The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-20
BRYAN SAYS THAT.
HUGHES BACKED
DOWN
SCORES HIS FAILURE TO SUM
MONS CoRTELYoU AND BLISS
IN INSURANCE CASE.
HEARST FOE To, TRUSTS
Nebraskan Takes Up the Battle in
New York-Says Republican
Should Explain His De-
Inquency to Voters.

ihHtplh, 4Ntb., WI I''7-TNN' d
Bryan's COmmoner today comment
on the New York Gubernatorial cam,
palgn as follows;
The Gubernatorial contes; in New
York is attracting attention in all
parts of the world. Mr. Hearst Is
being bitterly opposed by representa-,
tives of great corporations and by
editors of rival newspapers
THE history of the present cam.
paign in the state of New York does
not begin with the nominating con
ventions of the Democratic and Re
publican parties of that state. It
really begins with a letter issued by
Alton h. Parker Democratic candidate
fer the presidency, early in the ma
tional campaign of 1904 In that let.
ter Judge Parker charged that the Re.
publican campaign managers had
solicited contributions from the great
trusts and insurance combines, and
the charge was instantly met by
President Roosevelt. who in heated
language declared it to be false and
malicious President Roosevelt chal
lenged proof that such contributions
had been solicited.
Then Came Investigation.
"Then came the famous Armstrong
committee investigation into the in
surance scandals, and here 1t was that
Charles T.. Hughes, Republican caudi
date for governor of New York, made
his appearance in the field. Mr..
Hughes was engaged to take charge
of the investigation.
During the progress of that inves-
tigation official after official of the
insurance companies went upon the
witness stand and calmly admitted
that in 1896, 1900 and 1904 they had
contributed largely TO the Republican
national campaign funds
These admissions aroused a ma
tional interest and the people were on
the tiptoe of expectancy, waiting for
George p. Cortelpou and Cornelius !
Bliss to be called upon the witness
stand.
ut was almost an interesting situa
tion But like all other Investigations
conducted under similar crcum
stances, this one stopped just short
OF its most interesting and valuable
developments. Messrs. Cortelyou and
Bliss were not put upon the witness
stand.
Likened to King of France.
Like the famous King of France,
who marched 10000 men to the top of
the hill and then mareh he'd than down
again, MIR. Hughes had taken the in
vestigation up to a point whore 1t
promised something tangible in the
way of revelations and then gently
and quietly backed down.
1T was about this time that Presi
dent Roosevelt made his famous
undertaking speech. BY a peculiar
coincidence the gentle subsidence of
the speech began coincident with the
fact that it was up TO Mr. Hughes to
put Chairman Cortelpou and Treas
urel Bliss upon the stand.
THE investigation came TO sud
den and untimely end in so mar as
real results were concerned. A few of
the minor grafters and benefcarios
of graft were mildly rePrimanded.
"a few months later the news
paper dispatches credited President
Roosevelt with intimating that
Charles f. Hughes was the man who
should be nominated by the Republi-
cans for governor of New York.
"Who is Charles f Hughes? with
one accord the administration press
exclaimed.
"He is the man who prObed the in
surance scandals 70 the bottom.
But the answer j. incorrect. He
did not probe them to the bottom He
inserted his probe only deep enough
10 make the Republican party man
ayers vince and then heeding broad
intimation that it was time 10 quit ,
he withdrew the probe.
why did Mr.. Hughes fail to put ,
CoTtelpou and bliss on the FtandI j
How did r. happen that the president
made his muck rake speech at the
ve-y moment when Curtelyou and
Bliss should have been summoned?
why was the investigation practically
dropped after the presidents muck
rake speech And how can the nomi-
nat on Of Mr.. Hughes. made in the
face Of these circumstances be ex-
plained2
The voters of the state Of New Z
York in particular and the voters Of a
the republic in general. are entitled
10 hear frank answers - these q1es-
tons. II