St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-03
years when national elections were held.
Thoroughly Corrupt

This is
Thoroughly Corrupt
form of campaign contribution, for such
contributions, being given to two op-
posing parties. are rot for the purpose
of promoting certain political principles.
but to establish an obligation 10 the
giver on the part of whichever party
comes into power. The trust does not
give to political parties for the promo
tien of political principles in which it
believes, but for the protection or its
own interests. as appears By the sans
testimony. The fact that it gives 10
both political parties is sufficient proof
OF the purposes of its contributions. and
of their dangerous nature. For these
reasons the undersigned have felt it
important to lay before the senate and
the country the fact that the sugAr
schedule. as 1t now stands. is. according
TO the testimony. III the form desired by
the trust, and 10 point Out also the
methods by which the sugar trust
reached what it desired and o5tained-a
substantial victory"
The supplemental report OF Senator
Allen. of Nebraska, which was pub
lished some days ago. is also submitted
with the report.
The Supplemental Testimony
taken by the committee. but kept secret
heretofore. is submitted with the re-
ports. 1t contains the statements of AL
bert NJ. Scrip, Emil Gillaudeau, SEN
ators Camden, Smith and others.
Seipp said i'll his testimony that he
was in the Office of Carson IL Mccartney,
of this city, more or less. and that his
purchase of sugar stock had been
largely influenced by seeing senators in
the Office and 10y the common talk that
they were dealing in sugar stock. He
said he had seen Senators Brice, Quay
and Smith there frequently this spring,
but had never heard either of them give
an option for sugar stock. He produced
letters from Emil Gillaudeau. OF the
New York brokerage firm of Wheeler &
Co.. the first bearing date June 70, AMI
reading: Il see that Smith. of New
Jersey, and Camden, of West Virginia.
both swear that they had not specialized
In sugar stock. l could produce a man.
or that is know man Il do not think
he would go back on them), who was in
my office this morning, that
Received Orders in Sugar
from both of them. and he has Camden's
written order. l should think that
when a senator SWore falsely it was a
pretty serious matter. Do they swear
to these questions under oath?''
Mr.. Seip said he understood Samuel
BattershalI to be the man referred TO by
Guillaudeau as having received these
orders.
Edward A. Levy. another witness,
furnished the Photographic copy of the
order. which read: Buy me 200 shares
sugar at S3$I or less, and 800 shares $50
or less. j. n. CAMDEN"
Senator Smith. when recalled, and the
letter and testimony of Guillaudeau was
showed to him. said that the statement
was absolutely false. and that he did
hot know Mr.. Battershall. and never
had given him an order for the purchase
of sugar. He had not bought or sold
any sugar certificates during the pend
Ing of the tariff bill in the senate.
Senator Camden, who was recalled,
also said that the signature on the
photograph of the alleged order resem
Died his handwriting. and he would not
swear that it was not his, but he had nc
recollection OF ever having written 1t
and had not given such an order. The
body of the order looked less like his
handwriting than the signature.