Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-18
Former President Taft and
Members of House and Sen.
ate Importuned to Work
Against Free Trade
TAFT TARGET FOR
OXNARD FLATTERY
Private Files of Washington
Headquarters Rifled to Fur
nish Evidence for Senate
Committee.

COmmlJtee.
10y Leased Wire 20 IsvenIng meraId.l
Washington. June iS.--M More letters
Hnd telegrams from the private files
ct the anti-tree sugar "lobby" put
into the record Of the senate invosti-
ratinE committee today purpOrted TO
show thar the beet sugar men fur
nishcd the sntar tariff arguments con
tained In the Republican national
campaign text book OF 1919, engaged
Dr. Wiley. former government pure
food chief 10 deliver lectures; ex-
pressed great doubt" of former Pres
ident Tuft's ability To carry such
states a. California, Utah. Idaho and
colorado. and added. III We don't
head him OFF we might be able TO
get o promise relative 10 the sugar
aud tobacco industries"
The Introduction og private letters
Was opposed by Henry 7 Oxnard, and
Truman G.. Palmer, both prominent
ln the beet sugar campaign. Through
their attorney they protested that the
committee had no authority 10 brine
In any correspondence dated prior TO
the present scaalon OF congress ON tho
ground chat Ii Mas authorized only
To investigate II lo0by threatened
legislation now pending. Many Of
the letters referred to activities years
ago. After the committee had con-
sidcred their objection In executive
session, Chairman Overman an
nounced that All oxnar' and over
man letters would be- admitted on the
a pal
evidence at oral testimony already
heard.
MIR. oxnard testified that for TWEEN
ty years he had been active In the
campaign against legislatIon 20 reduce
the tariff on sugar" said the chair
man. "Mr Palmer. before this COM
mlttee gave similar testimony. The
COMMITTEES believes these letters are
corroboratiye OF testimony that had
been given here that there is a lobby
In this country organized To defeat
any legislation for the reduction oil
sulk,r taAff. These letters are
admissible as evidence. we believe. as
showing common design and plan
bearing on what has been done In the
past and what Is being done here
now 20 oppose the sugar tariff reduc'
ton"
Friends OF Oxnard and Palmer de-
clared an effort would Oe made To
have the senate itself limit the scope
of the committees investigation.
An unsigned letter to Mr.. oxnard
dated irving PARK, Chicago. July ~
1907. was IN part as follows:
Major Cove wrote "a me some time
since Ia regard tn the formation oi
the senate Philippine committee IN
the sixtleth congress and I wrote him
that that matter was fixed last win
ter. Cove writes that Teller VIII
take ID himself rather than to nave u
Iu uncertain hands ANY friendly
Democrats seen during the summer
win count. az they say. T. e,-that u
rs wise to have as many Democrats
understand Il as possible"
4 letter OF August "a, 1907. from
ONuard 10 Palmer.
''I am of The opinion that YOU hat
better not even try to get any rcsoiu'
ton through regarding Cuba, as tina
might start our enemies ding. 1 rea,
carefully the Beet Gazette My ludg
ment is that YOU had better not allow
Roderus to get your name too oltet'
IN print. as someone viii begin t'
comment ON a. Il seems Ia ma tina
you can do better work for the caus'
hy not being thought connected VIII
tho paper IN any way
July rs. 1897. Oxnard wrote iron
Sew YORK so palmer;
Il prefer that you leave the Cnhal
question alone for the present lf VI
begin talking Il viii start them rails
ing money and talking back. II open
the fight which | think had bette
b.. kept qulet az present. Regardin
e the trust. | would neither attack no
defend them We don't want figh
with them II we can help A. Nor d.
we want To- let them fight us quietl
1t attacked"
Oxnard wrote 10 Palmer ON July
1908.
After going over the situation wit
our friends here most carefully,
was deemed best that | should ne
put In an appearance az the Denve
convention aud I feel that Il migi
DE better u you also stayed awal
IL ls an right for Morey and Gov
10 be there. Bnt feel that our pref
ence could do no good ana might d
some harm with our Republica
frionds at washington next winte