The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-07
THE SUGAR FRAUDS.
{ tlnuE MEETING IN NEW YsnK 70
DEN0UNCE THEM.
- uesUlutleus Proposed they Vssa to
Dnss uecnmse Ut y Failure 10 Put
9Aem To tho Messsns. which Broke
~ In = REV.

rnm uscanse 0f y Failure 10 Put
4Aem To tho Messsns. which Broke
n rev.
~ fnnH. Jan "A largely attended meet.
~ etIssps who are W teyor of = tsviatYg yf
"a i6glH on sugar was held tonight e Chick
~ q frie order. And Uyrus W. Field WIS piseted
5|luan. MI Field, aftsr explaining ths 9b-
dassd Hos Alsernon 4. Sullivan. who deliya
M aIengthy Hddfessupon The so-ealled frauds
(hs r6llsut6n gf sugar dutieH4
enc length, said that the duties we're not hon
l7l19 nDlectsd. uanatnR q loss ~ many MILLIONS
/ q dollars efnpaly ~ the govsrnmsnt The
S{6HAnt tariff, tho SPEAKER sud, was n stimulus
| g fraud. even the body and framework Of the
| fN, Whioh e1uld pnfy be teniedied by al appeal
HgpAKfesH 80 thai the law could be changed.
M Eulllvan concluded by. advocating two
TtI6h there should be u Specific duty
.Ag, Lawuop \, guller dwelt NJ lensth upoh
~stsd % iaip I ,a and an hsaeat ea ts neanioa
r N9 teyebtinH Hs believed that the Custom
XHHzB had besn rotten for the paHt ten years.
Is ~ following preamble and T. ssDlutlons we're
Nharsag. In tho opinion Of this meeting The
@44lEefHtign pf sugars and ayruvH upon etl ok
)~oyivp scale h4a been aatisfaetDfiiy established
ssts pf puhlio notorlety aud the addresses
MhefeeA. II also appears to be satisfactorily
pf0yeh that CREST Il auds have bsan and can be
which favor tho fmportptioa of n low grade of
eu02fs. out of the rsfluing and the sale ofMhioh
tbs tbhfgeH and eusptriohs have arisen. which
.b&yH filled the minds pf the people with appre.
hebsign aud alarm therefore,
Nespiesd ThAt n tariff that prohibits the Inn
10ftktlen Of all grades OF sugar Ht for. cot.
Gampiion, and fosters tho importation only Of
fAe poorer HfndeH, thus AblHuinE t1,0ao 600 Of
|t4hr consumers pf this country In The power
the reflners, and cqmpel ng the use Of their
products. which II is shown 20 be In thslr power
health of the community. iA unjust aud oppresu
etyos and inaHmueh ~ II is also shown that n
ofx4tAtsd tariff opens u wide door to fraud ups
d. the fevehtas: therefore
sResa{esd. That certain. Uniform specific
duly upon each pound ofaugar imported. oo4-
Hfip9 oil grades below white or loaf eusaIs.
VIII Alone satisfy the peopls and protect tho
90Fefnmaht against the abuses conceded to
44t4t Under tho present iHrif
The fnpstfns ended In u row. The callers OF
Nd meeting succeeded In carrying n motion TO
11ioufp. but In the excitement forgot TO put the
eDoye reHplut.ons. Counter resolutions we're
Ths followin. circular WINS distributed IN the
M6etlDRs This ~ n melting for Cuban pur-
peees. called hy lawson N. Fuller. partner In the
Qubap nrmof Aiaamn. Fulat n 90. The ptss
G9ee n revision OF the tariff on sugar. The real
Qtfert is tho tfal.Afsr OF nm American Industry
q Qubn. One rate OF duty wi be advocated.
Ihlr is q CUBAN Niger n the fence.
Rptb sidea, and read Paof. Morton and the
Two hundred and fifty employees Of Have
AQyer'e early In the evsning tfihd to enter the
Nall and break up the meeting, but were kept
put blythe police.