The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-18
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The great Plymouth Clothing House.
DEMANDS A HUGE
CAMPAIGN INQUIRY
Senator Stone of Missouri Urges
Senate to Probe Presidential
Elections.

Washington, Jan. Is The charges
have been made by Alton D. Parker and
Theodore Roosevelt. They are not
vague, Irresponsible campaign rumors;
they are definite charges. We cannot
ignore them. Let the investigation 20
on. If the democratic party has also
been recreant, it is also guilty of this
monstrous crime against good govern
ment, let it suffer the consequences.
Hew to the line, let the chips fall where
they may
Such were the words Of Senator
Stone of Missouri in a speech in the SEN
ate today in support Of his resolution
directing the senate committee on
the judiciary to investigate the charges
tional elections of 1896 and 1904.
The language quoted had reference es-
pecially to the election of 1904 and the
charges made by Judge Parker that the
republicans "admit the. acceptance of
financial aid from CORPORATIONS which
exist in contravention of law for the
purpose of establishing industrial mo-
nopoly by destroying competition, and
which ordinarily expect favors, directly
Gross immortality.
He declared that "under the circum-
stances, this act of the national repub-
lican chairman and former secretary Of
the department of commerce and labor
was an act of gross immortality, if moth
ing Worse.'
Taking up the charge that Mr.. Cor
telyou used his secret official Informal
tributions, Mr.. Stone said he could
neither affirm nor deny this terrible
Indictment because he did not know.
He continued: &.. r'7 IL. p.
I only know that the damning adn1is-
sion stands that the trusts did supply
sN1r. Cortelyou campaign funds. More
over, MIR. Cortelyou has never made an
swer to this charge. The only answer
he has ever vouchsafed is a statement
attributed to him that the collections
made by the republican committee tr
1904 were not so large as the collections
smade by that committee in 1896. Il
that means anything, It Is a cry for len
iency on the ground Of party precedent
and because he had not sinned so griev-
ously as others.
Turns on Root and Roosevelt.
Happily we have the comforting as
surance, vouchsafed both by Mr.. Roo
J. and the president, that the trusts .hat
no improper motive in making these con
tribut1ons, and that no improper means
were used to induce them. The countr,
Is asked to believe that the trusts brough
their gold to Cortelyou out Of purely un.
selfish and patriotic considerations, ant
that they expect nothing in return. These
indeed, were virtuOus trusts, and their.
an idealistic, self-sacrifcing patriotism
They scorned all base expectation Of IA
vors to come, and secuted the yer.
thought that their gold would be uset
to corrupt.
He said the senate could not accep1
these assurances without question an(
that the resolution Of inquiry therefor.
should be adopted. He also expressed
the opinion that the president s. charger
against the democratic campaign man
agement should be inquired into. -.
Based on Lawson Charges. s
Mr.. Stone based his demand for al
inquiry into the campaign Of 1896 OF
the allegations Of Thomas W. Lawson
made in recent magazine article. TIL,
senator was himself vice chairman o:
the democratic national committee dur
ing that campaign. But he said tina
he did not propose to testify. Man,
thousand people, he said, believe tina
1 fact alone would Justify an inquiry.
He urged an Investigation under tn
president s leadership and, closing, said
I hope senators will vie with eac
other in running this accursed treaso
down. Guard the republic against thi
crime which strikes at the root Of ma
tional life. Corruption is like a. worn
in the bud. If not plucked forth it wi
destroy the flower of liberty Let u
make our elections a true expression @
the free, intelligent, unbought will of tn
American people Let US give to tn
maxim "vox populi. vox dei,'' a vita
meaning in American public life.
Mr.. Stone was not interrupted Will
+ he spoke, but when he closed, Mr.. Hans
brough had the clerk read the complet
text Of the reply made by the presiden
TO Judge Parker's charges last Novem
4 Der.
The resolution was allowed to lie O.
the table and the consideration Of tn
calendar was proceeded with.
SENATOR BURROWS RE-ELEcTEr
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