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J. H. ESTILL. President.
PARKER AND BRYAN STILL ASSAIL THE TRUSTS
ALTON B. PARKER.
THE TARIFF-FED TRUSTS
ABSORB NATION’S WEALTH
Judge Parker Declares That the People Will Yet
Turn to the Democratic Party for Relief
from the Octopus.
.. • ... . . -• * i
Democracy of the Nation Is Addressed by Its
Defeated Candidate.
Eeopus, N. Y., Nov. 9.—Judge
Parker to-night gave the press an
open letter addressed, "To the De
mocracy of the Nation,” In which he
thanked those in charge of his cam
paign work and declared that the peo
ple will soon realize that "the tariff
fed trusts are absorbing the wealth of
the nation.” He said that when that
time comes the people will turn to
the Democratic party for relief.
In his letter Judge Parker says he
shall never seek a nomination for pub
lic office.
The letter follows:
Thanks to Commit leemen.
To the Democracy of the Nation:
Dut thanks are due to the members
of the National Committee and to the
Executive Committee in charge of the
campaign for most unselfish, capable
and brilliant party pervice. All that it
was possible for men to do they did,
but our difficulty was beyond the reach
of party managers.
1 am mot grateful to them and wish
in this general way to extend my
thanks to the workers, as well as the
rank and file, all over the country. I
know how hard they struggled against
o\crwhelming odds, and I only wish
1 could take each one by the hand
and thank him.
I deeply as I regretted leaving the
bcin-h at the time of it, in the pres
fee of overwhelming defeat, I do not
lament it. I thought it my duty. In
the light of my present information, I
® ,n now even more confident that I
'll'! right.
1 shall never seek ta nomination for
Public office, but 1 shall to the best of
>ny ability serve the party that has
honored me, and through the party
serve niy country.
I he party has in the near future a
great mission. Before long the
IlTT! W,U realize that the tar
n-fed trusts and illegal combina
tions are absorbing the wealth of the
nation. Then they will wish to throw
on these leeches, but the Republican
1 arty will not aid them to do It, for
, leaders appreciate too well the
, wl,lch the moneys of the trusts
i be put in political campaigns.
••I Torn to the Party for Relief.
that time comes, and come it
the people will turn to the Demo
i, p ! lr,y for reHef. and the party
e?.i a nd.. b ® ready— ready with an or
ganlzation of patriotic citizens cover
election district, who are
run. 2? t 0 work for the love of the
e an organization supported by
"" "any town, city, county and state
meant*m“ W ® able t 0 e,ect ln the
entered this canvass with every
"U. Western and Eastern suite,
_ . ? n Republican control. This
fWhJ? that P“ rt y large army of of
holders, reaching into every ham
* ' "tany *>f •whom gladly followed the
, lf /T" a*, 1 for them by the members
iheir d * nt " cabinet ln devoting
Ir time and services to the party.
Ilary All Animosities.
h. 2" accomplish much in this direction,
w must forget the dlfflcul
v, * 'h* past. If any one suspects
h n. of treachery, let him not
hi. s f hl " •wptcion. If he knowa he
Jr,.* s*a* r d us, let him not tell It. Our
„ ,?, v * h*‘en weakened ,by divl
**• have quarreled at times
no 11 tln In. If w* w iuM h*lfi
** w * furnish an r
-■ tuzation through which they may be
JHofitinij
NUMBER 17.838.
relieved of a party that has grown so
corrupt that it will gladly enter Into
partnership with trusts to secure mon
eys for election purposes, we must for
get the differences of the past and be
gin this day to build up wherever it
may be needed a broad and effective
organization. And we must, by con
stant teaching, through the press and
from the platform, apprise the people
of the way the vicious tariff circle
works.
We must bring home to them at oth
er than election times the fact that
moneys contributed to the Republican
party by the trusts is not only dishon
est money, but it is given that the
trusts may, without hindrances, take
a much larger sum from the people.
Tlic Urcatest Moral question.
In the presence of a defeat that
would take away all personal ambi
tion, were it true that otherwise it
possessed me—l do not hesitate to say
that, in my opinion the greatest moral
question, which now confronts us, is:
Shall the trusts and corporations be
prevented from contributing money to
control, or to aid in controlling elec
tions ?
Such service as I can render in that,
or any other direction, will be gladly
rendered.
