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 thu
Last Elootion. What the Pres,-
dent Ought to Do.

The testimony of Mr.. Perkins OF
the New York Life Insurance Com.
pany that $50, 900 Of the pol!cyhold.
ers' money was pledged and S48. 7O2. &C
paid into the campaign fund o. the
Republican party last year, to bs EN-.
r N.7ed In promoting the election OF
NJ. Roosevelt, has stirred up many
.;~f!es Of campaign contributions by
'ho great corporate interests. A dis
patch to The Chicago Record. Herald
from Washington says that it Is very
freely stated at the capital now that
the meat packers of Chicago, Nom.
bers OF the beef trust, which Commits
sioper Garfield has since declared to
be a poor suffering organization, un.
Justly accused by the public Of extor.
ton, paid 500, 900 to Mr.. R~oosevelt's
campaign purse. According to the
correspondence statement the con.
tribution Of the packers was first put
at $50, 00Qy the same as the amount
asked Of the New York Life, but It
was afterwards raised to 81OO, 900.
The correspondent continues with
this interesting information:
After tie packing companies had
contributed representation were made
to the brewers and whlskey interests
thai 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 investi
eating the affairs Of the packers. The
original sum contributed by the pack.
crs was about what they normally give
TO a campaign fund, and the later con-.
tribution doubled it. 1t is stated that
Secretary Cortelyou knew nothing OF
the source OF the campain contribu
tiors. Cornelius N. Bliss, treas urer
OF the national committee, and his
assistant, @. II. DUEL, were the only
men who knew absolutely where all
campaign contributions came FROM
said a 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
u merely talked owe the can paign
with them"
In commenting on tho above the
Charleston Evening Post says: "Pfesi.
dent Roosevelt denounced Jddge Par.
ker most ~iercely because he dared to
condemn these collections Of money
from the corporations and to draw the
Inevitable conclusion tfIa5 thay were
made with expectation of favors from
the administration and therefore, with
implication Of such by the agents Of
Mr.. 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
Creations Of government-many OF
which pursue illegal methods-control
our elections, control them by moneys
belonging to their stockholders
moneys not given in the open and
charged upon the books as money paid
for political purposes, but hidden
away by false bookkeeplpg?" The
item Of the New York Life's contribu
tion was so entered on the books that
even the treasurer Of the company,
who drew the check for the amount,
did not know what was its urpos
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 danOunce Mr.. Bliss for not tell
Ing him Of the embarrassing obliga.
lions ne had contracted. Except that
he may never have consulted Mr..
Bliss about the matter d urlng the
campaign, 1t being agreed niadvance
That all assurances OF clean campaign
Ing should come to the President from
Mr.. Cortelyou, who, himself, 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 conbrlbu-
tioas made to the Republican fund
last year and specifically declare him
self free Of any obligation to those
contributors, whatever engagements
his agents may have made when they
secured the money. Mr.. Roosevelt
likes to do sensational things. Hera's
q chance for him."
Selling Whiskcy.
u cannot fiji the orders that come
In for whlskey from Union and New.