The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-18
JUDGE PARKER TALKS
Former chief Justice On What Was
Testified 10.
WORDS NOT MINCED
what Has Reen Proved la the New
York Life Investi cation Natter,
lie SAYS, VIII Doubtless
Apply to O,hees.

chief Justice Alton b Parker referred
to the charges made by him II the pres
idential campaign last year that orpo
ration funds were being used in the
aid OF the Republican campaign.
To a correspondent of the Associated
Press, who called at Rosemont. Judge
Parker's home, and asked him If he had
anything to say in relation 70 the state
ment made by Vice President George
w. Perkins of the New York Life In
suranee company, before the legislative
committee investigating the insurance
business, to The effect that John A. Me
Carl Of that company had caused o
contribution Of about 100000 to he
made last year TO the Republican ma
tional campaign fund, Judge Parker
said.
yes, / believe ] ought TO say aow.
that there Is no politics TO distract pub
lie attention, that the president eff the
New York Life was not the only suef
contributor. The officers of other great
life insurance companies, such as tn
Equitable and Mutual also contributed
from policy holders funds for am
paign purposes last year.
What has been proved in the cass
of the New York Life undoubtedly vii.
be proved ia the other eases The facts
exist and honest and able counsel.
backed by an honest committee, vii
undoubtedly brine them GU for the
public good.
avs arg there an investigation Of rail.
road. manufacturing and other cofpo-
rations II would he found that these
life insurance companies were not tbs
only corporations who pat their bands
into the treasury and took out money!
belonging TO widow and Orphans Il
help secure a PARTISAN triumph,
THAT their acts were unlawful and
their purposes corrupt goes without
saying. They intended 10 haze tins
money used. as IL was. in corEupt3nR
the electorate MIR. Perkins makes tht
point that Mr, John A Mccall pfest-
dent of the New York life il "A Demo
| erat. Apparently he would have the
public assume that when Mr. Mccall
uniaw fuily aud w~ronEtuily contributed
these funds-the v~ofnpaBy's share
probably, as a member Of the under
writing syndicate, h was egeid@1ce q
political virtue tbau misconduct.
This truth about II is this. and ! say
Il without feeling bat egnphattctily
that men like Mccall have no political
convictions that stand Ia the way o.
their personal advantage Such msf
| desire the triumph Of the party that
will better serve their financial inter.
ests and will. for contributions past
present and future, continue 10 protect
these men by Ieni@nt legislation and bs
pretense OF execution Of ta@ whteh
shall tendeFly be blind TO att their ~.
fensas, The party they eSpouse tn this
board room ard contribute "a il 81 tits
moneys they hold In trust and oces-
siona}lS a little OF their own. The an
DERIVING principles which divide the
great mass Of people into parties have
no effect en such men. Their in
CURRY Is: WIN tine party Organization 10
IN its hour ~ triumph remember oar
generosity and respond 80 Cur de-
mands@' of course, the Organization
does remember Tor il expects 4 strnilaa
| contribution next time And the TX
pectation is not In vain Last yetr was
not the first. such contributions had
been made before in n-ational state ans
municipal elections
The officers responsible for theat
raids on the treaauriea of corporations
have received their reward ia uufeiter~
ed management ct Hfe insurance cef-
FA al .A-AAAA.aaa# I'D
on the pnbllr through trusts. condemned
by both ommon ana statute law ia re-
tussl IA punish eriminaliy The officers
Of railroad and other corporations vio-
iatiug the laws and ia statutory per
mission To manufacturing cor rorations
TO levy ribute ON the people
There can be no hope of eheeRin
the unlawful aggr~ssions Of officers oi
great corporations 80 long as they mas
thus form a quasi partnership with the
organisation Of Inc dominant political
party For in the hour when the adj
m~iuiSfrattve oftoisl seeks 10 punish "a
offender. ne is reminded hy the astd o.
the organisation of the magnitude o.
the contributions 81 the coFporatins
There IL. however something Wosne
IL possible than the escape ~ satt
orendefs frum Justice NJ 10 the arad.
ual decentralization ~ voters and ths
duiiinE IT the Duhlic conscience e&as@t
BY The efforts 10 make these vast sums
~ money pm ara tins ballots thsf Nsr'
intended 80 prurure v%oryaptss &c ata
srwise
4 Il mat my pnf res~w SO claim RS
the Democratic party ~ubles fed 80 th'
temptation Nhteh has nN~fungns sa'
other party dnrimK the LAST fe* wears
wouia h4es acted differently Aer'
party aAv#atag ahoaiI net r. sssesAl
fvum the dls losuf~~ mnae IN thtN ia
w~swstxsttnn uug fne facts sasuid =
aillRwutis sought that the people ma
hes asa* 80 aroused that thes wail IN
stat agssn legislation, mMkagas IL a erin
luAi ssnwfsM@ fuf aeze~rs 10 asatT#nsas'
cnvtmsrate funds fur palssaeAi purposes
and awpTsvtns err apGA@F~sss @aeee@afi
candidates n their aeaWmM
EEgsssn ia thAf AsrertAssn hnv@ he@l
nMksuK in 4iHMrwmt xtms~@ ssse~ Ns
venaher laas and p&EfArmaaFsy sa TIA
stats I8uf 81. Republican aFwaUasAtas'
wenis nu8 eaneeuf fa a.. So t8se iNwtsAa