Evening star., 1924-10-28

long iron sweep. Ten days after the
Here was the vice chairman Of the
tarlH commission, sitting as a judge
In case which was to be reporte ed
to the House OF Representatives as a
basis for determining the Presidents s
decision on the sugar tariff, who,
through the influence of one Of the
most powerful members OF his own
poiitical party-the Republican party
was brought into a private confer
ence with attorneys representing one
side OF the controversy then pending
before him. OF course, the purpose
or this private conference was to
innuence the proceedings of the
tribunal and, if possible. to control
its decision.
Akeaed to CoercinS Judge.
There is no difference in ethics
between this attempt to coerce a
member of the tariff commission and
an attempt to coerce a judge sitting
In civil or criminal case. When its
interests are at stake the private
monopoly system knows no ethics.
II does not hesitate. 1t uses its con-
troll OF government to get what II
wants
1T is fair to Commissioner Culbert-
son and Costigan to say that this
coarse proceeding on the part of these
representatives of the sugar trust had
no influence upon this action.
The system did not stop there. All
through the Summer il kept up it's
pressure on this commissioner, in
every conceivable way, in an attempt
TO persuade him to delay submitting
the report of the commission to Presi
dent Coolidge until after the election.
The Department of Justice was used
Appointments were offered Mr.. Gull
bertson to induce the commissioner
to leave the tariff commission. SO that
the commission would again be even
iy divided and a deadlock would en-
sue. But all the pressure failed. The
commissioner, like a splendid public
servant, stood his ground and did his
duty"
why does President Coolidge delay
his decision? / submit a few facts:
William V. Hodges. a lawyer rep
resenting the Colorado beet sugar in
terests which profit by this delay, is
treasurer of the Republican national
committee.
William Wrigley. jr, the largest
individual contributor to the cam
paign funds, is president of the Gun
nison Sugar Company.
Charles B. Warren, sometimes
known as Beet Sugar Charley was
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions which wrote the platform at the
Cleveland Republican convention. He
is president of the Michigan Sugar
Company and the Toledo Sugar Com
pany.
Calls Smoot StockhoIder.
Senator Reed Smoot, who has
strong political pull in Utah and
Idaho. is stockholder in the Utah
Idaho Sugar Company.
Former Senator McCumber, who
promised to deliver North Dakota to
the Republican ticket, is counsel for
the American Cane Sugar League"
In a statement given out before his
departure from Baltimore, Mrs La Fol-
lette declared that the most encour-
aging feature of our campaign is that
the fight for the Independent Progress
sive ticket has been financed by the
great masses of the people.
The campaign has proved a num-
Der of things" continued the Senator.
THE first is that millions of dollars
are not necessary to conduct an hon.
est campaign in 4S States; second.
that it is not necessary to solicit
campaign contributions from wealthy
corporations or individuals, who very
naturally expect special favors II the
campaign is successful, but that the
people themselves will furnish the
money to advance a cause in which
they really believe.
Makes No Pledges, He Says.
"If the Progressive ticket is elected.
as 1 believe it will be, for the first
time in so years a President will take
the oath Of office with no obligation
to any special privilege or corpora
ton, and fully able to keep the
pledges upon which he was elected"
To conform to a ruling by Attorney
General Robinson of Maryland, that
the name of every contributor to the
La Toilette campaign fund, and the
amount given, no matter how small,
must be obtained, tickets were pre-
pared for last nights meeting selling
at from SO cents to 81, and bearing
lines for the name and address of the
purchaser. Thus the collecting of the
tickets automatically provided the re-
Quired record.
Tarries in New Jersey.
JERSEY CITY. N. j., October Is
Senator La Toilette arrived here to-
day on his way to Brooklyn, where he
will deliver a campaign speech to-
night He plans to remain aboard
his private car here during the day,
going to Brooklyn just before the
time set for his address.
SALT LAKE CITY, October rs
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. stock, which
United States Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah today offered to sell to Sem
ator La Toilette for SO per share, yes
terday was $3.05 bid, $3.15 asked.
These are the local exchange figures.