Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-17 | Page 11 | Insurance and Politics

INSURANCE AND POLITICS Democrats who hold policies in I the thew Von aw w York Life Lite Insurance company Tore ore deeply deply interested in the testimony of George W Perkins first vloe Ioe prest president dent Jent of ot the company to the tha effect ett ot that I they had bail Indirectly contributed to the I Republican campaign fund in 1806 1900 And nud 1904 1004 The amount paid oti ov to the j Republican national committee was wu WP about In joach each Instance Thus Thusn I mone n n ui hi r part fart rt nt U by tt W iri Std to tu tr eat ent o na dE e 1 1 1 the tha t omoa in the gift of tho th P pIa pleIn la In explanation obis ac ftc action tion Uon Mr fl Perkins Perkina saM aldo on the th stand to tc a c q contribution of or In This payment was made after very vary careful It must not be considered an a l ordinary contribution contribution to tho the campaign fund It WAS ws A paid be because because because cause wo We felt fait that the assets f of the the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Life Lito Insurance a company would be bet j 01 by ba a ft Democratic D sue suc success cess We agree with Ir r Perkins that this must mu t not foe be b un en contribution to the th campaign fund tuna It Its s s a most t extraordinary contribution Indeed 1 we cannot consider c it otherwise than t as em a distinctly criminal J contribution contrIbution tion Mr tr Perkins Had no ho more right to gh give a the mony of ot tho Kew ew York Yori Life policyholders to a It campaign commit committee tee t than Un he be had bed to give it to himself It we was waa ot t his hI bl own money mony that he gave gaVa gaVaY atay ay Y and if Jt there is J any justice j in New York law ho he will be indicted on his own confession for to misappropriating a trust fund The tact fact that be lie gave vs va it Jt to the He Ito publican committee is entirely vant vent and immaterial His Bis offense would oula have Me been Just as II grave if it he had given it Jt to the Democratic D the Populist or orthe orthe orthe the Socialist committee The Tha cold truth is I that he le had hall no right to give it to any an committee whatever and anti the very cl least thing he and abd his hl associates a s can an do ita is Ie to return the money mone with tIt In t t to the tIte of tb the New York Yo k lIfe fAfe Incur Insurance 1 aur ance company A more mor unwarranted highhanded proceeding was wa never in by bj a supposedly aup OH ly reputable fiduciary agent The assets of the company were con uon contributed alike aUke by bj Republicans and Democrats Populist PopulisM and md Socialists It was not for tOr Mr Ml 11 to say ay that those tho assets would wo ld b be ba jeopardized jeopardized by bythe bythe bythe the success of ot any pub party par The Th policy policyholders holders were not asked for tor an expression expression sion slon of ot their views Their money was taken from them then without any warrant w whatever And Mr Ir PerkIns Parkins should be required to make it good