Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-12
THE REPUBLIC IN DANGER,
Doodle and the Corporations Control
the Corrupt Party in
Power.

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er sources, it was Indignantly denied by
the republicans. Since those campaigns
the evidence has been leaking out that
those charges we're true and the amount
not exaggerated. Enough money was
subscribed 10 buy every voter that was
willing to sell his vote in the doubtful
states. and the result in 1886 showed tina.
of the votes go bought about 10000 divid-
ed between the close states decided the
election.
The latest evidence on the providers
of that corruption fund has been given
by Mr.. Perkins. partner of j. 7. Nor
gan and also connected with the New
York Life Insurance company, before
the committee of the New York legisla-
ture. now investigating the life insur-
ance companies of that state. He testl-
fed that the New York Life Insurance
company paid $4,000 last fall to the
republican campaign fund, and that
greater sums were paid in 1896 and
1900.
These enormous contributions from
one corporation indicate the vast
amount of money used to corrupt the
voters of the United States, for there
is no doubt the other insurance com
panies paid similar amounts, and the
railroads and trusts even more.
Eighteen hundred and ninety-six was
the beginning of the era of graft and
corruption that has since spread like a
prairie fire from one end Of the country
to the other and that has resulted in the
scandals that have been exposed OF the
republican management of our national
affairs and those states where that party
is in the ~ascendancy. Will the honest
voters allow such a system to continue?
If they do. it is not too much to say that
the republic will be undermined and a
Wall street oligarchy of wealth Will
soon rule instead of the people.
We are not very far from that to-day.
We hear CT visits of Wall street mag
mates to Oyster Bay and we see their
partners appointed to positions where
they can do vast service to their asso-
ciates. which from the nature of things
must be to the detriment of the PEG
pie. President Roosevelt must have
known of the large contributions from
the Wall street interests to his cam
paign fund. Mr.. Bliss, the treasurer OF
the republican national committee. re-
ceived the money and Mr.. Cortelyou,
who has since been rewarded by his APP
pointment as postmaster general and is
still chairman of the republican nation
al committee. expended what the trusts
and the corporations provided.
The late Senator Hanna might be ex-
cused for demanding and expanding
such vast sums as he received in 1896,
. for the republican emergency was great
, but last year there was no need to COR
q rupt the voters. 1t was patent to even.
? superficial observers that Mr.. Roose-
o welt would be elected at least three
months before the event occurred. The
fact is that the republican workers have
become so %debauched by being paid that
: they refuse to work or vote until the
a usual honorarium and Doodle is forth
9 coming.
Is anyone foolish enough to believe
that these corporations contribute these
large sums without expecting, and prob
e ably being promised. advantages or spe-
e cial privileges in return. The trust cor
e porations pay to prevent tariff reform;
d the railroads pay to prevent being con-
trolled; the banks and life insurance
: companies pay because they are con-
o trolled by the anne financial interests
e and receive special favor and privileges
from the political managers.
How do democrats, who are paying
n double for life insurance than what it is
\ honestly worth and who own stock in
l. railroads and banks, like their money
If being expended to keep the corporations
e in power. instead of the larger dividends
that would be paid under an honest ad.
ministration2 ~
1t is now up to the voter to stop this
corruption and the only way they car
1t stop it is by defeating the party that is
in league with the corporations.
The beef trust is still selling aduI
terated meat. AT the instance of thu
a League Island navy yard officials, the
I'd agent of Swift & Co., the Chicago pack
II, ers, has been arrested in Philadelphia
a. for food adulteration and bound owe,
by the magistrate in $1,000 bail. TIT
be prosecution is under the Pennsylvania
~ state law. there being no federal stat
or ute under which persons selling I'M
ne pure food car be prosecuted.
1t does not speak well for the purt
ed food commissioners of other states tina.
So no similar efforts are being made to dis
cover the sale of embalmed beef wher'
such laws for the protection of tn,
people are on the statute books. 1t l
hardly likely that artificial preserva
tives are only used by the beef packer
on meat destined for Pennsylvania. No
is this an isolated case,
According to a statement made l.
him by attorneys for Swift & Co., Com
missioner Warren says the concern al
mits, through its lawyers, that it ha
been selling meat in which a~rtificis
personalities which are prescribed b
law have been placed. During the las
year, Mr.. Warren states, Swift G. CT
have paid more than $1,000 in fires fo
violation of the pure food laws of tn
state"