Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-01
THE SUGAR SWlNDLE.
Concluding Remarks OF Hon. W.
Nj. Springer
A scheme All the Way Through 10
Rob the People and Enrich the Re-
fnrr-Money for Election Purposes
10 Come from the Bos-es.

Yesterday the ARGUS published the
priocipal portion of Mr. Springer's ad,
mirable speech. the conclusion OF his re-
marks on the sugar question being gwen
below. Speaking of the bounty TO be
given the gro sers of sugar. the speaker
said:
| believe the supreme court will de-
clare this bounty void. but if that body
should dodge behind the rule that it is
political question. ard say that congress
alone may determine il, and il Il has be-
come the policy of this country TO pay
bounties to private enterprises, then you
will find that other industries will demand
their share. II they could give bounties
for sugar, why didn't they give bounty
on wheat in the state of Illinois and the
other states OF the union where wheat is
very frequently Improbable as an indus.
ryf Why not give it in cash instead of
that fraudulent bounty, the deceptive
protective tariff of twenty-five cents q
bushel. which protects nothing? Here
after. il this bounty system therefore is
TO be the law of the land. the farmers
will take theirs in cash-spot cash. with.
out any foolisnness about it. APP
plsuse So much, therefore, for free
sugar aud this bounty; bu: you will find
for the third section of the tariff bill that
a string has been tied TO the free clau e
provision of the bill, and the other end of
the string has been put in the hands of
praafIanW nj ka Il 4
on the first day of January, 1892. TO pull
b4ck this provision and relmpOse tax
upon sugar. Upon what conditions may
he do thisf Upon the conditions of
which he is 10 be the sole Judge. There
was no reason, no preteXt. for this vio>
latiOn of the constitution in the effort TO
confer legislative powers upon the presi-
dent, unless II WAS their distrust of
the people of the United States
They evidently feared that the Mckinley
bill would not be popular with the peo-
pie, and that the next house of
representatives. which will be in ses>
sion on the first day of January,
1892. would not be in favor of re.
imposing tax upon sugar and tea, and
coffee and hides as provided in this soe
called reciprocity provision. Therefore
they gave this power to impose taxes up
on these articles TO the president of the
United States, and upon that day he NAV
put tariff upon sugar. rs provided in
section 3, ana tea of 10 cents a pound.
coffee cents e pound, hides IL cents.
Imposing taxes upon them, and taking
them on the free list. which will Weld a
revenue, as on the last wears importa-
tons, OF at least $50. 900 900 year.
And what are the conditions and circum-
stances that are to guide him in this
mstterY II he shall be satisfied, the laws
say, that the country exporting these ar
tlcles has placed upon our agricultural or
other products any imposts or res.ric
tions which the president may deem re-
ciprocslly unequal or unreasonable, he is
TO have the power, as often as he sees fit.
TO reimpose these taxes. But desire To
call your attention to the fact that the
reimposing OF the sugar tax is not the
present tax, or the late tax, on sugar.
but II is provision gotten up in the in
terest OF the sugar trust, and the sixteen
Dutch standard has been lowered To the
thirteen, as standard for the lower tax on
eN6NAs ~ WIN tN oStu tuhl SUGAR u0Uer
the Thirteen standard is taxed only seven
tenths OF cent on q pound. 20 cents on
the hundred pounds, while sugars above
that are taxed from ! Z cents to cents a
pound Therefore, all the sugar that
comes in under the tax that Mr. Harrison
will impose must 90 through the retiuers.
must go into the hands OF the sugar trust
before pound of it can come onto the
tables OF the people. Applause. This
will enable the trust, therefore, TO control
the price of sugar. They believe, and
they are correct in this, that the enor>
nous appropriations of the last session.
and those of the next session of congress,
would create deficit by that time; that
they coul only meet such deficit by i'm
posing a tax on tea, on coffee, on hides
and on sugar, and that authority To i'm.
pose these taxes so as to avoid the deficit
with which they are threatened should be
given to the president of the United
States. When that has been done. the
trust will have accumulated for nine
months sugar without paying any tax,
and Will have q stock on hand that will
run them for the next six or eight months.
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into the treasury of the United States.
There is also in the refining, under this
new clause, net profit to the sugar trust
OF at least half cent pound upon
100000. 900 pounds consumed in this
country, which will yield them at least
5000. 900 q year over and above res.
sonaole profit upon the expense required
In refining the sugar SO that this pros
vision ID In the interest of the sugar trusts
and the sugar TehDeries, and is intended
to be reimposed, or they would not nut II
into this bill-iutended TO be reimnosed
on the first day of January, 1892 They
need 1t for two purposes: First. to avoiI.
deficit which will then threaten them.
and second, to receive as consideration
from the sugar trust sufficient amount
OF funds TO renominate President Harri.
son and re.elect him.
80 much, therefore. for free sugar. II
Is very appropriate that thev put il in
force on the lst of April. Ms | suggested
before. Thu revenue OF $500 900 a
year which we have been receiving from
sugar Is RENTED by this bill. or nearly ali
OF II. In nfteen years this loGa to the
treasury will amount TO over $500, 0OO, 900.
Thus eight hundred millions may be lost
to the treasury. il the tax is not re i'm.
posed, and $500, 0OO, 0OO NAV be paid ont
IN bounties. But in the meantime. under
the skillfully guarded provisions of this
OIL the people will in al probability pay
as high prices for sugar as heretofore. II
VIII be observed also that should the an
ar tax be reimposed by the president, the
bounty to the sugar manufacturers will
continue to be paid. and thus a double
protection will be secured by them.
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