The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-11

Many DCllDCIutlC lcNSp"PNlSi :" ~
Ialing that the sugar trust has ordered
the rclineries at De Castro and Downcr
to shut down so that the price OF sugar
NAV be kept up, manage to work in the
headlines something like this: "Biaine
defends this" Mr.. Havemeyer, who
has contributed largely 10 the Demo
cratic campaign fund and was once the
Democratic Mayor OF New York hap
pens TO be President OF the sugar trust.
This fact may or may not be taken rs
significant in connection with the treat
mcnt sugar received in the Democratic
Mills Free Trade bill. In commenting
on the New York Heralds use of the
phrase "Blaine defends this" in heading
its account OF the shutdown Of the two
refneries above mentioned, the Chicago
Inter. OCEAN makes the Neutrality-suspicious.
points, that are commended to the
pcrusal of every thoughtful voter:
Seven hundred workmen are thrown
out OF employment, not because there is
no demand for the sugar which their
labor would produce, for this is the
season OF special demand for sugar, but
that by creation OF an artificial scarcity
nm unwarrantcd profit may accrue to the
members Of the sugar trust. The pro-
iCCt is infamous.
But not less infamous is the Ucrdlds
living shrek, "NIr. Blaine approves OF
this.n Pray when has Mr.. Blaine en-
pressed approval % the Democratic
Havemcycr's work? MIR. Blaine, like
the rest Of us, suffers by tho improperly
enhanced price OF sugar. lie pays his
enforced toll 10 the great trust, and, like
the rest OF ns, protests.
Really, the operations of the sugar
trust and OF the coal trust are outside Of
party politics; but it is Il thing vital to
National politics. 1t becomes n party
question only in so iaras the friendly or
hostile attitude OF parties to trusts is re-
garded. 4 bill for the suppression Of
injurious trusts has been introduced to
tho Senate. It's "a bill that is sure to be
effective il passed and enforced; it has
had the approval OF the Republican ma
iority in the Senate on two readings.
But not n single Democratic newspaper
has urged lis passage by the House; not
a single Democratic politician has spoken
in its favor Why this Democratic tim
idity in the presence OF potential legis-
lation against trusts? Why is the New
York Herald as silent as u Democratic
NNthnFt ~ IN ~ ~ ~
the passage OF the bill?
But il it were true, as it is not, that
trusts were creations Of Il Protective
Tariff; ii il were only on the protected
articles OF cOttOn-sced oil and sugar, and
not also on unprotected staples OF an
thracitc and coal oil, that trusts operate,
then why does not the New York Her.
aid Join in the chorus OF praise to the
Senate revenue bill, by which the duties
on sugar are reduced far below the rates
contemplated by the Mills bill? 1t is
peculiar that the newspapers and orators
that are most inCessant in denunciation
OF trusts are ever silent rs to the meas
urcs proposed for the restriction, regu-
lation, or suppression of them. 1t
is peculiarly explained by the
fact that the denounciators arc Demo-
critic and the remedial agencies Repub-
lican. Considering that the Republican
party is favorable to, while the Demo-
cratic party is either absolutely favora-
bic or silently servile in the presence Of,
u bill for the suppression Of trusts the
New York Herald would do well to
amend its headline by the substitution
of Cleveland for Blaine. Until the
Democratic party shows itselfin sympa-
thy with the Senate bill for the suppress
sion OF trusts and combines the Now
York Herald would do well to say, con-
corning the iniquitous act OF the sugar
trust, "NIr. Cleveland favors this"