Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-18
REPEATS
CHARGES
Judge Parker Talks
Of Corruption
Corporations Gave Large
Sums to Republicans
New York Life's Donation
an Example
He Points Out That Other Large Con-
Germs Have Been Paying Out
stoekho lders' Money for Par
tIsan Purposes
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ESOPUS, N. Y, Sept. 17.-Former
Chief Justice Alton B. Parker, last year
the Democratic candidate for president
of the United States, today referred to
the charges made by him in the presi-
Dental campaign last fall, that cor
ruption funds were being used in aid
of the Republican campaign. To cor
respondent of the Associated Press who
called at Rosemount, Judge Parker
home, and asked him If he had any
thing to say in relation to the statement
made by Vice President George w.
Perkins Of the New York Life In
surance company, before the legisla-
tive committee investigating the in
surance business, to the effect that
President John A. Mccall Of that COM
pany had caused a contribution of $780,
900 to be made last year to the Repub-
lican national campaign fund, Judge
Parker said:
Eyes, 1 believe I ought to say. now
that there is no political excitement to
attract public attention, that the presi-
dent of the New York Life was not the
only subscriber The officers Of the
other life insurance companies, such as
the Equitable and the Mutual, also
contributed from the policy holders
funds for campaign purposes last year.
"What has been proved in the case of
the New York Life will probably be
proved in the other cases. The facts
exist and honest and able counsel
backed by an honest committee will
undoubtedly bring them out for the
public good.
other Corporations Guilty
Were there an investigation of the
railroad. manufacturing and other cor
porations 1t would be found that these
life insurance officers were not the
only corporation officers who put their
hands into the treasury and took out
moneys belonging to widows and or
phans to help secure a partisan tri-
umph.
THAT their acts were unlawful and
their purposes corrupt goes without
saying. They intended to have the
money used, as it was, in corrupting
the electorate. Mr.. Perkins makes the
point that John A. Mccall. the presi-
dent of the New York Life, is a DEM
ocrat. Apparently he would have the
public assume that when Mccall un-
lawfully and wrongfully contributed
the funds-the company's share prob
ably as a member of the underwriting
syndicate-it was evidence of political
virtue rather than misconduct.
1.-The truth about it is, and say it
without feeling, but emphatically, that
men like Mccall have no political con-
victions that stand in the way of their
personal advantage. Such men desire
the triumph of that party which will
better serve their personal financial IN
terests and will-for contributions past.
present and future-continue to pro-
tect these interests by lenient legisla-
tion and by pretense at execution of
law which shall be tenderly blind to all
their offenses. That party they es-
pouse in the board room and con-
tribute to 1t of the moneys they hold
in trust and, occasionally little of
their own. The underlying principles
which divide the great mass of the peo-
pie into parties have no effect upon
such men. Their own inquiry is: will
the party organization in it's hour of
triumph remember our generosity and
respond to our demands?'
Reward Is Paid
"Of course, the organization does re-
member, for it expects a similar contri-
button next time; and the expectation
been before in national, state and
municipal elections. The officers re-
sponsible for these raids upon treasur-
les of corporations have received their
reward in unfettered management of
life insurance corporations; in unem-
barrassed raids in the public trust,
condemned by both common and stat
ute law; in refusal to punish criminally
the officers of railroad and other cor
porations violating the laws; and in
statutory permission to manufacture
ing corporations to levy tribute on the
people.
There can be no hope of checking
the unlawful aggressions of officers of
great corporations so long as they may
thus form a quasi-partnership with the
organization of the dominant political
party For in the hour when the ad-
ministrative official seeks to punish the