Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-11-02
CORRUPTION IS PROVED
Vast Sums Paid to Republican
Campaign Fund.
WEALTH MENAOEs THE REPUBLIC

WEALTH MENAOES THE REPUBLIC
Doodle and the Corporations Control
the Corrupt Old party-Era of Graft
and Scandals the Result of Enor-
nous Expenditures For Political
Power.
When the Democrats claimed in
1896 and succeeding campaigns that an
enormous corruption fund vas raised
from the railroads.; banks, rust COM
panies, insurance corporations and 9th
er sources it was Indignantly denied by
the Republicans. Since those cam
paigns the evidence has bcen leaking
out that those charges were true and
the amount not exaggerated. Enough
money was subscribed to buy every
voter that was willing to sell his vote
in the doubtful states, and the result in
1896 showed that of the votes so
bought about 2O.OG0 divided between
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The latest evidence on the providers
Of that corruption fund has been given
by MIR. Perkins, partner of j.. p. Nor
gan II 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 in that state. He testi-
fed that the New York Life Insurance
company paid $4,000 last fall to the
Republican campaign fund and that
greater sums We're 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.
The year 1896 was the beginning of
the era of graft and corruption that
have since spread like a prairie fire
from n end Of the country to the other
and that have resulted in the scandals
that have been exposed of the Republi.
can management of u national affairs
and those states where that party is
in the ascendency. Will the honest
voters allow such a system to con
tinue? If they do, it is not too much
to say that the republic will be under
mined 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 of visits of Wall street
magnates to the president. and we sec
their partners appointed to positions
where they can do vast service to theil
associates, which from the nature O.
things must be to the detriment of thu
people. President Roosevelt must hav,
known of the large contributions from
the Wall street interests to his cam
paign fund. Mr.. Bliss, the treasurer
Of the Republican national committee
received the money, and MI. Cortelyou
who has since been rewarded by hi
appointment as postmaster general ant
is still chairman of the Republican
national committee, expended what til,
trusts and the corporations provided.
Tho late Senator Hanna might be eX
cused for demanding and eXpendin:
+ such vast sums as he received in 1896
for the Republican emergency wa!
;. great, but last year there was no neet
to corrupt the voters. 1t was patent t,
even superficial observers that MI
Roosevelt would be elected at leas
three months before the event occurred
b fact is that the Republican work
crs have become so debauched by be
ing paid that they refuse to work o
1 vote until the usual honorarium ant
Doodle were forthcoming.
Is any n foolish enough to believe
that these corporations contribute thes'
large sums without expecting ant
l probably being promised advantage
= or special privileges in return? Til
trust corporations pay to prevent tariff
reform; the railroads pay to proven
: being controlled; the bankers and lif,
a insurance companies pay because the,
are controlled by the same financial in
terests and receive special favor ant
: privileges from the political managers
How do the Democrats who are pay
1 ing double for life insurance what it il
honestly worth and who own stock il
railroads and banks like their none,
being expended to keep the corpora
@ lions in power instead Of the large
l. dividends that would be paid under al
honest administration?
1t is now up to the voters to stOl
this corruption. and the only way the.
can stop it is by defeating the part,
that is in league with the corporations
a Job For the President.
President Roosevelt having helped tt
reconcile Japan and Russia, it is now
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