The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-14
FIRES HOT SHOT
SUGAR COMP ANY
PRESENTaTIVE RAlNEY OF IL
LIMOS DELIVERS A SCATtINo
DENUNCIATION TO
CORRUPT AND ROTTEN TRUST
Ever Created by the Protective Tar
~ system and President Taft, At
torney General Wickersham and
Henry M. TAFT. Presidents Brother

Henry M Taft. Presidents Brother
Washington. Npril ll-ln delivering
a scathing dcuuuoiation of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. in the house
Of representatives today, Representa-
tive Rainey of Illinois did not hesi-
tate to make bold suggestions con
corning that most corrupt and rot
ten trust ever created by the pro
tcctivr tariff system" and President
TAFT. Attorney General Wickcrsham
and Henry " Taft brother 4 the
president
Mr. Rainoy referred to President .
Tans message sent to congress .
about year ago in which the pres /.
ident advised against an inycstiga .
tion of the sugar frauds by con.
lIrss Tor the reason that "it might,
by giving immunity otherwise. prove
an embarrassment in securing con
,iction of the guilty parties
Reviewing the history Of the SUI
gar trust. aud especially recent
fraudulent acts in uuderweighing raw
sugar for the purpose of dcfraud-
ing the government of millions of
revenue. Mr. Rainoy said
The situation in brief is as fol-
lows: Prominent stockholders and
directors of the sugar trust are in
grave danger, or at least they were
not long ago. the doors of our pen.
itentiarics were opening for many
of them They have however. sue
ceeded. through their control of the
republican party. in bringing about
this most delightful arrangement:
The attorney general of the
United States was until his ap-
pointment "A sugar trust attorney. IA
miliar with the methods of the su-
gar trust. exhibiting even now a
remarkable sympathy for its ofr.
cials in their difficulties.
The general counsel for the sugar
trust is an assistant attorney gen.
"ral of the United States. loyal to
. the republican party, familiar with
; the methods and with the secrets
of the attorney generals office.
The brother of the president of
the United States is one of the
attorneys for the sugar trust
-. T.. Parsons, the father of the
eN-preident az the New York coun-
ty republican committee. is under
Indictment on account of his Offonsc
against the law in Philadelphia.
And the president of the United
States has advised against con.
gressioual Investigation of the sugar
trust, for the reason that It might
prove embarrassing
The last OF the frauds committed
by the sugar trust occurred on the
10th day o. November. 1901 The
statute of limitations is running ev.
cry day and viii soon become a
prosecution that may be- brought
The republican party is charged with
the administration of affairs In this
house. Two hundred and nineteen
republican mrmbers sit ON the other
side ol This chamber aud since
the message Of the president Of the
81 L.
house, not one Of them has lifted
his voice against the sugar trust
or in favor Of an investigation b,
congress
In carrully prepared speech Mr.
Rainey proceeded to review many
incidents boo the career of the sugar
trust which hr declared reached ou
, through political parties and corrupt
"a men "1- no other law.dcfyin.
corporation has ever been able L
do"
For fourteen years, through III
almost absolute management and con
trol Of tho republican party" de
''A'h W. 'Nhlu'Ns All' sugar lIlS
has been able to wreck great ii
nancial institutions; il has borl
able TO shape tariff schedules
through tariff schedules framed I,
/. suit It's purposes. it has been abl
To steal indirectly from the people
and, by bribing republican officials
1t has been able to steal directl
from the treasury of the Unite
p. States untold millions of dollars"
. Again referring to the president
. message To congress advising agains
, an Investigation of the sugar fraud
, Mr.. Rainey insisted that such a
a Investigation would not have granite
immunity to witnesses called befor
committee of congress as suggeste
II by the president He cited the lar
4. puapa of the constitution and OF stat