New-York tribune., 1908-09-17

securing funds from those who interested either
smarting under the exposure Of the Insurance in
vesigaton OF 1905 and subsequent disclosures not not
under cath. its Congressional committee in 1906
called for dollar contributions from individuals
Congress Coz re The Presiden. himself subscribed dol
lar. and a few others. whose names We're duly
tions Ceased and the W Chairman Of the congre
sona committee, now the Republican ca Gandldate @
cessors of old. into Wall Street to get the money
with which to influence" the doubtful districts
HARTMAN INVITED TO CAPITAL
Mr.. Parker then took up the Of President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Hartman, saying:
Here we see man Of great ambition and. as
to this party custom that he does not hesitate to
invite Mr Hartman to Washington to secure his
indeed, the precaution absolutely TO assure his
eeco Re to consult m hm about ahher the rai
road feature of his message. What may have oc
It was Sufficiently agreeable to IN Mr. "fh Hartman ITO to
lead to his contribung and raising immedis M telg ely
we do know, as also that $4,000 Of that money
practical uses by practical men: Are we to
assume that the shifting Of the stockholders of
corporation by the President was because his
eyes at last were opened and he had attained an
appreciation of the serious character OF the offence
which they had committed in helping to swell his
true that Harrman's corporafions we're Is not the
first to be victims of aroused conscience,
undesirable citizens for some two years. When he
finally singled from other great
trbutors for accommodation cannot be absolutely
proved: but the letters which the President wrote
TO Mr.. Sherman upon Mr. Harrlnans refusal to
help elect another Republican Congress afford
food for reflection.
Assurances are said to have been quietly given
that the Republican party will in the future
the "interests' which In return for the benefits af
forded. have supported it and continued it in
power.
My friends, 1t is not too much TO say that Il is
the highest duty of the hour to make continuance
of these relations impossible; that the first step
is to take away in this democracy all possibility
of further corporate contributions to party cam
pagn funds TO the end that no corporate managers
be led by sefntereSt to purchase the right to
levy tribute the people. And to accomplish this
there should be enacted in every state and bv the
persons concerned in the making of corporate con-
tributions for campaign purposes.
The people Of the United States must look to the
Democratic party for this relief The Democratic
party must afford 1t them. The opportunity is pre-
.sented in this national campaign The State of New
York Is perhaps the most important element In the
result sought be attained. The opportunity pre-
sents itself now and here May we not earnestly
trust that a reunited, harmonious and victorious
Democracy will avail itself thereof?
The election Of Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Kern through
the assistance the electoral vote of the State OF
New york Will go very far to secure this underly-
ing earliest and most important OF all the many
needed reforms. . :.
IT will do more II will assure 1t. For once II
becomes apparent that the people recognize the
gravity Of the evil and have determined TO cur IL
out root and branch, party Will dare TO stand IN
he