The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-14
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. |
Washington, April 14.--In delivering
a scathing denunciation Of the Ameri- !
can Sugar Refining company, IL. the
house of representatives today, Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois, did not
hesitate to make bold suggestions
concerning that most corrupt and rot
ten trust ever created by the protec-
tive tariff system" and President Taft,
Attorney General Wickersham, and
Henry w. Taft, brother of the presi-
dent
Mr.. Rainey referred to President
Taft's message sent to congress about
year ago in which the president ad-
yised against an investigation Of the
sugar frauds by congress for the rea-
son that "it might, by giving immunity
and otherwise, prove an embarrass-
ment in securing convic Jon ct the
guilty party"
Reviewing the history Of the sugar
trust, and especially recent fraudulent
acts in underweighing raw sugar for
the purpose of defrauding the govern
ment of millions of revenue, Mr. Rain
ey said;
"The situation in brief is as follows:
Prominent stockholders and directors
Of the Sugar Trust are in grave dan
ger, or at least they we're not long ago;
the doors of our penitentiaries were
opening for many of them. They have
however, succeeded, through their con-
troll of the republican party, in bring
ing about this most delightful arrange
ment.
"The attorney general of the United
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.
''The brother of the president Of
the United States is one of the attor
neys for the Sugar Trust.
> 81. &. Parsons, the father of the ex
president of the New York county re
: publican committee, is under indict
ment on account Of his offense agains
! the law in Philadelphia.
And the president Of the Unitet
States has advised against congress
sional investigation of the Sugar Trus
for the reason that it might prove EN-
barrassing.
"The last of the frauds COMMITTEES
by the Sugar Trust occurred on tn
goth day of November, 1907 Tn
statute of limitations is running ever
IT day and will soon become a complet
d bar against any criminal prosecution
e that may be brought. The republica
e party is charged with the administrs
h ton of affairs in this house. Tw
hundred and nineteen republican men
bers sit on the other side of this chan
ber, and since the message Of the pre-
ident of the United States was rea
10 in this house, not one of them has lif
st ed his voice aaginst the Sugar Trus
" or in favor of an investigation b
in congress"
In a carefully prepared speech M
Rainey proceeded to review many il
: cidents in the career of the Sugs
y Trust which he declared reached Oh
through political parties and corrup
ed men "as no other law defying co
poration has ever been able to do"
For fourteen years, through it's 6
most absolute management and co
troll of the republican party" declare
NJ Mr.. Rainey, "the Sugar Trust has bee
able to wreck great financial instit
y tions; it has been able to shape tar
schedules, through tariff schedul
framed to suit it's purposes, it h
n been able to steal indirectly from t
a people: and. by bribing republican I
ficials, it has been able to steal dire
ly from the treasury of the Unit
States untold millions of dollars"
~ @ Again referring to the presiden