The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-25
THE SUGAR TRUST.
Senate Investigating Committee Try
ing to Find Ont the Extent Of
Its Influence
I'm Shaping Tariff Legislation-E. ].
Edwards Gives Interesting
Testimony.
But He Declined to Give the Source
Of His Information In Some
Cases.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Tha senate
bribery investigating committee began
the inquiry into the connection Of the
sugar trust with the tariff legislation.
e. j. Edwards, the author of the "Hil-
land" letter in the Philadelphia Press,
was before the committee for several
hours. Owing to the fact that the COM
mittee sat behind closed doors and Co
the additional fact that after emerging
from the committee room, Mr.. Ed
wards was unwilling TO discuss the pro-
ceedings, details OF the inquiry cannot
be had. II Is known, however, that
Mr.. Edwards
Presented = written Memorandum
giving some OF the sources OF informa.
tion contained in his letter, and stating
that he could not give his authority on
the other cases, and why he could not.
He declined to state his authority for
the information contained In his letter
TO the effect that Secretary Carlisle had
appeared before the tariff subcommittee
consisting of Senators Jones, Vest and
Mills, before the original senate bill
was reported, and had insisted that
sugar be given protection because Of the
party pledges made previous 10 election,
or for the statement that Mr.. Carlisle
had himself revised and written the
sugar schedule. This schedule, as pre-
pared by Mr.. Carlisle. Is still In exist
ence, and might be obtained. II could
be definitely ascertained by summoning
members of the finance committee.
Other statements In his letter, the
authority for which Mr.. Edwards de-
clined TO give, were those that 500, 200
was the amount contributed by the
Sugar Trust to the Democratic CAM
paign fund In 1892. and that D member
Of the firm OF Moore q Schley, who he
said, in his letters were Senator Brice's
brokers, had been In possession OF the
latest amendments which had been
agreed upon to the tariff bill before the
time when Senator Voorhees, still in
sisted on the door of the senate that no
amendments had been agreed to. -
It was his information that this firm
had o representative Id Washington
who was the man 10 whom the amend
ments were handed. He could not re-
call this mans name, but be suggested
that IL would be o comparatively easy
matter for the committee to establish
his identity.
wonla No Breach Or Faith.
In reference or e5OO, 1000 contribution
to the campaign fund In the last presi-
Dental election, Mr.. Edwards said ii
would be breach Of faith to reveal the
name OF bis authority. He also stated
that II was his informotion that thai
money had not been contributed directly
to the national committee, but had been
given to other organizations, where ii
was understood the money would be
used ii ways to result to the benefit oi
the national campaign. Nor was hia
information positive that the sugar
trust, as such, had made the contribu-
tion. II may have been made by ol
through individual members Of this
trust, with the understanding that In
case of success the trust should b
Protested AEaInst Damaging Legisiasieu.
He insfanced Ii support of this infor.
nation, statement made by Goyernol
Waller or Connecticut before an inyes-
tigating committee in that state. In
which he said Governor Waller had
stated that wealthy men Of New Yorl
had contributed 800. 900 toward Demo,
cratic success In Connecticut Mr. Ed
wards said II was bis information thai
half Of this amount had been contrib
uted By Mr. HavemeYer. and that ths
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