And I beg the co-operation as a fel
low- worker of every Democrat in the
country.
(Signed). Alton B. Parker.
May Practice Law In New York.
The telegraph office at Rosemount
Dodge was dismantled to-night after
the day’s business.
Judge Parker said to-night that his
plans for the future were not definitely
made, but that soon he would be in
harness again. It is generally be
lieved here that he will engage in the
practice of law in New York, forming
a partnership with some well-estab
lished firm.
addicksTxpects to
BE ELECTED SENATOR.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 9.—Complete
but unofficial returns give Roosevelt
a plurality of 4,100 in Delaware. Pres
ton Lea, the Republican compromise
candidate for Governor, carried the
state by a plurality of 2,800.
The indications at present are that
the next Delaware Legislature will
again be deadlocked on the question
of electing a United States senator to
succeed Senator Ball.
It is understood here that J. Edward
Addicks expects the Legislature to
elect him to.the Senate, but there Is
nothing on fne surface to-night to
show that the Regulars will join the
Union Republicans in selecting the sen
ator.
POPE CONGRATULATES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Rome, Nov. 9.—The returns from the
election In the United States were first
made known here to Premier Glollttl.
He telegraphed the news to King Vic
tor Emmanuel, who is slaying at his
country residence, San Rossore. Car
dinal Satolil, formerly papal delegate
In the United States, was especially
pleased, and warmly expressed full
satisfaction with the result. He added
that the "Pope congratulates President
Roosevelt on the splendid returns
which he Is sure will be for the pros
perity of the glorious, strong Ameri
can republic and for the maintenance
of most cordial relatione between
Yv ashiuglcn and lbs Holy Bee.”
SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1904.
ROOSEVELT’S PLORALITY GREATEST
A CANDIDATE WAS EVER GIVEN
His Plurality is Over 1,500,000, Which Estab
lishes a New Record for the American
Presidency.
Republican Candidate Will Have 343 Electoral Votes to 133
for Parker.
New York, Nov. 9.—With the election
returns still Incomplete, the plurality
of President Roosevelt in the nation,
according: to all indications to-night,
will exceed 1,500,000 —the greatest plu
rality ever given an American can
didate. The nearest approach to this
vote was in 1896, when McKinley re
ceived a plurality approximating 850,-
000, and in 1872, when Grant received
762,991 plurality.
To-night the interest centers in Mis
souri and Maryland. Late returns in
dicate that the former state is in the
Republican column, so far as presiden
tial electors are concerned, but that
Joseph W. Folk, the Democratic can
didate, has been elected Governor.
In Maryland the presidential vote
will probably be cast for Roosevelt.
Late returns to-night indicate that
Thomas A. Smith, Democrat, has been
elected to Congress in the First dis
trict by 450 plurality. Congressman
Jackson of this district to-night, how
ever, puts forward a claim of trick bal
lots and fraud, and says he will contest
the election.
In other states it is simply a ques
tion of plurality.
Solid Sooth Broken.
The "solid South’* was broken by
the probable defection of Missouri—this
section of the country usually having
thirteen states in the Democratic col
umn. The figures to-night show but
twelve sattes, with 133 votes for Judge
Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all the
Northern states —swept them, in fact —
and to-night he had 343 electoral votes.
The banner state is Pennsylvania.
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state in
dioated that Roosevelt’s plurality
would reach 485,000. Next came Illi
nois, where the President polled ap
proximately 225,000 more votes than
did Judge Parker.
Ohio gave Roosevelt 200,000 and New
York 174,000.
The New York city returns are still
Incomplete, but the amazement over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater New York by
only 41.000 votes.
In general, the situation is chiefly in
teresting to-night because of the fact
that the tickets in many states were
cut. Roosevelt ran ahead of his ticket
in many localities, notably in Massa
chusetts, where he secured a plurality
of 86,000 votes, while the Republican
candidate for Governor was defeated
by 35,000. In that state the Legisla
ture is Republican and the entire Re
publican ticket, with the exception of
Governor, was elected.
In Missouri circumstances are simi
lar.
No Senntorship for Brynn.
In Nebraska the definite announce
ment that the Legislature is Republi
can disposes of the statement that W.
J. Bryan had aspirations for a United
States senatorship. In thHt state, too,
the governorship Is in doubt, and it
will require official returns to deter
mine who is elected. Both sides claim
a victory.
