New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18
Bio Fines Collected.

l appointed Mr. Stimson District Attorney
/ in 1906 and at once, through the Attorney
| General, laid before him the facts which [
thought made il necessary for him to take
action against the Sugar Trust and various
other corporations and railroads for rebat-
Ing. Mr.. Stimson started cases and pressed
them to a successful conclusion. He re-
covered from the Sugar Trust fine of
about Sl6S,OoO, four times as uluCh as any
| fine which ever, up TO that date, had been
collected for Relating
He collected about S1nS 600 for the same
offence from the New York Central, and
large sums also from other railroads. such
as the Rock Island and the Great Northern.
The following year 1907, I started the in
vest cations which led up to the pTOSeCU-
ton of the Sugar Trust for defrauding the
government. In August. 1905 the case was.
az NY direction, sent TO Mr. StiTnsOn. who
took action and tried the cases during my
term Of Office. the verdict being rendered
the day after 7 left office He com
pletelv successful He secured the Convir-
ton of several employees and Of various
Sugar Trust employees. indiCtinS those men
higher M. a secretary and a director.
He got back from the Sugar Trust over
VIC million dollars. Of which he showed
# had defrauded the government. and from
other corporations about a million more +
vas one Of the most striking victories ever
wOn-One Of he most effective blows ever
struck against the corrupt practices of huge
and powerful corporations. Some Of the
men he convicted stood very high No IN
the business V'Orld. among them being one
of the highest officers of a certain big rail
road, while the vice president Of another
It was HIS action on the Sugar Trust
which was vitality helpful to Mr.. Loeb
in cleaning up corruption in the Custom
House. Mr. Stimson rendered the utmost
possible service 10 the cause Of honest bust
ness when he convicted the great banker.
Morse. Mr.. MorSe's misconduct was
brought to light during the panic and
within a year afterward Nh Stimson had
brought him 20 trial. had him convicted
and sentenced and successfully withstOod
the efforts 70 overthrow the conviction IN
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
4 large majority of the bankers OF tha
/ city and very many men high in financial
! circles had endesvored 70 secure separate
| trial for Curtiss Mr.. Morse's accomplish
| Nothing could alter Mr. Stimsou's attitude
and tho two defendants were tried to
gether
In actual practice. therefor@by deeds
not by words Mr.. StimSon has shown that
he - able 20 clean foul journalism. "a
| punish crooked business and clean out
crooked politics. He has shown that no
influence of any kind affects him in any
way where his duties 70 the people are in
volved
nOmlna ted by NE in the sense that Nj
Murphy nominated Mr.. DIX. The Inteli
gent men who make this accusation Know
n n be false. Whatever I accomplished at
Saratoga was accomplished simply by tHe
people who were behind me- and because
the delegates knew I stood for the rights
Of the people and for honesty IN public
life. and We Joined in nominating Mr.. StIm-
son because We felt that in this campaign
for honesty and decency and clean poIi-
tics and popular rule MIR. Stimson was the
man whose name most clearly embodied
the principles for which we fought