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the morning news Established 1850 - Incorporated 1888 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 5 CENTS A COPY DAII.Y, IS A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR 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.