The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
Two Souls with But a single Thought
Two Hearts That Beat as One.

tributed $50. O to the Republican ma
tional campaign fund and one OF its
officers, Mr.. GEORGE W. PERKINS, was the
active agency whereby the transmission
Of the money was effected.
At the time Of the transaction it had not
vet become criminal for a corporation
TO contribute money for a political end.
On the contrary the practice had the
aanction of use, and indeed savored OF
responsibility and a creditable public
spirit, particularly if the sum subscribed
went to the Republican side.
In respect of this particular subscrip-
ton il is sought to arraign Mr.. PERKINS
n a felon. 1t is charged that with crimi-
nal intent he stole the money OF the
policyholders, more correctly, We be-
iieve, described as "the pennies Of the
widows and orphans" and conveyed it
70 that well known and valued citizen
Mr.. CORNELIUS n. BLISS, the Republican
national treasurer. There was no par
ticular secrecy about it; the matter was
of common knowledge, but it became OF
technical publicity only when disclosed
In the insurance investigation by Mr..
CHARLES F. HUGHES. It is a matter OF
general understanding that the question
regarding Mr.. PERKINS is to be deter
mined in the courts at the instance OF the
public prosecutor; it is therefore outside
the pale Of further discussion in respect
TO it's more interesting features.
1t may be safely permitted, however,
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$500 O Its criminal faint appears to
have disappeared when it left the hands,
of Mr.. PERKINS and passed into those
Of Mr.. BLISS. We believe it is conceded,
even by the yellow press, that Mr.. PER-
KINs kept none of it for himself and that
Mr.. BLISS got it all.
The money was contributed for the
purpose of electing Mr.. ROOSEVELT
President of the United States, and it
was used for that purpose. Mr.. RoosE-
WELT was aware OF it; approved OF it
heartily, as he naturally and properly
should, and he was elected. Incident
ally, a certain Mr.. PARKER sought to
enter the Order of Sapphira and was
admitted by acclamation.l The election
Of Mr.. ROOSEVELT to the Presidency was
a most p~raiseworthy proceeding. II met
with something like universal approba-
ton, and everything that contributed in
n way to its successful issue enjoyed
and deserved TO enjoy the approval of
all good citizens. The New York Life
Insurance Company had its full share Of
the honor of its effective participation.
There was a very strong feeling In the
whole country that Mr.. ROOSEVELT
should be elected. In fact there Is
reason to suppose that Mr.. ROOSEVELT
himself shared that feeling. At any
rate everybody, including the New York
Life, did his best; Of which perhaps not
the least striking evidence Is that the
Mr.. PARKER Just casually mentioned is
practising law.
The same burning resolution to elect
Mr.. ROOSEVELT which embarked Mr..
PERKINS in the matter Of the $4,000 sub
scription would appear to have decided
and precipitated another and a far
heavier contribution to the campaign.
No one then had the hardihood to i'm
pugn the sincerity or immaculacy, OF Mr..
RoosEvEUr's motives. No one has that
hardihood now. He knew, better even
perhaps than Mr.. PERKINS did, the abso-
Lutte necessity Of his election to the wei
fare Of the country and to the welfare Of
the insurance companies, and he would
naturally be the last to stand inert and
passive while everybody else was con
tributing and working.
The celebrated and indispensable and
incompatible Old Soldier Vote was
tinged with the pale aspect Of doubt. Mr..
ROOSEVELT had thought TO ingratiate
and clinch this entire assortment Of pa
triots by turning Pension Commissioner
EVANS out and appointing in his place
q man whose vitals would melt auto
matically at the bare mention Of the Old
Soldier. With his almost unfailing in
stinct he chose a poet, a man of sentiment
and parts from the region of the Kaw.
We do not know precisely how it turned
out. We had no reason to doubt the
prosperity Of the Pension List, but it
would seem that Mr.. ROOSEVELT had
deep misgivings about the conservatism
Of the rank and file of the professional
6aviors of the Nation. To doubt Was to
act; and Mr.. ROOSEVELT, certain of the
applause Of a devoted country, issued
Pension Order No. 70, which provided
(vide language of the Order)--in fact, made
every applicant a pensioner without bene-
ft Of clergy or medical assistance. The
~profigate applause of a susceptible null
titude went forth from one end Of the
country to the other and its echoes are
ringing yet. Mr.. ROOSEVELT knew what
the country wanted and Mr.. ROOSEVELT
knew how TO get it.
or course, we abjure any design to in
stitute a comparison between Mr.. RoosE-
WELT and Mr.. PERKINS. All that they
had in common was their laudable desire
20 attain az identical purpose. The
subscription Mr.. PERKINS procured was
al that the funds of the widows and
orphans could afford and was limited
20 one year only whereas Mr.. RoosE-