The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-07
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Isenate's time showing how impos-
sible it would ever be to strike
the guilty sugar trust without hit
ting the innocent farmer who
grows sugar beets. This went all
right; but, in order to clinch the
argument, 1t became necessary to
show that the sugar beet factories
of Michigan are not part OF the
sugar trust. So Burrows came to
his climax. Swelling his chest.
and pulling out the crescendo stop,
he struck an attitude, and held up
! to the more or less astonished
gaze of the senate bunch of yell
low papers.
what do I hold in my hand?"
he queried himself.
"Affidavits," he answered him
self.
From whom?" he urged him
self to tell.
From the directors of the beet
sugar factories of Michigan" he
revealed.
"And what are they about?" he
pressed himself to tell.
about the ownership of the
beet sugar factories" he consent
ed to disclose.
And then, with all the wind in
the bellows, and all the volume of
the base and second keyboard, he
just let the senate have 1t. Just
hurled the SANDER back at the
teeth of the-well, of everybody
Everywhere. There wasn't, isn't,
couldn't be and never might be
any such thing as an alliance be-
tween the sugar trust and the beet
sugar people. AMEN.
But it appeared the next day, on
careful examination Of the record,
that the affidavits were all from
the factories which never have
been suspected of being owned by
the sugar trust. There was no af-
lfidavit-no sworn word about the
six big factories which dominate
| the business, and whose stock Is
held in trust by man named
Warren-or is it Warner-in the
interest of the sugar trust.
Come, cheer up, Julius Caesar
Burrows. The day of kindergarten
politics is nearly over.
For the first time since 1854
the white house grounds are en-
ltirely closed to the public. I re-
fer to the grounds which lie south
of the presidents residence. The
small yard fronting Pennsylvania
av. is an open runway, and always
| has been. The grounds to the
south are very beautiful. They
are filled with trees and shrubs
and flowers of all kinds, and
have an historic fountain. A big
fence runs all around. but there
are gates at the eastern and west
ern entrance to the white house.
/, Up to the time of the Cleveland
administration IL was the custom
: to leave these gates, open. The
coming of the Cleveland children
made 1t necessary, In the interest
of privacy and security, to have
these gates closed. But once a
week, namely, every Saturday, the
grounds were thrown open to the
public and the people of Washing
ton came and listened to the ma
rine band, and strolled about the
grounds. This custom dated from
1854, when an executive order
was made including a provision of
40 cents extra for each, bandsman
for playing at the white house
grounds. During the Mckinley
regime the gates were closed most
| of the time, but were opened at
moon to permit the employees of
the state, war and navy building
Ito take a short cut through to the
Treasury and the cars. This prac-
Itice was continued by the Roose-
welt administration, as were the
lStaurday sumner concerts be-
tween 5 and 7 p. m. 1t is in aban-
doning these latter concerts and
assigning the band to the speed
way" or Potomac drive, that the
white house grounds have been
finally closed to the public. Both
the music and the privileges of the
grounds are missed greatly by
Washington people.
Remembering the efforts of Bill
lily Lorimer to serve the beef trust
in knitting the pure food law---re-
membering that as typical In
stance of the many similar things
for which Billy stands-the people
must credit the A1drich account
with another vote. And yet there
lis = small measure of consolation
lin the thought that he is no
worse than his predecessor. Hop
Ikins. SINCERELY,
/ RATH.