The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-20
RlINEY EXPOSES SUGAR TRUST.
BOLD SUGGESTIONS ABOUT TAFTs
AND wICKERSHAM.
In Speech Yesterday, Illinois Repre-
sentative Made Serious Allegations
Against Administrations Method of
Handling Cases Against THAT Most
Corrupt and Rotten Trust Ever
Created by Protective Tariff"

the House OF Representatives today,
did not hesitate to make bold sugges-
tions concerning that most corrupt
and rotten trust ever created by the
protective tarifr system" and Presi-
dent Taft. Attorney General Wicker
sham and Henry w. Taft, brother Of
the President.
Mr.. Rainey referred to President
Taft's message, sent to Congress
about a year ago. In which the Presi-
dent advised against an investigation
OF the sugar frauds by Congress. for
the reason that "it might. by giving
immunity and otherwise. prove an
embarrassment In securing conviction
OF the guilty parties"
Reviewing the history of the Sugar
Trust. and especially recent fraudu-
lent acts In under-weighing raw su-
gar for the purpose Of defrauding the
government OF millions Of revenue,
Mr.. Rainey said:
The situation, In brief, is as fol-
lows: Prominent stockholders and
directors Of the Sugar Trust are IN
grave danger. or at leas. they were
not long ago; the doors of our PEN
itentiaries were opening for many of
them. They have. however. succeed
ed. through their control of the Re-
publican party. In bringing about this
most delightful arrangement:
THE Attorney General Of the Uni
ted States was. until his appointment.
a Sugar Trust attorney, familiar with
the methods OF the Sugar Trust, ex-
hibiting even now a remarkable SYM
pathy for its officials In their difficult
ties.
"The general counsel for the Sugar
Trust Is an ex-assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Of the United States. loyal to the
Republican party. familiar with the
methods and with the secrets OF the
Attorney Generals Office.
"rhe brother OF the President Of
the United States Is one Of the attor-
neys for the Sugar Trust
"J. Z. Parsons. the father Of the
ex-president of the New York Coun-
~ Republican committee. is under in
dictment on account OF his offence
against the law In Philadelphia.
"And the President OF the United
States has advised against a Congress
sional investigation of the Sugar
Trust for the reason that 1t might
prove embarrassing.
THE last of the frauds committed
by the Sugar Trust occurred on the
goth day OF November. 1907. The
Statute OF Limitations Is running ev-
cry day. and will soon become COM
plete bar against any criminal prose-
cution that may Re brought. The Re-
publican party is charged with the
administration of affairs In this
House. Two hundred and nineteen
Republican members sit on the other
side OF this chamber and since the
message Of the President of the Uni
ted States was read in this House, not
one OF them has lifted his voice
against the Sugar Trust or in favor
OF an investigation by Congress-
In a carefully prepared speech Mr..
Rainey proceeded to review many In
cidents In the career of the Sugar
Trust, which he declared reached out
through political parties and corrupt
ed men las no other law defying cor
poration has ever been able to do"
For fourteen years. through It's al
most absolute management and con-
troll OF the Republican party" declar-
ed Mr.. Rainey. "the Sugar Trust has
been able TO wreck great financial in
stitutions; II has been able to shape
tarin schedules. through tariff sched-
ules framed TO suit its purposes. It
has been able to steal indirectly from
the people; and. by briblng Republi-
can officials. II has been able 10 steal
directly from the treasury OF the Uni
ted States untold millions OF dollars"
Again referring TO the Presidents
message to Congress advising against
an investigation OF the sugar frauds
Mr.. Rainey insisted that such an in
vestlgatiOn would not have granted
immunity 20 witnesses called before q
committee OF Congress as suggested
by the President. Fo cited the lam
suage of the Constitution and of
statutes 10 sustain that contention.
"And yet" ne said that message
OF the President fell like a wet blan-
ket on the Congress. As a result of
n four or FIVE resolutions. including