Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-03-12
ship SUBSIDY BILL into Deep WATER.
REPUBLICAN PARTY GETTING IN A
HOLE over INSURANCE FUNDS.
New York Tribune Believes Funds
used to Corrupt Legislators Should
De Restored. This Would ImDlv a
Return to Policy Holders of Cam.
paign Money Donated.

The New York Tribune directs atten.
ton to the report made by the New York
Lite Insurance company committee with
respect to the demand made tor an ac.
counting from Andrew Hamilton. The
tribune says that these accounts ought
TO be explained, and that proceedings
should be taken looking toward the res
toration OF the funds intrusted to Hamii-
ton.
Well, Mr.. Hamilton wa. in some re.
spects an employe of the company, and
he claims that the money paid to him
was Tor the transaction OF gitimate
business. 1t has, of course, been made
quite clear-at least to the satisfaction
OF the general public-that the money
given to Hamilton was to be used in
corruptihg legislators. In any event
even the Tribune admits that Hamilton
is in the position OF one who may make
an accounting" He may have some
credits, the particulars Of which the pub.
li' has not been apprised.
But the same testimony to which the
Tribune refers discloses that $14S, 900
belonging to policyholders in the New
York Life was paid to the republican
national committee. OF course it would
not be proper to ask the committee to
make an "acconnting" unless one is
willing to admit that the New York Life
managers hired the republican party to
corrupt the electorate, even as it hired
Andrew Hamilton to corrupt the legsla.
ture.
But why does the Tribune-so ready
to demand an "accounting" from An
drew Hamilton-fail to advise the mana
gers OF the republican party to make
restoration to the policyholders Of the
New York Lifs?.
1t will occur to a great many people
that tie republican party is getting into
pretty deep water. 1t is plain that re-
publican editors are greatly EN- barrassed.
Whenever they make reference to the
misappropriated funds rightfully belong
ing to the poicyholders in any of these
great insurance companies they are re-
minded that the political party which
they ave became the beneficiary of
considerable sum OF these misappro-
prated funds. When republican editor
insists that the Hamitons and other in.
dividuals Stall restore the money they
stole from the polcyhol'lers, he lays
himself open to the reminder that it is
also his duty to call upon the managers
of his own party to "put it back"
DO republican leaders expect the peo.
pie to forget the shameful facts relating
to their participation in the embezzle-
ments of policy holders money? 1t is
well known that many republican edi-
tors are growing restive because tf the
embarrassing position in which they are
placed. How much longer are the re-
publican leaders to maintain silence in
the presence of the growing demand that
the republican party shall restore to the
polcyholders the money stolen for the
benefit Of republican candidates? How
much longer will Mr.. Roosevelt be able
to keep in his cabinet the republican
party chairman, to whom was traced
S4S, 900 of these misappropriated funds?
1t will not be an easy undertaking to
convince the people that political or.
ganization to whose very treasury con-
siderable sum of stolen money has been
traced, and whose leaders have, when |
exposed, refused to make restoration. is !
in, truth and in deed, the "party OF God |
and morality"