The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-09-22
DID ROOSEVELT KNOW.

% courso. Iocbs reply does not dis
specific. however. do the president
know. bar the public will infer that
, the fact ~ the contribution was
known TO the President.
Information on this point should be
specific, rowever. did the president
knuw and did he approve Of the ac.
ceptance OF the donation And does
he think that II Is proper for life In.
surance companies to raid the trust
funds committed to their keeping In
order to promote the interests Of a
political party.
Or ha. been shown that in the three
last presidential campaigns the New
! York Life gave about $4,000 10 the
republican campaign funds. There can
be- no doubt that other life companies
ala likewise. It wa5 palpably breach
/ Of trust and a violation Of the New
York code. and 10 the president knew
OF such transactions he failed in his
duty in not putting stop to it. He
had his campaign management under
his own thumb. He appointed the
chairman Of the dommittee because
he warted TO be sure that the cam.
paign was properly conducted.
The question now Is, will the repuo-
lIcan oficlals Of New York let the
matter drop when 1t is clearly their
duty to proceed against the men who
misused these trust funds? 1t may be
that these companies have In the past
contributed to democratic campaign
funds. II so. let the truth be made
known and let suits be filed for the
recovery of every dollar. No citizen
in paying premium to life insurance
corporations does so to have the
money diverted to campaign uses.
Citizens Of all the states are interest
ed. Texas pays several millions a year
to these life compan.es-not 10 be
used in corupting the suffrage, but
TO be conserved Tor the welfare oil
widows and orphans.
Such donations would be highly i'm
proper even were the money eXpend-
ed for the most praiseworthy pur'
POSES. but when it is considered how
the electorate was deauched in the
last three presidential campaigns by
the republican campaign managers,
such diversion of trust money
double crime.
The miuraucc Investigation now un'
der way in New York should De thor
ough enough. to scutmize all such e1-
pendiurcs of money. The officials re-
sponsiblc for campaign donations
should not only be made to return
the amounts to the treasures of the
companies, but every one of thtm
should be removed They are not iit
to administer trust funds. They are
not good citizens.
Life insurance must be rescued
from the control of such men or the
your stay here be naked with pleas
panies. And the president of the Unit
ed States owes II to the country to
help along the movement He was the
beneficiary of these contributions and
he should let it be known that he does
not indorse such corruption. Under
the circumstances we think a word
from the president Is strictly in order.
Record.
Judge Parker's charges, made a lew
days before the election, that the re-
publcans were buying the election
with pension money, trust money ana
other questionable contributions which
charges Mr.. Roosevelt declared infa-
nous. are substantiated by testimony
showing that some of the big insur-
ance companies with thousands OF
democratic policy holders, contribut-
ed large sums TO the republican cam
paign fund.
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Welcome, members of the Womon's !
Christian Temperance Union. Ard
more bias YOU welcome TO the city |
ant the people bid you welcome to
their homes and their hearts. May |
r stay here be marked with pleas
urC We know it viii he profitable |
and when your labors are completed |
and YOU return to your homes may 1t
be- with kindly feeling to all your
present surroundings,
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AGED Banker Dies.
OskalOosa, Kas, Sept. 2l.-F VI.
Johnson, banker and N-represeutsltve