The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-16
HAMILTON THROWS BOMB
INTO INSURANCE CAMP
Appears Before Committee at Albany
and Shows Up the New York
Life Officials.

bers of the board: Rufus :. Weeks. vice
president and actuary; T. A Buckner
vice president: D. p Kingsley. vice
president; John c. Mccall, secretary, and
J. H. Mcintosh.
I wish to state" began Judge Hamil-
ton, that my remarks here will be con-
fined entirely TO the New York Life In
surance company and the gentlemen who
manage 1t. For the other companies
have a high and loyal respect. because.
so far as I have seen, 1 have not Yet
found among them ours and traitors.
Challenged Contradiction.
In every administration of a great
public concern. said Judge Hamilton,
there are many things to be done which
in the hurried line of duty and in the de
sire for victory cannot always be delayed
But there never was line or a thing
that was dOEe in the New York Life IN
my administration of my department, but
that the executive officers, one and All
were conscious OF what the purpose was
or what the object was and what the eN-
pense was. / say this now. and when
I look around / see their faces before
me, and | challenge contradiction
Let us consider for a moment the crit
icisms that have been made in regard to
the payments that have been made TO me
upon nv single voucher. Remember. l
did not go in there and own this COM
pany. l went in there as humble little
lawyer. a country lawyer. and ] got in
Z
Beers pension and l beat him with all
the legion of great names that ne had
around him; and ] beat him single hanC-
ed and alone. And when | won my VIC
YOU chance here and then l started
in to perform my duties
Excites His Laughter.
1t simply excites my laughter when
hear the gentlemen assert, those VINO are
here and in my hearing, and others. tnaI
they did not know that Andrew Hamii-
ton was defending the New York Life,
and the insurance interests Throughout
the United States generally. on behalf
Of the principles which the insurance
companies believed TO be necessary Tor
their success and for the benefit OF the
why if there was trouble and an
agent would write from far off cOun-
try and say. If this bill passes 1t Is go
ing to kill our business out here, thev
would rush in. YOU know to the president
and say: Here's this agent letter For
heavens sake he will lose all our business
=. Wei. send for the judge
All right the judge viii come ST
down Wei what Is the tro9eIe
'FIeaVe ems, if this bill passes we might as
well get out Of the state All right; We
will have to see what the objections are
to it. We viii have TO ag1tate' We Will
have the press 90 something; we VILE
have the politicians do something; We
will have the agents do something; We
viii have the policy holders DO some
thing: We will get men of influence 20
go ahead and see if We cannot peat IT,
And We would beat it.
No Excuses to Offer.
About the methods and the vouchers,
have 10 excuse whatever to offer ABOUT
the form of the vouchers that were ac-
cepted for the disbursements mace
to Tho various branch IGcic- me m
SlIrance world today IS the Srea Test IMAM
cfal proposition IL the United States- AHu
aS great affairs always attend II com
mandS a higher law. In defending It's
rights and its property you cannot stop
to kick every cur that comes along ana
Earks; and if you could sweep them, OUT
in other PERHAPS mysterious. out non
est. ways YOU are defending and assert
inc the higher law which great enter
vriSes have a right TO command 30
say wher these vouchers we're ElNel ~ ~
they were right. and when the audit
ms committee approved them then tho
stand as sponsors for them. If thew did
not approve them. then they failed to
perform their duty.
Last Day of Hearing.
TIE committee adjourned late tonight
until tomorrow when several actuaTIes
will be heard. 1t was positively an
nOunCed that the hearings Woulo De cor
Guided tomorrow 4 subcommittee, st u
{c be selected. will meet in New YORK
CITY early next week. when Charles r;
Hughes counsel for the committee. VIII
go over the mass OF Suggestions an"
protests made. and the result VIII BE-
submitted 10 the full committee about
next Thursday either here or IN New
York.
he expected 10 present the bills IN their
amended and final form. so far as the
committee was concerned not later than
week after next for the consideration
IF the Legislature