Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-15
POLITICIANS DO
NOT FAVOR
GIVING
Back Money Contributed 70
Former Campaign Funds by
the Insurance Companies.

Special CORES npnutncc.
Washington. Dee. 40 President
HooaoVclts insigtonCc that money con
frihutfd hy the Insurance companies
10 ihe 1904 fund ne returned 20 the
poIlcyhOlders is one OF the subjects
niosi discussed hy members of con.
grcas The story that George d. Cor
ielyou chairman ur the republican,
national committee. and Cornelius 81
BLISS. the treasurer. are opposing che
presidents plan and have thus fag
blocked a.. is not given serious weight
Their Judgment 10 the matter may
not coincide with that of the presi.
dent but II Mf Roosevelt o. dotermin.
ed the money shall De returned. mem.
horr OF congress believe undoubtedly
that % viii 80 hack
The president is represented as
ylcwinH she question as one of guod
morals. and Il ID pointed out that be
would hardly hop further hnuors up
GA a mnn who opposed him on "a moral
issue Were the matter one merely
of eApcdiency there would BE- no ln.
consistency IN his making Mr coricl-
yOu secretary 90 the treasury, no mat
ter how sharply his views might az.
Ter from those of tho president. bnf
The president would hardly place "a
man IN that position whom Be couGld.
cred morally 0encicnt Accepted
opinion. thorcf0rc. is dispoaed 90 30.
minuie Nc Couclyuu as a determined
opponent OF the plan of restitution
VITA Mr.. Bliss the case might be
dlf1cfout Mr. Bliss behring's 90 the
Mark Hanna school of polkics. and
the Hanna theory was always that
such cnnirihw ions we're Justified. tai
inr the ground that general prosper
rs depended on republican success
az thc polls and that when corpora
ton contributed "a aas merely pairing
a premium on prosperity Insurance
the sQfuf az q would Insure against
hra or other destructive agencies
Viewed Ia this light. contributions By
the insufancc companies did not con.
stiiutc @ fraud upon the pnllcyholders
but were rather wise Investment IN
their interest
Having accepted such contributions.
Mr. Bliss mlghi very we'll oppose 80
siliuilon On the scorr that IL would be
a cpniesal1n 0f wrong doing Ia The nc.
ccpianco. Discuaning this phase Of
ihe question, q prominent New York
member 90 congress said
"li Mr Roosevelt U.s. really nrnlns
The return of the money. he - doing
O. because be- thinks 90 le tho right
thing 90 do. and 10 ls safe bet that
be would not have appointed Mr.
COrtelyou secretary of The treasury II
TIE latter stood ont agalnN nim up-
% such a vital question oi principle
1hc chances are thai % s Mr. Bliss
who iH opposing the return 90 the in.
surance money As be- o. the cusiQ.
dian OF o. ! suppose N wlli De- neces-
aary tO convince him that 10 SIS right
before ihe refund can be- made
ltiEhi here an interesting point arises
wan NOT the returning gi this money
ho "a confession that the accepting %
@ WAS improper Mr. Bliss 10 an old
mau Ho has long held an honorable
position So the business aud financial
world. and one can readily understand
why be- should hesitate in place him.
seli ln such an olu,ucal position as
the surrenderlng uf the Insurance
muaey would go Perhaps t d the
Intention oi the administration % re-
zen Tho whole matter t1 Colonel HaF
~ Nee when he succeeds Mr. Cor
.clyou at the head ~ tho republi.
san national committee