The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-30
ga Bargain Exposed .

gar question as follows; The sugar
interest, embracing three parishes in
Louisiana, and Including, all told,
about 200 planters, has been making
or considering trade of the six
Louisiana votes, in order to get the
reduction CT tariff on sugar fixed at 10
instead Of 20 per cent, as originally
proposed in the Morrison bill.
In other words the Louisiana dele
CATION in the House is expected to
pledge itself to vote for free wool, free
lumber, free salt, free flax, &C., for a
general raid on northern industries,
provided the free trade Democrats
Will let up on sugar to the extent of
half the proposed reduction.
The New Orleans City Item Of last
Saturday contains proof of this bar
gain. Here it is;
Mr.. John Dymond received the fol
lowing telegram from Congressman
E. ]. Gay;
WASHINGTON, April I.-Committee
urge acceptance proposition; rice un
changed; sugar reduced ten; Shpalat
fnS assistance against hostility If mani.
tested by House; cessation further tariff
legislation; suggesting otherwise, we
may not hereafter receive some friend
ly consideration. Submitted for con.
ference and advice of our friends.
Answer. EDWARD ]. GAY.
This man Gay, who holds his seat
in the House by fraud, as every man
Of sense in his state knows, and as
many Democrats frankly admit in
private conversation, is a sugar plan
ter and sugar merchant. Committee
urge acceptance proposition" means
that the Democratic ways and means
committee had submitted a PROPOSE
ton to ease up one-halt on sugar in
consideration of the Louisiana vote
for the tariff bill. This proposition
had been telegrarhed to New Orleans,
and the above telegram was sent by
Gay to hurry up the dicker.
But there seems to be doubt on
the part of the sugar men as to what
course they will pursue. They want
better terms--more pay for their
votes. Here is the reply sent to the
above telegram;
E. ]. GAY, Nj. c., WASHINGTON, D..
c.; We think best course is to resist
reduction whatever on sugar. We
can't stand it. We prefer to take our
chance on that line. Will telegraph
again next Thursday, after planters
meeting. ID. +. KENNER,
JOHN DYMoND,
HENRY MCCALL,
]. p. KoCK,
THos. d. MILLER,
HARRY MCCALL,
]. c. MORRIS.
The Item says editorially Of the
above that
Hon. Duncan F. Kenner, president
of the Louisiana Sugar Planters AS
ISOLATION, was called upon by the Item
Mr.. Kenner said the telegram convey
ed the meaning that if the planters
accepted the reduction of 10 per cent.
there would be no further tariff leg
islation.
In other words, if the planters &C.
cept, the congressman will vote for
the new tariff bill and their votes will
save sugar from "further tariff legisla-
ton" A commodity used in every
home, an article of necessity costing
as much as bread to the average FAM
lily, an article especially recommend
ed by the President in his annual
message to heroic treatment by the
tariff thinkers, an article produced to a
very limited extent outside of three
districts in Louisiana, is to be pro-
tected at the rate of two cents pound
in payment for the six votes of that
state against the great interests which
the tariff bill proposes to destroy ut
terly.
The remedy for this sort Of thing is
simple enough. 1t is to put sugar on
the free list.
If we must have tariff tinkering, let
us have enough OF it.
In the late local elections in Indiana
the Republicans elected All officers
and the Democrats 468-a decided
Republican gain.