The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-18
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Late Democratic Candi-
date Discusses the
Corporations.
SAYS STATEMENTS
ARE NOW VERIFIED.
Declares Practice is Unlawful and
IS Not Confined to Insurance
Companies Last Year
Not the First Time.
Takes Shot at
Mccall.
(By Associated Pre- ss.)

ByAssoclated Press.)
AZ EsoPUs, n. Y. Sept. l7.-Former Chief
Judge Alton b. Parker, last year the
Democratic candidate for President OF the
United States, to-day referred to the
charges made BY him in the presidential
campaign last fall, that corporation FUNDS
were being used to aid the Republicans
TO d correspondent OF the Associated
Press. who called at Rosenount. Judge
parker's home, and asked him II he
had anything to say In relation to the
statement made by Vicc-President George
W. Perkins. OF the New York Life ln-a
surancc Company to the effect That
President John a. Mccall, of that com
i pany, had caused acontrbutlon OF about
5 5000 to he made last Year to the Re-;
! publican national campaign fund. Judge
Parker said: ts14
Yes believe ought to say, now,
when there is no political excitement
TO distract the public attention. that
the president Of the New York Life
WAS not the only such contributor. The
officers of other great life insurance
companies, such as the Equitable, and the
4 Mutual also contributed from the policy
y holders'3S funds for campaign purposes
last year. The underlying principles which
X OlSlde Inc great mass 54OL peopie ~ lIltO
parties have no effect upon such men.
Their one inquiry Is. will the party or
ganizat!on In It's hour OF triumph re-
member our generosity and respond to
our demands? OF course the organiza-s
ton does remember, for 1t expects a
similar contribution next time. And the
expectation is not IN vain.
Last year was not the first time Such
contributions have been made before In
&o 4 - nl-1t Ia,
What They Got in Return.
..The officers responsible for these raids
upon the treasures OF corporations have
received their reward in I'm fettered man
4sngcment of different insurance corpora
tions; in unembarrassed raids upon the
public through trusts. condemned I3by
both common and statute law; In refusal
10 punish crimlnaly the officers of rail-
road and other corporations violating
the laws. and In statutory permission 10
manufacture corporations and to levy tri-
butte on the people 8
There can be no hope Of checking the
unlawful aggressions Of officers OF great
corporations so long as they may thus
form a quasi partnership with the or
ganfzation OF the dominant political par
~ For In the hour when the admnistra-
tive official seeks to punish the offender
nc Is reminded by the head OF the or
gani2a tom or the mlSnl tlne oI tIle COLI
tributions Of the corporation.
There Is. however, something worse, II
nossible than the escape OF such Offenders
from Justice. 1t is the gradual demorall-
zatIon Of voters and the dulling or public
conscience, caused by the efforts to ma 50
these vast sums of money procure the !
ballots they were intended to procure,
corruptly and otherwise.
Not the Only Case.
what has been proved In the case of
the New York Life Will undoubtedly be
proved In the other cases. The facts
exist and honest and able counsel back
ed by an honest committee will un-
doubtedly bring them out for the public
good.
"Wcre there an investigation of rail-
road, manufacturing and other corpora
tIons, It would he found that these lifes
Insurance officers were not the only COR
poratlon officers who put thel rhands
into the treasury and took out moneys
belonging to widows and orphans to help
secure partisan triumph,
4. "Thnt their acts wer eunlawfu and
their purposes corrupt goes without say
Ing. They intended to have the money
used as It was, In corrupting the electo-
rate. Mr. Perkins makes the point that
Mr.. John A. Mccall. the president OF
the New York Life( Is a Democrat, Ap-
parently he would have tho upblic as
sume that when Mr., Mccall unlawfully
and wrongfully contributed these funds
the compnny's share probably as
member OF the underwriting syndicate
1t was evidence OF political virtue. rather.
than misconduct. /.
"The truth about It Is, and ! say It
without feeling but emphatically, that
men like Mccall have no political con-
yIctIons that stand In the way Of their
personal advantage. ~
a such mon desire the triumph Of that
party which will better serve their per-
eonal financial interests, and Will-tof
contributions, past, present ana lulure--l
continue to protect these interests ny
lenent legislation and by pretonse at
execution OF law, which shall be ten-
derly blind to all their offenses, That
party they cpouse in the board room,
and contribute to 1t of the moneys they
hold In trust, and, occasionally q little
pf their own.
Should Have Investigation.
ut Is not my purpose to claim that the
Democratic party, subjected to the temp-.
tntons which have overcome the other
party during the last few years. would
have acted differently Mere party ad-
vantage should not be sought from the
disclosures made In this investigation
But the facts should be diligently sought,
that the people may become SO aroused
that they Will insist upon legislation
making 1t a criminal offense for officers
to contribute corporate funds for pollti-
cal purposes, and deprivng the appar-
entity successful candidates OF their Of
dces. s n
efforts In that direction have eben
Il making in different States since Noyeln-
bcr last, and particularly In this State.
But the Republican organization would
not consent to It, so the Legislature de-
ieated the bills And the organization
never will consent until an aroused pub