The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-12-28
A DILEMMA.

And nova very awkward dilemma arises
for republican Senators to meet in consid.
ering the Senate tariff bill. In their plat
form adopted at Chicago the party declared
that before they would surrender any part
of the protective system they would repeal
they would repeal oil the whisky, tobacco,
oleomargarine and national bank taxes.
Upon the adoption of this platform a loud
protest was heard from such republican pa
pers as the Chicago 7ri6Ssc, Pioneer Press
and other influential papers. To allay this
alarming opposition the republican part OF
the Senate finance committee introduced
tariff bill In which they reduced the duty
on sugar one half, and then In order to
shield themselves from the charge of In
consistency truthfully made by the demo.
Gratis, they raised the cry that the Mills bill
was sectional, and they proposed to offset II
with n so per cent cut on sugar duties. This
served their purpose during the campaign
and not an objection was raised by any re :
publican to this cut on sugar duty. But
now, the election Is over and the necessi
ties of the campaign no longer exist. Being
no longer under immediate party restraint
Senator Stanford and Congressman FELTON,
declare themselves opposed to the reduc.
ton on sugar. And pray, why ? Simply
because California people are now engaged
in developing the beet sugar industry and
they want protection against imported
sugar. Well, from the standpoint of high
protection should they not have the pro
lection now afforded by the present duty on
sugar Most certainly. But protest Is
heard from republican agrieulturist that
1t is not fair to tax him and all the farmers
of the country to develop limited beet
sugar industry in California. Fair Has
this benighted farmer not so much as learn
ed that the country has passed the point OF
fairness in this matter' Should not the
Question of the rate OF duties on sugar be
settled by the friends of protection-those
who make sugar But there Is another re-
markably beautiful feature in this opposi-
ton of California people to the reduction
of sugar duties. Nearly all the sugar con-
sumed on this coast Is imported, duty free,
gars imported must pay high duty.
Strange rs it may appear th:se California
Congressmen do not object to Sandwich Is
land sugar being admitted free. And why
There is but one way of accounting foI
this, ano that Is this : Claus Sprcck:es
has a monopoly of the sugar business OF
the Sandwich Islands. lie Is an orthodox
republican and right royal protectionist
He knows full well that the quintessence
of protectionism is TO tax the many for The
benefit of the few. Practically speaking
in all the region west of the Missouri river
he Is the few aud The inhabitants of that
vast region ere the many. Claus Is tht
man who is now engaged in developing the
sugar industry of California and will be the
chief beneficiary 81 protection. lie is a
millionaire and so likewise Is Senator
Stanford. "Birds of a feather flock &c.
sether" Stanford boldly announces iha
"a sufficient reduction can be made by tax
ing off the internal revenue tax on whisky
and tobacco" and this is in perfect accor'
with his platform. Claus is both cunning
and selfish. He enjoys the privilege ofim
porting his sugar from the Islands free anc
wants everybody else to pay high duty
This motive is the vitality protectionism