There is a curious situation in Min
nesota, where Roosevelt secured 125,000
plurality, but where a Democratic gov
ernor and a Republican lieutenant gov
ernor were elected. The election of a
Democratic Governor is the second In
the history of the state.
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
has been returned to Congress from
Wisconsin, but Chairman Cowherd of
the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee was defeated in Missouri.
The situation In Colorado presented
an Interesting phase to-night. Roose
velt hss carried the state by probably
16,000, but the governorship Is still in
doubt, both sides (dalmlng a victory.
At a late hour both {tartlea claimed
HEARST KNOWS NAUGHT
ABOUT A NEW PARTY.
He Had No Meeting With WMuon
and Bryan Arranged.
New York, Nov. 9.—W. R. Hearst
issued the following statement to
night with regard to the report
that steps were being taken to or
ganize anew party:
“I have no knowledge of any
meeting between Mr. Watson, Mr.
Bryan and myself.
“I think the Damocratlc party
will reorganize its* f on a basis of
true Democracy, liminating the
Wall street influe: ce that proved*
so disastrous in thl i campaign, and
I, as a loyal Democ at, will be very
happy to see that lone. I am al
ways ready to contribute my own
services and those of my papers to
the Democracy for reorganization
or any other purpose, if they shall
be required.
“I shall be glad to work with all
loyal Democrats for the success of
Democratic principles, but I think
the loyal Democrats are quite cap
able of choosing their own leaders,
and I imagine this point will now
be conceded by those who endeav
ored to force leaders upon them.”
Maryland, the Republicans by 1,500.
The Democratic state managers said
the state would cast its electoral vote
for Parker and Davis.
Pluralities of the States.
The following table shows -the ap
proximate pluralities in the various
states:
Roose-
Btates. velt.
Alabama 75,000
Arkansas 30,000
California 100,000
Colorado *. 15,000
Connecticut 38,000
Delaware 4,000
Florida 20,000
Georgia 65,000
Idaho 25,000
Illinois 225,000
Indiana 75,000
lowa 130,000
Kansas 100,000
Kentucky 14,000
Louisiana 35,000
Maine 35,000
Maryland
Massachusetts 86,000
Michigan 150,000
Minnesota 125,000
Mississippi 50,000
M issouri 10,000
Montana 10,000
Nebraska 75,000
Nevada 2,000
New Hampshire 20,000
New Jersey .. 70,000
New York 174,000
North Carolina 50,000
North Dakota 20,000
Ohio 200,000
Oregon 40,000
Pennsylvania 485,000
Rhode Island 16,000
South Carolina 50,000
South Dakota 40,000
Tennessee 20,000
Texas 100,000
Utah 12,000
Vermont , 30,000
Virginia 25,000
Washington 30,000
West Virginia 20,000
Wisconsin • 60,000
Wyoming 5,000
The Kleef oral Vote.
The following table shows the elec
toral vote:
Roosevelt and Fairbanks—
State. Electoral
Vote.
Colorado 5
California 10
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
Idaho 3
Illinois 27
Indiana 15
lowa 13
Kansas 10
Maine g
Maryland . g
Massachusetts ie
Michigan 14
Minnesota n
Missouri is
Montana 3
New Jersey 12
Nebraska 8
New Hampshire 4
Nevada 3
New York 39
North Dakota 4
Ohio 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 34
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 4
Utah 3
Vermont 4
West Virginia 7
Washington 5
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming 3
Total 143
Parker and Davis—
State. Electoral Vote.
Alabama u
Arkansas 9
Florida 5
Georgia 13
Kentucky 13
Louisiana ......' 9
Mississippi 10
North Carolina 12
South Carolina 9
Tennessee 12
Texas 18
Virginia 12
Total 133
HOLLOWAY THE WINNER.
Defeated W'olfc for Superintendent
of Instruction.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 9.—The en
tire Democratic ticket in Florida, in
cluding W. M. Holloway, running for
superintendent of public Instruction,
who has a majority over all his oppo
nents, is elected.
Wolfe, put up by the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, in opposition to
Holloway, who was nominated In the
Democratic primaries, is running be
hind O’Neal, Republican.
It is impossible from the returns
which are coming in slowly, to give the
Democratic plurality in the state, but
the returns o far received indicate that
the estimate of 20,000 for the state tick
et and a shade less for presidential
electors, made last night, is substan
tially correct.
