The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-27
STIWSON REPLIES 10 DIN.
re says He Got Al Duties Prom the sugar
Trust That Experts Could Calculate.

LoCKPoRr. y. J.. Oct 2s.-Henry l.
Stimson at Niagara Falls to-day answered
John A. DiGs speech made AZ Buffalo
last night lie shook his fist as he Ut
tered his replies 90 questions the Demo
cratic candidate had asked
where did Mr Dix get the information
which led him to believe that did not re-
cover from the sugar trust all the money
Il should have paid back To- the Govern
ment'' he demanded Did he get It
from his political advisers. Alton Il Par
ker and John d Stanchiield. both II " horn
acted for the trust in the cases which
prosecuted against hl
'My learned opponent. Mr. Stimson
said. asks me why. when ! was prosecu-
ing the sugar trust for the Custom
House frauds. | lid not collect NOR.
than 81 $1,000 answer that collected
every dollar 81 back duties 49, Tar ~ IN"
Government experts were abh' Ia calcu.
late them after siX months of hard work
In addition | collected tl3i .OO smart
money az a matter - punishment Every
step that ! took ia accepting this settle
m.ut was taken With IN. full approval
% President Taft. Attorney General
Wickersham and Secretary 81 the Tr"Is-
ury MRcNeagh. and they have made pub
lie their approval. The Attorney Gcusral
In his report " Dec. 10. 1903. said u II
L believe It 10 bs the largest individual
recovery ever secured by IN" Govern
Incnt on a rlRlm ~ hat nature
MIR Siimson then took mp th" quest n
in which Mr. DiN asked why S'lnson did
not prosecute the sugar trust under IN.
sherman antitrust law IIa told about
h. Fmnn IWaa. Ntss
the trust after he had convicted o. at .
accepting rebates from IA" railroads .
Il think that fully accounts for my time
during m" first year Of my '"lIr" II F..
Office. he SAID III was almost Irlns-
dlatsiy discovered. he went On. that .
the sugar trust Was engaged IA another .
kind 81 crime d"frauling tna Govern
msnt by falss weights m the Custom .
House That case was not put IA my handS .
for some months. IL did not com" 20 ras .
until after ~" first trial had resulted D.
IN the defeat ~ IN" Government TOOK .
~ up ia August. 1875 and was pretty busy
with u untl Jun. OF this year
II resulted IA the CRIMINAL prosecution .
81 everybody connected with the frauds.
". Logan with the men lower down and
finally convicted the secretary and
treasurer 81 the concern and the general .
81 the refinery inv Owed /
IL the president Of the company had n''
died the evidence IN the cas-" shows what .
might have happened To INN
MIR Dix asks me why did not prose
cute the American Sugar Refining Com
pany with the evidence. collected w Mr.
Earle 81 Philadelphia Nv answer -
that never was that svId"nc" brought
10 me by MIR Earle Federal District
Attorney begins prosecutions on evidence
hat - laid before him
The question about INV resignation
from the once ~ District ATTORNEY
and my acceptance Of a retainer from th"
10 site IN" sugar trust -
rather a belated one answered II fully
% the press when Judge Park'r asked
Z last week ~ far A. ] hav" been ahl"
10 see Judge Parker has not uttered =
'hirp rince then on that subject
Mr.. Stimson reiterated hi- statement
hat never at any time while he was acting
'or the Government did h" make a. muCu
money a. he had formerly mad in hI-
private practice I accepted the re-
amer. y. declared. at III. request 81
President Taft aud 81 the At'orn.y-Ci-n-
rial AT a further sacrifice Of NV financial
prospects
RI, HEsTkR. oct - II G-orga W
Aldridge and the Republican 90 ganizatiun
ire lying down on Henry / Stimsou -"
we - the crowd that greeted the cand-
tate at Convention Hall tonight CAV" nn
violence ~ the fact. The hall vas filled
o IN" iopmost gallery which meant that
here were 5.upI people Their. Mr. ~iIrr-
.on arrived here ~ - "" was met ~
brOckport 10y Mr. Aldridg- and several
Ocal Republican leaders. aud they
,oTted him into the city. entertained
rim AZ dinner and then took him over go
he hall
Stimaon'- speech contained little that
was new tie repeated hi- atI.Vrr- 10
DiN'- questions and asked 'h'. Democratic
70 answer questions which hai
been pat 20 him He won apyllu-, hN
aging that he stood for Gov. Hughe-
,oliCy and also 10y saving that he was no
mans man in refu'ation 81 IA" Charg" .
hat Roosevelt would tell him what - do
speaker Wadsworfh. ATTORNEY General
} Maley ard job T. HdeReS also spoke