The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-10
Foreign Correspondence Amer.
lean Politics..

Mr.. EDITOR: Ever since the McKinle,
Tariff Bill with its free sugar clause was
reported by the committee, l have
watched with much interest your com
ments upon it. As an original friend Of
reciprocity with Hawaii, and in nv
humble sphere an earnest worker in be-
half of the measure, | was unfeignedly
sorry that it was likely to work mischief
to the Hawaiian planter, if free sugar
prevailed. But as an ardent believer in
protecting every industry that had any
claim for protection, and seeing the ill
effect of large and increasing surplus,
| was in favor of removing the sugar
duty which for nearly thirty years has
taxed the consumer without increasing
the production OF raw sugar in the United
States by single pound. 1t was tax
on every consumer, and a needless tax
too Tor the last ten years. 1t is a pretty
small compensation for the consumer,
here to remember that in these wears
the Hawaiian planters have been bene-
fitted good round number of millions
country, very few OF whom either know
anything OF Hawaii and it's interests. or
Care enough about them to submit grace
fully to be taxed to help them out.
It has amused me to see your paper
taking the Democratic ground, and saw
ing that sugar would be no cheaper after
the duty Was removed than before, and
In the same issue Of your paper bewailing
the sad condition in which the planter
would be after April 1sC when he must
sell his sugar Tor IL q &C. less per
pound on account OF the pesiiferous
Mckinley bill. Possibly it affords YOU
some comfort TO know that San Fran.
cisco is SC far from New York that the
American and California refineries are
temporarily able to keep the price above
what It ought to be as compared with
New York. But you ought to rejoice
with us that the sugar trust has not
tried to do that in the East so far as
appears to the consumer. The sales of
refined sugar for immediate delivery
were very small in March and jobbers
We're never so nearly cleaned out. for
very early in that month sales for April |
and May delivery were very largely
made at 414c. and the whole month OF
April was occupied in replenishing
stocks.
But no attempts thus far have been |
made to advance the price while last |
Saturdays quotations were 1-Sc. in |
New York, and no reputable grocer |
thinks OF offering less than twenty |
pounds for 81, and now and then one |
puts out twenty-five pounds for a bait and |
at those prices there is bare margin of |
profit while formerly at sixteen pounds |
for 81 there was none.
Ever since your notice of Gen. Har- |
rison's nomination ended by saving |
.'he will undoubtedly be defeated" YOU |
have been slngularly infelicitous in your |
representations as TO American politics. |
The election last fall was SO far from |
being a tidal wave of democracy |
that as a matter of fact the de- |
feated Democrats of 1888 received |
In almost every case more votes than |
the elected Democrats of 1890 Not the |
uprising OF the Democrats but the down
sitting of the Republicans was the |
trouble. Some soreheads didn't care |
whether school kept or not; those who |
had secured their fat places were too |
lazy to get up and vote, while many |
thousands OF good Republicans were |
dazed or disguised at Mr. DIaine's flop |
Hoin projection 10 reciprocity, his out |
spoken opposition to the Mckinley Bill,
which he characterized as infamous,
and his entire indifference to the fate of |
the Federal Elections Bill.
Ii Mr.. Mckinley makes as vigorous
and successful canvas in Ohio for Gov
ernor as he did in the "gerrymandered"
district for Congress, :, he will be the next
Republican candidate for presidency,
and then men that sat down in 1890 will
rise up In their might in 1892 and elect
him. KAva.rNA
New Haven, May, 1891.