The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-29
THE TRUTH AT LAST.
The Big Corporations Put Up the
Doodle For the
Republican Party to Buy UP the
Last Election, What tho Pres..
dent Ought to Do.

the New York Life Insurance Com.
pany that $4,000 Of the polcyhold.
ers' money was pledged and s48. 7O2. SO
paid into the campaign fund of the
Republican party last year, to be en-
p 7ed In promoting the election OF
Nj Roosevelt, has stirred up many
';~ries OF campaign contributions by
'io great corporate interests. A dis
patch to The Chicago Record. Herald
from Washington says that 1t is very
freely stated at the capital now that
the meat packers Of Chicago, mem.
bers OF the beef trust, which Commits
sioner Garfield has since declared to
be a poor, suffering organization, un.
Justly accused by the public Of extor.
tion, paid 100000 TO Mr.. Roosevelt's
campaign purse. According to the
correspondents statement the con.
tribution Of the packers was first put
at $50, 900, the same as the amount
asked Of the New York Life, but 1t
was afterwards raised to 81OO, 600.
The correspondent continues with
this interesting information:
After tie packing companies had
contributed, representa- tons we're made
TO the brewers and whlskey interests
that 1T would be to their benefit TO
give large sums, and the money was
forthcoming During the campaign
the agents OF the department. Of com
merce and labor were at work inyesti
gazing the affairs Of the packers. The
original sum contributed by the pack.
ers was about what they normally give
TO a campaign fund, and the later con.
Gributlon doubled 1t. 1t Is stated that
Secretary Cortelyou knew nothing OF
the source OF the campain contribu
tions. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer
OF the national committee, and his
assistant, @. II. Duell, we're the only
men who knew absolutely where all
campaign contributions came from,n
said politician today. In the West
Charles G. Dawes collected the funds.
lie introduced many men whose con
tribut!ons were wanted to Mr.. Cortel
you at luncheoDs which were arranged
for the purpose. Mr.. Cortelyou soil.
cited no contributions from these men.
but merely talked over the can paign
with them.''
In commenting on the above the
Charleston Evening Post says: "Pfesi.
dent Roosevelt denounced udge Par.
ker most ticrcely because he dared to
condemn these collections OF money
from the corporations and to draw the
inevitable conclusion Chat they were
made with expectation Of favors from
the administration and therefore, with
implication of such by the agents Of
MIR. Roosevelt, who had not been re-
pudiated by that virtuous gentleman.
Now we know that the New York
Life gave a large sum Of money and
also that 1t was given in Just the way
Judge Parker said last October that
such contributions were made. Here
are Judge Parker's words. Shall the
c1eatians of government many OF
which pursue illegal methods control
our elections, control them by moneys
belonging to their stockholders
moneys net given in the open and
charged upon the books as money paid
for political purposes, but hidden
away by false bookkeeping" The
item OF the New York Life's oontribu
tion was 30 entered on the books that
even the treasurer OF the company,
who drew the check for the amount,
did not know what was It's purpose
and 1t became necessary to call the
highest executive officers OF the COM
pany to explain it..
But isn't Mr.. Roosevelt to stir up
his spirit at this juncture and de.
nounce somebody? He can't denounce
Judge Parker again because the truth
OF his charges Is established. But he
might dsnounce Mr. Bliss for not tell
Ing him Of the embarrassing obliga-
tions he had contracted. Except that
he may never have consulted Mr..
Bliss about the matter d urlng the
campaign, 1t being agreed insadyance
that oil assurances OF clean campaign
Ing should come to the President from
Mr.. Cortelyou, who, himsclf, should
have nothing to do with anything
that was not clean. But one thing
Mr.. Roosevelt might do, namely, to
instruct Mr.. Cortelyou to publish now
the whole list OF campaign Gonbribu-
tioas made to the Republican fund
last year and specifically declare him
self free OF any obligation to those
contributors, whatever engagem ents
his agents may have made when they
secured the money Mr.. Roosevelt
likes to do sensational things. Here's
chance for him."
Selling Whiskoy.