Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-26
HEARST"S CAMPAIGN as 1T AP.
PEARS TO WIN. ]. BRYAN.

Mr.. HEARTS New York newspapers print
ed in triple loaded, double-columns, Sunday,
the comments of William j. Bryan on the
New York campaign. The article said:
1.-THE gubernatorial contest in New York Is
attracting attention in all parts OF the world.
Mr.. Hearst is being bitterly opposed by rep.
resentatives OF great corporations and by
editors Of rival newspapers.
"The history OF the present campaign in
the state OF New York does not begin with
the nominating conventions of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties OF that State
1t really begins with letter issued by Al
ton B. Parker, Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, early in the national campaign
OF 1904
"In that letter Judge Parker charged that
the Republican campaign managers had so.
licited contributions from the great trusts
and combines and the charge was Instantly
met by President Roosevelt, who 10 heated
language declared ii 10 be false and mali
cious. President Roosevelt challenged
proof that such contributions had been So
licited.
Then came the famous Armstrong com
mittee investigation into the insurance
scandals, and here 1t was that Charles E.
Hughes, Republican candidate for Govern.
or of New York, made his appearance In
the field. Mr.. Hughes was engaged TO take
charge OF the investigation. During the
progress of that investigation officials Of the
insurance companies went upon the stand
and calmly admitted that in 1895, 1900 and
1904 they had contributed largely to the
Republican national campaign funds.
"These admissions aroused national in
terest and the people were on the tiptoe Of
expectancy, waiting for George B. Cortel
you and Cornelius Bliss to be called upon
the witness stand. 1t was q most interest
ing situation. Bot, like all other investiga.
lions conducted under similar conditions,
this one stopped just short OF its most inter.
esting and valuable developments.
''Messrs. Cortelyou and Bliss were not
put upon the stand. Like the famous King
OF France, who marched ten thousand men
10 the top of the hill and marched them
vestigation up TO point where il promised
something tangible In the way OF revela-
tons and then gently and quietly backed
down.
at was about this time President Roose.
welt made his famous Muck Rake speech,
By peculiar coincidence, the gentle sub
sidence of the investigation began coinci.
dent with the fact that 1t was up TO Mr..
Hughes TO put Chairman Cortelyou and
Treasurer Bliss upon the stand
"The investigation came to sudden aud
untimely end in 30 far as real results were
concerned. A few Of the minor graiterr
and beneficiaries Of gran were mildly repri
manded.
"a few months later the newspaper dis
patches credited President Roosevelt with
intimsting that Charles Z. Hughes was the
man who should be nominated by the Re-
publicans for Governor Of New York
Who il Charles Z. Highest With one &C
cord the Administration press exclaimed :
He lie the man who probed the insurance
scandals TO the bottom.
"But the answer is incorrect. He inserted
his probe only deep enough 70 make the Re-
publican party managers vince, and then.
needing broad intimation that it was time
to quit, he withdrew the probe And then
he was nominated for Governor by the men
who WINGED when he sank the probe part
way into the insurance mess.
why did Mr.. Hughes fail TO put Cortsl.
you and Bliss on the stand How did Il