aud Is It not
a patent proposition tlint It is best to
conceal all that can no bidden nbout
this Imperial boat? There is an ex
pensive mival and military entourage
about this Government which Is con
stantly growing lu extent and ex
pense, lr opk along with colonial ex
pansion and all that sort of rotten
thing, which Is contrary to a republican
form of government.
If you want a government by the
People lr stead of a government by
Trusts,
VOTE FOR PARKERI
TO KfiRP STANDING PAT.
HoiiHOVtill lo ; on n Ilefnrrt Not
ivltlistniuliiiK u lltt Urcoril.
The President, In his letter of nc
ccptnnce. .ays: "We Intend In the fu
ture to carry on the Government In
the same way that we have carried It
on In the past." That Is to say that
the (iovernment will be carried on In
the future with that degree of reck
lessness and extravagance which Is a
part of the record or his administra
tion during the last three years.
Tho New York Evening Post be
lieves" that too much prominence can
not be given by tho Democratic and In
dependent press nnd speakers to this
extremely bad record. "Take tho sin
sle matter or naval expenditures." says
the Post. "In 1SS1 the apnroprlntlons
wero SRlf.0S0.437, nnd in 1SS5 less thnn
$10,000,000. Ry 1S00 the sum appro
orbited was $22,450,113; in 1S0S It was
32,571.082: and In 11)01, $55.02:1,422.
But this amount Is modest compared
with the expenditure since tho pres
ent administration has really warmed
to Its work. In 1002 tho naval estab
llshment called for $07,803,128; In 1003
for $S2,01S.034; and the InRt appropria
tion was $98,005,110. These figures
speak for themselves. We have
plunged into this business up to our
nooks, nnd unless there is a sharp
change, we shall be over our heads."
The Trusts, under Republican pro
tectlon, are driving retailers out of
business. If you wan fair competi
tion for everybody
VOTE FOR PARKERI
AMERICAN
CONSUMERS BILKED
Startling Dlffsrenc) or Cost in Fawr
ot Foreign Sttel Rail Buyers.
Of the points made by Hon. John
Sharp Williams, In bis powerful anti
trust speeches, none Is so unanswer
able ns that which hd emphasizes with
the undisputed fact thnt steel rails
manufactured In this country are sold
cheaper to foreign thnu to American
consumers.
Here Is tho way Mr. Williams treat
ed the subject in his Brooklyn speech
of October 1:
Let me read you a letter from Mr.
Roaul, President of the National Rail
road Company of Mexico, a road which
operates both lu Mexico nntl In Texas:
"In 1902 1 secured bids' on steel rails
for Mexico from united States mills nt
about $24 delivered at Tamplco, whiles
tbo price I paid at the snnui time for
rails for our road in Texas was $28 nt
tbo mills."
Remember that these rails were laid
dowu at Tamplco, Mexico, for $24, nnd
that the freight to Tamplco was $4, so
that the price at the mills for the rails
shipped to Tamplco was $20, while, as
the writer states, the price at the mills
for thnt part of the order to be used
In Texas was $2S. The extortion lu
this case was $8.
Let me read you part of another let
ter, addressed to Senator Bacon, of
Georgia, and dated February 23. 1901,
and written by Mr. J. 'x. Wright, an
Indlnna Republican:
"The extension of our road, some for
ty miles, was decided upon nnd cash
provided for It early In the spring of
1001. Owing to the demand at that
time for steel In nil forms aud tbo
probability of an advance In price, It
seemed wise to take up the matter of
the purchase of the necessnry rails nt
once. Inquiries, therefore, were ad
dressed and mailed to all the leading
steel mil manufacturers in the coun
try, nsklng for tenders on sixty miles
of seventy-pound steel rolls delivered
nt Savannah or Macon, the ,.olnt of de
livery to be option: 1 with us.
"After endenvorlnj lu vnln to obtain
better prices thnu those quoted, wo
Anally accepted the bid of the Steel
Company, and plnccd our order with
them for the 5018 tons of rails at $2U
per ton, based upon delivery nt tide
water. This would enable us to ar
range our own freight rate to Savan
nah nnd effect some saving lu the cost
of the rails. The order was declined
on these terms, the Steel Company
refusing to make any price r. o. b. mill,
but Insisting upon dellv. red price.
"I made one mure effort. Some
friends of mine were Interested in a
rnllroad project lu Central America,
nnd I broached the subject to the rep
resentative of the Steel Company
who hnd come here lo close the mntter
with me. I told him that my friends
had made some Inquiry of me as to tbo
cost or construction in tlint country,
nnd I should like to know nt what price
he could sell me steel rails delivered
nt tldownter for shipment to Honduras.
Ho promptly quoted me $20 per ton.
"Allowing n liberal amount for cost
of delivery nt tidewater, which, In this
particular case would have been very
small, wo American citizens paid to
this American industry $33,000 in ex
cess of what foreigners would hnvo
been compelled to pay. And $33,000
would have put up a very handsome li
brary filled with standard hooka oil
protection.
"And this was a very small transac
tiononly fifty miles of railroad! Pay
ments were cash, and we neither need
ed nor nsked nny concessions in the
matter of time. Because we wero
Americans Interested in the develop
ment of a small section of our country.
Involving faith nnd sacrifices, we wero
compelled to pay out, as a bonus, in
excess of $000 per mile."
Every family pays tribute to the Re
publican Trusts which control the
necessaries of life. If ycu want to
stop that tribute
VOTE FOR PARKER!
TEDDY 15 HIMSELF AGAIN,
Booted, spurred and sombrcrocd,
with teeth gleaming dellnucc nnd bat
tle, after an unwonted period of silence
and quietude, Theodore Roosevelt has
promulgated a letter of acceptance of
the uomluntlon for President, which Is
a burning challenge to Democrats and
other citizens who have questioned
the wisdom of his administration. Ho
proclaims himself Infallible when even
many of those or bis own party havo
openly admitted he made mistakes.
Tho large, respectable elemeut of In
dependent voters who have criticised
his nets are told to go to the devil, for
oil he cares. As for the Democrats
themselves, they havo provocation
enough to rully to the battle of beat
ing this unsparing critic of famous
predecessors iu otllce. They will not
forget bis defamation of Jefferson,
Jackson and Polk, nor will they forget
when he was nominated for Vice-President
bis violent abuse ot all Democrats.
WORTH TtlEM AIL,
Trust Question Transcends AH OlhAr
Iuucs In Importance.
Jobn,A. Wlston, or Lansing (Mich.),
ex-President of the Michigan Knights
or the Grip, has this to bay:
"The trust question is worth all tho
other Issues ten times over. Traveling
meu are pushing that Issue for all it
Is worth. Particularly is this true in
New York and Indlann. Judge Par
ker's decisions are a splendid record
against the trusts. In the minds of
the masses it Is the paramount issue.
The best workers outside of the retail
dealers and commercial travelers for
Parker and Davis nro the women.
They all understand the trust question.
It Is not necessary to tell them how
the trusts bnve put up prices of almost
everything nnd Increased the cost of
living one-third."
Who would have Imagined thut Cor
telyou would be so reckless a chauffeur
of the Administration auto?
?