The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-10-06
TELL THEM TO PUT IT BACK.
Mr. Bryan Gives Some Wholesome Ad,
vice 10 Mr. Roosevelt that will
Not be Needed.
From the Cnmmoncr.


panles the money contributed prop,
crly belonged to the policy holders,
and while many of these policy
holders were working in behalf OF
the Democratic ticket they were
contributing in the form of insur-
anre premiums TO the success of thc
party which they hoped to defeat
In such cases II wrong is prrpe'
lrated upon the pOlicyholders, but
in those cases, As in all other eases
where corporations contribute in
political funds, the oifense is
against popular government
While no attempt on the part of
Republican leaders has been srri
Onsly made to deny that these
great corporations contributed ia
Republican campaign funds, it has
been suggested that the contribu-
tlons were given without any
promise, expressed or implied. OF
Nb'I 80 Sitll u u'ltHSt II merely u
subterfuge. Everybody knows
that the corporations do not con.
tribute money except for "busi-
ness purposes, and when a cor.
pOratlun contributes mOnryas Il
matter Of business it means that
it is either paying for some favor
alreadA received or purchasing n
favor for future delivery.
1t has been shown that the New
York Llfc Insurance company con.
ttrlbued somewhere in the neigh
bor hood OF $50. 600 tO the Rrpub.
llcan campaign fund in each of the
last three national campaigns. 1t
is safe to say that every other
great insurance company made
similar contributions. Because his
party was the brneiilnrN of these
funds, President Roosevelt should
be quick to act upon the sugges-
tiOn provided in disclosures mnde
before the New York legislative
ireS'ueh' ho"seVtl' would do
wen I" suggest 10 the Republican
''n''",'"l coii'i'l'''ee the adVlsabllliN
o' returning 'he money paid by
these insurance companies, for the
use u"" pr'cIt "l tue pOilcyholders
+" Wh"'i II pt'ohgS'
tt W""'" oc Era'llyllg TO the
n"''Fi'"l' P'"ple Renerhlly II the
! r'SlucH' ~ "lS forthcoming mes
N'E' ""ui" "i" lrcScl, II measure Tor
'nr p", '''"'I"', 81 polllcS. ohc
u, tue o'St methods III inns work
VI '"r''''"tloi Is TO oegih win the
c"'l'pa'eh IuIu' III some ct the
S,"'cS st, congressman are 'oil'prlIrd TO
i'sc " slenru "h" ''rm'%ed account
Vt W '''eir ',,i' p"'eu expenditures, bnt
th'S S'ionlo De u national require
'ncnt' ana inc law should be so
;, us 10 require the ming OF
'hc S'a'ehifh, whether the money
was sPent oy tne candidate himself,
ny the' '"'',ce'S OF ms committee or by
anyone eise win ils knowledge or
smc s,, NnowIeuee oi ,'ie committee
! he ia" ought aiso 10 apply 10 the
eieI''on VI se,la'orS' ior senate
r'a' contests nave sometimes IN
s"'seo Spphuihe enormous sums
a"u !" ~ eTen more necessary
tiint '',e Jaw Snould apply 10 preSI.
nc','l"l CONTESTS ne l.resldent
,i"S " 'e'o power "hlch' III addi'
['oi It " 'he inhueh'e mat TINS Of
!ice ,. rA.r'S anu IA ADDITION to the
sAer'eu lhrough patron
age, eiiupies MN 10 DOCK the pas
ssEo ., a measure "h'ii TWO lhirds
vi ,, U1til HOUSES support IT, IL is a
We'll. iac' lilat the great cor
por"'e interests re'y upon tne sen
"'e " p'o'ec' '"e,h from h'stlle
lee's'n''on' 1T mas now heen
proved as IL i'"s ,ohg peeh suspec.
,eu' 'ha' ,hey nave contributed
,arge sums 10 ih'l'iehce pfesiden-
TIA, eiec'lohs.
No'eS cannot ne o0ught unless
there Is money WIN which 10 buy
'hei,'' anu money VIII! NOT be SUB
Scrioeo 10 puy VoteS II IL must be
III the open and The
; interest III the result
pe SHOWN 10 thf pubic What
eau DC maze against the
puo'lca!,oh IN advance oil the cleo