Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-09-19
JUDGE PARKER'S
Statement
Former Chief Justice on What Was
Testified To.
WORDS NOT MINCED
What Has Been Proved Iu the ~!
York Life Investigation Natter
He Says, will do btless x
Apply to Oilers. "a

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Esopus. N. Y. Sept. 1s.-Foe
Chief Justice Alton 3. Parker refe'
to the charges made by him in the Q
idential campaign last year that CO
ration funds were being used in
aid of the Republican campaign.
To a correspondent Of the Assoc
Press. who called at Rosemont. y
Parker's home. and asked him II he
anything to say in relation to the c.
ment made by Vice President c.
w. Perkins Of the New York LII
surance company. before the legis
committee investigating the insul
business. to the effect that John Al
Call OF that company had cau1
contribution of about $4,000 g
mace last year to the Republics
tional campaign fund. Judge d
said:
"Yes. believe I ought to say1
that there is no politics to distract \
lie attention. that the president
New York Life was not the onlyI
contributor The officers Of other
life insurance companies. such
Equitable and Mutual. also contr
from policy holders funds for
paign purposes last year.
what has been proved in tn
OF the New York Life undoubted
be proved In the other cases. Tn
exist and honest and able q
b. -ked by an honest commftte
undoubtedly bring them out q
public good.
Were there an investigation
road. manufacturing and other
rations 1t would be found tha(
life insurance companies were
only corporations who put their
into the treasury and took out
belonging TO widows and orpl
help secure a partisan triumph
THAT their acts were unlav
their purposes corrupt goes
saying. They intended to h
money used, as IL was. In col
the electorate. Mr.. Perkins mi
point that Mr.. John A. Mccall
n. t.
crat. Apparently he would
public assume that when Mr.
unlawfully and wrongfully Cd
these funds-the COM nv;
probably. as sTssan
n.-iii.e2yhdfcate. It was e.
political virtue than miscondul
''The truth about II is this. a.
Il without feeling. but emphG
that men like Mccall have nd
convictions that stand In thu
their personal advantages. 81
desire the triumph of the pa
will better serve their financid
ests and will. for contributiol
present and future. continue to
these men by lenient legislation
pretense of execution OF law
shall tenderly be blind to all III
fenses. The party they espouse q
board room and contribute to Il u
moneys they hold in trust. and &C.
sionally a little of their own. TIN [
derlying principles which divide
great mass of people into parties ~
no effect on such men. Their one
quiry is: VIII the party organikat
in its hour Of triumph remembet 4
generosity and respond to our I
mands?' OF course. the organI1nk
does remember for II expects a siIu|
contribution next time. And the
pectation is moi in vain. Last year y
not the first. Such contributions 4
been made before IN national. state q
municipal elections.
The officers responsible for tn
raids on the treasures OF corporatll
have received their reward In unfettl
ed management of life insurance G,
poratlons. IN the unembarrassed r.
on the public through trusts. condemn
boy both common and statute law. IN 4
fusal TO punish criminally the ono,
OF railroad and other corporations y
latirg the laws and I'm statutory %
TO manufacturing corporate
to levy tribute on the people.
There can be no hope OF check
the unlawful aggressions of oficers
great corporations so long as they N
thus form a quasi partnership with :
% the dominant polftfs
party. For IN the hour when the a
official sacks to punish I
offender he is reminded by the head
The organization Of the magnitude
The contributions Of the Cooperating.
There is. however. something wori
II possible than the escape Of 81
offenders from Justice. II IS the gra
nal decentralization Of voters and /,
iulling of the public conscience caus
~ 'he efforts 10 make these vast sur
u money procure the ballots they We
Intended 20 procure corruptly or OF
-rWise
II IS not my purpose to claim tn
he Democratic party. subjected to 4
temptation which has overcome q
Jther party during the last few year
would have acted differently. Me
party advantage should not be soug
rom the disclosures made in this ii
'estigltion BIT the facts should /
sought that the people m;
become so aroused that they will Il
list upon legislation. making II crir
nal orense for officers to contribu
corporate funds for political purpose
md depriving the apparent successf
OF their offices.