The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-16
SCORED BY HAMILTON
Pays Respects to Trustees Of New York
life.--CurS and Traitors.

A'''@' WdttH Ih.-- 3ndFG8 HamI
ton appeared before the insurance in,
Vesrigating committee Thursday after.
noon and broke the silence which he
has maintained, except for his state
mem brought from Paris by John G..
Mccall. ever since his name was first
mentioned in the investigation in con
nection with the great sums or money
shown to have been paid to him during
the past ten years, on account of his
iesal and legislative work for the New
York Life and other insurance com.
panes
II would be dificult 10 exaggerate
the sensation produced by his unex.
pected appearance and by his speech
which he made. or the intensely dra.
matte character OF the whole episode
HIS face flushed and his voice tremb.
ing wlth passion, his arms upraised
ana MS lists cleuched, Judge Ham.
llton poured forth flood OF denuncia
tlon and invective upon the members
or the board of trustees of the New
york Life insurance company. several
OF whom were present, designating
them ours and traitors" and paving
especial attention to one unnamed
whom he described as ''the pecksnify
OF three administrations, the conf1dant
OF Beers scandal and author of the
beers pension-who rotates through
one administration and another and
thinks that he is going to be an in
oispensable member OF yet another. =
Inc only name mentioned was that
OF the late President Mccall. in the
reference to whom and to whose death
ne displayed marked emotion. He
/ spoke OF Mccall as victim. a. hayina
! been shouldered with the bIame-"the :
| only one, the dead man, killed that
! they drove to his grave and deserted. !"
and declared that the memory of this
man had appealed to him 'to come
down here and say something for him.
and just a word for myself"
He declared unequivocally that every
payment to himself by the New York
Life was made with the knowledge
and approval Of the trustees, especi-
ally OF the finance and auditing com
mittees. He pointed out that IL there
had been anything the matter with
his vouchers for these payments, it
was their duty to bring him to book
for it--yet, he said, month after month.
and year after year, for ten years.
they passed them" and then when the
cry at last comes out, they say:
Well, we did not know anything
about it; this is the fellow; this is
the man thar has done it all. When
they say they did not know what was
on
derision'
He declared again and again that
the payments were proper and legiti-
mate ana that he rad no apology 10
make FOR himself or President Mccall
one OF his most interesting state
menfs was that in spite of reports to
the contrary, the so-cslled Paris ac-
count was actually reported and ap-
proved by the auditing committed
The first applause broke out with a
roar OF laughter after his reference
TO the enthusiasm with which he said
his victories for the New York Life
were received by the orticials ~ the
company
They would come anu pat me on
the back. he said with bitter sneer.
these men who would not know me
now they would come tn and pat me
on the back and say. You did H. "
\ storm of applause followed his
scathing reference to the yellow dog
as dog OF courage and loyalty Hut
the ours who stood around this fuusul
that has occurred. the curs who knew
of thes. transactions aud shrlnk into
their shoes. they are the curs-and
THAI Is the reason taat ! com. before
you and say that the great interest
of ts.oeo, ,oeo.e0o of no. Insurance aud
ssoo. .oeo eco of assets can never safely
be entrusted To the hands ana admin.
istration Of los of ours
| I wish fo state. said Judge HRHli
/ ton. that my remarks here Wiu b.
confined entirely tn the New Nork life
( insursncc COMPANY ane Inc gentlemen
/ woh manage ii
"toF tho other companies have
/ higher ana ieyal respaFi. ts-caHse
ao r., as have ~sn I have nest
/ yet iound suonxst then purs 4al
traitors
Fhis Nss "a. o~ienslbl, puftussr uf
Judge Hamilton RppsafancH hssuf.
/ the committee advocate thf l.ena
Z irw bill es fhw committee Khish suuid
1 i~Etssate the pF~wsuf iaeArdia ~ iirsg
tiuH 0Gt n utsce ana arnyias fef d
cafss ete r~oyssnsHatisr~ 'n %ovewhrf
I n~st
Among those shu a4t near xhea ho
hssas his bitter sFrmlgnmvpt og the
Nsw yofk t.lf~ trustee. wcro ths foi.
/ lmwtB& raemtssga ~ fho heAFs Rrfur
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