The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-26
PAST SCANDALS OF
BIG SUGAR TRUST
One in 1892 Resulted in Mil.
lions in Profits to the
Combine.

Judson c. Wclliver, whose articles in
hampton's Magazine attaking the sugar
trust have caused A national sensation
| ana have stimulated the attorney gen
| eral 10 further attacks upon the house
| OF HaVeneyer, relates some very inter
esuhg sugar trust history in his March
lnstllment He says:
- The campaign OF 1892 resulted i'm Mr.
SleVelands election. II was certain.
long in advance. that II Cleveland won
mere would he tariff revision. The sugar
trust did not care about tariff revision
IN general. II II could only make the
sugar schedule TO suit itself. The trust
20 make assurance doubly sure. con-
ulputed literally to both campaign funds
Inat year. The contribution 10 the Demo
cratic fund has always been popularity
paced at 100000. That contribution was
the price Of the privilege OF fixing the
sugar schedule 20 suit the trust. II the
Democrats should win. The big con-
trioution to the Republican fund was
lege. II the Republicans should win. You
may see that Mr.. uavemeyer was thor
oughly nonpartisan.
Well the Democrats won and con-
gress met to revise the tariff II soon
came out that powerful forces were in
slstins on duty on sugar. The trust
wanted IL just as high possible. There
was a tremendous roar OF protest from
the country. but the big Democratic poIi-
ucians, who had raised the campaign
tund' stood by the trust. and in the end
yalorem was imposed. and the wicked
Dutch standard OF color was retained In
the law.
Henry o. Havemeyer. head OF the
trust, and fine encourage OF lobbyists
and manluplators, made headquarters at
the Arlington hotel in Washinton. The
sugar schedule was the pivot Of the whole
situation. Senator German. chairman Of
the Democratic national committee, flatly
declared there could be no legislation un-
less the sugar schedule was right
uT,f In ,I.s-
to the trust.
The scandals became go serious that
at length the senate was actually forced
to investigate itself. The charge was
made that senators friendly To the trust
were making big money specializing I'm
trust stocks. Senator Lodge introduced
a resolution demanding the investigation.
\ committee was appointed with Lodge
as chairman II took testimony which
filed over 1000 pages and examined every
member OF the senate
There was a New York broker in the
Havemeyer menage 1T the Arlington
that busy season whose business was
receiving and placing orders for sugar
securities--so II was alleged This broker
f. II. Chapman by name-was sum
moned and declined to produce his books
to show his transactions for senators.
S Shrver and Elisha j. Edwards who
had printed articles charging scandalous
things in the relations of the sugar lob
by to statesmen were examined and
refused TO tell their sources OF iuforma-
ton. Henry Havemeyer was likewise
recalcitrant, he would answer no qu.;-
tions that might involve himself or pub
lie men.
Proceedings were brought for con-
tempt against these unwilling witnesses.
HaVemeyer and the newspaper men were
held by. the supreme court OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia to be within their
rights In refusing to testify. and were
set free. Chapman WAS held gnifty OF
contempt and went to Jail for two
months. but he did not tell anything.
And that was the net result OF Il very
olemn-looking effort TO get at the in
wardness Of the most scandal-fogged
tariff performance that Washington ever
saw The trust got the tariff fixed as