The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Life Insurance Card |!
Conspiracy Egposed.


Among the Especial Notices" which appea ed in the
Fress Of July 18th, is "a Gard" signed by number of
Lie Insurance Agents, several Of whom have SO re-
Gently been indicted into the Insurance Fraternity
ofPortand that have not yet the pleasure of their
acquaintance; but since they modestly claim to do
tae'r business in a fair and honorable" way, viii
arst examine the "Card" to which they have affixed
their signatures, that the public may judge how
mucn OF those characteristics 1t contains The COM
paint Is that my advertisement in the Press con-
Gains statements tending to inture the standing
olotner Co.'S by claiming immense superiority" for
the Mufed Beaeft Co., and that have "disparaged"
all other Companies in my "eanvassing" and adver-
usement" To these charges plead not guiIty, and
call for the proof
In my advertisement which is the immediate cause
of all this complaint it is simply claimed that the
Mutual Benefit is ''the safest" and s'the cheapest"
and the reasons given therefor. But 1 do not say
hop mach safer nor hoU much cheaper nor one word
about Its Immense neutrality-suspicious. gratultouslv
and Falsely attributed to me. And confess to the
most profound establishment that men who pui fish
themselves as "desiToGs of doing business in fair
and honorable manner" should at the same time give
such garng proof Of the insineerty of their profess
sions by imputing to me- in the very first paragraph
Of their "Card," language schich never used.
what did claim-simply because it could not be
done-while it is freely admitted that the Mutual
Benefit the "equaP of the best of their Companies
But say these modest monopolists of all the fairness
and honor belonging to the fraternity here we don't
like the style of your advertisement-you should only
say your Company is "equap' to the best whereas
you virtually say 10 is the best-now in this consists
your sin. s~
To this charge, my vindication is first, that the
disinterested and impartial Insurance Commission
or OF the State Of New York. in his very elaborate
and accurate Report, places the Company in just the
position which claim for iii and have simply used
what he has authoritativeEy published. And second
Ihare AS A PRECEDENT the illustrious example
of nearly every man who has signed the "Card" in
question, My frsteyidence on this point is an ad-
vertisement ofthe 'sMutual Life Co." which has been
standing month in the Daily Press over the sig
nature of one Of these aggieved innoeens in which
occurs the following language:-"This Co. presents
advantages such as NO OTHER CO. IN this Country
CAN PRESENT. and again near the close he says:
"No other Co. presents such advantages as this"
My next testimony Is found in an advertisement OF
the Connecticut Mutual the signature Of one of
these honorable where this language occurs:-
~" is the most saccesshl Lite Ins. Co. in this Coun-
try" and again '1ts net accommodations are larger in
proportion to the Dividends paid, and the amount
noso at risk than those of any Co. in this Country"
These statements were standing in the Christian
Mirror from Mar. 25th 1862, to July 12th 1854 Now
for the facts. The New York Insurance Commission
er's Report gives the ''Ret Accommodations" and
"amount at risk" of this Boosting Company during
the time the above statement was standing, as fol-
lows:- .rssar as ssErf g. f.s.