The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-05
WILL HOLD DOWN
THE K|LBURN LID
f!EW YORK REPUBLICAN, BOSSES
WILL ORDER NO MORE IN
VESTiGATIONS.
FEAR THE CONSEQUENCE
representatives Of Big Guns Might
Suffer-Governor Tells Critics
He Does Not Oppose the
Inquiries.

Albany. Feb. 4.-This edict has gone
Goth from tAe Republican bosses with
the approval. it Is said, of the national
leaders Of the party organization and
The Endorsement Of the little bosses
Mo more Investigations by the Iegis-
ature Damage enough has been done
by the insurance inquiry. The principal
beneficiary of the ventiIating Of Re-
publican scandals has been the Demo.
cratic organization, which is recover
ing its long insolvency and disruption
Constructive and not destructive work
is needed.
This is the way taken to meet the
universal demand for investigation of
he state Banking department, which
| Is superintendent, Frederick d. Xii
burn, was compelled by public con
| lemnaton 70 ask for himself, The
party leaders are making liberal and
effective use Of the injunction TO head
of further investigations which might
results in incalculable damage to the
Jarty at the coming state election
Higgins Denies Opposition.
Gov. Higgins, according TO some
senators, has declared himeslf I'M
equivocally against the appointment OF
I committee to reveal the methods of
he banking department as conducted
~ his warm and personal friend Kill
)un, though he denies the charge.
Secretary Of state Root has fur
baI fCt t,It t,,I1 ,.f IA,
ntasonism to the proposition to pry
nto the affairs Of some Of the financial
Institutions with which the interests
If Thomas f. Ryan are associated.
Boss Odell, Woodruff Fa assett Dunn,
Aldlidge and in fact all the influential
eaders Of the party, are arayed
against It, The leaders Of the senate
ire in perfect accord with the views
IF their superiors. So that all the party
machinery of the nation ana state Is
lrrayed in solid phalanx to save XII
Kilburn.
The banking superintendent Is be
ginning TO recover from the shock TO
is vanity administered by public
riticism. Some Of his fr ends say that
1e has personally nothing to fear from
m Investigation Of his department
ut that men higher up politically !
md financially would be the victims !
XII burn Sits On Lid"
This is taken TO mean that Kilburn |
attends TO throw open the secrets of |
his office to show that the acts for
which he is blamed were ordered or |
prompted by men more conspicuous |
md influential than himself in party |
lftairs Covert insinuations are made |
that he will take the lid" entirely off |
if the senate decides 10 investigate
him and thar a lot of regulations will
suffer, some Of which are already in
the slightly damaged" class as a re-
suit Of the insurance quiz.
II is the manifest purpose of the
senate, which has become calloused TO
public opinion. by reason Of long ex.
oerieuce on the unpopular side Of pub
!c affairs, to kill the Kilburn resolu.
ion. II is pigeon-holed in dhe senate
Committee on Finance. of which the
mnentlY practical Malby Is the
chairman, and of which Raines, who
has participated in many undertakings
VI the present sort. Is member. |,
These two men are leaders Of the on ;
position TO an investigation No one
believes that they personally care
whether there is an investigation or
hot Their action is attributed to the
determination Of the party leaders to
lodge the disaster that would follow /,
he exploitation Of further Republican /.
scandals
MaIby and Marks Clash.
The resolution cannot come up until
leXt week and then only when a move
smade to bring it out in the open.
Senator Marks served notice Sarur-
lay that he would at a future day
move thai the finance committee be
discharged from furthe- consideration
# his resolution calling for a general E
nvestigat on Of state departments He
demanded of Chairman Malby what
.ad been done with his resolution.
j was not here when the senator in
reduced the resolution" responded
senator Malby, but / would say that y
tis customary for a senator TO ask =
or hearing or for consideration of
esolution. Nothing IS ever done I'M D
ess tn introducCr makes the first
move. II would be couteous for the a
enat1r t3 ask FOR q hearing before ''
moving for the discharge Of the com 7"
lite-."
] want The senator 10 understand" q
etcrted Senator Marks. that I intro u
uced this resolution expecting the 5
nance committee 10 consider it, ~
The finance committee meets on s.
'ueztays." said Senator Malby. "anI
ou can APPEAR then II you wish q
Higgins Answers Critics. =
Gov Higrins ton gnr replied 10 the a'
ritcisms al his trying 70 save xii