The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Treasury that, tiint OF the standard Oil
Company which hhs to run It's own tank
1 chips anyhow and shouldn't have to be
paid for floating the American fling.
What tho Senate. what Washington
reeds. Is D. preacher of ordinary ethics,
/ not an oxposer OF morals. THO spirit OF
the place reminds one OF the ...e insurance
officers who really soon, not 4 to liavc
known that they were doing anything
/ wrong WashlnAgon Isn't as bad as
Now York; politics isn't as corrupt as
yig ijusincss.
Business mon nro improved by little
public service here. remember that
Paul Morton, formerly OF the Santa TO:
\ Railroad, when he was called ont or the
/ Cabinet Ia the presidency OF the Eaui-
table Life Assurance Society. asked inc
| II didn't think that bribery was bad.
and should be stopped. He apparently
got some light here. And tho Union
League Club of New York was startled
when 1Jlihu Root. having given up the
Secrctnryship OF War. to return to the
! practice OF law. announced In set
speech that business men should stop
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hiuh nol,,ir. i. :, ~ Nj ~, ~
tone Of New York and high flnance
| sNeverthelessA somebody ought to come
here and teach the Senate what corrup-
ton Is. and that bribery isn't the only
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9.ppusc X eiou'u ma tnnt certain
SENIOR. say. aaser. OF Michigan. was
opposeo 70 .n~ s'ta,enood blil ana. near
ING as reason. that no owned certain
properly down there which paid prac-
tically no taxes; suppose should
run down that clue and discover and
prove with an exhibit OF documentary
evidence that the suspicion was correct.
That would be sensational. wouldn't 1T
IT ought to be, for 1t is corruption; It
the vote OF senator. Well. It's true.
don't have to go down there to prove
1T. Senator Alger won't deny 1t. He
said It himself In open debate on the
floor OF the Senate. with all the world
listening. He interrupted Senator Bev-s
eridge, who was advocating the bill To
intcriect this most stntes,naYlike arpu-
| mcnt.
II mnic soma investments there that
/ Will sell II, minute il this goes
through
.Oht. said Senator Beyerldre. "Af,er
that there is nothing more to he said.
II Is charged. and eenerallly believed.
that Senator Thomas c. Platt. tho prcsi-
dent OF an express company. represents
that business in the Senate. Now, II
President Plat should pay to Senator
Piatt bride to beat the bin against the
express business, he would know he
would pc torrputlns thatA Senator and
committing Z crime. 5Ess but ID hen the
slaetlt-s''Eal0r llirilseil. Nitnout any
opposes q pe
eause = .ne eApress business. ne
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I'm, anarles Nv, W. aos s,,a man ae
most "a ~ Tor tt,, 4 "a nmission thro,,sj,
the nails 81 small money orders IIe
ofrercd Il "a Congress. and the rIni,sa
Commute. liked It's insenlous sImrliciIyE
Mr.. posts bill started off we'll. Butt
stepped. It was stuck, and 1t wouldn't
come out Why "Platt," they told
him. "The express companies wanted
to ketp that business" Mr.. Post sent
two young men to Sena tor Plat. one to
ask questions, the other to be a witness
to the Senator's answers. The two
young men tell IN an afildavit how they
called on tho Senator, handed him a
copy OF the bin and ask him II he
n ia!i ever seen IT. They say
senator Platt replied: have seen
y. !. am against 1t because 1t conflicts
WIN my express money order pusln
re !, AIDED that while ~ was not IN the
senate 20 represent the United Mite States
Express COMPANY COZ. at the same time ne
coulda not favor and would light any
measure that that seemed against the inter-
ests q the express companies.
Now this Is light nor only upon
senator Plat but upon the Senate and
Washington. for when the said Mr.. Post 4
filed said affidavit. with charges. asking
the Senate to expell the said Platt, the
town laughed and the Senate did nott-
against Senator Mitchell. deceased. Tho
charge might be true, but the express
business was Platt's graft. and by that
sunwrltten law which is known as the
Courtesy Of the Scnatc." no man in
TINT lhodv shall offer III I'M orfnr,5 IL