Arizona republican., 1910-04-15
Representative Rainey's De-
 nunCiaton of Sugar co. THE PRESIDENTS BROTHER
And His Attorney General Came in For a Generous Share of the Illinois Members Anathema of the Sugar Combine.


 dent has been requested to send to congress any facts in his possession that may make inadvisable any investi- gation of the sugar trust frauds. unless in his judgment such action is incom- patible with the interests of the public service
 4 speech by Mir. Rainey of Illinois. charging that Attorney General Wick ersham and Henry W. Taft. brother of the president had certain legal con- nections with the trust attracted much attention. MT. Rainey did not hesitate to make bold suggestions concerning that most corrupt and rotten trust ever created by the protective tariff system" and president Taft, Attorney General wickershain, and Henry W. Taft. brother of the president.
 Mir. Rainey referred to President Taft's message sent to congress about a year ago in which the President ad vised against an investigation of the sugar frauds by congress for the req son that it might, by giving immunit; and otherwise. prove an embarrass- ment in securing conviction of the guilty parties
 Reviewing the history of the sugar trust and especially recent fraudulent acts in underweighing raw sugar for -tiie purpose of 'efrauding the govern ment of millions Of revenue. MT. Rainey said:
 The situation in brief is as follows: Prominent stockholders and directors Of the sugar trust are in grave danger. or at least they were not long ago; the doors of our penitentiar;es were opening for many of them. They have. however. succeeded. through their con trol of the republican party. in bringing about this most delightful arrange ment:
 The attorney general of the United States was until his appointment sugar trust attorney. familiar with the methods of the sugar trust, Exhibiting even now a remarkable sympathy for it's officials in their difficulties 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.
 1The brother of the president of the
 
 for the sugar trust.
 U. E. Parsons. the father of the ex- president of the New York county re- publican committee. is under indict- ment on account of his offense against the law in Philadelphia
 And the president of the United States has advised against congress sionsl 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 goth day of November. 1907. The statute of limitations is running every day and will soon become a complete bar against any criminal prosecution that may be brought. The republican party is charged with the administration or 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 or the United States was read in this house not one of them has lifted his voice against the sugar trust or in Ia vor of an investigation by congress.
 In a carefully prepared speech Mir. Rainey proceeded to review many in cidents in the career of the sugar trust which he declared reached out through political parties and corrupted men -as no other law defying corporation has ever been able to do.'
 For fourteen years, through its all most absolute management and con trol of the republican party" declared Mir Rainey. the sugar trust has been able 10 wreck great financial institu- schedules; through tariff schedules framed to suit its purposes. it has been able to steal indirectly from the peo- pie: and. by bribing republican off, cials it has been able to steal direct ly from the treasury of the United States untold millions of dollars
 Again referring to the presidents an investigation of the sugar frauds MT. Rainey insisted that such an in vestigation would net have granted immunity to witnesses called before committee of congress. asuggested by the president. He cited the language of the constitution and of statutes to sustain that contention.
 And yet" he said. that message of inc president fell like wet blanket on the congress, Asa result of it four or five resolutions. including one of my own. providing for cOngression- al investigation of the methods of the