Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
FACTS FROM HISTORY
How the Corporations Were Bled
In Campaign of 1904.
DESPITE ROOSEVELT DENIAL.

The Evidence In the Life Insurance In.
vestigation Shows That Judge Parker
Told the Faets-Mr. CorteIyou Re-
warded For the "Monstrous" Crime
Denounced by Mr.. Roosevelt.
The determination of President
Roosevelt to reward Mr. Cortelyou by
appointing him secretary of the treas
ury naturally brings to mind what Mr..
Cortelyou did in the campaign of 1904.
He was then secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor and also
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, to which office he was
elected by the request of the president.
He managed the campaign for the elec-
tion Of President Roosevelt and, 1t was
stated at the time. was in daily CON-
munication by telephone and otherwise
with the president, SO that no impor-
tant steps were taken In that cam
paign until the president was consult
ed, 50 that virtually Mr.. Roosevelt ran
his own campaign. He was successful.
But by what means? The means were
described by Judge Parker, the Demo
cratic candidate. In his address deliv
cred at Madison Square Garden In
New York city on Oct. 81, 1904, In
which he said:
Congress creates a new department
of commerce and labor. OF that de-
partment the president of the United
States appoints secretary. That Sec
rotary was his private secretary. With
in the department provision Is made
for the collection from large corpora
tons. including the SO called trusts. Of
Information which, It Is to be borne In
mind. is to be submitted to the presi-
dent for public or private use. as he
may direct. By grace Of the same ex-
ecutive this secretary, through whose
department this information Is col
lected. becomes chairman Of the Re
publican national committee. His chief
duty it has been and still Is to collect
funds for the purpose of securing the
election Of the president. And 1t Is now
notorious that there has resulted from
this organized Importantly. whatever
may I've the precise way In which 1t is
made effective. an overlooking treas
ury to the committee. Of which boast
Is openly and continually made. AL
though this may be satisfactory to the
conscience OF Republican leaders. 1t
must. I firmly believe. be condemned
as nothing short Of scandalous not
alone by myself or the Democratic
party, but by the American people as
| WELL"
The same charge had been made by
Judge Parker on Oct. "a, but not until
Nov. i, 1904, twelve days after the
first utterance Of Judge Parker on
this question, did President Roosevelt
deign to publicly take cognizance or
the charges made by Judge Parker ut
which time he gave out a public state
menr, in which he said:
But there Is not one particle of
truth In the statement as regards any
thing that has gone on in the manage
ment Of the Republican campaign. Mr..
Parker'S accusations against Mp. Cor
telyou and me are mOnstrOus If true
they would brand both Of us forever
with infamy, and inasmuch as they are
false heavy must be the condemnation
Of the man making them"
On Nov. Judge Parker made an
| other pnocrh and took occasion to reply
| to President Roosevelts statement. He
said:
lie is in position to know what
contributions have been made to the
Republican, IA io@al committee by the
trusts. Il there have been no trust
contributions he could easily have said
So. He did not say SO. He cannot say
50. lie has waited until the closing
| hour Of tae campaign 10 make easier
the nretpNse OF an answer. But it IS
| not IN answer i is Il confession with
Il Plea IN avoidance addressed to a
kindly tad generous people.
bur the proof Of Judge Parker's
charges was not long in Forthcoming.
fey Oh Trpt. o.. 1898. John a. Nc
Call. resident of the New York Life
Insurance company, testified before the
legislative insurance investigating com
mittpe that he knew of $4,000 paid to
| NIL BtlSS, lTtuSticl VI tiiS iNNpu iAS'tA@
national committee.
On Oct. 10 DR.. Gillette, vice president
of the Mutual Life Insurance comna
ny, testified that about $4,000 was
contributed. On Nov. ii James IL.
Hyde. vice president Of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, testified that
$4,000 was contributed. Senator Platt
testified that he had been paid $4,000
a year, and the reason he gave for
these contributions to the Republican
campaign fund was. Il suppose that
they thought might have some little
influence with my party"
Who can honestly doubt or deny that
the managers Of railroads, banks, trust
companies and other corporations con-
tributed In the same surreptitious man.
ner to the Republican campaign fund
Of 1901 and that Mr.. Cortelyou as well
| os coro+or pJott "mirh have had some