The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
The GRAFTERS
Are Stirred Up BY Senator Till.
mans Big Pitchfork.
CORRUPTION FUND
Being Investigated BY the United States
Senate, Senator Tillman Having Ia.
troduced a Bill For That Pur-
pose, Which Passes After
Some Discussion.

pose, Which Passes After
Some Discussion.
The sui ct Of campaign contribu
tiOnS by insurance companies occupied
the major portion of the time of the
United States Senate on Thursday. 1t
came up in connection with Mr.. Till.
mans resolution calling for investiga.
tion Of national ba k aid In politics
and was exploited by the South Caro-.
lima senator In a speech Of some lengt th.
1t was couched In characterist c Ian.
guage and attrao ed considerable at.
Jention. The res)lu ion dire cling the
secretary OF the treasury to report
whether the reports Of the national
bank Examiners show that the banks
have made campaign contributions in
recent years was adopted at the c,ose
Of Mr.. Tlllman 3 remarks.
Outlining his reasons for tie In.
qliry, Mr. Tillman called attention tc
The accommodation made ny the
president in his annual message OF
1904 anN 1906 for the enactment OF q
law for protection against bribery and
corruption In connection with cleo
lions. IL, quoted with especial EN-
phasis the Presidents remarks con
corning campaign contributions by
corporations. Our chief exec ltive
has taken q very progressive stand to
secure purity In elections," he said,
and added every good American will
say well done and look for progress
along that line. ("
He conceded that the secretary
might not have thu facts WanGed but
he thought he ought to have. Inci.
dentally, Mr.. Tillman said THAI he
nad been informed that the comptrol-
ler Of the currency has baen investl
eating the subj ot Of blank cortribu.
tions with the view Of instltutibg le.
gal proceedings
Before Mf. Tlllman had proceeded
far, Mr.. Galllnger, who had Wednes
day objected to the consideration Ct
the resolution at that time, said that
ha had done az only for the pnrnnse
Of inspecting 1T, that he had done SO
and being entirely SAITH fl I'd as to It's
propriety would support the resolu
tion.
Continuing Mr.. Tillman said that
the comptroller has means fgetting
information which others have not
and added, that II he would push in
his probe he can make dis c)veries that
are worth while" He added that his
reasons for ri Q1esting the infoIma
tion is found In the revelations con.
corning the insurance com panies, ut
has BEEN shown by the testimony, or
confession Of a ms mb3r Of this body"
he said, "tDat for ten years the In.
aurance corporations have bsen max
irg annual donations to the II ,publi
can party with the understanding that
they should be protected from adverse
leg slation at Albany" He went OH
to Sly thatsucA revelations were not
agreeable.
1 am the holder Of a sm II p Icy
In Ons uf the mutuals' he said, ''and
[ don't like 10 have my dividends cut
down in order to give Mr.. McCurdy
$3.50, 900 and his sisters, his cousins
and MS auats $75, ,OrO oacn"
He expressed d,ubt az to the right
Of the federal au ihorities to take con
troll OF insurance companies aid Mr.,
Hale interrupted to s.y that he agreeo
with Mr.. Tillman on that point.
Mr.. Bailey asked whether the In
I'll ance company contributions to the
republican national committee hao
Oeen returned to the donora.
Il undentood," replied Mr.. Till
man, that the president was going
to have Mr. Cortelyou return them
so. | know that l have not got my
SHARE"
Mr.. Spooner-Is yours q life pol
icy.
Mr.. Tlllnan-It Is.
Mr.. SpoOner-T Then 1t is not YET
time to realize on II.
Mr.. Tillman replied that 1T was div
idens aud not the policy itself that h,
wanted paid
These" he said, were pitlfully
small, while McCurdy has peen get
ting fat without doing anything"
Mr.. Bailey said he had not supposo OF
that the PRESIDENT could make seeont
recommendatipn on the subject o
Furnishing campaign contributors un
TIL the money had been returned
"Ah, Mr.. Plcsldent," responded
Mr.. Tillman, all the Turveyd op
and PeokSniffs are not dead yet, al
though / would not for q moment b
understood as comparing our strenu
GUS occupant OF the White Hous
With those characters. What we wan
Is results and those we do not seem b
have procured no far"
q lutiny the testimony OF Senate
Pact before the New Y Jrk commit
tee, Mr.. Wliman congratulated tina
senator upon his straightfowardness
'Tnere was no d0dRing," he said
and do not lieve that dollar G
the money yer stuck to his fingors
lie added his conviction, however
that the contributions had had tn
effect Of controlling the Now Yor
Legislature in the interest of the III
surance companies.
Mr.. TIllman quoted the charge
made by Judge Parker In the las
campaign connecting the Rapubllca
campaign contributions with the fat
that Chairman Cortelyou had rccen
ly retired from the office Of secretai
= | ne tho dono pfrnapt r cnrnpnarpa II