The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-03
the SUGAR SCANDAL.

Why, we are almost getting inter
ested in the thieying the Sugar Trust
has ben engaged in. for 10, these many
years. Interested, not in the disclos-
ure OF cheating and rascality that
these Republican officials are guilty Of
by which. according TO former Sec
retary Shaw, the Government lost
S10O, 900 10000 year" but from the
hope that sense Of decency and pro
priety will compel those at the head
of affairs to see that some one, like
my good friend Mr.. Havemeyer" Ia
Jailed. Putting the small officials who
did the pilfering. whom Mr. Roosevelts
friend, alr. Leob. is now dischargine
and having arrested. behind the bars
viii not amount TO much. Its like
fining the Beef Trust. What we hope
for. and what Is making US SIT up and
observe things, Is the fact that the
trail Of corruption Is SO plain that the
we cannot see how with II uncovered
before the eyes az the American peo-
pie. they will longer stand for the bis
men going on on yachts. and the little
ones. wearing striped clothes. going In
to the manufacturing business The
government must see that both wear
stripes. And our hopes are bright
ened by the fact chat Herbert Pa
SON, whose father Is a director in the
Sugar Trust, recently told tales out
OF school when he gave away tn" deaf
between Speaker Cannon and Tam.
many. Uncle joe" II we have read
his character right. is OF the kind who
take great pleasure in being ultra
good. when the opportunity furnishes
an occasion TO spike an enemy and
get In little old-fashioned-scrt OF re-
yenge. He's pretty friendly with the
President; now look out for Me and
Taft"
And where. oh. where. is the mighty
Nimrod Instead OF being on the spot.
guarding bis reputation for honesty
(which is involved as Il never has been
before) he is engaged In the mild and
tame pastime OF killing lions. ele-
plants. leopards and other hereto
fore-supposedly- y-ferooious animals OF
Africa, but which. My friend Carl
Ackley Of Chicago" kills barehAnded.
eats 'em alive In fact He was Prasl-
dent OF the United States for seven
years. during which time. my" ooilec-
tors, appraisers importers and special
agents knew all about tho frauds and
thieying, according to their present
statements. IL IL possible they did
not tell him of II ? Nay. nay. IL Is
but another case OF MY friend Paul
Morton" The trip to Africa is very
opportune. for the stencil OF this scan
dal. OF which Roosevelt mus, have
known. as nothing ever escaped his
omniscience, becomes fainter and
fainter as II is waited across the
broad Atlantic and the desert wilda OF
Africa.
But, as previously remarked. We ara
becoming interested At last we have
n hope. that while the Republican
party is in power. there will be a rep
utation of the doctrine and belief its
Rooseveltian practices have engend.
cred. viz that he who steals dollar
is thief, but. the filcher OF millions is
a fnancier. Sic em. Uncle Joe and
get even Wake up Judge Taft. and
prove that your judicial training will
make you be Just to the people
Stand up. you honest men OF the Re.
publican party. and put the bribers in
stripes. II may be hard, 3ut remem-
Der, It's not your fault II your friends
get in the way OF the AK, when you are
forced by decency to ''hew to the line. b