Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

to do so. 1t is another proposition,
however. between the policy-hoiders
and the management of the insur-
ance companies"
A LUMINOUS STATEMENT!
Heavens, how luminous, how edifying,
how perfectly frank is Mr.. Hill! l lift
my hat to this philosopher n states
analyze somewhat this remarkable eX-
position of business and political morals.
First, from what funds were these
were taken from trust funds, created
by the premiums paid by policy
holders, and committed to the custody
of the company officials for the pro
lection of the wives and children of the
men who hold the policies and paid the
premiums. Among these poliey-holders
there were perhaps as many Democrats
as Republicans. To divert those funds
the people, or any part of the people,
for whose benefit they were held was
despicable. Even Mr.. Hill seems to have
a hickering doubt as to whether the
fraudulent diversion of those funds was
altogether right las between the policy
holders and the management or the com
ali right for the Republican committee
to accept the money. In other words, ne
thinks that, possibly, it might not have
been entirely ou fat for the company
| OllcldlS 10 steal Tile HlOIlty, pul It 10
perfectly clear that it vas right for the
committee to take it. And it was right
for the committee to take it, so he
says, because insurance companies are
control of the Federal government
Now, to use a vulgarism, isn't that the
limit? 1 had never before heard that lack
Of Federal supervision was a license to
theft of others; but If that be So, then
Federal supervision should be FASTENED
without a moments delay. 1t is a
Here gentlemen, is an OFFICIAL exposi-
ton of the Republican code of legal and
moral ethics to which I invite the prayer
full attention of the Missouri Democracy:
And do you know, fellow-citizens, that
in the face of all these scandals and ex-
~posures, President Roosevelt had the eff
frontery to send a message to Congres
in elections, and ~eloquently urged the
enactment of laws to prevent 1T, Was
such brazen audacity ever heard Of OF
dreampt of before. Holding the spoil in
his hands, the chief beneficiary OF a
shame, he yet preached Understanding
homilies and made impassioned appeals
for honest and pure elections; bah Bah
risy Of it all! How nauseating and con-
: Bills were introduced-bills to prevent
contributions by corporations to election
l funds, with penalties more or less drastic
; They were referred to committees, anG
there have remained ever since, buried
in the archives of committee rooms
peacefully sleeping the sleep of death.
l Senate directing the Senate committee
on the Judiciary to inquire into charges
of corruption and to report a measur'
corrupt practices dangerous If not i'm
possible; but the resolution, like the bills
: was sent to the morgue; REPUBLICAN,
t measures later on, possibly at the mex
election, But why did they not talk
t them up at the last session, and befor
4 afraid they might interfere with tina
e one dollar contribution Roosevelt so os
C tentatiously made the other day to tn
Republican congressional campaign com
S mittee: and possibly there may have beel
r some other reason of deeper and NOR
n far-reaching significance. HoweVer tina
may be, one thing is sure, the bills an
y resolutions are all asleep.
My countrymen, if Mr.. Bryan was de
d feated in 1896 he was fraudulently an
i corruptly defeated. For what purp9os
We're the millions that were poured int
n possible to spend a sum so vast for an
'. legitimate purpose? No. 1t must hay
been expended to corrupt the election mf
chinery and to corrupt the voters then
,e selves and thus to buy and steal 4
to presidency. 1t was the most horrib
T. thing thai has ever happened in Amer
can politics, ut Il was W. worse ! f even w tina
in to Mr.. Bryan and to the country, an
I'd so far as such a thing Is possible,
10 ought to be rectified. 1t is due
m Bryan, as an act of simple justice, thu
I'd he should be elected and installed in Il
Is, office of which he was fraudulently d.
* prived that much is due to him, B'
Is. far above and beyond him or any ma
e. that great crime should be rebuked
DIS the name of a decent public life, al
en- that the integrity IT American inst
of buttons may be INDICATED. VIII Mi
to souri, Democrats do their part to accor
us of justice, or will they, put their approy
in upon Roosevelt? Will they rebuke tn
81 crime or condone it?
he OTHER THINGS.
ng But why prolong this discussion
Ith Roosevelt and Rooseveltism? There a
he other things, numerous things, done
Roosevelt, things that make up the su
re, of his performances, as deserving of ce
I sure and public %reprobation as those
If which I have exn adter tee v put 1t Of is th II
in a single speech. What l nave sa
zee is sufficient.
I do not mean to say that the Pre-
yer ident has lone nothing deserving Of col
Try could be said of any President. But
nd you come down to bedrock and {
behind the glamour with which truckli
to politicians. and a p~artizan press have e
lu- veloped him, you will find but little
tn substantial achievement or permane
per value to applaud. Stop the shouting, a
lgs hush the babble for a moment and
YER this man has done for the public we
RAJ They say he is honest. But have not
ISL our presidents been honest? And
as honesty become a virtue SO rare
oi- like Diogenes to find one who has
me TO hear Republicans tattle one mii
abb suppose that Roosevelt Is the only pr
of ident the country has ever had "
,st- Out upon such rot! 1t is fit only for
my slop-pail.
They say he has made savage,un
for lentipg wal upon the trusts that at,
ro- W~hat-exactly what has he done?
den did institute proceedings against
Beet Trust. Was there anything e.
hip If SO, what else. Give us the particuls
velt and let us know just what was accc
de- plished. The Northern Securities was
and corpoTation organized od fof the purpose ose
the and competing lines Of railroad. An
ned junction was obtained under the ope
lied tion of which the combination was
ster are still doing business at the
low stand. Have conditions changed,
With have any special burdens been lii
you from the people? The packing compal
ost- constituting the Chicago beef trust "
air. indicted and fined. Only the corpc
om- lions, mark you, were fined. But
the packing houses are still doing busir
nee. at the same old stand. Has the farm
am Of live stock, discovered and change
help conditions? Have the consumers of
at found any improvement so far as t
ing are affected?. Has the monopoly b
a. rtr1xrlD IIoC rnrnnotfttan innrao c