Evening star., 1905-09-18
PARKER'S CHARGES
SAYS THAT CORPORATION MONEY
ELECTED ROOSEVELT.

An Esopus, N. z, dispatch says Former
Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, last year the
| democratic candidate for President Of the
United States. Sunday referred to the
charges made by him in the presidential
ce mpaisn last fall. that corporation funds
were being used in aid Of the republican
campaign.
To correspondent who called at Rose
mount Judge Parker's home, and asked
him If he had anything to say in relation
| to the statement made by Vice President
George W. Perkins of the New York Life
Insurance Company. before the legislative
committee investigating the insurance busi-
ness to the effect that President John A.
Mccall Of that company had caused a con-
tribution Of about $4,000 to be made last
fund, Judge Park said:
es, believe ought to state, now that
there Is no political excitement to distract
the public attention, that the president of
contributor. The officers of other great
life insurance companies, such as the
Equitable and the Mutual, also contributed
nom the policy holders funds for cam
paign purposes last year.
What has been proved in the case of the
New York Life will undoubtedly be proved
IN the other cases. The facts exist. and
honest and able counsel backed by an hon
out for the public good.
Were there an investigation of railroad
manufacturing and other corporations 1t
would be found that these life insurance Of
ncers were not the only corporation officers
who put their hands into the treasury and
took out moneys belonging to widows and
orphans to help secure a partisan triumph.
"Acts Unlawful, Purposes Corrupt"
That their acts were unlawful and their
purposes corrupt goes without saying.
They Intended to have the money used as
1t was. in corrupting the electorate Mr..
Perkins makes the point that Mr.. John A.
Mccall, the president Of the New York
Life, Is democrat. Apparently he would
have the public assume that when Mr. Nc
Cali uniawfully and wrongfully contributed
these runds-the company's share probably
as q member Of the underwriting syndicate
1t was evidence Of political virtue rather
than misconduct.
THE truth about 1t is, and I say 1t with
out feelfng but emphatically. that men like
Mccall have no political convictions that
stand in the way Of their personal advan-
tage. Such men desire the triumph of that
party which will better serve their personal
financial interests and will-for contribu-
tons. past, present and future-continue to
protect those interests by lenient legislation
and by pretense at execution of law which
shall be tenderly blind to all their offenses
That party they espouse In board room and
contribute to 1t Of the moneys they hold In
trust, and. occasionally, little of their
own. The underlying principles which d.
vide the great mass Of the people into par
ties have no effect>upon such men
Their one inquiry Is, Will the party or
ganization in Its hour of triumph remefn-
Der our generosity. and respond to our de-
mands? OF course the Organization does
remember, for 1t expects a similar contri-
button next time. And the expectation Is
not In vain. Last year was not the first
time. Such contributions had been made
before in national. state and municipal
elections