The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25

arising from lree sugar, WHlCH COll-
modify has dropped two cents on
the pound since the first of April.
The Democrats have no fault to
find with free sugar, aDd think it
is all we'll enough so far as it goes.
In fact this salutory clause in the
Mckinley bill is the only redeem
ing feature in it, and is veritable
concession that the Democratic
doctrine of reduction of the tariff
is right.
No stronger argument giving a
more practical demonstration Of
the beauties of tariff reform can be
produced than the one now before
us in regard to sugar.
If free sugar is good thing (and
it undoubtedly is), why would not
q reduction of the tariff on many
other articles used largely by the
people, such as wooden goods, stock
ings, tin plate, iron, glassware, pearl
buttons etc, be still better for the
masses. Free sugar knocks the
protection idea clear out of water.
Democrats must,stick to the text
of tariff reform, and must not be
led off by side issues. If they will
only do this they will grandly win
in the end. The great majority Of
the people of this country are in
sympathy with the Democratic
party on this, the vital issue of the
day. Another phase of free sugar,
is the manner in which it affects
the Infamous sugar trust, that we
give below. 1t is taken from a
recent issue of the Cincinnati Post,
an Independent journal, and is well
worth the reading:
"After all the courts of the State
of New York have decided against
the Sugar trust, and ousted it of its
corporate franchises, it coolly re-
moves across Hudson river to Jer-
sey City, to the lair it had provided
itself, through becoming a New
Jersey corporation, in anticipation
of the final adverse decision by the
Court of appeals, and there laughs
at the impotency of the Empire
State.
a legislative investigation is now
in progress. Its books were asked
for Saturday, but their production
was refused, as they were not in
the State, but in New Jersey, where
the trust has taken the name of
the American Sugar Refining
Company.
1t was admitted that Claus Spreck-
les and Mr.. Havemeyer, the head
and front of the trust, have entered
into a combination. And another
significant fact was brought ont.
Mr.. Edward Adams, an expert ac-
countant, presumptively graduate
of the London College of Account
ants, representing Lloyd, Griffith &
Co., Of London, testified that in
August, 1890, he made an eXamin-
alton for the purpose of learning
the standing Of the Sugar Trust OF
the trial balance sheets of all the
corporations combined in the trust
What he desired to make such eX-
animation for, and why such bal
ance sheets should have been so
willingly submitted to him, is read
lily understood.
1t was for the purpose Of learning
whether English money could be
protitably invested in the trust or
not. He does not say whether any
has been so invested. This will eX-
plain why it was, that early last
summer, the Contemporary Review
published in England, in an article
on "American Trusts" was able to
inform the American public for the
first time, that this trust knew it
would be declared illegal and GUST
ed of its franchises by the Court of
Appeals of New York, and that it
had arranged to become incorpor-
T ated in another State, all of which
has since come to pass.
f Prior to the passage of the Nc
Kinley tariff Claus Spreckels, com.
manding the raw sugar product Of
the Sandwich Islands, which, under
treaty, came in free of duty, could
compete with the sugar trust, which
had to pay duty on the raw sugar
, imported.
} The Mckinley act not only re.
: pealed the act laying such duties
but also such treaty with the Sand
) witch Islands (Which Congress hac
, to restore at the short SESSION.; anC
: this left the trust free to crusI
Sperckels with his $4,000,000 plan
: at Philadelphia, as well as his
great works on the Pacific coast
He had to make terms with the
trust, and combine with it, so as tt
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