The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-21
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Three National Elections
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long possible but revealed way that will impress
it with terrible force upon the public mind George W. Perkins,
of j. p Morgan Co., president
Of the New York Life Insurance company asked explain
entry Of $4s7o2 in ledger marked Ordered paid by the
president"
Mr. Perkins under OATH frankly stated that was contribu
ton the republican campaign fund 1896 and he added that
money had also been contributed 1900 and 1904 He revived the
base and ypocrtca Of 1896 when he said that the money
paid because he felt the of the New York Life company
would be eopardzd by democratic success And then the pous
Perkins said 1T must not be considered ordinary contribution
to the campaign fund"
No who country and who hates fraud will
look upon such contribution anything but extraordinary
And yet the New York Life officials did consider the contrb
ton unusual for in 1900 and 1904 they contributed the
republican campaign fund.
In 1896 the money paid Cornelius N Bliss Of the repub
can campaign committed This the reades mouth
OF the anarchists repudaons thieves brood of he'll"
flung with apopec into the faces of popus and democrats
1896 Ranked with Chuncey M Depew of Equitable
Life shame Marcus Hanna the them all Andrews
Of Detroit who said that the democratic candidate
the dishonest leader of dishonest and who himself aerwad
became embezzer the of 100000 Bigeow, the
hevng bank president of Milwaukee, who pleaded the
the business interests that the republican ticket be elected Even the
who president Theodore Roosevelt to shake
hands with Governor Agd because he ad Il might day
have to meet him the field Of battle" Such the temper
those days and it reekng through and through with this
The hypocrts 1885, they had bought the cleo
ton with the money of the people, they
had pinned their bow during the campaign Some of them
still those haos and will them until exposure comes
it has come for this good of 1905 One by one
ever these being cuced own cross Of cold In
Kansas City lew weeks ago District Attorney Jerome Of New
York denounced Thomas W. LAWSON whom chief
exposures must be given Beware Mr. Jerome lest you who de-
tended Wall street that OCCASION be cassed with Depew
Perkins Rogers, Rockefeller and Morgan their shame if not in
their wealth lime when politician could defend such
and be respected Time when those attacked these men
were anarchists But that time has passed away
Their gded wings have been snged and their fight downward
toward the abyss Those who defend them press on the
platform regarded as hrengs
The pous Perkins thought the of the New York
Life would be eoparzed by democratic success therefore,
used the money OF ppnls and democrats well of repub
cans to elect Mckinley and defeat Bryan Men voting
Tor the democratic ticket paying elect the republican can
cate and did not know Perkins thought that the
would be the republican candidate
tailed OF election And what does Perkins think peril
Does he think that populs and democrats will continue to take
out policies of the big companies These companies will all
be regarded in the light and Of all political faiths
will them Is it possible that Perkins not see that his
confession will Go harm the of insurance COM
anes than the contributions of 1885, can ever do
them good?
How nslncere the witness when he said that insurance
officials feared the assets would be eopardzed aesed bv the
fact that these officials appropraing these assets to their own