MARYLAND FOR ROOSEVELT.
’Ehli Seeme Kvldrut, lint m fount
May Be Needed.
Baltimore, Nov. 9.-—On the face of
the unofficial returns of the votes cast
on Tuesday received here up to a late
hour to-night, Maryland Is Republican
on the presidential ticket by a small
majority. An official count may be
required to decide the result. Three
Republican congressmen—Frank C.
Wachter, Sydney E. Mudd and George
A. Poarre were surely re-elected by
material majorities. Three Democrats
—Thomas A. Smith, .1. F. C. Talbot
(re-elected), and John Gill, were re
turned.
Congressman W. H. Jackson, Re
publican of the First district, claims
that frauds or trick ballots were used
In tho district, and while he admits
that the count of the ballots show
that Smith was elected, says that ho
will contest the seat before the House
of Representatives.
Returns from St. Mary's county
show a peculiar result. The figures
for the county give Roosevelt and
Fairbanks, 1.166; Parker and Davis,
1,223, while Mudd (Republican), re
ceived 1,562, and his Democratic op
ponent is credited with only 1,102. The
falling off of the vote for Roosevelt
In the state is largely due to the re
sult ln that county, which Is familiarly
known as “the black belt.”
State Chairman Hanna, Collector of
Customs W. F. stone of Baltimore,
who was sergeant-at-arms at the Chi
cago convention, and other prominent
Republicans, still claim Maryland roll
ed up at least 1,500 plurality for the
President ticket, while Chairman Van-
Diver of the Democratic State Com
mittee and other leaders of that party
aver that the electoral vote of the
stale will be cast for Parker and
Davis.
FOLK TO BE GOVERNOR;
ALL ELSE REPUBLICAN.
Story of Roosevelt's Nueces* Con.
tinned In Missouri.
St. Louis, Nov. 9. —Twenty-four
hours after the polls had closed In
Missouri found the results of the elec
tion still undetermined throughout the
state, although It was practically coif
ceded that Missouri had succumbed to
the Roosevelt landslide, but that one
Democrat remained standing, he be
ing Joseph W. Folk, for Governor.
However, even In the face of ln
pourlng returns showing a Democratic
slump throughout the stute, the Dem
ocrats insisted that the true results
cannot be known until the returns had
been completed and asserted that De
mocracy In Missouri was yet victorious
by a very narrow margin.
The Republicans hoped for a com
plete victory throughout and Insisted
that Cyrus P. Walbrldgo for Gover
nor had not been defeated, but would
be finally found to have won by a
slight majority. They also claimed
to have elected five or the sixteen
congressmen, making a gain of four,
and declared they had s majority of
two on joint ballot In the Legislature,
which will elect a successor to Unit
ed Slates Senator Cockrell.
In the city of Ht. Louis Roosevelt's
plurality was 2,086, the vote standing:
Roosevelt, 58,056; Parker, 52,970.
Arthur N. Sager, Republican, who
will succeed Joseph W. Folk as circuit
attorney, gained s plurality ovsr Carl
Continued on Fifth Page.
IS NO MIDDLE GRODNO
IN FIGHTING THE TROSTS
Bryan Declares the Democrats Tried to Be Conser
vative When Conditions Demanded Action
of a Most Radical Nature,
Defeat Has Shown Error of Trying to Conciliate
the Despots.
Lincoln, Nett., Nov. 9.--Wllllam J.
Bryan to-night gave out an extended
statement concerning yesterday’s elec
tion, which Is intended to serve as his
comment on the result, and as an an
swer to reports connecting him with a
movement looking to the formation of
anew party. Mr. Bryan said he would
not attempt to deny all the reports cir
culated as to his future political ac
tion, but would let his statement serve
to explain his position. He says:
"The defeat of Judge Parker should
not be considered a personal one. He
did as well as he could under the cir
cumstances; he was the victim of un
favorable conditions and of a mistaken
party policy. He grew In popularity
ns the campaign progressed and ex
pressed himself more and more strong
ly upon the trust question, but could
not overcome the heavy odds against
him. The so-called conservative Dem
ocrats charged the defeats of 1896 snd
1900 to the party’s position on the
money question and Insisted that a
victory could be won by dropping the
coinage question entirely.
