Show 0 A CAN CANDID DI D WITNESS ESS The can candor or of oC Senator PlaIts test mony monr retardIng political contributions b by life lite Insurance companies has not boon on Son atol Platt Patt told not only about the amount ot of monty money subscribed which after all Is immaterial le he told about the reason why the tho donations wore ore j made Inquisitor Hushes Hughes had asked him advantages the companies I might o expect poet from their sifts gifts aug that th they were bu buying protection protection tion Senator Platt frankly al a most in so 10 many words that this was the case ca e The fite and answers were Now that the Va way It really comes come about ii senator malor that the use of th thes eon con In the of candidates to office huts the candidate more or 01 less lessl l under a moral obligation not to attack the Interests him That is naturally what would be 00 in inVOlved admitted admi Senator Platt nt that really what Is 1 should think so the i senator mator re replied plied That said Mr II uh ee finally is what you OU meant whoa when you ou saId lId that they would expect you U throuGh your our relations to the state committee to defend Yes sir was the senators lust last word wordIn wordIn In other words ord Senator J Platt lett felt bound after uner accepting tile the con contribution to use uso his Influence to so cure an any legislation the companies anted and to defeat any legislatIon they did not ot want Every Evory gift was s bribe pure and sImple And Senator Platt recognized an all of the gUts gifts as as bribes I They are sa ln the old man Is in his dOtage Perhaps he Is but it is a dotage that is worth thile to the hold holders ers era or of insurance policies for it is ui n lightening them on the channels through which their money has been unlawfully diverted l from thorn thorna a |