Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-18

AS TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Supports tho Resolution Demanding an
Investigation Into the Charges of
Campaign Corruption = corteIyou
Comes in for a scathins condemna-
tion-Washington News.

washington, Jan. 1S.-"The charges
have been made by Alton B. Parker
and Theodore Roosevelt. They are not
vague. irresponsible campaign rumors'
they are definite charges. We cannot
ignore them. Let the investigation go
on. If the democratic party has also
heen recrea,1t; if it is also guilty of
this monstrous, crime against good
government, let it suffer the conse-
quences. He'w to the line, let the chips
fall where they may"
Such were the words with which
Senator Stone closed the first half OF
the speech made by him in the senate
today in support of his resolution di-
recting the senate committee on the
judiciary to Investigate the charges of
corruption in connection with the
national elec items Of 1896 and 1904.
The language quoted had reference
especially to- the election Of 1904 and
was uttered after a review of the
charges made In connection with the
campaign of that year by Judge Par
ker TINT the republicans admit the
acceptance of financial aid from cor.
porations which exist in contravention
OF law for the purpose of establishing
industrial monopoly by destroying
COMP etition, and which ordinarily ex-
poets favors. directly or indirectly,
from the government"
He declared that under the circum-
stances this act Of the national re-
publican chairman and former secre-
tary Of the department Of commerce
and labor wtLs an act Of gross inlmor-
ality, tfwnothlng worse" He added:
"To what level have we fallen. If
the American people can look upon
such conduct. with complaisance? Aye,
and to wha; level have we fallen If
the American senate can contemplate
this national shame with Indifference?
This confess. on made by the president
and Mr.. Root lis monstrous. There is
no need to decry or condemn it; it
speaks for itself"
Taking up the charge made during
the campaign that Mr.. Cortelyou had
used his secret official information as
q cabinet officer to secure contribu-
tions, Mr.. Stone said he could neither
affirm nor deny "this terrible indict-.
ment," because he did not know. II
only know" lie said, that the damning
admission stands that the trusts did
supply Mr. C!ortelyou campaign funds.
He reviewed the rise of Mr.. Cortel-
you from a department clerk under
the civil service and democrat" to
secretary of the department Of COM
merce and labor under President
Roosevelt in which last position he
was clothed with inquisitorial author
ity to spy into the secrets Of the trusts
and power also was given to make his
discoveries public at the discretion OF
the president. This man and this Off
cial the president himself selected for
chairman of the republican national
committee. He was without political
experience or familiarity with party
management, and his designation for
the chairmalship was received with
universal surprise. Mr.. President, the
circumstances Of this appointment
were curioslY significant, If not sinis-
ter, and the suspicious inevitably ex-
cited by them have provoked situa-
tion greatly to be regretted. Why did
the president select this inexperienced
new convert to be the head Of his party
organization? This accusing fact will
not down, that the trusts did fill Mr..
Cortelyou's campaign Golfers to over
flowing. Happily we have the COM
forting assurance, vouchsafed both by
Mr.. Root and the president that the
trusts had no improper motive in max
ing these contributions, and that no
improper means were used to induce
them. The country Is asked to believe,
what no DOUBT it innoeently will and
does that the trusts brought their gold
to Cortelyou out of purely unselfish
and patriotic considerations, and that
they expect n nothing in return. These,
indeed, were virtuous trusts, and
theirs an idealistic self-sacrificing
patriotism. They scorned all base ex-
pectation of favors to come, and
secuted the very thought that their
gold would be used to corrupt"
He said that the senate could not
accept these assurances without ques-
tion and that the resolution Of inquiry
therefore should be adopted. He also
expressed the opinion that the presi-
dents charges against the democratic
campaign management should be in
quired into.
Referring incidentally to the bill IN
NfOuuCSO Dy .tIdll, Ol new 1OTk, 10
reduce the congressional representation
of southern states because of the i'm
position of qualification on the right of
suffrage, said: "The conspiracies
formed in New York to debauch the
electorate are nog only a crime against
the suffrage. but a crime Immediately
subversive of representative govern
ment, and to its suppression the sena-
tor from New York might protitably
devote his solicitous attention.
Mr.. Stone also took cognizance OF
the recommendations made by the
president In his last annual message
for the protection of the integrity of
elections. sayirg:
What the president asserts Is true
and what he collnsels is wise. but