The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-19
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candidate for the presidency. created
the sensation Of the last campaign by
declaring publicly that the money
powers were throwing their bags of
wealth into the Republican national
campaign fund. He was hooted, jeered
and ridiculed His threat to present
proof was called but some mysterious
power. probably the cry Of "expedi
ency.' prevented him from making the
exposure.
President Roosevelt denied. So did
his chairman of the campaign commit
tee.
Now read the following dispatch sent
out by the Associated Press, a non-par-
tlsan news gathering organization
noted for its accuracy:
IN THE INVESTIGATION OF
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO
DAY GEO. W. PERKINS PRODUCED
Ia CHECK FOR FORTY EIGHT THOU
SAND DOLLARS DRAWN BY THE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO,
/ IN 1904. PAYABLE TO }. P. MORGAN
& CO. WHICH WAS CoNTRIBUT.
ED TO THE NATIONAL REPUBLE
CAN COMMITTEE.
Was Parker right? Well does not
documentary proof point to the ans
wer2 II must be remembered that the
New York Life Insurance company, is
but one Of the thousands of great cor
porat ons dominated by Wall street. 1t
must be remembered that j r. Nor
gans interest in Roosevelt's success
meant touch Of every great financial
institution and trust concern in the
country. with Morgan as the special
missionary of the Republican campaign
committee is Il not plausible that
.udae Parker was only starting to tell
the truth when he made his sensational
charges?
Judge Parker has given out the fol
flowing authorized view anent the ex
pose:
Yes. believe | ought to say, now
that there is no political excitement TO
distract the public attention, that the
president OF the New York Life was
not the only subscriber The officers
OF other great life insurance companies
such as the Equitable and the Mutual,
also contributed from the policy hold
ers funds for campaign purposes last
year
What has been proven 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
Were there an investigation of rail
road. manufacturing and other corpora
tions. it would be found that these life
insurance Officers were not the only
/ ,corporai on officers who put their
{ hands into the treasury and took out
, money belonging TO widows and or
phaus 10 help secure partisan tri
umph
3 THAT their acts were unlawful and
: Their purposes corrupt goes without
j saying They Intended 10 have the
& money used as it was. in corruptinp
, the electorate Mr. Perkins makes the
q point that Mr. John A. Mccall the
b pres dent OF the Kew York Life. is q
Democrat Apparently he would have
e the public assume that when Mccall
unlawfully and wrongtully contribute,
g these funds the company's shar,
probably as member OF the under
, writing syndicate Il was evidence o
b political virtue rather than misconduct
n The truth about il is. and Isay
h without feeling. but emphatcally tha
e men like Mccall have no political con
n victions that stand In the way Of thei
y personal advantage Such men desire
E the triumph OF that party which viii
e better serve their personal financial in
: terests. and will--for contributions
d past. present and future continue 4
: protect those interests by lenient legis
lation and by pretense at execution O
law which shall be tenderly blind 4
all their offenses.
THAT party they espouse IN tn
board room. and oontr butte 20 il of IN
moneys they hold In trust. and occas
onally little Of their own. The ur
derlying principles which divide IN
great mass OF the people into partie
have no effect upon such men. Thei
own inquiry Is. win the party organ
zation in its hour OF triumph remembe
our generosity and respond 10 our dc
mands2 OF course the organizatio
does remember, for il expects a simila
contribution next time And the e2
pectat on Is NOT in vain Last year wa
not the first time Such contribution
had been made before in natlona
state aud municipal elections
"The Officers responsible for thes
raids upon treasuries Of corporation
have received their reward in unielteI