"The reorganizers are In complete
control of the party, they planned the
campaign and carried It on according
to their own views, and the verdict
against their plants a unanimous one.
Silver Can't He Itlnmed.
"Surely silver cannot be blamc?d for
this defeat, for the campaign was run
on a gold basis. Neither can the defeat
be charged to emphatic condemnation
of the trusts, for the trusts were not
assailed as vigorously this year as they
were four years ago. It Is evident that
the campaign did not turn upon the
Issue of imperialism, and it Is not fair
to consider the result as a personal vic
tory for the President, although his ad
ministration was the subject of criti
cism.
"The result was due to the fact that
the Democratic party attempted to be
conservative In the presence of condi
tions which demand radical remedies.
It sounded a partial retreat when It
should have ordered a charge all along
the line. The Democratic party has
nothing to gain by catering to organ
ized and predatory wealth. It must
not only do without such support, but
it can strengthen itself by inviting the
open and emphatic opposition of these
elements. The campaign Just closed
shows that it is as inexpedient from
the standpoint of policy as It Is wrong
from the stsndpolnt of principle, to at
tempt any conciliation of the industrial
and financial despots who are grad
ually getting control of all the avenues
of wealth. The Democratic party, if it
hopes to win success, must take the slds
of the plain common people."
t 11 wisdom of the South.
Mr. Bryan says for two years he hss
pointed out the futility of any attempt
to compromise with wrong or to patch
up a peace with the great corporations
which are now exploiting the public,
bus the Southern Democrats were so
alarmed by the race issue that they
listened, rather reluctantly, be it ssld
to their credit, to the promises of suc
cess held out by those who had con
tributed to the defeat of the party In
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the two preceding campaigns. He
continues:
“The experiment has been a costly
one, and it Is not likely to be repeat
ed during the present generation. The
Eastern Democrats were also deceived.
They were led to believe that the mag
nates and monopolists who coerced the
voters ln 1896 and supplied an enor
mous campaign fund in both 1896 and
1900. would help the Democratic party
if our party would only be less radi
cal.
• "The election has ojtened the eyes of
the hundreds of thousands of honest
and well-meaning Democrats who a
few months ago favored the reorgani
zation of the party. These men now
see that they must either go Into the
Republican party or Join with the
Democrats of the West and South In
making the Democratic party a posi
tive. aggressive and progressive reform
organization. There is no middle
ground.
Will Assist In Organising.
Mr. Bryan says now that the cam
paign is over he will assist those who
desire to put the Democratic army
once more upon a fighting basis; he
will assist In otganizing for the cam
paign of 1908. Mr. Bryan continues:
“The party must continue to protest
against a large army, against a large
navy, and to stand for the independ
ence of the Filipinos, for imperialism
adds the menace of militarism to the
corrupting influence of commercialism,
and yet experience has shown that
however righteous the party's position
on this subject the Issue does not
arouse the people as they can be warn
ed by a question which touches them
immediately and individually.
"The party must also maintain its
position on the tariff question. The
party must renew its demand for an
Income tax, to be secured through a
constitutional amendment in order that
wealth may be made to pay its share
of the expenses of the government.
"The party must maintain Its posi
tion in favor of bimetallism. It can
not surrender its demand for use of
both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country, but the ques
tion must, remain In abeyance until
conditions so change as to bring the
public again face to face with falling
prices and a rising dollar. This, there
fore, cannot be made the controlling
issue of the question upon which wo
are entering.
Contributions of Trusts.
"The trust question presents the most
acute phase of the contest between
Democracy and plutocracy, so far as
economic issues are concerned. The
President virtually admits that the
trusts contributed to his campaign
fund, but he denies that they recelvsd
any promises of aid or Immunity. No
will informed person doubts that the
large corporations have furnished the
Republican campaign fund during the
campaign of 1896 and 1900 and 1904.
and no one can answer the logic of
Judge Parker's arraignment of the
trusts contribution. The trusts are
run on a business principle. They do
not subscribe millions of dollars to s
campaign unless they are paying for
favors alreudy grunted or purchasing
favors for future delivery.
"The weakness of Judge Parker's po
sition was that the charge was mads
at the close of the campaign, when it
was neutralised by a counter charge.
The trusts mount be fought surceM
fully by any phrty that depends upon
trust funds to win tha skettgo.