Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-03


J her OF the national republican commit
| tee and United States senator, 40
yised Mr.. Archbold that 1t would Dc
mistake for the Standard OIL Co.,
not to contribute, and II they did mot
make liberal contributions they might
incur hostility In certain quarters.
Surely no more extraordinary testi.
Imony was ever submitted by United
States senator under the Impression
that he was testifying In his own be-
half. 1t embodies q far worse ACCUSE.
ton against him than ever should
have dreamed Of making.
This language is precisely the lang.
uage that might be used by . black.
mailing police officer In Q big city 10
advising the keeper OF q law-breakins
liquor saloon, or gambling house TO
contribute literally because otherwise
he might incur hostility lin certain
quarters. II this language were prov
ed against the policeman he would be
removed from the police force and -
| 1t Is admitted by the senator, he
should be removed from the senate.
Never Asked Perkins For Help.
I'm concluding, want to say . word
about my connection with Mr.. Perkins.
I have known him about fourteen
years. have never In my life, direc-
thy or Indirectly, asked him for Z con.
tribution, or asked him to assist me
In any shape or way. He has always
assisted me and backed me up OF his
own accord"
Until after the statement OF Mr.. PEN
Nntil after the statement OF Mr.. PEN
| rose In the senate, ] never asked him II
he had ever contributed to my cam
paign fund at any time, although was
morally certain that he had done 90.
During the past fourteen years, a.
far as I remember. he has but twice
spoken to me OF any matters IN which
he was interested. The nrst time was
ance, when / was governor OF New
York. He then came to Albany and
| protested against my signing q certain
bill for the Limitation OF the aggregate
amount Of insurance that an insurance
company could assume. After investi-
cation I came to the conclusion that
his protest was just, and refused to
| sanction the bill.
| ION the other occasion he came TO
me to ask that consider the report Of
the bureau Of corporations as well az
that OF the attorney general before TAX
ing final action In the Harvester trust
matter. On both occasions he came to
L =
| every description have come to me.
Il have myself but once asked Mr.
Perkins for any favor. and that was
for favor to the public, when l APP
pointed him chairman OF the Palisades
park some twelve or thirteen years ago
Will Publish Statement 81 Funds.
THE provisional committee will
speedily make public the statement Of
| the moneys that were collected and
spent In the primary campaign last
spring. Since the national progressive
convention the New York committee,
| as Judge Hotchlxiss Informs me. has
spent about $4,000 with which the ems
tire state hadsbeen organized.
1T ID no longer legal to accept con-
tributions from corporations.
aside from this matter OF corpora
| tons, my attitude as to contributions
now is precisely what my attitude was
In 1904. and will not be changed. do
not draw the line against size and
never shall. The conditions impose arc
first that the contributions shall be re-
ceived without any kind OF promise or
obligation, expressed or implied: and
second. that the money shall be spent
In honest fashion and only for legiti-i
mate expenseE.
Not Opposed 10 Biq Contributions
II have no sympathy with the pro-
posals to limit the contributions to &5.-
900. or $4,000 or any other sum. II the
virtue Of q party ia so frail that It will
weaken II the contribution IL over &c.,
900 1t will weaken II Il IL under 3d.
900. 1t Is morally as bad to solicit or
accept $40 for improper reasons AZ
$4,000.
ITO limit contributions to $4,000
Will be no hardship 70 a reactionArx
cause, a cause championed by the enorS
nous majority Of the men who can each
contribute to such sum. But we who
! fight for the cause OF the people as i
whole. have only few supporters
among the very rich. These few sup
| porters are from the nature Of the case.
idealists. men OF the kind who when
their interests are arounsed give gem
erously and without thought OF per-
sonal return.
II welcome their contributions, when
made in such a spirit; am honored by
their support, and receive II al freely
and gladly as 1t Is given.
| II shall make precisely the same re-
turn to ali who contributed, and that
return is to serve the whole people. by
striving for social and industrial JUS