The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-26
THE SUGAR TRUST.
Mr.. Breckinridgc Of Arkansas
Replies TO Mr.. Blaine's State
ments.

OsWEGO, OCT. l7.-C0ngrcsem3n
Breckinriigc made statement OF
interest in his speech tonight.
He answered Mr.. B,aine's statmcnts
about the Sugar Trust. He said:
Il see BY the newspapers That at New
Albany, Ind, on tho 18th inst. Mr..
Blaine makes the statement that Mr.
Havemeyer. President OF the Sugar
Trust, appeared before the Ways and
Means Committee OF the House when
the Tariff bill was up and secured an ar
rsngement by which c6.C00,0O0 was put
into the pocket Of the trust This il a
modification OF his first statement, which
was properly denied by Mr.. Mills. II
the latter statement were the correct one
III may be wondered why Mr.. Blaine did
not 50 state the case IL first. But in
every essential particular the latter state
snent is absolutely untrue. l will take
|up the material points in order. l did
mot ask Mr.. Havemeyer aud his attorney
Ito 20 10 the Wsys and Means room to
talk over the sugar tariE. aud nothing
stated in debate or that actually occurred
|justifies this statement. Sir. Haycmey er
was before the Committee on Nanufac-
lures upon . summons through the Ser
lgesnt-at- Arms OF the House to testify up
ION the Sugar Trust. Two technical ques-
Itions came up under examination OF wit
meas. One was the question Of the mode
lof determining draw backs upon exports.
aud the other was the grade OF sugar 81
which raw sugar ceases aud refincd be-
gins. as recog gnized by trade aud use il
consumption. asked him TO repeat {,
any Democratic members Of the Ways
land Means Committee who might be Ia
THAT committee room the p0ints be had
just been going over in testimony aud
before the Committee on
manufactures. This is limited part oi
1.-THE sugar tariff, aud leaves the main
lquestion Of rates and margins untouched.
Mr.. H4vemeyer gave m estimate Of cost
Iof refining in his Testimony before the
lCommittrc on Manufactures, as did the
lother retiners who were witnesses. We
lfound Mr.. Mills and Col. Breckenridge
lin the committee room. with overcoats
Iand bats on just ready to leave. The
House had adjourned. told them OF
Mr. Havemeyers testimony, and pro-
|p0sed that we talk over the same topics
They said they were tired, aud were
going home, and had no time to talk.
A few sentences OF purely social nature
were exchanged, and no conversation
was had about the sugar tariff beyond
what | said as just stated. then asked
Mr.. Havemeyer to send me . etatemcnt
Of the figures he gave In testimony for
reference, aud he promised to do 80.
the statement in due course Of mail As
% adding S6, ,0O0, 600 to the profits Of the
trust. II is clearly the meaning Of Mr..
Blaine that this was added to the profits
permitted under the present law. Yet
ne has only 10 look At the Mills bill to
see that the margin between raw sugar
OF No. 13 aud below 80 degrees sac
charine strength, the working base re-
cognized BY al the trade, and lower re-
fined brown sugars, IL reduced IS cents
per loo pounds. When You come 70
brown sugars between Nos. 16 aud 20,
the margin Of profits IL reduced I3 cents
per 100 pounds. On granulated sugar
aud other high grades it 10 reduced 80
cents per 100 pounds. This IL the full
list, and the reduction in the margin OF
profit will foot up nearly 5lI.OO0.O00.
What he must know is that we
cut the refiners' margin OF
profit nearly $lI, 100000, as compared
with the margin granted them under ex-
isting law, instead Of increasing Il &c.
Senate bill do? II puts raw molasses Of
No. over 56 deg. saccharine strength
on the free list. Our refincrs imported
over 37,0O0.O00 gallons OF this molasscs
IN the fiscal year 1887 in preference 20