Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
MIR. oH1Lps's "rINAL ALLUsIoN'
To Insurance Problems in New York Life
MANAGEMENT.

Editor of The Reformer:-
This final allusion to insurance problems,
sincerely hope, may avert the danger that
Mr.. Gibson's story ESQ replete with pathetic
solicitude, so pously recited, so shorn OF
facts), II left unchallenged, might convince
him, not others, of its yeraeity. Mr.. Glib
son. however, has clear conception OF the
alert attorney who, Invested of any cause to
support his contention, resorts to the olden
method of abusing his opponent In lieu OF
argument His economy of facts, his assump'
ton of truths that are not so, reflect only
consistency with his prior proclamation. Mere
defamation meets no issue; mere dec
laration contains proof; mere accusation
is not evidence; neither is invective conclu-
sive argument. For years / have shown my
fidelity TO policy 'hoders of the New YORK
Life in the practical manner Of advancing
their premiums to the company from my own
pocket, helping them by practice, not by pro-
fession, Moses led his chosen people
through the sea; Gibson would drown his
Exodus, Chapter 10, LIST and I'd. give
both chapter and verse to save Mr.. Gibson
prolonged research. Who can believe Mr..
Gibson's solicitude or interest greater than
mine for the policy.holders of the New York
Life
not lawfully use il, and / would never give
nv own to any man tainted with dishonor;
neither am / under any compulson or direc-
ton TO secure his or any other proxy; neither
could | allow him, in his infamed moments,
to make selection for me or to sway my ludg-
ment by his careless and unfounded allega'
tons.
I am a member of the Vermont policyhoid-
ers league, pledged only to vote for the best
men, after due information, based upon more
exact knowledge than Mr.. Gibson imparts.
Mr.. Gibson is pleased to remark that mo
one ever seriously questioned the solvency OF
the New York Life, or that its assets were
not ample to provide for every outstanding
guarantee" Is this the resultant condition
of general good management or OF such gross
mismanagement as Mr., Gibson alleges Inc
whole cause of the trouble has been too much
autocracy, too little democracy, in manage
ment. The New York Life trustees have al
ready curbed this power and the proposed
remedial legislation of the Armstrong com
mitttee will complete this benefcent work.
He propounds this high sounding conun
drum, ''How about the tens of millions
profit made possible by a control of the as
sets of the New York Life Insurance com
pany which have not been accounted fort
Neither the Armstrong Hughes committee
| the insurance commissioners of the various
states, or the expert accountants who thor
oughly investigated every item Of profit ano
loss in the New York Life furnish any jus
LITIGATION or excuse for Mr.. Gibson's inflated
assertions Is 1t Mr. Gibson's province II
convert millions of gains Gas examiners de
clare) into Items of millions" of loss, be
cause his Imagination outstrips the facts; OIL
| is his knowledge more profound and his Wis
dom and scrutiny more acutef
It is perhaps unfortunate for both Mr.
Lawson and Mr. Gibson (co.workers in {
common cause for humanity that their la
bors inspire only the Armstrong committed
to declare "our committee cannot be used b!
Mr.. Lawson as distributing agency for. hi
news For these, and divers other reasons
Mr.. Gibson must allow me to yet revel will
the "glow.worms' rather than bask in tn
dubious effugence of Thomas w. Lawson .
sun. or imbibe TIE radiance OF that belatet
tourist, Andy Hamilton Mr.. Gibson is ad
yised that the late Susan B. Anthony, VIII
was even a greater reformer than himself
was insured in the New York Life for owe
so years without discerning 1.-THE of tn
faults which he so easily discovers. Mr. Glib
son. unmindful of his oath, which deters iron
despoling man of his good name, AM
property without due process of law, woul
usurp the forum of Distrct-Attorney Jerom
and the legislature of New York and han
men by newspaper indictments
Is there no arena for his campaign Of re
form nearer home; or would such crusad
kill a voter or candidates
A. P. Childs.
Summerland, s. c., March 90, 1906.