The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-27
THE TRUTH AT LAST.
The Big Corporations Put Up the
Poodle For the
Republican Party to Buy Up the
Last Election. What the Presi-
Gent Ought to Do.

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the New York Life Insurance Gem
pany that $50, Of the pol.cyho(d
ers' money was pledged and s48, 702. 81
paid into the campaign fund OF the
Republican party last year, to be en-.
ploy iu promoting the election Of
NJ: r, 3evelt, has stirred up ma5y
o. ot campaign contributions by
5be ,reat corporate interests. a dis
-:3ch to The Chicago Record. Herald
from Washington says that it is very
freely stated at the capital now that
the meat packers Ct Chiesgo, man.
bers Of the beef trust, which Commits.
sioper Garfield has since declared to
be poor, suffering organ zstion, un.
justly accused oy the public OF extor.
tion, paid 800, 900 to Mr. Roosevelt's
campaign purse. According to the
correspondents statement the con.
tribution OF the packers was first put
at $4,000, the Same as the amount
asked OF the New York Life. but it
was afterwards raised to 100000
The correspondent continues with
this interesting information:
After the packing companies had
contributed, representations were made
to the brewers and whisky interests
that it would be to their benefit to
give large sums, and the money was
forthcoming. During the campaign
the agents Of the department Ct com
merce and labor were at Work investi.
eating the affairs Of the packers. The
original sum contributed by the pack
ers was about what they normally give
TO campaign fund, and the later con.
trlbusion doubled it. Its stated that
Secretary Cortelyou knew nothing OF
the source OF the campain cont-ibu
tiors. Cornelius n. Bliss, treasurer
If tie natiocal committee, and his
assistant, G. q. Duell, were the only
men who knew absolutely where al
campaign contributions came from,":
said a politician today. In the West
Charles G.. Dawes collected the funds.
BE introduced many men whose con-
tributions were wanted tC Mr. Cortel-
you at luncheors which werearranged
for the purpose. Mr. Cortelyou soil
cited DO contributions from these men.
but merely talked over the can paign
with them"
In commenting on the above the
Charleston Evening Post says: "Presi-
dent Roosevel5 denounced Judge Par.
ker most fercely because ne dared to
condemn these collections OF money
from the corporations and to draw the
inevitable conclusion that they were
made with expectation Of favoIs from
the administratio and therefore, with
implication Of such by the agents cf
Mr. Roosevelt, who had not been re-
pudiated by that 7irtuOCs gentleman.
Now We know that the New York
Life gave a large sum OF money and
also that it was given In just the way
Judge Parker said last October that
such contributions were made. Here
are Judge Parkel's words: Shall the
creations OF goVernment-nany OF
which pursue illegal methods control
our elections, control them by moneys
belonging to their stcckho; ders-
moneys net given in the opea and
charged upon the books as money paid
for political purposes, but hidden
away by false bookkeepirg?" The
item OF the New York Life's contriou-
tion was so entered OF the books that
even the treasurer Of the company,
who drew tie check for the amount,
did not know what was its purpose
and it became necessary to call the
highest executive officers OF the c3n-
pany to explain it.
But isn't Mr. Roosevelt to Stir up
his spirit at this juncture and de-
nounce somebody? Hs can't dencuoce
Judge Parker again because the truth
OF his charges Is established. But he
might denounce Mr. Bliss for not tell
ing him OF the embarrassing obli2a-
tions he had contracted. Except that
be may never have consulted Mr.
Bliss ABOUT the matter q uring the
campaign, it being agreed insadysnce
that all assurances OF clean campaign.
ing should come to the President from
MI. Cortelyou, who, himself, should
have nothing to do with anything
that was not clean. But one thing
Mr.. Roosevelt might do, namely, t.
instruct Mr.. Cortelyou to publish now
the whole list Of campaign contribu-
tions ::,sde to the Republican funo
last year and specifically declare hin
self frsc ot any obligation to tho e
contributors, whatever engagenlsn5s
his agents may have made when theS
secured the money. Mr.. Roosevelt
likes TO do sensational things. Hsrs's
a chance for him.
Selling WEiskey.
''I cannot fl the orders that come
in for whiskey from Uaion and Ne7.
berry unless I an given a shipping
clerk" said one Of the Columbis dis
noneare racnnt1v. ''Ycu would GS