The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-10
THE PRIzETHIEf

4ki The fBIIE THIEF
The charge of the Democratic party.
which has been laughed a b Ine Re
publican leaders and ignored b. their
deluded followers. that for years the
tariff has been enabling the trusts to
rob the consumer was mild when com
pared with the disclosures 81 the re-
cent investigation of the Sugar Trust.
Many OF Its employees have been con
victed OF robbing the Government By
false scales, and It now appears that
this monster thief was also engaged
In classifying its grading Of sugar. IN
order TO rob its customers. This was
revealed by the testimony Of tt sup
erintendent Gerbracht on Thursday
of last week, of which the following
is portion
Il was ordered BY the late 1. 0.
Havemeyer to make these poIarIa-
cope tests as low as possible. T ne
made the tests show that the sugar
was OF low grade We got It that
much cheaper. Then We refined It
WAS not this In order 70 falsify
the tests, so that you got high grade
sugar for what you would have had
to pay for low grade sugar :,
mo; / object to the word IaIsIIlea-
ton" said Gerbracht. who suuIrmed
In his seat for half an hour under fire.
Finally he said
We'll, II you want to call making
the tests low classification. then re
falsified"
I'VE took the polariseopie tests 1t
the refinery and another test was
made at the Wall street Office. We
made the refinery tests a. lou - pos
sible. but often tests made IT the
Wall street office were lower than the
ones we had made. Il such happened
TO be the case. We we're notified b the
Wall street Office and forced 70 male
our own figures lower sLIll. The meT=
chants who sold the sugar nd 70
take their pay on the lowest tests
For years IT has been openly stated
that the Sugar Trust dominated the
Republican party and made The tarifT
to suit itself. Recently ; most aeath-
ing arraignment Of the present i'd
ministration was made By Represent
alive Rainey, of Illinois. Who made
the following specific charges against
it:
THAT President Taft va noml-
mated aud elected b. the Sugar Trust
THAT Henry W. Taft. brother Of
the President, was : Sugar Trust II
torney. as was also George -. Wick
ersham, prior to becoming Attorney
General.
THAT the Sugar Trust saved sizs.=
900. 900 by settling. for s2.000. DO. The
customs frauds.
That officials Of the Trust. despite
their stealing OF millions. stII 80
about in private yachts.
That the men who contributed
millions to the campaign fund are per
mitted to now reimburse themselves
by stealing from the Treasury.
That the Trust contributed from
SO .00O, 900 to s20.000.0oo 10 ths He
publican campaign funds IN 1856.
That the Trust controls Cuba and
Cuban politics"
How long Will the people Of this
country permit such ; condition 70
exist 4? Since 1890 this trust haa
made its tariff. robbed the Govern
ment and it's customers. apparently
stolen the Friar Lands In the Philip
pines. and is At present dominating
the Government Of cuba. And yet,
in the face of these exposures Wick
ersham, It's former Attorney. i aup-
posed TO be prosecuting i. The
President praises the men connected
with these frauds. and the public sui
ters on all sides. Surely With such
light the people will not support The
Representatives Of = party which has
encouraged such raaeallIy. which
sends the little men who did the dirty
work to Jail. and suffers the BIZ mn.
who gave the orders. to ride IN special
cars and sail yachts ; ! daY Of Re
tributIon Is at hand. and N outraged
public should see that the heada Of
this Prize Thief. Of al b JAILED. and
the party whose subseryieney made
the stealing possible removed from
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