The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
make the following extracts. which I
am sure wiz interest n,s feaders:

am sure wiz interest n,s eeaders:
Q could Ake 90 see Ithis bill amended
ID it were Nossible. so 40 TO become retro
active and provide that Goth political Ipar.
ttes should make AN accounting O. tlR
Rcople Of the nited asatcS for the nlonel
which has been diverted and misappro-
Rriatcd daring the last natio'-e- tes:npaigE
d would like to sec my friends Of q
other sis!e Of t.2s c.lanibeg cone squared!
up 90 Tire rack and say c. the people %
the United States that during The las
presidential campaigns th"y took eeyt III
hundred thousaDu dollars from The Nd
l0Ws and Orphans ofEQEs cos:n.yy vnus,
ancestors I c,ntribUttd in ttI0) Wy q
Hremilt0 - Insurance co!nptn.es IA
misused theI-l in Legitimate political y
eenditurc ard thatl they re NJ wi:i:ll:
to con.s up to III" altar Of o. pr 4iEs::cc -.
not l0aiy do right IN the flt'!r". o. 9,
Eight o. 0;.yin% 0acIs wh4t las t,ccl. take;
fi'Om chem u'rongfully in The p.st
Nc. Speaker. It is an imdi~pyt"6 fac
today that some % the great corporation:
of this county,. in order to cG.t"3-,i The
electorates of this republic. tGo's grn..
ther treasures in the last national c;t!n-
paign many thousands OF dollars. Z is :;
fact tAat the money had becn contrib Etet.
ey men who haA desired To provide {:
their @idows and orphans when thci,
strong arms had bcea paralvzo,l by ehe
power Of death. 10 is a eact. Mr Speaker.
that evidence has disclosed indiSnutahly
20 the satisfaction - ehis body that the
eloney was improperly received and ina
properly expended. and now TO-DAY. in our
desire to do right. let us DO the DrupT
thing. Vet the sec6e taries and the chair
men of Our national committees make an
accounting that @ill show wheI@ We -Go'
che money. from whom we Teceive6 it
and how we cXpnnde6 it.
n. Williams Mr., speaker Will Che
gentleman from &rkansas pe4grnit aa in
tfrruption?
Mr. Wobinson of Arkansas-C CheerfIlly.
Mr.. Williams--Does the gentleman from
arkansas noe believe THAI with his great
power influence and popularity Ghrough-
out this country one WORT from the Nrrs-
ide10 of the United States to the RepHh-
lican national executive committee would
cause them to 0sfund 90 the widows and
orphans the money of which the trustees
oE insurance companies robbed them d!0.
ing the last campaign?
Mr. Robinson Of @rkansas-Mr. Speak
Or, I had hoped when 7 was interrupted
by the reception of the mesSag" by the
house thae the message was from thH
president Of the United States cNpiainin"
all about this matt I. In answer to the
question of tho gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
nj | will SOY that it is = significant fact
that the chairman pf the last national
Republican committee. who received these
funds has been PROMO in office. but no
accounting and 10 reStitrMon has %"t
been made or heen asked for. l think.
Mr. Speaker. that it is also a signitica no
fact that while the president Of this re-
public is reputed through I'll" press and
by an interview from Mr.. Drake. tho
commissioner of insurance in the District
oe Columbia. to have inserted his power
&ill hand into the legislation os the diff
ferera states - this republic to prevent
the reduction 70 the salaries % insurance
officers. he has seen fit as vet to
call up to his desk and administer 9he
proper instructions to che next secretary
OF the treasury. the preselfa postmaster
general the last chairman p the national
Republican committee. who received and
administered this Fund. The same effort
on his part would have restored this mis-
appropriated fund. lie us be honest. MI
Speaker There is no man in this great
assembly who does not know that dur
ing the last national campaign this fund
was received and expended in the inter
ests of great political party. While wo
now brand as criminal that which has
heretofore been done. we recognize the
Hhct that the necessity of this legislation
which is now proposed grows out of con-
ditions which existed and occurre@ dur
ing the last great national campaign.
Let us then in our inspiration and en-
deavor to do rghs. While we pass CHS
legislation. Aay back what has been
stolen.
2feel absolutely certain ehae ally hon
est men who read Robinson'S scorch-
ing. blistering words will feel that he
was boldly saying what millions ehinl.